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  • Question
  • Quick lime (or caustic lime)


  • Options
  • 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

    • Options
    • A. sapwood
    • B. cambium layer
    • C. heart wood
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, the theoretical amount of water is

    • Options
    • A. 2.2 kg
    • B. 1.5 kg
    • C. 3.2 kg
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement regarding low heat cement from the following:

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • 5. Plywood is made from

    • Options
    • A. common timber
    • B. bamboo fibre
    • C. teak wood only
    • D. asbestos sheets.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least

    • Options
    • A. 50%
    • B. 40%
    • C. 30%
    • D. 25%
    • E. 20%.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Soundness test of cement determines

    • Options
    • A. quality of free lime
    • B. ultimate strength
    • C. durability
    • D. initial setting
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Rocks formed due to alteration of original structure due to heat and excessive pressure are called

    • Options
    • A. sedimentary rocks
    • B. igneous rocks
    • C. metamorphic rocks
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the plutonic rock from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Granite
    • B. Dolerite
    • C. Basalt
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Expanded metal is

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss


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