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- Question
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Lime is available in free state
- B. Lime is available by dissolving calcium carbonate in water
- C. Lime is available by calcining calcium carbonate at 900°C
- D. Lime is nothing but calcium chloride
- E. None of these.
- Correct Answer
- Lime is available by calcining calcium carbonate at 900°C
- 1. The most important constituent of varnish, is
Options- A. drier
- B. solvent
- C. resin
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 2. Distemper is
Options- A. a paint consisting of powdered chalk, pigments, and water
- B. a water proofing agent
- C. a paint consisting of coloured cement and water
- D. a drying agent. Discuss
- 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Acid test is done to find out the weathering quality of stones
- B. Attrition test is done to find out the rate of wear of stones which are used in road construction
- C. Crushing test is done to find out the compressive strength of the stone
- D. Impact test is done to determine toughness of a stone
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 4. The base material for distemper, is
Options- A. chalk
- B. lime
- C. lime putty
- D. cement wash. Discuss
- 5. When a brick is immersed in water for 24 hours and then dried, if
Options- A. no grey or white deposits appear on the surface, the brick is free from soluble salts
- B. 10 per cent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has slight efflorescence
- C. 50 per cent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has serious efflorescence
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 6. Oil varnish generally consists of
Options- A. synthetic resin and spirit
- B. oil, wax and resin
- C. resin, oil and turpentine
- D. spirit, oil and wax. Discuss
- 7. The specific gravity of marble, is
Options- A. 2.50
- B. 2.60
- C. 2.66
- D. 2.72
- E. 3.00. Discuss
- 8. The curved swellings from the growth of layers or wounds left after branches are cut off in an irregular manner, are known as
Options- A. knots
- B. rindgalls
- C. burls
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Horn blende mineral is brittle
- B. Muscovite is also known as white mica and potashmica
- C. Biotite is also known as blackmica
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 10. The compound of Portland cement which reacts immediately with water and also sets first is
Options- A. Tri-calcium silicate
- B. Di-calcium silicate
- C. Tri-calcium aluminate
- D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite. Discuss
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Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: a paint consisting of powdered chalk, pigments, and water
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: chalk
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: resin, oil and turpentine
Correct Answer: 2.72
Correct Answer: rindgalls
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: Tri-calcium aluminate
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