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Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of

A. Pig iron

B. Cast iron

C. Wrought iron

D. Steel

Correct Answer :

D. Steel


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Pick up the polymineralic rock from the following:

A. Quartz sand

B. Pure gypsum

C. Magnesite

D. Granite

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The process of decarbonising the pig iron completely and then adding proper percentage of carbon for manufacturing steel, is called

A. Cementation process

B. Crucible process

C. Bessemer process

D. Open hearth process

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Brittleness of cold is due to an excess of

A. Sulphur

B. Carbon

C. Phosphorus

D. Silicon

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The silica is used for preparing

A. Silica bricks

B. Coke oven

C. Lining for glass furnaces

D. All of these

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Sapwood consists of

A. Innermost annular rings around the pith

B. Portion of timber between heartwood and cambium layer

C. Thin layers below the bark

D. Thin fibre which extends from the pith outwards and holds the annular rings together

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Which one of the following is used for preparing porcelain?

A. Clay

B. Feldspar

C. Quartz

D. All of these

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For the manufacture of plywood, veneers are placed so that grains of adjacent veneers

A. Run at right angles

B. Parallel

C. Inclined at 45°

D. Inclined at 60°

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Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the following:

A. Alumina

B. Lime

C. Iron-oxide

D. Magnesia

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Kaolin is chemically classified as

A. Metamorphic rock

B. Argillaceous rock

C. Calcareous rock

D. Siliceous rock

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The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from the earth's surface are called

A. Plutonic rocks

B. Hypabyssal rocks

C. Volcanic rocks

D. Igneous rocks

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The variety of pig iron used for the manufacture of steel by Bessemer process, is

A. Bessemer pig

B. Grey pig

C. White forge pig

D. Mottled pig

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A prime coat is given to steel work with

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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Plywood is obtained by gluing wooden sheets at

A. 100 to 150 N/cm2

B. 100 to 130°C

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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The plastics made from cellulose resin

A. Are as clear as glass

B. Are tough and strong

C. Possess excellent electrical properties

D. All the above

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In a rock calcium carbonate predominates. State whether it is:

A. Siliceous rock

B. Argillaceous rock

C. Calcareous rock

D. None of these

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The term frog means

A. An apparatus to lift the stone

B. A depression on a face of brick

C. Vertical joint in a brick work

D. Soaking brick in water

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The ultimate tensile strength of structural mild steel is about

A. 160 N/mm²

B. 260 N/mm²

C. 420 N/mm²

D. 520 N/mm²

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Air bubbles in casting produce a dull sound by tapping their surfaces lightly with a hammer

B. Cupola furnace is used for the manufacture of cast iron

C. Red short iron is of no value for welding purpose

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The plywoods do not split or crack due to changes in atmosphere

B. The commercial plywoods are available upto 150 cm wide and upto 300 cm long

C. The plywoods possess uniform tensile strength in all directions

D. All the above

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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 from soluble salts

B. 10 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has slight efflorescence

C. 50 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has serious efflorescence

D. All the above

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The hardest rock is

A. Marble

B. Diamond

C. Talc

D. Quartz

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A good brick earth should contain:

A. About 20% to 30% of alumina

B. About 50% to 60% of silica

C. Not more than 5% of lime

D. All the above

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Ultimate strength to cement is provided by

A. Tri-calcium silicate

B. Di-calcium silicate

C. Tri-calcium aluminate

D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite

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Initial setting time of cement for asbestos cement products should be not less than

A. 30 minutes

B. 50 minutes

C. 75 minutes

D. 90 minutes

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Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is

A.

B. 30°

C. 45°

D. 90°

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Pick up the correct characteristic of Pyroxene from the following:

A. It forms octagonal crystals

B. It converts to chlorine by hydration

C. Its density is 2.3 to 3.6 g/cm2

D. All the above

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A rock contains only one mineral. It is called

A. Homogeneous

B. Non-homogeneous

C. Monomineralic

D. Polymineralic

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Slaked lime contains calcium hydroxide

B. Quick lime contains calcium oxide

C. Slaked lime may be obtained from quick lime

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Lime is available in Free State

B. Lime is available by dissolving calcium carbonate in water

C. Lime is available by calcining calcium carbonate at 900°C

D. Lime is nothing but calcium chloride

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Bitumen felt is used for

A. Water proofing

B. Damp proofing

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)