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Building Materials problems


  • 1. For filling cracks in masonry structures, the type of bitumen used, is

  • Options
  • A. cut-back bitumen
  • B. bitumen-emulsion
  • C. blown bitumen
  • D. plastic bitumen.
  • Discuss
  • 2. Sand stone is

  • Options
  • A. sedimentary rock
  • B. metamorphic rock
  • C. igneous rock
  • D. volcanic rock.
  • Discuss
  • 3. In the cement the compound quickest to react with water, is

  • Options
  • A. Tricalcium aluminate
  • B. Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
  • C. Tricalcium silicate
  • D. Dicalcium silicate.
  • Discuss
  • 4. Lacquer paints

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  • A. are generally applied on structural steel
  • B. are less durable as compared to enamel paints
  • C. consist of resin and nitro-cellulose
  • D. contain alcohol as thinner
  • E. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 5. The commonly used colour pigment in paints, is

  • Options
  • A. ambers
  • B. carbon black
  • C. iron oxide
  • D. lamp black
  • E. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 6. For preparing porcelains, the clay should be

  • Options
  • A. sufficiently pure
  • B. of high degree of tanacity
  • C. of good plasticity
  • D. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 7. The rocks formed by gradual deposition, are called

  • Options
  • A. sedimentary rocks
  • B. igneous rocks
  • C. metamorphic rocks
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 8. Galvanising means covering iron with a thin coat of

  • Options
  • A. tin
  • B. zinc
  • C. glaze
  • D. coal tar.
  • Discuss
  • 9. Gniess is obtained from

  • Options
  • A. igneous rocks
  • B. metamorphic rocks
  • C. sedimentary rocks
  • D. sedimentary metamorphic rocks.
  • Discuss
  • 10. Good quality stones must

  • Options
  • A. be durable
  • B. be free from clay
  • C. resist action of acids
  • D. all the above.
  • Discuss

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