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Initial setting of cement is caused due to
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A. Tri-calcium silicate
B. Di-calcium silicate
C. Tri-calcium aluminate
D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite.
Correct Answer
Tri-calcium aluminate
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1. Stuco paints are suitable for
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A. stone masonry
B. brick walls
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
2. The foliated structure is very common in
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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
3. The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called
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A. Wane
B. Torn grain
C. Diagonal grain
D. Chipmark.
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Correct Answer: Wane
4. Quartzite, a metamorphic stone is
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A. hard
B. brittle
C. crystalline
D. compact
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. Bituminous fells are used for
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A. covering A.C. sheets
B. covering sloping roofs
C. D.P.C.
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: covering A.C. sheets
6. Wrought iron is manufactured from pig iron by
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A. refining
B. pudding
C. shingling
D. rolling
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. For the manufacture of stainless steel, steel is mixed with
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A. chromium
B. nickel
C. tungsten
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: chromium
8. Knots in timber are
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A. defects caused by crushing fibres
B. splits radiating from the centre
C. speckled strains
D. signs of branches cut off.
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Correct Answer: signs of branches cut off.
9. The hardest rock is
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A. marble
B. diamond
C. talc
D. quartz.
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Correct Answer: diamond
10. Wrought iron is used for
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A. structural works in beams
B. small sized water pipes
C. columns and struts
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: small sized water pipes
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