Building Material MCQ

Building Material MCQ PART-3

 Q.NO  101) Sand stone is ?
(A) Sedimentary rock
(B) Metamorphic rock
(C) Igneous rock
(D) Volcanic rock








Answer: Option A (Sedimentary rock)



 Q.NO  102) Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock?
(i) Slate
(ii) Shale
(iii) Quartzite
The correct answer is
(A) Only (iii)
(B) Both (i) and (iii)
(C) Both (ii) and (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)






 Answer: Option B (Both (i) and (iii))



 Q.NO  103) For the manufacture of Portland cement, the proportions of raw materials used, are ?
(A) Lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other ingredients 15%
(B) Lime 22% ; silica 63% ; other ingredients 15%
(C) Silica 40% ; lime 40% ; other ingredients 20%
(D) Silica 70% ; lime 20% ; other ingredients 10%








Answer: Option A (Lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other ingredients 15%)



 Q.NO  104) A good building stone should not absorb water more than ?
(A) 5 %
(B)  10 %
(C)  15 %
(D)  20 %







Answer: Option A (5 %)



 Q.NO  105 )  Good quality stones must ?
(A) Be durable
(B) Be free from clay
(C) Resist action of acids
(D) All the above





Answer: Option D (All the above )



 Q.NO  106) Specific gravity for most of the building stones lies between ?
(A)  1.5 to 2.0
(B)  2.0 to 2.5
(C)  2.5 to 3.0
(D)  3.0 to 3.5







Answer: Option C (2.5 to 3.0)



 Q.NO  107) Initial setting time of cement for asbestos cement products should be not less than ?
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 50 minutes
(C) 75 minutes
(D) 90 minutes








Answer: Option D (90 minutes)




 Q.NO  108) The age of a tree can be known by examining ?
(A) Cambium layer
(B) Annular rings
(C) Medullary rays
(D) Heart wood








 Answer: Option B (Annular rings)



 Q.NO  109) Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) In basic Bessemer process, the steel heats the converter
(B) In open-hearth process, the furnace heats the steel
(C) In Siemens process, the impurities of pig iron are oxidised by the oxygen of the ore

(D) All the above






Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  110) Percentage of silica in a good brick earth lies between ?
(A) 5 to 10 %
(B)  20 to 30 %
(C)  50 to 60 %
(D) 70 to 80 %







Answer: Option C (50 to 60 %)



 Q.NO  111 ) Resins are ?
(A) Not soluble in water
(B) Soluble in spirit
(C) Used in varnishes
(D) Left behind on evaporation of oil






Answer: Option C ( Used in varnishes)



 Q.NO  112) Quick lime is ?
(i) Slow in setting
(ii) Rapid in slacking
(iii) Good in strength The correct answer is
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii)
(D) Both (ii) and (iii)






Answer: Option C (Both (i) and (ii))



 Q.NO  113) Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Soft stones are required for carving
(B) Light stones are required for arches
(C) Hard stones are required to stand high pressure
(D) All the above






Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  114) As per IS specifications, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement should be  ?
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 1 hour
(C) 6 hours
(D) 10 hours







Answer: Option D (10 hours)



 Q.NO  115)  Shingle is  ?
(A) Decomposed laterite
(B) Crushed granite
(C) Water bound pebbles
(D) Air weathered rock








Answer: Option A (Decomposed laterite)




 Q.NO  116)Proper amount of entrained air in concrete results in
(i) Better workability
(ii) Better resistance to freezing and thawing
(iii) Lesser workability
(iv) Less resistance to freezing and thawing The correct answer is
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)







Answer: Option A ( (i) and (ii))


 Q.NO  117) Pick up the correct statement from the following: 
Method of sawing timber  ?

(A) Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method

(B) In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45°, is known as quarter sawing method

(C) Cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing

(D) All the above








 Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Q.NO  118
Assertion:   A : Paints with white lead base are not recommended for painting of iron works.
 Reason:     R : Paints with white lead base do not check rusting of iron.
Select your answer according to the coding system given below:
(A) Both A and R is true and, R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true






Answer: Option A ( Both A and R is true and, R is the correct explanation of A)



 Q.NO  119) Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) Alexander Parkes, a Scottish chemist prepared a hard material by mixing camphor and alcohol with nitro cellulose and called it, as Parkesite
(B) Dr. L. Bakeland, a Belgian scientist prepared a product known as Bakelite
(C) Pollark, an Austrian scientist prepared a substance from urea and formaldehyde and called it Plastic
(D) All the above









 Answer: Option D ( All the above)



 Q.NO  120) Expansion Joints in masonry walls are provided in wall lengths usater than ?
(A) 10 m
(B) 20 m
(C) 30 m
(D) 40 m








Answer: Option D (40 m)




 Q.NO  121) Cast steel is manufactured by ?
(A) Cementation process
(B) Crucible process
(C) Bessemer process
(D) Open hearth process









 Answer: Option B (Bessemer process)



 Q.NO  122) Based on the following rocks and minerals, select the correct statement, quartz, shale, basalt, granite, marble, gypsum, mica  

(A) Basalt and marble are the only metamorphic rocks
(B) There is no sedimentary rock
(C) Granite is the only igneous rock
(D) Quartz and mica are minerals







 Answer: Option D ( Quartz and mica are minerals)



 Q.NO  123) The foliated structure is very common in ?
(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) Igneous rocks
(C) Metamorphic rocks
(D) None of these






Answer: Option C ( Metamorphic rocks)




 Q.NO  124 ) Cross cut saw is used for ?
(A) Cutting soft stones
(B) Cutting hard stones
(C) Cutting large blocks of stones
(D) Dressing stones







Answer: Option B (Cutting hard stones)



 Q.NO  125) Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Catalysts are added to assist and accelerate the hardening of resin
(B) The fillers are inert materials and they impart strength and hardness
(C) Fibrous fillers increase thermal resistance
(D) All the above







Answer: Option D (All the above)



 Building Materials

 Q.NO  126) A first class brick when immersed in cold water for 24 hours should not absorb water more than ?
(A)  15 %
(B)  20 %
(C)  22 %
(D) 25  %






 Answer: Option B


 Q.NO  127) The minimum compressive strength of 2nd class bricks should be ?
(A) 75/ kgcm2
(B) 90 kg/cm2
(C) 100 kg/cm2
(D) 120 kg/cm2






Answer: Option A (75/ kgcm2)



 Q.NO  128) Which of the following bricks are used for lining of furnaces?
(A) Over-burnt bricks
(B) Under-burnt bricks
(C) Refractory bricks
(D) First class bricks







 Answer: Option C (Refractory bricks)



 Q.NO  129) Bulking of sand is caused due to ?
(A) Surface moisture
(B) Air voids
(C) Viscosity
(D) Clay contents






Answer: Option A (Surface moisture)



 Q.NO  130) According to IS specifications, the compressive strength of ordinary Portland cement after three days should not be less than
(A) 7 MPa
(B) 11.5 MPa
(C) 16 MPa
(D) 21 MPa







 Answer: Option C (16 MPa)



 Q.NO  131) Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Plastics have generally low melting point
(B) The coefficient of thermal expansion of plastics is about three times than that of steel
(C) The acoustical boards prepared by impregnating fibre-glass with phenolic resins has absorption coefficient of about 0.67
(D) All the above








Answer: Option D (All the above)


 Q.NO  132) The amount of water used for one kg of distemper is?
(A) 0.2 liter
(B) 0.4 liter
(C) 0.6 liter
(D) 0.8 liter







Answer: Option C (0.6 liter)



 Q.NO  133) Smith's test of stones is performed to find out ?
(A) The presence of soluble matter of stone
(B) The compressive strength of the stone
(C) The hardness of the stone
(D) The toughness of the stone









 Answer: Option A (The presence of soluble matter of stone)




 Q.NO  134) The most important tool in brick laying for lifting and spreading mortar and for forming joints is ?
(A) Trowel
(B) Square
(C) Bolster
(D) Scutch







Answer: Option A (Trowel)


 Q.NO  135) The weight of 1 m3 of brick earth, is about  ?
(A) 1200 kg
(B) 1500 kg
(C) 1800 kg
(D) 2000 kg







Answer: Option C (1800 kg)



 Q.NO  136) Which of the following is a mineral?
(A) Basalt
(B) Granite
(C) Quartz
(D) Syenite






Answer: Option C (Quartz)


 Q.NO  137) Age of a tree may be ascertained by ?
(A) Radius of its stem
(B) Circumference of its stem
(C) Number of branches
(D) Number of annual rings







 Answer: Option D (Number of annual rings)




 Q.NO  138) Crushing strength of a good building stone should be more than ?
(A) 50 MPa
(B) 100 MPa
(C) 150 MPa
(D) 200 MPa








Answer: Option B (100 MPa)



 Q.NO  139) Generally wooden moulds are made from ?
(A) Ply wood
(B) Shishum wood
(C) Deodar wood
(D) Teak wood








 Answer: Option B (Shishum wood)




 Q.NO  140) The nominal size of the modular brick is ?
(A) 190 mm × 90 mm × 80 mm
(B) 190 mm × 190 mm × 90 mm
(C) 200 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm
(D) 200 mm × 200 mm × 100 mm








Answer: Option C (200 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm)




 Q.NO  141) Bitumen is generally obtained from? 
(A) Organic material
(B) Synthetic material
(C) Petroleum product
(D) Coal







Answer: Option C (Petroleum product)



 Q.NO  142) The main constituent which imparts hydraulicity to hydraulic lime is ?
(A) Calcium oxide
(B) Silica
(C) Clay
(D) Water







 Answer: Option C (Clay)

 Q.NO  143) Calcination of iron ores is done ?
(A) To remove moisture
(B) To remove carbonic acid
(C) By roasting in heaps
(D) All the above









Answer: Option D (All the above)

 Q.NO  144) Which of the following cements is suitable for use in massive concrete structures such as large dams?
(A) Ordinary Portland cement
(B) Low heat cement
(C) Rapid hardening cement
(D) Sulphate resisting cement








Answer: Option B (Rapid hardening cement)


 Q.NO  145) The commonly used thinner in oil paints, is ?
(A) Naphtha
(B) Turpentine
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None the these







Answer: Option C (Both (a) and (b))

 Q.NO  146) Minimum thickness of wall where single Flemish bond can be used is ?
(A) Half brick thick
(B) One brick thick
(C) One and a half bricks thick
(D) Two bricks thick




 Answer: Option C ( One and a half bricks thick)




 Q.NO  147) The pigment used in paints for corrosive resistance, is ?
(A) White lead
(B) Ferrous oxide
(C) Zinc white
(D) Red lead






Answer: Option D ( Red lead)



 Q.NO  148) Slate is formed by metamorphic action on ?
(A) Shale
(B) Lime stone
(C) Sand stone
(D) Granite






Answer: Option A (Shale)




 Q.NO  149) Sea sand used in structures causes ?
(A) Dampness
(B) Efflorescence
(C) Disintegration
(D) All of these






Answer: Option D (All of these)



 Building Materials 



 Q.NO  150) The trunk of tree left after cutting all the branches is known as ?
(A) Log
(B) Batten
(C) Plank
(D) Baulk






 Answer: Option A (Log)












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