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
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
First class timber has an average life of
Less than one year
1 to 5 years
5 to 10 years
More than 10 years
PVC stands for
Plastic very compact
Polythene vinyl chloride
Polythene vinyl carbon
Polythene vanadium carbide
Hydraulic lime is obtained by
Burning of lime stone
Burning of kankar
Adding water to quick lime
Calcination of pure clay
Strength of cement concrete primarily depends upon
Quality of water
Quantity of aggregate
Quantity of cement
Water-cement ratio
Pick up the correct statement regarding low heat cement from the following:
It possesses less compressive strength
Its initial setting time is about one hour
Its final setting time is about 10 hours
All the above
The silica is used for preparing
Silica bricks
Coke oven
Lining for glass furnaces
All of these
The presence of sand in brick earth prevents:
Cracking of bricks
Shrinkage of bricks
Warping of bricks
None of these
Excess of silica in brick earth results in
Cracking and warping of bricks
Loss of cohesion
Enhancing the impermeability of bricks
None of the above
The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called
Wane
Torn grain
Diagonal grain
Chipmark
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
For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is
16.5 litres
18.5 litres
20.5 litres
22.5 litres
A good quality stone absorbs water less than
5 %
10 %
15 %
25 %
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
Whitworth compressed steel is obtained when molten steel is subjected to a pressure of
5 kg/mm2
9 kg/mm2
13 kg/mm2
15 kg/mm2
Slate is formed by metamorphic action on
Shale
Lime stone
Sand stone
Granite
Refractory bricks resist
High temperature
Chemical action
Dampness
All the above
The foliated structure is very common in
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
None of these
The method of addition polymerization is used for obtaining:
Polystyrene
Polypropylene
Polyvinylchloride
All of these
Specific gravity for most of the building stones lies between
1.5 to 2.0
2.0 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.0
3.0 to 3.5
The plastics made from cellulose resin
Are as clear as glass
Are tough and strong
Possess excellent electrical properties
All the above
Kaolin is chemically classified as
Metamorphic rock
Argillaceous rock
Calcareous rock
Siliceous rock
A bull nose brick is not used for
Rounding off sharp corners
Pillars
Decoration purpose
Arches
Which of the following stresses is used for identifying the quality of structural steel?
Ultimate stress
Yield stress
Proof stress
None of the above
Number of bricks required for one cubic metre of brick masonry is
400
450
500
550
Sandstone is a (i) Sedimentary rock (ii) Aqueous rock (iii) Siliceous rock The correct answer is
Only (i)
Both (i) and (ii)
Both (i) and (iii)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
The minimum percentage of silica, alumina and ferric oxide in lime for white washing, is
20
15
5
0
Based on its dry weight, a freshly felled tree may contain water
25 %
50 %
75 %
100 %
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Hornblende mineral is brittle
Muscovite is also known as white mica and potash mica
Biotite is also known as black-mica
All the above
Laterite is a/an
Volcanic rock
Argillaceous rock
Calcareous rock
Siliceous rock
Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of
Pig iron
Cast iron
Wrought iron
Steel