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For melting one tonne of cast iron

A. 700 m3 air is required

B. 20 kg limestone is required

C. One quintal coke is required

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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Pick up the non-inflammable plastic from the following:

A. Cellulose acetate plastics

B. Polyvinyl chloride plastics

C. Phenol formaldehyde plastic

D. Urea formaldehyde plastic

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Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber

A. Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method

B. In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45°, is known as quarter sawing method

C. Cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing

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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Acrylic sheets

A. Possess 10 to 17 times greater breakage resistance than that of glass of equivalent thickness

B. Are generally unaffected by most household detergents

C. Possess the light transmission rate of 93%

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The percentage of absorption for firebricks varies from 5 to 10

B. The percentage of silica in silica bricks is to the extent of about 95 to 97 percent

C. Roughly 1 to 2 percent of lime in silica bricks is added to act as binding material

D. All the above

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For making fly-ash building bricks, the following mix of fly-ash, sand and lime, is

A. 80 : 13 : 7

B. 70 : 20 : 10

C. 60 : 35 : 5

D. None of these

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Upto a maximum of 72% of iron, is available in

A. Magnetite

B. Limonite

C. Siderite

D. Iron pyrites

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The hardest rock is

A. Marble

B. Diamond

C. Talc

D. Quartz

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Addition of pozzolana to ordinary Portland cement increases

A. Bleeding

B. Shrinkage

C. Permeability

D. Heat of hydration

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The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than

A. 10 minutes

B. 30 minutes

C. 60 minutes

D. 600 minute

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A pug mill is used for

A. Softening brick earth

B. Moulding brick earth

C. Tempering brick earth

D. Providing brick earth

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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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Bitumen in

A. Solid state, is called asphalt

B. Semi fluid state, is called mineral tar

C. Fluid state, is called petroleum

D. All the above

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Plastic

A. Is an organic substance

B. Consists of natural or synthetic binders

C. Finished products are rigid and stable at normal temperature

D. All the above

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Polymerization helps to improve the property of

A. Strength

B. Rigidity

C. Elasticity

D. All of these

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Resins are

A. Not soluble in water

B. Soluble in spirit

C. Used in varnishes

D. Left behind on evaporation of oil

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The softest rock is

A. Marble

B. Diamond

C. Talc

D. Quartz

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Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings:

A. Sulphate resisting cement

B. Rapid hardening cement

C. Quick setting cement

D. Pozzolana cement

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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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Which of the following pairs gives a correct combination of the useful and harmful constituents respectively of a good brick earth?

A. Lime stone and alumina

B. Silica and alkalies

C. Alumina and iron

D. Alkalies and magnesium

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Durability of building stone is affected by its

A. Chemical composition

B. Texture

C. Resistance to atmosphere

D. All the above

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Duco is one of the patent forms of

A. Emulsion paints

B. Plastic paints

C. Bituminous paints

D. Cellulose paints

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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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Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:

A. Granite

B. Dolerite

C. Basalt

D. All the above

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The initial setting time of hydraulic lime, is

A. 30 minutes

B. 60 minutes

C. 90 minutes

D. 120 minutes

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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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The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is

A. 5 %

B. 15 %

C. 25 %

D. 35 %

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The commonly used thinner in oil paints, is

A. Naphtha

B. Turpentine

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. None the these

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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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The size of modular bricks, is

A. 10 × 10 × 9 cm

B. 19 × 9 × 9 cm

C. 22.5 × 10 × 8.5 cm

D. 22.5 × 8.0 × 9 cm