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  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • Tricalcium silicate 


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    • 1. Based on its dry weight, a freshly felled tree may contain water

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    • A. 25%
    • B. 50%
    • C. 75%
    • D. 100%.
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    • 2. The tendency of a stone is, to split along:

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    • A. texture
    • B. fracture
    • C. cleavage
    • D. structure
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Whitworth compressed steel is obtained when molten steel is subjected to a pressure of

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    • A. 5 kg/mm2
    • B. 9 kg/mm2
    • C. 13 kg/mm2
    • D. 15 kg/mm2
    • E. 10 kg/mm2.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Lacquer is

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    • A. oil paint
    • B. distemper
    • C. spirit varnish
    • D. none to these.
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    • 5. 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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    • 6. The softest rock is

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    • A. marble
    • B. diamond
    • C. talc
    • D. quartz.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Laterite is a/an

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    • A. volcanic rock
    • B. argillaceous rock
    • C. calcareous rock
    • D. silicious rock.
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    • 8. For lime concrete,

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    • A. slump is 50 to 75 mm
    • B. flexural strength at 90 days is 0.2 N/mm2
    • C. compressive strength at 90 days is 1.5 N/mm2
    • D. compressive strength at 26 days is 1.2 N/mm2
    • E. all the above.
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    • 9. 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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    • 10. Lime mortar is generally made with

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    • A. quick lime
    • B. fat lime
    • C. hydraulic lime
    • D. plain lime
    • E. none of these.
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