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Quick lime (or caustic lime)
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A. is obtained by the calcination of pure lime stone
B. has great affinity to moisture
C. is amorphous
D. All the above.
Correct Answer
All the above.
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1. Inner part of a timber log surrounding the pitch, is called
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A. sapwood
B. cambium layer
C. heart wood
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: heart wood
2. For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, the theoretical amount of water is
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A. 2.2 kg
B. 1.5 kg
C. 3.2 kg
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: 3.2 kg
3. Pick up the correct statement regarding low heat cement from the following:
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A. It possesses less compressive strength
B. Its initial setting time is about one hour
C. Its final setting time is about 10 hours
D. Its mainly used for mass concrete work
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
4. If the iron ore contains clay as an impurity, the flux added during calcination, is
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A. clay
B. lime stone
C. argillaceous iron ore
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: lime stone
5. Plywood is made from
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A. common timber
B. bamboo fibre
C. teak wood only
D. asbestos sheets.
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Correct Answer: teak wood only
6. Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least
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A. 50%
B. 40%
C. 30%
D. 25%
E. 20%.
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Correct Answer: 50%
7. Soundness test of cement determines
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A. quality of free lime
B. ultimate strength
C. durability
D. initial setting
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: quality of free lime
8. Rocks formed due to alteration of original structure due to heat and excessive pressure 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: metamorphic rocks
9. Pick up the plutonic rock from the following:
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A. Granite
B. Dolerite
C. Basalt
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: Granite
10. Expanded metal is
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A. manufactured from steel sheets
B. used for reinforced concrete in road pavements
C. measured in term of SWM (shortway mesh) and LWM (long way mesh)
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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