Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. A queen closer is a
- (A) Brick laid with its length parallel to the face or
direction of wall
- (B) Brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face or
direction of wall
- (C) Brick having the same length and depth as the other
bricks but half the breadth
- (D) Brick with half the width at one end and full width
at the other
2. The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary respectively is
- (A) 25, 75
- (B) 30, 70
- (C) 35, 65
- (D) All of these
3. The proportions of lime and sand in the mortar normally used in brick construction are
- (A) 1 : 2
- (B) 1 : 4
- (C) 1 : 6
- (D) 1 : 8
4. Index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates, is called
- (A) Proportioning
of aggregates
- (B) Fineness
modulus
- (C) Grading
of aggregates
- (D) None of
these
5. Which of the following sedimentary rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action?
- (A) Sand stone
- (B) Lime stone
- (C) Shale
- (D) Gypsum
6. Lime putty
- (A) Is made from
hydraulic lime
- (B) Is
made by adding lime to water
- (C) Can be used
only upto three days
- (D) All of above
7. The stone suitable for rubble masonry should be.
- (A) Hard
- (B) Tough
- (C) Heavy
- (D) Light
8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) Air
bubbles in casting produce a dull sound by tapping their surfaces lightly with
a hammer
- (B) Cupola
furnace is used for the manufacture of cast iron
- (C) Red short
iron is of no value for welding purpose
- (D) All the
above
9. Spalling hammer is used for
- (A) Driving wooden headed chisels
- (B) Rough dressing of stones
- (C) Carving of stones
- (D) Breaking small projection of stones
10. Bullet proof glass is made of thick glass sheet sandwiched by a layer of
- (A) Steel
- (B) Stainless
steel
- (C) High test
plastic
- (D) Chromium
plate
11. Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is
- (A) 0°
- (B) 30°
- (C) 45°
- (D) 90°
12. According to IS 399-1963, the weight of the timber is specified at
- (A) 8% moisture
content
- (B) 10% moisture
content
- (C) 12% moisture
content
- (D) 14% moisture
content
13. 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
14. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) The free
quartz suddenly expands at a temperature lower than 600°C
- (B) The lime
stone resists fire upto about 800°C and at higher temperature it splits into
CaO and CO2
- (C) The sand
stone with silicates resist a fire in a better way
- (D) All the
above
15. Quick lime is
- (A) Calcium carbonate
- (B) Calcium oxide
- (C) Calcium hydroxide
- (D) None of the above
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