Building Materials MCQs

Question 1

Fibre boards can be

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Used for furniture

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Distempered

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Painted

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Painted and distempered

Question 2

The process of mixing clay, water and other ingredients to make brick is known as

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Kneading

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Moulding

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Pugging

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Drying

Question 3

Which of the following cements contains maximum percentage of dicalcium silicate?

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Low heat cement

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Ordinary Portland cement

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Rapid hardening cement

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Sulphate resisting cement

Question 4

Cast iron . . . . . . . .

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All the above

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Is obtained by purifying pig iron

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Is manufactured in required shapes

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May contain 2 to 5 percent of carbon with other impurities

Question 5

Soundness test of cement determines

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Quality of free lime

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Ultimate strength

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Durability

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Initial setting

Question 6

Which of the following cements is suitable for use in massive concrete structures such as large dams?

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Low heat cement

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Ordinary Portland cement

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Rapid hardening cement

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Sulphate resisting cement

Question 7

The internal size of mould used in brick preparation is

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Greater than the size of a fully burnt brick

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Equal to the size of a fully burnt brick

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Smaller than the size of a fully burnt brick

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None of the above

Question 8

The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when the thickness of wall is

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90 mm

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180 mm

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190 mm

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280 mm

Question 9

The slump recommended for mass concrete is about

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25 mm to 50 mm

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50 mm to 100 mm

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100 mm to 125 mm

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125 mm to 150 mm