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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The phenol is carbolic acid

B. The phenol is either extracted from coal-tar or prepared from benzene

C. Phenol reacts with formaldehyde, to form phenol formaldehyde resin

D. All the above

Correct Answer :

D. All the above


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The most fire resistant paints are:

A. Enamel paints

B. Aluminium paints

C. Asbestos paints

D. Cement paints

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Study the following statements. (i) Hydraulic lime is suitable for white washing, (ii) Fat lime is suitable for whitewashing, (iii) Hydraulic lime is suitable for making mortar, (iv) Fat lime is suitable for making mortar. The correct answer is

A. (i) and (iv)

B. (ii) and (iii)

C. (i) and (ii)

D. (iii) and (iv)

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With storage, strength of cement

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remains the same

D. None to these

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Percentage content of silica in window glass, is

A. 40 to 45

B. 50 to 55

C. 60 to 65

D. 70 to 75

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Initial setting of cement is caused due to

A. Tri-calcium silicate

B. Di-calcium silicate

C. Tri-calcium aluminate

D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite

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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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The compound of Portland cement which reacts immediately with water and also sets first is

A. Tri-calcium silicate

B. Di-calcium silicate

C. Tri-calcium aluminate

D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite

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Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least

A. 50 %

B. 40 %

C. 30 %

D. 25 %

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Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a

A. Cant

B. Deal

C. Baulk

D. Strip

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Catalysts are added to assist and accelerate the hardening of resin

B. The fillers are inert materials and they impart strength and hardness

C. Fibrous fillers increase thermal resistance

D. All the above

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Bitumen completely dissolves in

A. Carbon bisulphide

B. Chloroform

C. Coal tar

D. All of these

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Expanded metal is

A. Manufactured from steel sheets

B. Used for reinforced concrete in road pavements

C. Measured in term of SWM (short way mesh) and LWM (long way mesh)

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The lime in excess makes the cement unsound and causes the cement to expand and disintegrate

B. The silica in excess makes the cement stronger but its setting time also increases

C. The excess amount of alumina weakens the cement

D. All the above

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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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The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on

A. Bottom face

B. Top face

C. Shorter side

D. Longer side

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If P is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination of initial setting time, is

A. 0.70 P

B. 0.75 P

C. 0.80 P

D. 0.85 P

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The method of addition polymerization is used for obtaining:

A. Polystyrene

B. Polypropylene

C. Polyvinylchloride

D. All of these

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The operation of removal of impurities or clay adhering to iron ores, is known as

A. Dressing

B. Calcination

C. Roasting

D. Smelting

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The percentage of alumina in a good brick earth lies between

A. 5 to 10 %

B. 20 to 30 %

C. 50 to 60 %

D. 70 to 80 %

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The filler used in plastic bitumen, is

A. Shale powder

B. Talc powder

C. Asbestos powder

D. Plastic powder

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The standard size of masonry bricks, is

A. 18 cm × 8 cm × 8 cm

B. 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm

C. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm

D. 21 cm × 11 cm × 11 cm

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Adding 5% to 6% of moisture content by weight, increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38%

B. The bulking of fine sand is more than that of coarse sand

C. If the percentage content of moisture exceeds 10%, increase in bulk of sand starts increasing

D. All the above

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The rocks formed from molten magma, are called

A. Sedimentary rocks

B. Igneous rocks

C. Metamorphic rocks

D. None of these

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Which of the following cements contains maximum percentage of dicalcium silicate?

A. Ordinary Portland cement

B. Low heat cement

C. Rapid hardening cement

D. Sulphate resisting cement

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The internal size of mould used in brick preparation is

A. Equal to the size of a fully burnt brick

B. Smaller than the size of a fully burnt brick

C. Greater than the size of a fully burnt brick

D. None of the above

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For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing cement and standard sand in the proportions of

A. 1 : 2

B. 1 : 3

C. 1 : 4

D. 1 : 6

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

A. Plutonic rocks

B. Hypabyssal rocks

C. Volcanic rocks

D. Igneous rocks

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The specific gravity of marble, is

A. 2.50

B. 2.60

C. 2.66

D. 2.72

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Due to attack of dry rot, the timber

A. Cracks

B. Shrinks

C. Reduces to powder

D. None of these

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The heating of a material to redness in contact with air, is known as calcination

B. The property of lime by which it sets or hardens in damp places having no free circulation of air is called setting

C. The product that remains after calcination of limestone, is called lime

D. All the above