Building Materials MCQs

Question 1

Veneering means

Accepted Answer

Thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood

Answer

Carving out designs on timber planks

Answer

Chemically treating timber planks

Answer

Thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood

Question 2

Good quality sand is never obtained from

Accepted Answer

Sea

Answer

River

Answer

Lake

Answer

Gravel powder

Question 3

Water paint is a

Accepted Answer

All the above

Answer

White wash

Answer

Color wash

Answer

Whiting

Question 4

A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

10%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Question 5

The commonly used lime in white washing, is

Accepted Answer

Fat lime

Answer

White lime

Answer

Hydraulic lime

Answer

Quick lime

Question 6

Plywood is made from

Accepted Answer

Common timber

Answer

Bamboo fibre

Answer

Teak wood only

Answer

Asbestos sheets

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

White cement

Answer

Quick setting cement

Answer

Rapid hardening cement

Answer

Low heat Portland cement

Question 8

Bitumen may be dissolved in

Accepted Answer

Carbon disulphide

Answer

Carbondioxide

Answer

Water

Answer

Sodium chloride

Question 9

The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary respectively is

Accepted Answer

25, 75

Answer

30, 70

Answer

35, 65

Answer

All of these