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Based on its dry weight, a freshly felled tree may contain water
Options
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%.
Correct Answer
100%.
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1. The tendency of a stone is, to split along:
Options
A. texture
B. fracture
C. cleavage
D. structure
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: cleavage
2. Whitworth compressed steel is obtained when molten steel is subjected to a pressure of
Options
A. 5 kg/mm
2
B. 9 kg/mm
2
C. 13 kg/mm
2
D. 15 kg/mm
2
E. 10 kg/mm
2
.
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Correct Answer: 9 kg/mm
2
3. Lacquer is
Options
A. oil paint
B. distemper
C. spirit varnish
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: spirit varnish
4. Cast iron contains carbon approximately
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A. 1.5% to 5.5%
B. 0.05% to 1.75%
C. 0.250%
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: 1.5% to 5.5%
5. Plastic asphalt is
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A. used as a water proofing layer over roof
B. a mixture of cement and asphalt
C. a natural asphalt
D. a refinery product.
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Correct Answer: a mixture of cement and asphalt
6. Good quality cement contains higher percentage of
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A. Tricalcium silicate
B. Di-calcium silicate
C. Tri-calcium aluminate
D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: Tricalcium silicate
7. The softest rock is
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A. marble
B. diamond
C. talc
D. quartz.
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Correct Answer: talc
8. Laterite is a/an
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A. volcanic rock
B. argillaceous rock
C. calcareous rock
D. silicious rock.
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Correct Answer: argillaceous rock
9. For lime concrete,
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A. slump is 50 to 75 mm
B. flexural strength at 90 days is 0.2 N/mm
2
C. compressive strength at 90 days is 1.5 N/mm
2
D. compressive strength at 26 days is 1.2 N/mm
2
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. The most commonly used synthetic abrasive is
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A. aluminium carbide
B. boric acid
C. silicon
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: All of these.
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