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  • Question
  • The material generally not used as extender in paints, is


  • Options
  • A. powdered silica
  • B. gypsum
  • C. talc
  • D. zinc white.

  • Correct Answer
  • zinc white. 


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    • 1. Seasoning of timber is essential to remove

    • Options
    • A. knots from timber
    • B. sap from timber
    • C. twisted fibre from timber
    • D. roughness of timber.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Forge pig may be converted to wrought iron by

    • Options
    • A. rolling
    • B. pudding
    • C. shingling
    • D. refining.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The steel used for rails under heavy traffic and on sharp curves, is

    • Options
    • A. Nickel steel
    • B. Chrome steel
    • C. Magnese steel
    • D. Vanadium steel.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are called

    • Options
    • A. radial shakes
    • B. star shakes
    • C. heart shakes
    • D. cup shakes.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The steel used in R.C.C. work is

    • Options
    • A. stainless steel
    • B. mild steel
    • C. high carbon steel
    • D. wrought iron.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The sequence of refractory materials according to increasing melting points is :

    • Options
    • A. Dolomite, Magnesia, Bauxite, Chromite
    • B. Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, Magnesia
    • C. Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromite.
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Veneering means

    • Options
    • A. carving out designs on timber planks
    • B. chemically treating timber planks
    • C. thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood
    • D. thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pig iron made from heamatite ores free from sulphur, phosphorus and copper, is known as

    • Options
    • A. Bessemer pig
    • B. Grey or foundry pig
    • C. White or forge pig
    • D. Mottled pig
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the non-inflammable plastic from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Cellulose acetate plastics
    • B. Polyvinyl chloride plastics
    • C. Phenol formaldehyde plastic
    • D. Urea formaldehyde plastic.
    • Discuss


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