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star shakes
A. white lead C. heart shakes
B. ferrous oxide D. cup shakes.
C. zinc white Answer: Option B
D. red lead
8. Sea sand used in structures causes
E. gypsum.
Answer: Option D A. dampness
B. efflorescence
2. A well seasoned timber may contain moisture up to
C. disintegration
A. 4 to 6%
D. All of these.
B. 6 to 8%
Answer: Option D
C. 8 to 10%
D. 10 to 12%. 9. The compound of Portland cement which reacts immediately with
Answer: Option D water and also sets first is
A. Tri-calcium silicate
3. The stones obtained by blasting are used as
B. Di-calcium silicate
A. ballast in railways
C. Tri-calcium aluminate
B. aggregates for concrete
D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite.
C. roadmetal
Answer: Option C
D. All the above.
Answer: Option D 10. Refractory bricks resist
A. high temperature
4. Distemper is
B. chemical action
A. a paint consisting of powdered chalk, pigments, and water
C. dampness
B. a water proofing agent
D. all the above.
C. a paint consisting of coloured cement and water
Answer: Option A
D. a drying agent.
Answer: Option A 11. When a brick is immersed in water for 24 hours and then dried, if
A. no grey or white deposits appear on the surface, the brick is free
5. Oil varnish generally consists of
from soluble salts
A. synthetic resin and spirit
B. 10 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick
B. oil, wax and resin
has slight efflorescence
C. resin, oil and turpentine
C. 50 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick
D. spirit, oil and wax.
has serious efflorescence
Answer: Option C
D. All the above.
6. Pick up the correct statement from the following: Answer: Option D
A. The average crushing strength of hand moulded bricks is 6000 t/m2
12. In arches, stratified stones are placed so that their planes are
B. The average tensile strength of hand moulded brick is 200 t/m2
A. parallel
C. The average shearing strength of hand moulded brick is 600 t/m2
B. perpendicular
D. All the above.
C. radial
Answer: Option D
D. none of these.
7. The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the Answer: Option C
cross section of a tree, are called
13. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. radial shakes
A. Acid test is done to find out the weathering quality of stones 19. Snowcrete is one of the patent forms of
B. Attrition test is done to find out the rate of wear of stones which A. distempers
are used in road construction B. water proof cement paints
C. Crushing test is done to find out the compressive strength of the C. enamel paints
stone D. cellulose paints.
D. Impact test is done to determine toughness of a stone Answer: Option B
E. All the above.
20. The usual percentages of clay and metal in cermet are :
Answer: Option E
A. 50%, 50%
14. The fire clay contains pure B. 60%, 40%
A. lime C. 70%, 30%
B. oxide of iron D. 80%, 20%.
C. hydrated aluminium silicate Answer: Option D
D. magnesium.
21. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Answer: Option C
A. Horn blende mineral is brittle
15. Pick up the correct characteristic of Pyroxene from the following: B. Muscovite is also known as white mica and potashmica
A. It forms octagonal crystals C. Biotite is also known as blackmica
B. It converts to chlorine by hydration D. All the above.
C. Its density is 2.3 to 3.6 g/cm2 Answer: Option D
D. Its hardness is 5 to 6
22. The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a
E. All the above.
relatively shallow depth from the earth's surface are called
Answer: Option E
A. Plutonic rocks
16. For sanitary pipes and chemical stonewares, B. Hypabyssal rocks
A. salt glazing is used C. Volcanic rocks
B. lead glazing is used D. Ignoeous rocks.
C. opaque glazing is used Answer: Option B
D. None of these.
23. The base material for distemper, is
Answer: Option A
A. chalk
17. The steel used for rails under heavy traffic and on sharp curves, is B. lime
A. Nickel steel C. lime putty
B. Chrome steel D. cement wash.
C. Magnese steel Answer: Option A
D. Vanadium steel. 24. The thermosetting plastic
Answer: Option C A. becomes rigid when moulded at suitable pressure and temperature
B. at 127°C to 177°C permanently set and further application of heat
18. The weight of a good quality brick when immersed in water for a
does not soften it
period of 16 hours should not exceed the weight of dry brick
C. charrs at 343°C
A. 20%
D. All the above.
B. 15%
Answer: Option D
C. 10%
25. Pick up the synthetic resin from the following:
D. None of these.
A. Malamine resin
Answer: Option A
B. Phenolic resin
C. Resorcinol resin D. 45% of cobalt.
D. Urea resin Answer: Option D
E. All of these.
Answer: Option E 32. Plastics are compounds of carbon with element
A. hydrogen
26. Slacking of lime is affected by B. nitrogen
A. keeping it exposed to air C. oxygen
B. immersing the lime in water D. All of these.
C. crushing the lime lumps Answer: Option D
D. none of these. 33. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Answer: Option B A. The plastic bottles are made by the process of blowing
B. The plastic sheets are made by the calendering process in
27. The steel used in R.C.C. work is
which the plastic material is allowed to pass between cylindrical rollers
A. stainless steel C. The application of thermo-setting resins on sheets of paper,
B. mild steel is called laminating process
C. high carbon steel
D. The plastic articles made by placing raw material in the
D. wrought iron. desired moulds, is known as moulding process
Answer: Option B E. All the above.
Answer: Option E
28. Mastic asphalt is
A. water proof 34. Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the
B. fire proof raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the
C. elastic
following:
D. all the above. A. Alumina
Answer: Option D B. Lime
C. Ironoxide
29. Non acid-resistant asbestos is :
D. Magnesia.
A. tremolite asbestos
Answer: Option A
B. chrysolite abestos
C. amosite absestos
35. Cast iron is used for
D. none of these. A. structural works in beams
Answer: Option B B. small sized water pipes
C. columns and struts
30. Stones used for the construction of retaining walls must be
D. none to these.
A. soft
Answer: Option C
B. hard
C. light
36. Stainless steel resists corrosion due to
D. heavy. A. carbon
Answer: Option D B. sulphur
C. vanadium
31. Permanent magnets are made of high carbon steel and
D. chromium
A. 15% of cobalt
E. maganese.
B. 20% of cobalt
Answer: Option D
C. 35% of cobalt
37. Commonly used thinner in D. all the above.
A. lacquer paints, is alcohol Answer: Option D
B. cellulose paints is ethyle acetate
C. oil paints, is naptha 43. A ferrous metal is
B. solvent A. 2.50
B. 2.60
C. resin
C. 2.66 B. Impurities float on the molten iron as slag
D. 2.72 C. The slag contains lime about 45%
E. 3.00. D. The molten iron is made to run, in a long channel formed in
Answer: Option D sand called 'sow'
E. All the above.
49. The rocks having alumina or clay as their major constituents, are
Answer: Option E
known as
A. siliceous rocks 4. The tendency of a stone is, to split along:
B. argillaceous rocks A. texture
C. calcareous rocks B. fracture
D. sedimentary rocks C. cleavage
E. igneous rocks. D. structure
Answer: Option B E. all the above.
Answer: Option C
50. The curved swellings from the growth of layers or wounds left
after branches are cut off in an irregular manner, are known as 5. Acrylic is the name of
A. knots A. cellulose resin
B. rindgalls B. alkyd resin
C. burls C. methyl metha crylate
D. none of these. D. cumarone-indene.
Answer: Option B Answer: Option C
D. The compressive strength of silica bricks is about 150 kg/cm2 A. quick lime
E. All the above. B. fat lime
C. nickel A. rolling
B. pudding
D. venadium
C. shingling 26. Whitworth compressed steel is obtained when molten steel is
D. refining. subjected to a pressure of
Answer: Option B A. 5 kg/mm2
B. 9 kg/mm2
21. To give a brilliant finish, the type of varnish used, is C. 13 kg/mm2
A. water varnish
D. 15 kg/mm2
B. spirit varnish E. 10 kg/mm2.
C. turpentine varnish Answer: Option B
D. oil varnish
E. none of these. 27. Asbestos
Answer: Option B A. is an excellant insulator for heat and electricity
B. is fire-proof and acid proof
22. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
C. has sp. gravity equal to 3.10
A. Bull's trench kiln a trench excavated in ground D. is smooth like glass and silk
B. Hoffman's kiln is constructed overground E. All the above.
C. Tunnel Kiln is constructed as a tunnel
Answer: Option E
D. All the above.
Answer: Option D 28. Mild steel is used for
A. structural works in beams, joints and girders
23. The softest rock is
B. small sized water pipes
A. marble C. columns and struts
B. diamond D. none of these.
C. talc
Answer: Option A
D. quartz.
Answer: Option C 29. The sequence of refractory materials according to increasing
melting points is :
24. Bitumen may be dissolved in
A. Dolomite, Magnesia, Bauxite, Chromite
A. carbondioxide B. Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, Magnesia
B. water C. Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromite.
C. sodium chloride
Answer: Option B
D. carbon disulphide
E. none of these. 30. Veneering means
Answer: Option D A. carving out designs on timber planks
25. Pick up the correct statement from the following: B. chemically treating timber planks
A. Rusting is caused due to combined action of air, moisture and carbon C. thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood
dioxide D. thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood.
B. During rusting, first ferrous bicarbonates are formed Answer: Option C
C. On further oxidation ferrous bicarbonates get converted to ferric
bicarbonates 31. Laterite is a/an
A. volcanic rock
D. Ultimately hydrated ferric oxide is formed during rusting and carbon
dioxide gets liberated B. argillaceous rock
necessary C. Limonite
D. Siderite
E. All the above.
Answer: Option E E. Iron pyrites.
Answer: Option A
35. Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of cement from
42. For lime concrete,
the following:
A. Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite A. slump is 50 to 75 mm
48. For light and ornamental casting, the most unsuitable pig iron, is
A. Bessemer pig
B. Grey or foundry pig
C. White or forge pig
D. Mottled pig.
Answer: Option D
13. A rock contains only one mineral. It is called 19. To retard the initial setting time of cement, the compound
A. homogeneous responsible, is
B. non-homogeneous A. Tricalcium silicate
C. monomineralic B. Gypsum
D. polymineralic. C. Di-calcium silicate
Answer: Option C D. Tri calcium aluminate.
Answer: Option B
14. Asbestos
A. is a natural fibrous mineral substance 20. Dorry's testing machine is used for
B. is composed of hydrous silicates of calcium and magnesium A. crushing test of stone
(CaSiO3, 3MgSiO3) B. hardness test of stone
C. contains iron oxide and alumina C. impact test of stone
D. all the above. D. water absorption test.
Answer: Option D Answer: Option B
15. Pegmatite is a/an 21. Stones used for rubble masonry must be
A. intrusive igneous rock A. soft
B. extrusive igneous rock B. hard
C. sedimentary rock C. light
D. metamorphic rock. D. heavy.
Answer: Option A Answer: Option B
16. The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary 22. Index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine
respectively is aggregates, is calle
A. 25, 75 A. proportioning of aggregates
B. 30, 70 B. fineness modulus
C. 35, 65 C. grading of aggregates
D. All of these. D. none of these.
Answer: Option A Answer: Option B
17. The term frog means 23. Dolomite is a lime stone which contains carbonate of magnesia upto
A. an apparatus to lift the stone A. 15%
B. a depression on a face of brick B. 20%
C. vertical joint in a brick work C. 25%
D. soaking brick in water. D. 35%
Answer: Option B E. 45%.
Answer: Option E 29. Lime putty
A. is made from hydraulic lime
24. Priming consists of B. is made by adding lime to water
A. one part of white lead, 8 parts of chalk and four parts of C. can be used only upto three days
twice boiled linseed oil D. may be obtained from drying lime water mix passing through
B. 8 parts of white lead, one part of chalk and four parts of IS sieve No. 300
twice boiled linseed oil E. all of above.
C. one part of white lead, 8 parts of chalk and one part of Answer: Option E
linseed oil
D. none to these. 30. The minimum percentage of silica, alumina and ferric oxide in lime
Answer: Option A for white washing, is
A. 20
25. The portion of the brick cut across its width and having its length B. 15
equal to that of a full brick, is known as C. 10
A. closer D. 5
B. queen closer E. 0.
C. king closer Answer: Option E
D. prince closer
E. none of these. 31. For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is
Answer: Option B A. 16.5 litres
B. 18.5 litres
26. Seasoning of timber is done for C. 20.5 litres
A. increasing moisture content D. 22.5 litres
B. decreasing moisture content E. 25 litres.
C. increasing strength of timber Answer: Option D
D. none to these. if the water-cement ratio is specified as 0.45, the quantity of mixing
Answer: Option B water required per 50-kg bag of cement is 0.45 - 50 = 22.5 lt or kg.
27. Bitumen felt is used for 32. The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
A. water proofing A. cracking of bricks
B. damp proofing B. shrinkage of bricks
C. both (a) and (b) C. warping of bricks
D. neither (a) nor (b). D. none of these.
Answer: Option C Answer: Option C
28. According to ISI, bitumen is classified into 33. The property by virtue of which lime sets under water, is known as
A. 2 grades A. slacking
B. 4 grades B. setting
C. 6 grades C. hydraulicity
D. 8 grades. D. calcining.
E. 10 grades. Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
34. Percentage content of silica in window glass, is
A. 40 to 45 40. The frog of a brick is normally made on its
B. 50 to 55 A. top face
C. 60 to 65 B. bottom face
D. 70 to 75. C. longer face
Answer: Option D D. shorter side.
Answer: Option A
35. The coefficient of hardness of stones used in road work should be
greater than 41. The most important constituent of an oil paint, is
A. 10 A. thinner
B. 12 B. vehicle
C. 15 C. pigment
D. 17. D. base
Answer: Option D E. all the above.
Answer: Option E
36. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Air bubbles in casting produce a dull sound by tapping their surfaces 42. Granite mainly composed of quartz and felsper particles, is obtained
lightly with a hammer from
B. Cupola furnace is used for the manufacture of cast iron A. sedimentary rocks
C. Red short iron is of no value for welding purpose B. metamorphic rocks
D. All the above. C. igneous rocks
Answer: Option D D. all the above.
Answer: Option C
37. The steel used for the manufacture of rails, is
A. Bessemer steel 43. Bullet proof glass is made of thick glass sheet sandwiched by a layer
B. mild steel of
C. cast steel A. steel
D. stainless steel. B. stainless steel
Answer: Option A C. high test plastic
D. chromium plate.
38. Slump test for concrete is carried out, to determine Answer: Option C
A. strength
B. durability 44. Pig iron obtained from the furnance which is properly provided with
C. workability fuel at a very high temperature, is called
D. water content. A. Bessemer pig
Answer: Option C B. Grey or foundry pig
C. White or forge pig
39. Basalt is D. Mottled pig
A. sedimentary rock E. None of the above.
B. metamorphic rock Answer: Option B
C. extrusive igneous rock
D. intrusive igneous rock. 45. Refractory bricks are
Answer: Option C A. neutral refractory bricks
B. acid refractory bricks
C. basic refractory bricks
D. all the above.
Answer: Option D