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  • Question
  • The rock generally used for roofing, is


  • Options
  • A. granite
  • B. basalt
  • C. slate
  • D. pumice.

  • Correct Answer
  • slate 


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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

    • Options
    • A. sillicious rocks
    • B. argillaceous rocks
    • C. calcareous rocks
    • D. igneous rocks.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Black marble is generally found in the district of

    • Options
    • A. Jodhpur
    • B. Jaipur
    • C. Jabalpur
    • D. Jaisalmer
    • E. Pune.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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°.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Geologically, marble is known as

    • Options
    • A. sedimentary rock
    • B. igneous rock
    • C. metamorphic rock
    • D. stratified rock.
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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
    • 8. Cast steel is manufactured by

    • Options
    • A. Cementation process
    • B. Crucible process
    • C. Bessemer process
    • D. Open hearth process.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Plywood is made from

    • Options
    • A. common timber
    • B. bamboo fibre
    • C. teak wood only
    • D. asbestos sheets.
    • Discuss
    • 10. If the iron ore contains clay as an impurity, the flux added during calcination, is

    • Options
    • A. clay
    • B. lime stone
    • C. argillaceous iron ore
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss


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