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| 2351. |
Laterite is found in |
| A. | U.P. |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Kerala. |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 2352. |
A stone is rejected if it absorbs water more than |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 20% |
| E. | 25%. |
| Answer» C. 15% | |
| 2353. |
The most valuable timber may be obtained from |
| A. | chir |
| B. | shisham |
| C. | sal |
| D. | teak. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2354. |
Asbestos |
| A. | is an excellant insulator for heat and electricity |
| B. | is fire-proof and acid proof |
| C. | has sp. gravity equal to 3.10 |
| D. | is smooth like glass and silk |
| E. | All the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2355. |
The most commonly used synthetic abrasive is |
| A. | aluminium carbide |
| B. | boric acid |
| C. | silicon |
| D. | All of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2356. |
For light and ornamental casting, the most unsuitable pig iron, is |
| A. | Bessemer pig |
| B. | Grey or foundry pig |
| C. | White or forge pig |
| D. | Mottled pig. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2357. |
Upto a maximum of 72% of iron, is available in |
| A. | Magnetite |
| B. | Red haemetite |
| C. | Limonite |
| D. | Siderite |
| E. | Iron pyrites. |
| Answer» B. Red haemetite | |
| 2358. |
Pig iron made from heamatite ores free from sulphur, phosphorus and copper, is known as |
| A. | Bessemer pig |
| B. | Grey or foundry pig |
| C. | White or forge pig |
| D. | Mottled pig |
| E. | All the above. |
| Answer» B. Grey or foundry pig | |
| 2359. |
Mild steel is used for |
| A. | structural works in beams, joints and girders |
| B. | small sized water pipes |
| C. | columns and struts |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. small sized water pipes | |
| 2360. |
The melting point of silica is : |
| A. | 1570 C |
| B. | 1630 C |
| C. | 1730 C |
| D. | 1850 C. |
| Answer» D. 1850 C. | |
| 2361. |
Lacquer is |
| A. | oil paint |
| B. | distemper |
| C. | spirit varnish |
| D. | none to these. |
| Answer» D. none to these. | |
| 2362. |
Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of cement from the following: |
| A. | Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite |
| B. | Tricalcium silicate |
| C. | Tricalcium aluminate |
| D. | Dicalcium silicate. |
| Answer» C. Tricalcium aluminate | |
| 2363. |
The sequence of refractory materials according to increasing melting points is : |
| A. | Dolomite, Magnesia, Bauxite, Chromite |
| B. | Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, Magnesia |
| C. | Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromite. |
| Answer» C. Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromite. | |
| 2364. |
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. | |
| 2365. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber |
| A. | tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method. |
| B. | in four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45 , is known as quarter sawing method. |
| C. | cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing. |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2366. |
The material generally not used as extender in paints, is |
| A. | powdered silica |
| B. | gypsum |
| C. | talc |
| D. | zinc white. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2367. |
Inhaling of fly-ash over a long period causes |
| A. | silicosis |
| B. | fibrosis of lungs |
| C. | bronchitis |
| D. | pneumonitis |
| E. | All of these. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2368. |
Minimum required water cement ratio for a workable concrete, is |
| A. | 0.30 |
| B. | 0.40 |
| C. | 0.50 |
| D. | 0.60 |
| E. | 1.0. |
| Answer» C. 0.50 | |
| 2369. |
Rocks formed due to alteration of original structure due to heat and excessive pressure are called |
| A. | sedimentary rocks |
| B. | igneous rocks |
| C. | metamorphic rocks |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 2370. |
The commonly used lime in white washing, is |
| A. | white lime |
| B. | fat lime |
| C. | hydraulic lime |
| D. | lime |
| E. | quick lime. |
| Answer» C. hydraulic lime | |
| 2371. |
Shingle is |
| A. | decomposed laterite |
| B. | crushed granite |
| C. | water bound pebbles |
| D. | air weathered rock. |
| Answer» D. air weathered rock. | |
| 2372. |
Pick up the plutonic rock from the following: |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» B. Dolerite | |
| 2373. |
The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and slacks with water, is |
| A. | fat lime |
| B. | quick lime |
| C. | hydraulic lime |
| D. | poor lime |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. hydraulic lime | |
| 2374. |
Black marble is generally found in the district of |
| A. | Jodhpur |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Jabalpur |
| D. | Jaisalmer |
| E. | Pune. |
| Answer» C. Jabalpur | |
| 2375. |
The most fire resistant paints are : |
| A. | enamel paints |
| B. | aluminium paints |
| C. | asbestos paints |
| D. | cement paints. |
| Answer» D. cement paints. | |
| 2376. |
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. | |
| 2377. |
Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings : |
| A. | sulphate resisting cement |
| B. | rapid hardening cement |
| C. | quick setting cement |
| D. | pozzuolana cement. |
| Answer» B. rapid hardening cement | |
| 2378. |
The proportions of charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur in gun powder by weight, are respectively: |
| A. | 15, 75, 10 |
| B. | 75, 10, 15 |
| C. | 10, 15, 75 |
| D. | 10, 75, 15. |
| Answer» B. 75, 10, 15 | |
| 2379. |
Geologically, marble is known as |
| A. | sedimentary rock |
| B. | igneous rock |
| C. | metamorphic rock |
| D. | stratified rock. |
| Answer» D. stratified rock. | |
| 2380. |
Quick lime (or caustic lime) |
| A. | is obtained by the calcination of pure lime stone |
| B. | has great affinity to moisture |
| C. | is amorphous |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2381. |
Soundness test of cement determines |
| A. | quality of free lime |
| B. | ultimate strength |
| C. | durability |
| D. | initial setting |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» B. ultimate strength | |
| 2382. |
Cement is said to be of good quality if |
| A. | its colour is not greenish grey |
| B. | one feels cool by thrusting one's hand in the cement bag |
| C. | it is not smooth when rubbed in between fingers |
| D. | a handful of cement thrown into a bucket of water does not float |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2383. |
Plywood is made from |
| A. | common timber |
| B. | bamboo fibre |
| C. | teak wood only |
| D. | asbestos sheets. |
| Answer» D. asbestos sheets. | |
| 2384. |
Cast steel is manufactured by |
| A. | Cementation process |
| B. | Crucible process |
| C. | Bessemer process |
| D. | Open hearth process. |
| Answer» C. Bessemer process | |
| 2385. |
Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 25% |
| E. | 20%. |
| Answer» B. 40% | |
| 2386. |
Seasoning is |
| A. | a process of removing sap |
| B. | creosoting |
| C. | painting with sodium silicate |
| D. | coating with tar. |
| Answer» B. creosoting | |
| 2387. |
Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of |
| A. | Pig iron |
| B. | cast iron |
| C. | Wrought iron |
| D. | Steel. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2388. |
The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, is called |
| A. | closer |
| B. | queen closer |
| C. | king closer |
| D. | squint brick. |
| Answer» D. squint brick. | |
| 2389. |
The compound of Portland cement which contributes to the strength after two to three years is |
| A. | Tricalcium silicate |
| B. | Di-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tricalcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetracalcium alumino ferrite. |
| Answer» C. Tricalcium aluminate | |
| 2390. |
Dry rot |
| A. | cracks the timber |
| B. | reduces the strength of timber |
| C. | reduces the timber to powder |
| D. | shrinks the timber |
| E. | spoils the appearance of timber. |
| Answer» D. shrinks the timber | |
| 2391. |
For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, the theoretical amount of water is |
| A. | 2.2 kg |
| B. | 1.5 kg |
| C. | 3.2 kg |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» D. None of these. | |
| 2392. |
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. | |
| 2393. |
The process of decarbonising the pig iron completely and then adding proper percentage of carbon for manufacturing steel, is called |
| A. | Cementation process |
| B. | crucible process |
| C. | Bessemer process |
| D. | Open hearth process. |
| Answer» B. crucible process | |
| 2394. |
The cracks caused by shrinkage of the exterior surface of the wood exposed to atmosphere, are called: |
| A. | radial shakes |
| B. | heart shakes |
| C. | wind cracks |
| D. | twisted fibres. |
| Answer» D. twisted fibres. | |
| 2395. |
Pick up correct statement from the following: |
| A. | Fibre boards are used for thermal and acoustic control |
| B. | Fibre boards are used for light weight standing members |
| C. | Fibre boards are obtained by impregnating a resin product on fibres |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2396. |
Quartzite, a metamorphic stone is |
| A. | hard |
| B. | brittle |
| C. | crystalline |
| D. | compact |
| E. | All the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2397. |
Quick setting cement is produced by adding |
| A. | less amount of gypsum in very fine powdered form |
| B. | more amount of gypsum in very fine powdered form |
| C. | aluminium sulphate in very fine powdered form |
| D. | pozzolana in very fine powdered form |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. pozzolana in very fine powdered form | |
| 2398. |
Duco is one of the patent forms of |
| A. | emulsion paints |
| B. | plastic paints |
| C. | bituminous paints |
| D. | aluminium paints |
| E. | cellulose paints. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2399. |
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. | |
| 2400. |
The normal curing period for lime mortar, is: |
| A. | one day |
| B. | 3 days |
| C. | 7 days |
| D. | 10 days |
| E. | 14 days. |
| Answer» D. 10 days | |