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Cross cut saw is used for

A. Cutting soft stones

B. Cutting hard stones

C. Cutting large blocks of stones

D. Dressing stones

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B. Cutting hard stones


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

A. Cut-back bitumen

B. Bitumen-emulsion

C. Blown bitumen

D. Plastic bitumen

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Bulking of sand is caused due to

A. Surface moisture

B. Air voids

C. Viscosity

D. Clay contents

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Spalling hammer is used for

A. Driving wooden headed chisels

B. Rough dressing of stones

C. Carving of stones

D. Breaking small projection of stones

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If the ore impurities is

A. Clay, lime stone is used as flux

B. Lime stone, clay is used as flux

C. Quartz, lime stone and argillaceous iron ores are used as flux

D. All the above

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Elastomers can extend upto

A. Five times their original dimensions

B. Seven times their original dimensions

C. Ten times their original dimensions

D. Three times their original dimensions

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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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Bitumen felt is used for

A. Water proofing

B. Damp proofing

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Plywood is normally available

A. 1 mm thick

B. 2 mm thick

C. 2 to 3 mm thick

D. 3 mm to 4 mm thick

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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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The low voltage porcelain is mainly used for

A. Switch block

B. Insulating tubes

C. Lamp sockets

D. All of these

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Wrought iron is used for

A. Structural works in beams

B. Small sized water pipes

C. Columns and struts

D. None to these

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Pick up the synthetic resin from the following:

A. Urea resin

B. Phenolic resin

C. Resorcinol resin

D. All of these

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Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purpose because

A. It cannot be polished

B. It is not a fire proof material

C. It is costly

D. It has less crushing strength

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The fire clay contains pure

A. Lime

B. Oxide of iron

C. Hydrated aluminium silicate

D. Magnesium

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The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds, is known as

A. Cementation process

B. Crucible process

C. Bessemer process

D. Open hearth process

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Snowcrete is one of the patent forms of

A. Distempers

B. Water proof cement paints

C. Enamel paints

D. Cellulose paints

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As per IS specifications, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement should be

A. 30 minutes

B. 1 hour

C. 6 hours

D. 10 hours

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Manganese steels

A. Are non-magnetic

B. Possess high electrical resistance

C. Possess low coefficient of expansion

D. All the above

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To retard the initial setting time of cement, the compound responsible, is

A. Tri-calcium silicate

B. Gypsum

C. Di-calcium silicate

D. Tri-calcium aluminate

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Plywood is made from

A. Common timber

B. Bamboo fibre

C. Teak wood only

D. Asbestos sheets

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Lime putty

A. Is made from hydraulic lime

B. Is made by adding lime to water

C. Can be used only upto three days

D. All of above

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Vanadium steel is generally used for

A. Railway switches and crossing

B. Bearing balls

C. Magnets

D. Axles and springs

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Soundness of cement is tested by

A. Vicat's apparatus

B. Le-chatelier apparatus

C. Compressive strength testing apparatus

D. None of these

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Quick lime is

A. Calcium carbonate

B. Calcium oxide

C. Calcium hydroxide

D. None of the above

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Percentage of carbon content in mild steel is

A. Less than 0.25

B. Between 0.25 and 0.7

C. Between 0.7 and 1.5

D. Greater than 1.5

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Bitumen felt

A. Is used as water proofing material

B. Is used as damp proofing material

C. Is made from bitumen and hessian fibres

D. All the above

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Lacquer paints

A. Are generally applied on structural steel

B. Are less durable as compared to enamel paints

C. Consist of resin and nitro-cellulose

D. All the above

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Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following:

A. Gravel

B. Sand stone

C. Gypsum

D. Dolerite

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The minimum compressive strength of 2nd class bricks should be

A. 75 kg/cm2

B. 90 kg/cm2

C. 100 kg/cm2

D. 120 kg/cm2

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If the iron ore contains clay as an impurity, the flux added during calcination, is

A. Clay

B. Lime stone

C. Argillaceous iron ore

D. All the above