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  • Question
  • In stone masonry, if stones are so placed that their layers are parallel to the direction of load, they


  • Options
  • A. split easily
  • B. are affected by moisture
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • both (a) and (b) 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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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    • 4. With storage, strength of cement

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. remains the same
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Teak wood is suitable for

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    • A. sports articles
    • B. furnitures
    • C. railway sleepers
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The most commonly used base for timber painting, is

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    • A. red lead
    • B. zinc white
    • C. white lead
    • D. titanium white.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The lime which contains high percentage of calcium oxide, is generally called

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    • A. fat lime
    • B. rich lime
    • C. white lime
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Brass is an alloy of

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    • A. copper and zinc
    • B. zinc and lead
    • C. tin and silver
    • D. zinc and nickel
    • E. tin and lead.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Bitumen paints offer

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    • A. pleasing surface
    • B. hard surface
    • C. smooth surface
    • D. protective surface
    • E. rough surface.
    • Discuss


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