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  • The rocks in which argil (or clay) predominates, are called


  • Options
  • A. sillicious rocks
  • B. argillaceous rocks
  • C. calcareous rocks
  • D. igneous rocks.

  • Correct Answer
  • argillaceous rocks 


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    • 1. The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, is called

    • Options
    • A. closer
    • B. queen closer
    • C. king closer
    • D. squint brick.
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    • 2. Black marble is generally found in the district of

    • Options
    • A. Jodhpur
    • B. Jaipur
    • C. Jabalpur
    • D. Jaisalmer
    • E. Pune.
    • Discuss
    • 3. For the manufacture of plywood, veneers are placed so that grains of adjacent veneers

    • Options
    • A. run at right angles
    • B. parallel
    • C. inclined at 45°
    • D. inclined at 60°.
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    • 4. A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than

    • Options
    • A. 10%
    • B. 15%
    • C. 20%
    • D. 25%
    • E. 5%.
    • Discuss
    • 5. A pug mill is used for

    • Options
    • A. softening brick earth
    • B. moulding brick earth
    • C. tempering brick earth
    • D. providing brick earth
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The rock generally used for roofing, is

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    • A. granite
    • B. basalt
    • C. slate
    • D. pumice.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Geologically, marble is known as

    • Options
    • A. sedimentary rock
    • B. igneous rock
    • C. metamorphic rock
    • D. stratified rock.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The filler used in plastic bitumen, is

    • Options
    • A. shale powder
    • B. talc powder
    • C. asbestos powder
    • D. plastic powder
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Cast steel is manufactured by

    • Options
    • A. Cementation process
    • B. Crucible process
    • C. Bessemer process
    • D. Open hearth process.
    • Discuss


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