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This section includes 581 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION (ESE) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
Crushing strength of a first class brick should not be less than |
| A. | 3.5 N/mm² |
| B. | 7.0 N/mm² |
| C. | 10.5 N/mm² |
| D. | 14.0 N/mm² |
| Answer» D. 14.0 N/mm² | |
| 202. |
According to IS specifications, the compressive strength of ordinary Portland cement after three days should not be less than |
| A. | 7 MPa |
| B. | 11.5 MPa |
| C. | 16 MPa |
| D. | 21 MPa |
| Answer» D. 21 MPa | |
| 203. |
The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than |
| A. | 10 minutes |
| B. | 30 minutes |
| C. | 60 minutes |
| D. | 600 minutes |
| Answer» C. 60 minutes | |
| 204. |
Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least |
| A. | 50 % |
| B. | 40 % |
| C. | 30 % |
| D. | 25 % |
| Answer» B. 40 % | |
| 205. |
The nominal size of the modular brick is |
| A. | 190 mm × 90 mm × 80 mm |
| B. | 190 mm × 190 mm × 90 mm |
| C. | 200 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm |
| D. | 200 mm × 200 mm × 100 mm |
| Answer» D. 200 mm × 200 mm × 100 mm | |
| 206. |
Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock?(i) Slate(ii) Shale(iii) Quartzite |
| A. | Only (iii) |
| B. | Both (i) and (iii) |
| C. | Both (ii) and (iii) |
| D. | All (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» C. Both (ii) and (iii) | |
| 207. |
The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is |
| A. | 5 % |
| B. | 15 % |
| C. | 25 % |
| D. | 35 % |
| Answer» C. 25 % | |
| 208. |
Which of the following trees yields hard wood? |
| A. | Deodar |
| B. | Chir |
| C. | Shishum |
| D. | Pine |
| Answer» D. Pine | |
| 209. |
Commonly used thinner in |
| A. | Lacquer paints, is alcohol |
| B. | Cellulose paints is ethyl acetate |
| C. | Oil paints, is naphtha |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
The yield strength and tensile strength of low carbon steel may be improved by the addition of |
| A. | Manganese |
| B. | Chromium |
| C. | Nickel |
| D. | Vanadium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 211. |
Rapid hardening cement attains early strength due to |
| A. | Larger proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement |
| B. | Lesser proportion of lime grounded coarser than normal cement |
| C. | Lesser proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement |
| D. | Excess percentage of gypsum |
| Answer» B. Lesser proportion of lime grounded coarser than normal cement | |
| 212. |
Due to attack of dry rot, the timber |
| A. | Cracks |
| B. | Shrinks |
| C. | Reduces to powder |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 213. |
The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary respectively is |
| A. | 25, 75 |
| B. | 30, 70 |
| C. | 35, 65 |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. 30, 70 | |
| 214. |
Bitumen may be dissolved in |
| A. | Carbondioxide |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Sodium chloride |
| D. | Carbon disulphide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 215. |
Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay but free from iron-oxide, is known as |
| A. | Quick setting cement |
| B. | Rapid hardening cement |
| C. | White cement |
| D. | Low heat Portland cement |
| Answer» D. Low heat Portland cement | |
| 216. |
Plywood is made from |
| A. | Common timber |
| B. | Bamboo fibre |
| C. | Teak wood only |
| D. | Asbestos sheets |
| Answer» D. Asbestos sheets | |
| 217. |
The commonly used lime in white washing, is |
| A. | White lime |
| B. | Fat lime |
| C. | Hydraulic lime |
| D. | Quick lime |
| Answer» C. Hydraulic lime | |
| 218. |
A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than |
| A. | 10 % |
| B. | 15 % |
| C. | 20 % |
| D. | 25 % |
| Answer» D. 25 % | |
| 219. |
Water paint is a |
| A. | White wash |
| B. | Color wash |
| C. | Whiting |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 220. |
Good quality sand is never obtained from |
| A. | River |
| B. | Lake |
| C. | Sea |
| D. | Gravel powder |
| Answer» D. Gravel powder | |
| 221. |
Veneering means |
| A. | Carving out designs on timber planks |
| B. | Chemically treating timber planks |
| C. | Thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood |
| D. | Thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood |
| Answer» D. Thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood | |
| 222. |
The type of steel used for precision levelling staff, is |
| A. | Titanium steel |
| B. | Carbon steel |
| C. | Invar |
| D. | Stainless steel |
| Answer» D. Stainless steel | |
| 223. |
The pigment used in paints for corrosive resistance, is |
| A. | White lead |
| B. | Ferrous oxide |
| C. | Zinc white |
| D. | Red lead |
| Answer» E. | |
| 224. |
Linseed oil is used in paints as |
| A. | Thinner |
| B. | Vehicle |
| C. | Base |
| D. | Drier |
| Answer» C. Base | |
| 225. |
Turpentine oil is used in paints as |
| A. | Thinner |
| B. | Vehicle |
| C. | Base |
| D. | Drier |
| Answer» B. Vehicle | |
| 226. |
The rocks which are formed due to pouring of magma at the earth's surface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» D. Igneous rocks | |
| 227. |
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from the earth's surface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» C. Volcanic rocks | |
| 228. |
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a considerable depth from earth's surface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» B. Hypabyssal rocks | |
| 229. |
The most durable varnish is |
| A. | Water varnish |
| B. | Spirit varnish |
| C. | Turpentine varnish |
| D. | Oil varnish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 230. |
The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds, is known as |
| A. | Cementation process |
| B. | Crucible process |
| C. | Bessemer process |
| D. | Open hearth process |
| Answer» C. Bessemer process | |
| 231. |
The steel used for the manufacture of rails, is |
| A. | Bessemer steel |
| B. | Mild steel |
| C. | Cast steel |
| D. | Stainless steel |
| Answer» B. Mild steel | |
| 232. |
Bitumen emulsion is |
| A. | A liquid containing bitumen in suspension |
| B. | A paint |
| C. | Used as anti-corrosive paint |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 233. |
After storage, the strength of cement |
| A. | Decreases |
| B. | Increases |
| C. | Remains same |
| D. | May increase or decrease |
| Answer» B. Increases | |
| 234. |
The compound of Portland cement which contributes to the strength after two to three years is |
| A. | Tri-calcium silicate |
| B. | Di-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tri-calcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetra-calcium alumino ferrite |
| Answer» C. Tri-calcium aluminate | |
| 235. |
Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a |
| A. | Cant |
| B. | Deal |
| C. | Baulk |
| D. | Strip |
| Answer» D. Strip | |
| 236. |
Three basic raw materials which are needed in large quantities for production of steel are |
| A. | Iron ore, coal and sulphur |
| B. | Iron ore, carbon and sulphur |
| C. | Iron ore, coal and lime stone |
| D. | Iron ore, carbon and lime stone |
| Answer» D. Iron ore, carbon and lime stone | |
| 237. |
The main constituent of cement which is responsible for initial setting of cement is |
| A. | dicalcium silicate |
| B. | tricalcium silicate |
| C. | tricalcium aluminate |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 238. |
The constituent of cement which is responsible for all the undesirable properties of cement is |
| A. | Di-calcium silicate |
| B. | Tri-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tri-calcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetra calcium alumino ferrite |
| Answer» D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite | |
| 239. |
The type of arch generally constructed over a wooden lintel or over a flat arch for the purpose of carrying the load of the wall above is |
| A. | segmental arch |
| B. | pointed arch |
| C. | relieving arch |
| D. | flat arch |
| Answer» D. flat arch | |
| 240. |
The plywood |
| A. | Has good strength along the panel only |
| B. | Can be spilt in the plane of the panel |
| C. | Has greater impact resistance to blows than ordinary wood |
| D. | Cannot be bent more easily than ordinary wood of same thickness |
| Answer» D. Cannot be bent more easily than ordinary wood of same thickness | |
| 241. |
Galvanising means covering iron with a thin coat of |
| A. | Tin |
| B. | Zinc |
| C. | Glaze |
| D. | Coal tar |
| Answer» C. Glaze | |
| 242. |
For the manufacture of Portland cement, the proportions of raw materials used, are |
| A. | Lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other ingredients 15% |
| B. | Lime 22% ; silica 63% ; other ingredients 15% |
| C. | Silica 40% ; lime 40% ; other ingredients 20% |
| D. | Silica 70% ; lime 20% ; other ingredients 10% |
| Answer» B. Lime 22% ; silica 63% ; other ingredients 15% | |
| 243. |
Bitumen completely dissolves in |
| A. | Carbon bisulphide |
| B. | Chloroform |
| C. | Coal tar |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
Non acid-resistant asbestos is: |
| A. | Tremolite asbestos |
| B. | Chrysotile asbestos |
| C. | Amosite asbestos |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Amosite asbestos | |
| 245. |
Which of the following sedimentary rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action? |
| A. | Sand stone |
| B. | Lime stone |
| C. | Shale |
| D. | Gypsum |
| Answer» B. Lime stone | |
| 246. |
Wrought iron contains carbon upto |
| A. | 0.25 % |
| B. | 1.0 % |
| C. | 1.5 % |
| D. | 2.0 % |
| Answer» B. 1.0 % | |
| 247. |
Cross cut saw is used for |
| A. | Cutting soft stones |
| B. | Cutting hard stones |
| C. | Cutting large blocks of stones |
| D. | Dressing stones |
| Answer» C. Cutting large blocks of stones | |
| 248. |
A pug mill is used for |
| A. | Softening brick earth |
| B. | Moulding brick earth |
| C. | Tempering brick earth |
| D. | Providing brick earth |
| Answer» D. Providing brick earth | |
| 249. |
Pug mill is used for |
| A. | Preparation of clay |
| B. | Moulding of clay |
| C. | Drying of bricks |
| D. | Burning of bricks |
| Answer» B. Moulding of clay | |
| 250. |
Glazing is used to make earthenware |
| A. | hard |
| B. | soft |
| C. | porous |
| D. | impervious |
| Answer» E. | |