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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).
Correct Answer
both (a) and (b).
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1. 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.
2. 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%
3. 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
4. Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings :
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A. sulphate resisting cement
B. rapid hardening cement
C. quick setting cement
D. pozzuolana cement.
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Correct Answer: sulphate resisting cement
5. Minimum of 40% of iron, is available in
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A. Magnetite
B. Red haemetite
C. Limonite
D. Siderite
E. Black band.
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Correct Answer: Black band.
6. The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and slacks with water, is
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A. fat lime
B. quick lime
C. hydraulic lime
D. poor lime
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: quick lime
7. Cement is said to be of good quality if
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A. its colour is not greenish grey
B. one feels cool by thrusting one's hand in the cement bag
C. it is not smooth when rubbed in between fingers
D. a handful of cement thrown into a bucket of water does not float
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: none of these.
8. Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a
Options
A. cant
B. deal
C. baulk
D. strip.
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Correct Answer: baulk
9. Which one of the following is an air binding material?
Options
A. Gypsum
B. Acid-resistant cement
C. Quick lime
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: All of these.
10. If
P
is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination of initial setting time, is
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A. 0.70
P
B. 0.75
P
C. 0.80
P
D. 0.85
P
E. 0.90
P
.
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Correct Answer: 0.85
P
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