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  • Inhaling of fly-ash over a long period causes


  • Options
  • A. silicosis
  • B. fibrosis of lungs
  • C. bronchitis
  • D. pneumonitis
  • E. All of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these. 


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    • 1. Resins are

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    • A. not soluble in water
    • B. soluble in spirit
    • C. used in varnishes
    • D. left behind on evaporation of oil
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The proportions of charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur in gun powder by weight, are respectively:

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    • A. 15, 75, 10
    • B. 75, 10, 15
    • C. 10, 15, 75
    • D. 10, 75, 15.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The standard size of masonry bricks, is

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    • A. 18 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm
    • B. 19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm
    • C. 20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
    • D. 21 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Chemically, marble is known as

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    • A. metamorphic rock
    • B. argillaceous rock
    • C. calcareous rock
    • D. silicious rock.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber

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    • A. tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method.
    • B. in four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45°, is known as quarter sawing method.
    • C. cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing.
    • D. all the above.
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    • 6. The slag which floats on the surface of the molten iron generally contains

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    • A. Lime (CaO) 45%
    • B. Silica (SiO2) 35%
    • C. Alumina (Al2O3) 12%
    • D. MgO, CaSO4, KMnO2 and FeO 8%
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The commonly used lime in white washing, is

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    • A. white lime
    • B. fat lime
    • C. hydraulic lime
    • D. lime
    • E. quick lime.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Alexander Parkes, a Scottish chemist prepared a hard material by mixing camphor and alcohol with nitro cellulose and called it, as Parkesite
    • B. Dr. L. Bakeland, a Belgian scientist prepared a product known as Bakelite
    • C. Pollark, an Austrian scientist prepared a substance from urea and formaldehyde and called it Plastic
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. A badly mixed cement concrete results in

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    • A. segregation
    • B. bleeding
    • C. honey combing
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Minimum of 40% of iron, is available in

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    • A. Magnetite
    • B. Red haemetite
    • C. Limonite
    • D. Siderite
    • E. Black band.
    • Discuss


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