Building Materials MCQs

Question 1

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Corrugated sheet iron is made by passing plain sheets between grooved rollers

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Strength and stiffness of corrugated sheets are considerably increased

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Corrugated sheets are generally used on slanting roofs

Question 2

Pick up correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Fibre boards are used for thermal and acoustic control

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Fibre boards are used for light weight standing members

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Fibre boards are obtained by impregnating a resin product on fibres

Question 3

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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For thin structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water cement ratio should be 0.45

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For mass concrete structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water ratio should be 0.55

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For thin structures which remain continuously under water, the water-cement ratio by weight should be 0.55

Question 4

Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:

Accepted Answer

Basalt

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Granite

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Dolerite

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All the above

Question 5

Pick up the hypabyssal rock from the following:

Accepted Answer

Dolerite

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Granite

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Basalt

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All the above

Question 6

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Hornblende mineral is brittle

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Muscovite is also known as white mica and potash mica

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Biotite is also known as black-mica

Question 7

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

None of these

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Hydraulic lime is generally obtained by burning kankar

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Hydraulic lime sets slowly as compared to fat lime

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Hydraulic lime is generally used in lime mortar

Question 8

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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In basic Bessemer process, the steel heats the converter

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In open-hearth process, the furnace heats the steel

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In Siemens process, the impurities of pig iron are oxidized by the oxygen of the ore

Question 9

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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In stone arches, the stones are placed with their natural beds radial

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In cornices, the stones are placed with their natural beds as vertical

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In stone walls, the stones are placed with their natural beds as horizontal