Building Materials MCQs

Question 1

The commonly used drying oil for oil paints, is

Accepted Answer

accetate of lead.

Answer

olive oil

Answer

linseed oil

Answer

kerosine oil

Question 2

Distemper is

Accepted Answer

a paint consisting of powdered chalk, pigments, and water

Answer

a water proofing agent

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a paint consisting of coloured cement and water

Answer

a drying agent.

Question 3

French Wish-is

Accepted Answer

spirit varnish

Answer

oil paint

Answer

distemper

Answer

none to these.

Question 4

Asbestos is

Accepted Answer

all the above.

Answer

corrugated sheet used for roofing

Answer

an incombustible fife proof material

Answer

an organic substanice

Question 5

In paints, the pigment is responsible for

Accepted Answer

colour

Answer

durability

Answer

smoothness

Answer

glassy face

Question 6

The material generally not used as extender in paints, is

Accepted Answer

zinc white.

Answer

powdered silica

Answer

gypsum

Answer

talc

Question 7

The commonly used colour pigment in paints, is

Accepted Answer

all the above.

Answer

ambers

Answer

carbon black

Answer

iron oxide

Question 8

The commonly used thinner in oil paints, is

Accepted Answer

both (a) and (b)

Answer

naptha

Answer

turpentine

Answer

neither (a) nor (b)

Question 9

Commonly used thinner in

Accepted Answer

all the above.

Answer

lacquer paints, is alcohol

Answer

cellulose paints is ethyle acetate

Answer

oil paints, is naptha