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The steel used for rails under heavy traffic and on sharp curves, is
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A. Nickel steel
B. Chrome steel
C. Magnese steel
D. Vanadium steel.
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Magnese steel
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1. The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are called
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A. radial shakes
B. star shakes
C. heart shakes
D. cup shakes.
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Correct Answer: star shakes
2. The steel used in R.C.C. work is
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A. stainless steel
B. mild steel
C. high carbon steel
D. wrought iron.
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Correct Answer: mild steel
3. Plastics are compounds of carbon with element
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A. hydrogen
B. nitrogen
C. oxygen
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: All of these.
4. The thermosetting plastic
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A. becomes rigid when moulded at suitable pressure and temperature
B. at 127°C to 177°C permanently set and further application of heat does not soften it
C. charrs at 343°C
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following:
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A. gravel
B. sand stone
C. gypsum
D. dolerite
E. lignite.
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Correct Answer: dolerite
6. Forge pig may be converted to wrought iron by
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A. rolling
B. pudding
C. shingling
D. refining.
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Correct Answer: pudding
7. Seasoning of timber is essential to remove
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A. knots from timber
B. sap from timber
C. twisted fibre from timber
D. roughness of timber.
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Correct Answer: sap from timber
8. The material generally not used as extender in paints, is
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A. powdered silica
B. gypsum
C. talc
D. zinc white.
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Correct Answer: zinc white.
9. The sequence of refractory materials according to increasing melting points is :
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A. Dolomite, Magnesia, Bauxite, Chromite
B. Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, Magnesia
C. Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromite.
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Correct Answer: Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, Magnesia
10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Bull's trench kiln a trench excavated in ground
B. Hoffman's kiln is constructed overground
C. Tunnel Kiln is constructed as a tunnel
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
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