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  • Question
  • Turpentine oil is used in paints as


  • Options
  • A. thinner
  • B. vehicle
  • C. base
  • D. drier.

  • Correct Answer
  • thinner 


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    • 1. Wrought iron is used for

    • Options
    • A. structural works in beams
    • B. small sized water pipes
    • C. columns and struts
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The hardest rock is

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    • A. marble
    • B. diamond
    • C. talc
    • D. quartz.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. For the manufacture of stainless steel, steel is mixed with

    • Options
    • A. chromium
    • B. nickel
    • C. tungsten
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Wrought iron is manufactured from pig iron by

    • Options
    • A. refining
    • B. pudding
    • C. shingling
    • D. rolling
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The cracks caused by shrinkage of the exterior surface of the wood exposed to atmosphere, are called:

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    • A. radial shakes
    • B. heart shakes
    • C. wind cracks
    • D. twisted fibres.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Lime concrete is generally used for

    • Options
    • A. wall foundations
    • B. flooring at ground level
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 8. Stones used for ornamental work must be

    • Options
    • A. soft
    • B. hard
    • C. light
    • D. heavy.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Portland pozzolana cement possesses

    • Options
    • A. higher resistance to chemical attack
    • B. lower heat of hydration
    • C. lower shrinkage on drying
    • D. water tightness
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In paints, the pigment is responsible for

    • Options
    • A. durability
    • B. colour
    • C. smoothness
    • D. glassy face
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss


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