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Civil Engineering MCQS -Building Materials Section 3

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1. The commonly used drying oil for oil paints, is




2. Initial setting of cement is caused due to




3. The foliated structure is very common in




4. Turpentine oil is used in paints as




5. The hardest rock is




6. The silica is used for preparing




7. Wrought iron is manufactured from pig iron by




8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




9. Fibre boards can be




10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




11. Portland pozzolana cement possesses




12. Iron ore may contain




13. Wrought iron is used for




14. The timber having maximum resistance against white ants, is obtained from




15. Knots in timber are




16. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




17. Lime concrete is generally used for




18. Bituminous fells are used for




19. The minimum compressive strength of Ilnd class bricks should be




20. Stuco paints are suitable for




21. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




22. Quick setting cement is produced by adding




23. Duco is one of the patent forms of




24. Pick up the correct statement from the




25. Bulking of sand is caused due to




26. The normal curing period for lime mortar, is:




27. The type of steel used for precision levelling staff, is




28. During pudding




29. German silver is an alloy of




30. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:




31. Pick up correct statement from the following:




32. Quartzite, a metamorphic stone is




33. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




34. Dextrin is




35. Dextrin is




36. For the manufacture of stainless steel, steel is mixed with




37. Stones used for ornamental work must be




38. Pick up the correct statement from the following:




39. The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called




40. Smith's test of stones is performed to find out




41. The cracks caused by shrinkage of the exterior surface of the wood exposed to atmosphere, are called:




42. The process of decarbonising the pig iron completely and then adding proper percentage of carbon for manufacturing steel, is called




43. In paints, the pigment is responsible for




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




45. If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is :




46. Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay but free from iron-oxide, is known as




47. Dry rot




48. Which one of the following polymers is obtained from condensation polymerization ?




49. The weight of 1 m3 of brick earth, is about




50. Pozzolana (or surkhi) is used in lime