The amount of water used for one kg of distemper is
0.2 liter
0.4 liter
0.6 liter
0.8 liter
Correct Answer :
C. 0.6 liter
Related Questions
Number of bricks required for one cubic metre of brick masonry is
400
450
500
550
The operation of removal of impurities or clay adhering to iron ores, is known as
Dressing
Calcination
Roasting
Smelting
Seasoning of timber is done for
Increasing moisture content
Decreasing moisture content
Increasing strength of timber
None to these
Compared to mild steel, cast iron has (i) High compressive strength (ii) High tensile strength (iii) Low compressive strength (iv) Low tensile strength The correct answer is
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)
The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on
Bottom face
Top face
Shorter side
Longer side
As per IS specifications, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement should be
30 minutes
1 hour
6 hours
10 hours
A heavy stone is suitable for
Arches
Rubble masonry
Roads
Retaining walls
The most important constituent of varnish, is
Drier
Solvent
Resin
All the above
Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to develop adequate strength. Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening characteristics. Select your answer according to the coding system given below:
Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A
Both A and R is true and R is not a correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Plastic bitumen is generally used for
Road pavements
Expansion joints
Crack fillings
None to these
Bitumen paints offer
Pleasing surface
Hard surface
Smooth surface
Protective surface
A volatile substance added to a paint to make its application easy and smooth, is known as
Base
Solvent
Vehicle
None to these
If the furnace is provided with insufficient fuel at low temperatures, the type of pig iron produced, is called
Bessemer pig
Grey or foundry pig
White or forge pig
Mottled pig
Gneiss is obtained from
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary metamorphic rocks
Bitumen felt
Is used as water proofing material
Is used as damp proofing material
Is made from bitumen and hessian fibres
All the above
The foliated structure is very common in
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
None of these
For the manufacture of stainless steel, steel is mixed with
Chromium
Nickel
Tungsten
None of these
Which of the following is a rock?
Quartz
Mica
Gypsum
None of the above
Stones used for ornamental work must be
Soft
Hard
Light
Heavy
Which of the following should be used for hearting of thicker walls?
Headers
Stretchers
Brick bats
Queen closer
Expanded metal is
Manufactured from steel sheets
Used for reinforced concrete in road pavements
Measured in term of SWM (short way mesh) and LWM (long way mesh)
All the above
Cast iron
Is obtained by purifying pig iron
Is manufactured in required shapes
May contain 2 to 5 per cent of carbon with other impurities
All the above
Quartzite is a
Metamorphic rock
Argillaceous rock
Calcareous rock
Siliceous rock
A rock contains only one mineral. It is called
Homogeneous
Non-homogeneous
Monomineralic
Polymineralic
The variety of pig iron used for manufacture of wrought iron, is
Bessemer pig
Grey or foundry pig
White forge pig
Mottled pig
Pick up the hypabyssal rock from the following:
Granite
Dolerite
Basalt
All the above
The coefficient of hardness of stones used in road work should be greater than
10
12
15
17
After storage, the strength of cement
Decreases
Increases
Remains same
May increase or decrease
Plywood is normally available
1 mm thick
2 mm thick
2 to 3 mm thick
3 mm to 4 mm thick
The yield strength and tensile strength of low carbon steel may be improved by the addition of
Manganese
Chromium
Nickel
Vanadium