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The pigment used in paints for corrosive resistance, is
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A. white lead
B. ferrous oxide
C. zinc white
D. red lead
E. gypsum.
Correct Answer
red lead
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1. For sanitary pipes and chemical stonewares,
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A. salt glazing is used
B. lead glazing is used
C. opaque glazing is used
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: salt glazing is used
2. Mastic asphalt is
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A. water proof
B. fire proof
C. elastic
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
3. Stainless steel resists corrosion due to
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A. carbon
B. sulphur
C. vanadium
D. chromium
E. maganese.
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Correct Answer: chromium
4. Cast 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: columns and struts
5. Slacking of lime is affected by
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A. keeping it exposed to air
B. immersing the lime in water
C. crushing the lime lumps
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: immersing the lime in water
6. Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the following:
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A. Alumina
B. Lime
C. Ironoxide
D. Magnesia.
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Correct Answer: Alumina
7. Non acid-resistant asbestos is :
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A. tremolite asbestos
B. chrysolite abestos
C. amosite absestos
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: chrysolite abestos
8. Refractory bricks resist
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A. high temperature
B. chemical action
C. dampness
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: high temperature
9. Good quality sand is never obtained from
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A. river
B. nala
C. sea
D. gravel powder.
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Correct Answer: sea
10. For making fly-ash building bricks, the following mix of fly-ash, sand and lime, is
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A. 80 : 13 : 7
B. 70 : 20 : 10
C. 60 : 35 : 5
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 80 : 13 : 7
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