French polish is
Oil paint
Distemper
Spirit varnish
None to these
Correct Answer :
C. Spirit varnish
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Quick lime is
Calcium carbonate
Calcium oxide
Calcium hydroxide
None of the above
Jumper is a tool used for
Testing of stones
Quarrying of stones
Dressing of stones
None of the above
A badly mixed cement concrete results in
Segregation
Bleeding
Honey combing
None of these
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Catalysts are added to assist and accelerate the hardening of resin
The fillers are inert materials and they impart strength and hardness
Fibrous fillers increase thermal resistance
All the above
Hydraulic lime is obtained by
Burning of lime stone
Burning of kankar
Adding water to quick lime
Calcination of pure clay
German silver is an alloy of
Zinc, lead and nickel
Silver, gold and lead
Copper, nickel and zinc
Copper, brass and zinc
The silica is used for preparing
Silica bricks
Coke oven
Lining for glass furnaces
All of these
The softest rock is
Marble
Diamond
Talc
Quartz
For the manufacture of stainless steel, steel is mixed with
Chromium
Nickel
Tungsten
None of these
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Soft stones are required for carving
Light stones are required for arches
Hard stones are required to stand high pressure
All the above
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
Cementation process
Crucible process
Bessemer process
Open hearth process
The initial setting time of lime-pozzolana, is
30 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The pressure acting on the stones in stone masonry construction should be
Along the direction of bedding planes
At 45° to the direction of bedding planes
At 60° to the direction of bedding planes
Perpendicular to the direction of bedding planes
The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
Cracking of bricks
Shrinkage of bricks
Warping of bricks
None of these
Sewer pipes are made of
Earthen ware
Stone ware
Refractory clay
All the above
Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purpose because
It cannot be polished
It is not a fire proof material
It is costly
It has less crushing strength
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The theory of formation of concrete is based on the phenomena of formation of voids
The bulking of sand is taken into account while volumetric proportioning of the aggregates
The dry sand and the sand completely flooded with water, have practically the same volume
All the above
Bituminous fells are used for
Covering A.C. sheets
Covering sloping roofs
D.P.C.
None to these
If P is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination of initial setting time, is
0.70 P
0.75 P
0.80 P
0.85 P
Acrylic sheets
Possess 10 to 17 times greater breakage resistance than that of glass of equivalent thickness
Are generally unaffected by most household detergents
Possess the light transmission rate of 93%
All the above
The size of modular bricks, is
10 × 10 × 9 cm
19 × 9 × 9 cm
22.5 × 10 × 8.5 cm
22.5 × 8.0 × 9 cm
Which of the following has more fire resisting characteristics?
Marble
Lime stone
Compact sand stone
Granite
Cement is said to be of good quality if
Its colour is not greenish grey
One feels cool by thrusting one's hand in the cement bag
A handful of cement thrown into a bucket of water does not float
None of these
Which one of the following is an air binding material?
Gypsum
Acid-resistant cement
Quick lime
All of these
Seasoning of timber is done
To make it water proof
To paint its surface
To increase its temperature
To remove water
Acrylic is the name of
Cellulose resin
Alkyd resin
Methyl methacrylate
Cumarone-indene
Asbestos cement
Is brittle
Warps due to changes in humidity
Strength is lowered when saturated by water
All of the above
Strength of cement concrete primarily depends upon
Quality of water
Quantity of aggregate
Quantity of cement
Water-cement ratio
Durability of building stone is affected by its
Chemical composition
Texture
Resistance to atmosphere
All the above
Which of the following timbers is suitable for making sports goods?
Mulberry
Mahogany
Sal
Deodar