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With storage, strength of cement
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A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. none to these.
Correct Answer
decreases
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1. The size of mould for bricks, is generally kept
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A. a little large to specified size
B. a little small to specified size
C. equal to specified size
D. 10% larger than specified size
E. 20% larger than specified size.
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Correct Answer: a little large to specified size
2. A prime coat is given to steel work with
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A. an oxide of iron paint
B. a mixture of white lead and lead paint
C. a special paint
D. cement paint.
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Correct Answer: a mixture of white lead and lead paint
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Adding 5% to 6% of moisture content by weight, increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38%
B. The bulking of fine sand is more than that of coarse sand
C. If the percentage content of moisture exceeds 10%, increase in bulk of sand starts increasing
D. The volume of fully saturated sand equals that of dry sand
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
4. Ground glass
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A. is made by grinding its one side
B. is made by melting powdered glass paints surface
C. is used for getting light without transparency
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. The harmonious mixing of the clay ingredients, is known as
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A. weathering
B. blending
C. tempering
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: blending
6. The rocks formed from molten magma, are called
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A. sedimentary rocks
B. igneous rocks
C. metamorphic rocks
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: igneous rocks
7. The wedging is adopted for quarrying costly stratified rock such as
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A. laterite
B. marble
C. limestone
D. sandstone
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
8. Rapid hardening cement attains early strength due to
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A. larger proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement
B. lesser proportion of lime grounded coarser than normal cement
C. lesser proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement
D. larger proportien of lime grounded coarser than normal cement
E. excess percentage of gypsum.
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Correct Answer: larger proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement
9. In stone masonry, if stones are so placed that their layers are parallel to the direction of load, they
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A. split easily
B. are affected by moisture
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
10. Teak wood is suitable for
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A. sports articles
B. furnitures
C. railway sleepers
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: furnitures
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