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Dolomite is a lime stone which contains carbonate of magnesia upto
Options
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 35%
E. 45%.
Correct Answer
45%.
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1. The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
Options
A. cracking of bricks
B. shrinkage of bricks
C. warping of bricks
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: warping of bricks
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Air bubbles in casting produce a dull sound by tapping their surfaces lightly with a hammer
B. Cupola furnace is used for the manufacture of cast iron
C. Red short iron is of no value for welding purpose
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
3. Percentage content of silica in window glass, is
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A. 40 to 45
B. 50 to 55
C. 60 to 65
D. 70 to 75.
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Correct Answer: 70 to 75.
4. A bull nose brick is not used for
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A. rounding off sharp corners
B. pillars
C. decoration purpose
D. arches.
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Correct Answer: arches.
5. 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.
6. The property by virtue of which lime sets under water, is known as
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A. slacking
B. setting
C. hydraulicity
D. calcining.
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Correct Answer: hydraulicity
7. If the ore impurities is
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A. clay, lime stone is used as flux
B. lime stone, clay is used as flux
C. quartz, lime stone and argallaceous iron ores are used as flux
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
8. The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary respectively is
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A. 25, 75
B. 30, 70
C. 35, 65
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: 25, 75
9. Porcelain is used as :
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A. sanitary wares
B. electric insulators
C. storage vessels
D. reactor chambers
E. All of the above.
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Correct Answer: reactor chambers
10. Pegmatite is a/an
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A. intrusive igneous rock
B. extrusive igneous rock
C. sedimentary rock
D. metamorphic rock.
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Correct Answer: intrusive igneous rock
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