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  • Question
  • Plastic bitumen is generally used for


  • Options
  • A. road pavements
  • B. expansion joints
  • C. crack fillings
  • D. none to these.

  • Correct Answer
  • crack fillings 


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    • 1. The main ingredient of a good quality brick earth, is

    • Options
    • A. magnesia
    • B. lime
    • C. silica
    • D. alumina.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The plywoods do not split or crack due to changes in atmosphere
    • B. The commercial plywoods are available upto 150 cm wide and upto 300 cm long
    • C. The plywoods possess uniform tensile strength in all directions
    • D. The plywoods are light in weight
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The minimum compressive strength of 1st class bricks should be

    • Options
    • A. 75 kg/cm2
    • B. 90 kg/cm2
    • C. 100 kg/cm2
    • D. 120 kg/cm2
    • E. 130 kg/cm2.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Mastic asphalt is normally used for

    • Options
    • A. sound insulation
    • B. water proofing
    • C. fire proofing
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. The low voltage porcelain is mainly used for

    • Options
    • A. switch block
    • B. insulating tubes
    • C. lamp sockets
    • D. All of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Generally wooden moulds are made from

    • Options
    • A. ply wood
    • B. shisham wood
    • C. deodar wood
    • D. teak wood
    • E. hard wood.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The portion of a brick cut to form angles other than right angles in plan, is known as

    • Options
    • A. queen closer
    • B. king closer
    • C. closer
    • D. squint brick.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Steel produced by open hearth process is milder than that obtained by the bessemer process
    • B. Engineers prefer open hearth steel for structural purpose as it is more homogenous
    • C. Basic Bessemer process is suitable for converting poor ore containing a large proportion of sulphur and phosphorus into steel
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Cast iron

    • Options
    • A. is obtained by purifying pig iron
    • B. is manufactured in required shapes
    • C. may contain 2 to 5 per cent of carbon with other impurities
    • D. is remelted in a cupola furnace
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss


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