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The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, is called
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A. closer
B. queen closer
C. king closer
D. squint brick.
Correct Answer
king closer
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1. Black marble is generally found in the district of
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A. Jodhpur
B. Jaipur
C. Jabalpur
D. Jaisalmer
E. Pune.
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Correct Answer: Jaipur
2. For the manufacture of plywood, veneers are placed so that grains of adjacent veneers
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A. run at right angles
B. parallel
C. inclined at 45°
D. inclined at 60°.
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Correct Answer: run at right angles
3. A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than
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A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
E. 5%.
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Correct Answer: 20%
4. A pug mill is used for
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A. softening brick earth
B. moulding brick earth
C. tempering brick earth
D. providing brick earth
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: tempering brick earth
5. The most fire resistant paints are :
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A. enamel paints
B. aluminium paints
C. asbestos paints
D. cement paints.
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Correct Answer: asbestos paints
6. The rocks in which argil (or clay) predominates, are called
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A. sillicious rocks
B. argillaceous rocks
C. calcareous rocks
D. igneous rocks.
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Correct Answer: argillaceous rocks
7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. soft stones are required for carving
B. light stones are required for arches
C. hard stones are required to stand high pressure
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
8. The rock generally used for roofing, is
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A. granite
B. basalt
C. slate
D. pumice.
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Correct Answer: slate
9. Geologically, marble is known as
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A. sedimentary rock
B. igneous rock
C. metamorphic rock
D. stratified rock.
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Correct Answer: metamorphic rock
10. The filler used in plastic bitumen, is
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A. shale powder
B. talc powder
C. asbestos powder
D. plastic powder
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: asbestos powder
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