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Galvanising means covering iron with a thin coat of
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A. tin
B. zinc
C. glaze
D. coal tar.
Correct Answer
zinc
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1. The rocks formed by gradual deposition, are called
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A. sedimentary rocks
B. igneous rocks
C. metamorphic rocks
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: sedimentary rocks
2. For preparing porcelains, the clay should be
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A. sufficiently pure
B. of high degree of tanacity
C. of good plasticity
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
3. The commonly used colour pigment in paints, is
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A. ambers
B. carbon black
C. iron oxide
D. lamp black
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. Lacquer paints
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A. are generally applied on structural steel
B. are less durable as compared to enamel paints
C. consist of resin and nitro-cellulose
D. contain alcohol as thinner
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. In the cement the compound quickest to react with water, is
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A. Tricalcium aluminate
B. Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
C. Tricalcium silicate
D. Dicalcium silicate.
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Correct Answer: Tricalcium aluminate
6. Gniess is obtained from
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A. igneous rocks
B. metamorphic rocks
C. sedimentary rocks
D. sedimentary metamorphic rocks.
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Correct Answer: sedimentary metamorphic rocks.
7. Good quality stones must
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A. be durable
B. be free from clay
C. resist action of acids
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. The 'fix' of a plane table station with three known points, is bad if the plane table station lies
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A. in the great triangle
B. outside the great triangle
C. on the circumference of the circumscribing circle
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: on the circumference of the circumscribing circle
9. The main principle of surveying is to work
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A. from part to the whole
B. from whole to the part
C. from higher level to the lower level
D. from lower level to higher level.
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Correct Answer: from whole to the part
10. Keeping the instrument height as 1.5 m, length of staff 4 m, the slope of the ground as 1 in 10, the sight on the down-slope, must be less than
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A. 30 m
B. 25 m
C. 20 m
D. 15 m
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Correct Answer: 25 m
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