Building Material MCQ

 Building Material MCQ PART-8



Q.NO  351 Bitumen in ?

(A) Solid state, is called asphalt
(B) Semi fluid state, is called mineral tar
(C) Fluid state, is called petroleum
(D) All the above





Answer: Option D (All the above)


352) Varnish is a transparent or semi-transparent solution of resinous substances in ?
(A) Alcohol
(B) Linseed
(C) Turpentine
(D) All the above





 Answer: Option D (All the above)

353) Refractory bricks are used for ?
(A) Retaining walls
(B) Columns
(C) Piers
(D) Combustion chambers






 Answer: Option D (Combustion chambers)

354) Minimum required water cement ratio for a workable concrete is ?
(A) 0.30
(B)  0.40
(C)  0.50
(D) 0.60






Answer: Option B (0.40)




355) Minimum of 40% of iron, is available in ?
(A) Magnetite
(B) Red haematite
(C) Limonite
(D) Black band







Answer: Option D (Black band)


356) Portland pozzolana cement possesses ?
(A) Higher resistance to chemical attack
(B) Lower heat of hydration
(C) Lower shrinkage on drying
(D) All the above







Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  357 Dextrin is
(A) Animal glue
(B) Starch glue
(C) Albumin glue
(D) Rubber based adhesive







 Answer: Option D (Rubber based adhesive)


 Q.NO  358) Mastic asphalt is normally used for
(A) Sound insulation
(B) Water proofing
(C) Fire proofing
(D) None to these







Answer: Option B (Water proofing)


 Q.NO  359) The steel which contains fissures and cavities, is manufactured by
(A) Cementation process
(B) Crucible process
(C) Bessemer process
(D) Open hearth process






Answer: Option A (Cementation process)



360) Based on flow quality, the sequence of pipes is
(A) A.C. pipes, G.I. pipes, C.I. pipes, PVC pipes
(B) C.I. pipes, G.I. pipes, A.C. pipes, PVC pipes
(C) C.I. pipes, G.I. pipes, PVC pipes, A.C. pipes
(D) None of these






Answer: Option B (C.I. pipes, G.I. pipes, A.C. pipes, PVC pipes)



 Q.NO  361) Pick up the correct statement from the following
(A) Hornblende mineral is brittle
(B) Muscovite is also known as white mica and potash mica
(C) Biotite is also known as black-mica
(D) All the above






Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  362) Good quality sand is never obtained from ?

(A) River
(B) Lake
(C) Sea
(D) Gravel powder





 Answer: Option C (Sea)



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363) 
Lime mortar is generally made with ?
(A) Quick lime
(B) Fat lime
(C) Hydraulic lime
(D) Plain lime






 Answer: Option C (Hydraulic lime)


 Q.NO  364) Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of cement from the following:
(A) Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
(B) Tri-calcium silicate
(C) Tri-calcium aluminate
(D) Di-calcium silicate






Answer: Option B (Tri-calcium silicate)




 Q.NO  365) Linseed oil is used in paints as
(A) Thinner
(B) Vehicle
(C) Base
(D) Drier






Answer: Option D (Drier)




366) Asphalt is obtained from
(A) Petroleum distillation
(B) Bitumen distillation
(C) Plastic distillation
(D) None of these






Answer: Option A (Petroleum distillation)


 Q.NO  367) Percentage content of silica in window glass is?
(A) 40 to 45
(B) 50 to 55
(C) 60 to 65
(D) 70 to 75









Answer: Option D (70 to 75)



368) Most commonly used solvent in oil paints, is
(A) Petroleum
(B) Spirit
(C) Coal tar
(D) Turpentine





 Answer: Option A (Petroleum)



 Q.NO  369)
The harmonious mixing of the clay ingredients, is known as
(A) Weathering
(B) Blending
(C) Tempering
(D) None of these






 Answer: Option B (Blending)



 Q.NO  370) Bitumen felt
(A) Is used as water proofing material
(B) Is used as damp proofing material
(C) Is made from bitumen and hessian fibres
(D) All the above







Answer: Option D (All the above)


 Q.NO  371)
The initial setting time of lime-pozzolana, is
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 60 minutes
(C) 90 minutes
(D) 120 minutes






 Answer: Option D (120 minutes)


 Q.NO  372) The clay to be used for manufacturing bricks for a large project, is dugout and allowed to weather throughout?
(A) The monsoon
(B) The winter
(C) The summer
(D) None of these







 Answer: Option A (The monsoon)  -----A/C to SSC je Answer




 Q.NO  373) If the furnace is provided with insufficient fuel at low temperatures, the type of pig iron produced, is called

(A) Bessemer pig
(B) Grey or foundry pig
(C) White or forge pig
(D) Mottled pig






 Answer: Option C (White or forge pig)


 Q.NO  374) Depending on the chemical composition and mechanical properties, iron may be classified as ?
(A) Cast iron 
(B) Wrought iron
(C) Steel
(D) All the above






Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  375) The main constituent of fly-ash, is
(A) Aluminium oxide
(B) Silica
(C) Ferrous oxide
(D) All of these





 Answer: Option D (All the above)


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 Q.NO  376)
Brittleness of cold is due to an excess of ?
(A) Sulphur
(B) Carbon
(C) Phosphorus
(D) Silicon






Answer: Option C (Phosphorus)




 Q.NO  377) 
Asbestos cement ?

(A) Is brittle
(B) Warps due to changes in humidity
(C) Strength is lowered when saturated by water
(D) All of the above









Answer: Option D (All of the above)




 Q.NO  378) Gneiss is obtained from ?
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Metamorphic rocks
(C) Sedimentary rocks
(D) Sedimentary metamorphic rocks







Answer: Option D (Sedimentary metamorphic rocks)



 Q.NO  379 Fibre glass ?
(A) Retains heat-longer
(B) Has a higher strength to weight ratio
(C) Is shock proof and fire retardant
(D) All the above






Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  380
Pick up the correct statement from the following 
(A) The theory of formation of concrete is based on the phenomena of formation of voids

(B) The bulking of sand is taken into account while volumetric proportioning of the aggregates

(C) The dry sand and the sand completely flooded with water, have practically the same volume

(D) All the above








 Answer: Option D (All the above)


 Q.NO  381
The commonly used colour pigment in paints is ?
(A) Ambers
(B) Carbon black
(C) Iron oxide
(D) All the above









 Answer: Option D(All the above)




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 Q.NO  382)
The variety of pig iron used for the manufacture of steel by Bessemer process, is
(A) Bessemer pig
(B) Grey pig
(C) White forge pig
(D) Mottled pig







 Answer: Option A (Bessemer pig)



 Q.NO  383)
Vanadium steel is generally used for
(A) Railway switches and crossing
(B) Bearing balls
(C) Magnets
(D) Axles and springs










 Answer: Option D (Axles and springs)



 Q.NO  384
A badly mixed cement concrete results in ?
(A) Segregation
(B) Bleeding
(C) Honey combing
(D) None of these







 Answer: Option C (Honey combing)




 Q.NO  385)
Chemically, marble is known as ?
(A) Metamorphic rock
(B) Argillaceous rock
(C) Calcareous rock
(D) Siliceous rock







 Answer: Option C (Calcareous rock)



 Q.NO  386)
The filler used in plastic bitumen, is
(A) Shale powder
(B) Talc powder
(C) Asbestos powder
(D) Plastic powder








Answer: Option C (Asbestos powder)



 Q.NO  387
Mastic asphalt is generally used for ?
(A) Damp proof course
(B) Water proof layer
(C) Partition walls
(D) Both (A) and (B)







Answer: Option D (Both (A) and (B)



 Q.NO  388
The most fire resistant paints are
(A) Enamel paints
(B) Aluminium paints
(C) Asbestos paints
(D) Cement paints








 Answer: Option C (Asbestos paints)



 Q.NO  389) A pug mill is used for ?
(A) Softening brick earth
(B) Moulding brick earth
(C) Tempering brick earth
(D) Providing brick earth








 Answer: Option C (Tempering brick earth)

 Q.NO  390) A good brick earth should contain

(A) About 20% to 30% of alumina
(B) About 50% to 60% of silica
(C) Not more than 5% of lime
(D) All the above







 Answer: Option D (All the above)

 Q.NO  391)
The compound of Portland cement which contributes to the strength after two to three years is
(A) Tri-calcium silicate
(B) Di-calcium silicate
(C) Tri-calcium aluminate
(D) Tetra-calcium alumino ferrite







Answer: Option B (Di-calcium silicate)



 Q.NO  392)
Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of
(A) Pig iron
(B) Cast iron
(C) Wrought iron
(D) Steel








  Answer: Option D (Steel)

 Q.NO  393
Which one of the following is an air binding material?
(A) Gypsum
(B) Acid-resistant cement
(C) Quick lime
(D) All of these







 Answer: Option D (All of these)



 Q.NO  394 )
A good quality stone absorbs water less than
(A) 5 %
(B)  10 %
(C)  15 %
(D)  25 %







Answer: Option A ( 5 %)


 Q.NO  395)
The slag which floats on the surface of the molten iron generally contains ?
(A) Lime (CaO) 45%
(B) Silica (SiO2) 35%
(C) Alumina (Al2O3) 12% and MgO, CaSO4, KMnO2 and FeO 8%
(D) All the above








Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  396)
For the manufacture of plywood, veneers are placed so that grains of adjacent veneers ?
(A) Run at right angles
(B) Parallel
(C) Inclined at 45°
(D) Inclined at 60°







Answer: Option A (Run at right angles)

 Q.NO  397
The commonly used drying oil for oil paints is ?
(A) Olive oil
(B) Linseed oil
(C) Kerosene oil
(D) Acetate of lead







Answer: Option D (Acetate of lead)




 Q.NO  398)
Initial setting of cement is caused due to ?
(A) Tri-calcium silicate 
(B) Di-calcium silicate
(C) Tri-calcium aluminate
(D) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite








 
Answer: Option C (Tri-calcium aluminate)


 Q.NO  399)
Wrought iron is manufactured from pig iron by
(A) Refining
(B) Pudding
(C) Shingling
(D) All the above







Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  400) Fibre boards can be ?
(A) Distempered
(B) Painted
(C) Painted and distempered
(D) Used for furniture








 Answer: Option D (Used for furniture)










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