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Lime stones are generally known as
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A. aqueous rocks
B. sedimentary rocks
C. stratified rocks
D. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. Index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates, is called
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A. proportioning of aggregates
B. fineness modulus
C. grading of aggregates
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: fineness modulus
2. Chlorite, a green colour mineral is mainly derived from the decomposition of
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A. augite
B. biotite
C. horn blende
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: augite
3. Bitumen felt is used for
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A. water proofing
B. damp proofing
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
4. The coefficient of hardness of stones used in road work should be greater than
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A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17.
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Correct Answer: 17.
5. The term frog means
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A. an apparatus to lift the stone
B. a depression on a face of brick
C. vertical joint in a brick work
D. soaking brick in water.
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Correct Answer: a depression on a face of brick
6. Dorry's testing machine is used for
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A. crushing test of stone
B. hardness test of stone
C. impact test of stone
D. water absorption test.
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Correct Answer: hardness test of stone
7. Priming consists of
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A. one part of white lead, 8 parts of chalk and four parts of twice boiled linseed oil
B. 8 parts of white lead, one part of chalk and four parts of twice boiled linseed oil
C. one part of white lead, 8 parts of chalk and one part of linseed oil
D. none to these.
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Correct Answer: one part of white lead, 8 parts of chalk and four parts of twice boiled linseed oil
8. The frog of a brick is normally made on its
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A. top face
B. bottom face
C. longer face
D. shorter side.
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Correct Answer: top face
9. Granite mainly composed of quartz and felsper particles, is obtained from
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A. sedimentary rocks
B. metamorphic rocks
C. igneous rocks
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: igneous rocks
10. During smelting process, the combination of fuel in the furnace
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A. forms carbon dioxide
B. carbon dioxide with carbon forms carbon mono-oxide
C. carbon mono-oxide reacts with Fe
2
O
3
to form iron and liberates CO
2
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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