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- Question
Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:
Options- A. Granite
- B. Dolerite
- C. Basalt
- D. All the above.
- Correct Answer
- Basalt
- 1. 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. Discuss
- 2. 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
- 3. Lime stone is not a
Options- A. sedimentary rock
- B. stratified rock
- C. aqueous rock
- D. metamorphic rock. Discuss
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. Bitumen is generally obtained from
Options- A. organic material
- B. synthetic material
- C. petroleum product
- D. coal. Discuss
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. Mastic asphalt is normally used for
Options- A. sound insulation
- B. water proofing
- C. fire proofing
- D. none to these. Discuss
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Correct Answer: strip.
Correct Answer: calcareous clay, pure clay, sandy clay
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Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: water-cement ratio.
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