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Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings :
Options
A. sulphate resisting cement
B. rapid hardening cement
C. quick setting cement
D. pozzuolana cement.
Correct Answer
sulphate resisting cement
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1. Minimum of 40% of iron, is available in
Options
A. Magnetite
B. Red haemetite
C. Limonite
D. Siderite
E. Black band.
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Correct Answer: Black band.
2. A badly mixed cement concrete results in
Options
A. segregation
B. bleeding
C. honey combing
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: honey combing
3. 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.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
4. 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.
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Correct Answer: fat lime
5. The slag which floats on the surface of the molten iron generally contains
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A. Lime (CaO) 45%
B. Silica (SiO
2
) 35%
C. Alumina (Al
2
O
3
) 12%
D. MgO, CaSO
4
, KMnO
2
and FeO 8%
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. Shingle is
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A. decomposed laterite
B. crushed granite
C. water bound pebbles
D. air weathered rock.
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Correct Answer: decomposed laterite
7. A good quality stone absorbs water less than
Options
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
E. 25%.
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Correct Answer: 5%
8. A good brick earth should contain :
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A. about 20% to 30% of alumina
B. about 50% to 60% of silica
C. not more than 5% of lime
D. about 5 to 6% of oxide of lime
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
9. Mastic asphalt is generally used for
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A. damp proof course
B. water proof layer
C. partition walls
D. both (a) and (b).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b).
10. The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and slacks with water, is
Options
A. fat lime
B. quick lime
C. hydraulic lime
D. poor lime
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: quick lime
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