A queen closer is a
Brick laid with its length parallel to the face or direction of wall
Brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face or direction of wall
Brick having the same length and depth as the other bricks but half the breadth
Brick with half the width at one end and full width at the other
Correct Answer :
C. Brick having the same length and depth as the other bricks but half the breadth
Related Questions
Which of the following stone is best suited for construction of piers and abutments of a railway bridge?
Granite
Sand stone
Lime stone
Quartzite
Wrought iron contains carbon upto
0.25 %
1.0 %
1.5 %
2 %
Pig iron made from haematite ores free from sulphur, phosphorus and copper, is known as
Bessemer pig
Grey or foundry pig
White or forge pig
Mottled pig
The commonly used base for iron and steel work, is
Red lead
Zinc white
White lead
Titanium white
The slenderness ratio for masonry walls should not be more than
10
20
30
40
Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of
Pig iron
Cast iron
Wrought iron
Steel
Pick up the polymineralic rock from the following:
Quartz sand
Pure gypsum
Magnesite
Granite
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from the earth's surface are called
Plutonic rocks
Hypabyssal rocks
Volcanic rocks
Igneous rocks
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Plastics are chemical resistant
Plastics are durable
Plastics are ductile
Plastics are excellent electric insulators
The most important constituent of varnish, is
Drier
Solvent
Resin
All the above
Minimum thickness of wall where single Flemish bond can be used is
Half brick thick
One brick thick
One and a half bricks thick
Two bricks thick
Fibre glass
Retains heat-longer
Has a higher strength to weight ratio
Is shock proof and fire retardant
All the above
Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following:
Gravel
Sand stone
Gypsum
Dolerite
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Roasting is not necessary if iron ore is an oxide
Impurities float on the molten iron as slag
The slag contains lime about 45%
All the above
The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
Cracking of bricks
Shrinkage of bricks
Warping of bricks
None of these
Geologically, marble is known as
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Stratified rock
Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber
Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method
In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45°, is known as quarter sawing method
Cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing
All the above
A badly mixed cement concrete results in
Segregation
Bleeding
Honey combing
None of these
Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a
Cant
Deal
Baulk
Strip
The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and slacks with water, is
Fat lime
Quick lime
Hydraulic lime
Poor lime
Early attainment of strength in rapid hardening cement is mainly due to
Gypsum
Finer grinding
Tri-calcium silicate
Tri-calcium aluminate
The filler used in plastic bitumen, is
Shale powder
Talc powder
Asbestos powder
Plastic powder
The commonly used raw material in the manufacture of cement, is
Slate
Sand stone
Lime stone
Basalt
If the ore impurities is
Clay, lime stone is used as flux
Lime stone, clay is used as flux
Quartz, lime stone and argillaceous iron ores are used as flux
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The baked earth is called terra-cotta
The articles prepared from clay which is burnt at low temperature and cooled down slowly, are called earthen-ware
The articles prepared from refractory clays which as mixed with stone and crushed pottery, are called stone ware
All the above
Granite mainly composed of quartz and feldspar particles, is obtained from
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
All the above
The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than
10 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
600 minute
The minimum compressive strength of 1st class bricks should be
75 kg/cm2
90 kg/cm2
100 kg/cm2
120 kg/cm2
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Bull's trench kiln a trench excavated in ground
Hoffman's kiln is constructed over ground
Tunnel Kiln is constructed as a tunnel
All the above
In the cement the compound quickest to react with water, is
Tri-calcium aluminate
Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
Tri-calcium silicate
Di-calcium silicate