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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. In stone arches, the stones are placed with their natural beds radial
B. In cornices, the stones are placed with their natural beds as vertical
C. In stone walls, the stones are placed with their natural beds as horizontal
D. All the above.
Correct Answer
All the above.
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1. Bitumen felt
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A. is used as water proofing material
B. is used as damp proofing material
C. is made from bitumen and hessian fibres
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. In basic Bessemer process, the steel heats the converter
B. In open-hearth process, the furnace heats the steel
C. In Siemens process, the impurities of pig iron are oxidised by the oxygen of the ore
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
3. The clay to be used for manufacturing bricks for a large project, is dugout and allowed to weather throughout
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A. the monsoon
B. the winter
C. the summer
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: the monsoon
4. Stainless steel contains
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A. 18% of chromuim and 8% nickel
B. 8% of chromium and 18% of nickel
C. 12% of chromium and 36% of nickel
D. 36% of chromium and 12% of nickel.
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Correct Answer: 18% of chromuim and 8% nickel
5. The initial setting time of lime-pozzolana, is
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A. 30 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 90 minutes
D. 120 minutes.
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Correct Answer: 120 minutes.
6. If the furnace is provided with insufficient fuel at low temperatures, the type of pig iron produced, is called
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A. Bessemer pig
B. Grey or foundry pig
C. White or forge pig
D. Mottled pig.
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Correct Answer: White or forge pig
7. Bitumen in
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A. solid state, is called asphalt
B. semi fluid state, is called mineral tar
C. fluid state, is called petroleum
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. Plastic
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A. is an organic substance
B. consists of natural or synthetic binders
C. finished products are rigid and stable at normal temperature
D. is capable of flow when necessary heat and pressure are applied
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
9. For filling cracks in masonry structures, the type of bitumen used, is
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A. cut-back bitumen
B. bitumen-emulsion
C. blown bitumen
D. plastic bitumen.
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Correct Answer: plastic bitumen.
10. Sand stone is
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A. sedimentary rock
B. metamorphic rock
C. igneous rock
D. volcanic rock.
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Correct Answer: sedimentary rock
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