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  • Question
  • A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called


  • Options
  • A. slate
  • B. plank
  • C. board
  • D. strip.

  • Correct Answer
  • strip. 


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    • 1. In order of increasing percentage of silica, the correct sequence is

    • Options
    • A. sandy clay, calcareous clay, pure clay
    • B. calcareous clay, pure clay, sandy clay
    • C. pure clay, sandy clay, calcareous clay
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Lime stone is not a

    • Options
    • A. sedimentary rock
    • B. stratified rock
    • C. aqueous rock
    • D. metamorphic rock.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The heating of a material to redness in contact with air, is known as calcination
    • B. The property of lime by which it sets or hardens in damp places having no free circulation of air is called setting
    • C. The product that remains after calcination of limestone, is called lime
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Strength of cement concrete primarily depends upon

    • Options
    • A. quality of water
    • B. quantity of aggregate
    • C. quantity of cement
    • D. water-cement ratio.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Bitumen emulsion is

    • Options
    • A. a liquid containing bitumen in suspension
    • B. a paint
    • C. used as anti-corrosive paint
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Granite
    • B. Dolerite
    • C. Basalt
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Bitumen is generally obtained from

    • Options
    • A. organic material
    • B. synthetic material
    • C. petroleum product
    • D. coal.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Asbestos is

    • Options
    • A. corrugated sheet used for roofing
    • B. an incombustible fire proof material
    • C. an organic substance
    • D. a bad insulator for sound and heat
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Quick lime

    • Options
    • A. generates heat when added to water
    • B. reacts with carbon dioxide
    • C. may be used for white-washing
    • D. when mixed with water forms slaked lime
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Putty is

    • Options
    • A. made with finely powdered chalk and linseed oil
    • B. used for fixing glass panes
    • C. softened by a solution of pearl ash and quick-lime soaked in water
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss


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