The process of mixing clay, water and other ingredients to make brick is known as
Kneading
Moulding
Pugging
Drying
Correct Answer :
A. Kneading
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PVC stands for
Plastic very compact
Polythene vinyl chloride
Polythene vinyl carbon
Polythene vanadium carbide
Dolomite is a lime stone which contains carbonate of magnesia upto
15 %
20 %
25 %
45 %
The property by virtue of which lime sets under water, is known as
Slacking
Setting
Hydraulicity
Calcining
The ratio of the thickness of web to that of flange of steel rolled structural beams and channels is
Less than 1
Equal to 1
Greater than 1
Less than 1 in beams but greater than 1 in channels
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)
A badly mixed cement concrete results in
Segregation
Bleeding
Honey combing
None of these
Stainless steel resists corrosion due to
Carbon
Sulphur
Vanadium
Chromium
A good quality stone absorbs water less than
5 %
10 %
15 %
25 %
Lacquer is
Oil paint
Distemper
Spirit varnish
None to these
Mastic asphalt is
Acid resisting material
Non-corrosive material
Corrosive material
Heating-resisting material
Plastic bitumen is generally used for
Road pavements
Expansion joints
Crack fillings
None to these
Asbestos cement
Is brittle
Warps due to changes in humidity
Strength is lowered when saturated by water
All of the above
Manganese steels
Are non-magnetic
Possess high electrical resistance
Possess low coefficient of expansion
All the above
Stainless steel contains
18% of chromium and 8% nickel
8% of chromium and 18% of nickel
12% of chromium and 36% of nickel
36% of chromium and 12% of nickel
Quick setting cement is produced by adding
Less amount of gypsum in very fine powdered form
More amount of gypsum in very fine powdered form
Aluminium sulphate in very fine powdered form
Pozzolana in very fine powdered form
The tendency of a stone is, to split along:
Texture
Fracture
Cleavage
Structure
Minimum required water cement ratio for a workable concrete, is
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
Chemically, marble is known as
Metamorphic rock
Argillaceous rock
Calcareous rock
Siliceous rock
Asbestos
Is an excellent insulator for heat and electricity
Is fire-proof and acid proof
Has sp. gravity equal to 3.10
All the above
The wedging is adopted for quarrying costly stratified rock such as
Laterite
Marble
Limestone
All the above
Kaolin is chemically classified as
Metamorphic rock
Argillaceous rock
Calcareous rock
Siliceous rock
Pick up the synthetic resin from the following:
Urea resin
Phenolic resin
Resorcinol resin
All of these
The commonly used drying oil for oil paints, is
Olive oil
Linseed oil
Kerosene oil
Acetate of lead
Water paint is a
White wash
Colour wash
Whiting
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Melamine is obtained from calcium carbide
Formaldehyde is prepared synthetically from methane
The melamine when reacted with formaldehyde forms the melamineformaldehyde resin
All the above
The cast iron when heated to red heat with powdered red haematite in an oven for increasing its toughness, is converted to
Grey cast iron
White cast iron
Mottled cast iron
Toughed cast iron
German silver is an alloy of
Zinc, lead and nickel
Silver, gold and lead
Copper, nickel and zinc
Copper, brass and zinc
Good quality cement contains higher percentage of
Tri-calcium silicate
Di-calcium silicate
Tri-calcium aluminate
Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
The term frog means
An apparatus to lift the stone
A depression on a face of brick
Vertical joint in a brick work
Soaking brick in water
Which of the following pairs gives a correct combination of the useful and harmful constituents respectively of a good brick earth?
Lime stone and alumina
Silica and alkalies
Alumina and iron
Alkalies and magnesium