The portion of the brick cut across its width and having its length equal to that of a full brick, is known as
Closer
Queen closer
King closer
Prince closer
Correct Answer :
B. Queen closer
Related Questions
Crushing strength of a first class brick should not be less than
3.5 N/mm²
7.0 N/mm²
10.5 N/mm²
14.0 N/mm²
The specific gravity of marble, is
2.50
2.60
2.66
2.72
Seasoning of timber is essential to remove
Knots from timber
Sap from timber
Twisted fibre from timber
Roughness of timber
Distemper is
A paint consisting of powdered chalk, pigments and water
A water proofing agent
A paint consisting of coloured cement and water
A drying agent
The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are called
Radial shakes
Star shakes
Heart shakes
Cup shakes
Initial setting of cement is caused due to
Tri-calcium silicate
Di-calcium silicate
Tri-calcium aluminate
Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
Mild steel is used for
Structural works in beams, joints and girders
Small sized water pipes
Columns and struts
None of these
Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock? (i) Slate (ii) Shale (iii) Quartzite The correct answer is
Only (iii)
Both (i) and (iii)
Both (ii) and (iii)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
Advantage of a clamp compared to a kiln for burning bricks is that
It takes less time for burning
It gives more output of first class bricks
It has less initial cost
It is suitable when bricks are required in large numbers
For testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is
50 mm
70.6 mm
100 mm
150 mm
The main constituent which imparts hydraulicity to hydraulic lime is
Calcium oxide
Silica
Clay
Water
Stucco paints are suitable for
Stone masonry
Brick walls
Both (A) and (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
Quartzite, a metamorphic stone is
Hard
Brittle
Crystalline
All the above
Most commonly used solvent in oil paints, is
Petroleum
Spirit
Coal tar
Turpentine
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
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
The property by virtue of which lime sets under water, is known as
Slacking
Setting
Hydraulicity
Calcining
With increase in moisture content, the bulking of sand
Increases
Decreases
First increases to a certain maximum value and then decreases
First decreases to a certain minimum value and then increases
Bitumen paints offer
Pleasing surface
Hard surface
Smooth surface
Protective surface
The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is
5 %
15 %
25 %
35 %
Minimum thickness of wall where single Flemish bond can be used is
Half brick thick
One brick thick
One and a half bricks thick
Two bricks thick
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The phenol is carbolic acid
The phenol is either extracted from coal-tar or prepared from benzene
Phenol reacts with formaldehyde, to form phenol formaldehyde resin
All the above
The kiln which may work throughout the year, is
Clamp
Bull's kiln
Hoffman's kiln
None of these
As per IS specifications, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement should be
30 minutes
1 hour
6 hours
10 hours
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Roasting is not necessary if iron ore is an oxide
Impurities float on the molten iron as slag
The slag contains lime about 45%
All the above
Dextrin is
Animal glue
Starch glue
Albumin glue
Rubber based adhesive
Refractory bricks are used for
Retaining walls
Columns
Piers
Combustion chambers
Paints with white lead base are suitable for painting of
Wood work
Iron work
Both wood work and iron work
None of the above
The foliated structure is very common in
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
None of these
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Rust is due to formation of oxides
Cast iron oxidises less
Steel oxidises most
All the above