BUILDING MATERIALS QUIZ

The process of mixing clay, water and other ingredients to make brick is known as

Pugging

Moulding

Drying

Kneading

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Which of the following stone is best suited for construction of piers and abutments of a railway bridge?

Granite

Sand stone

Lime stone

Quartzite

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In arches, stratified stones are placed so that their planes are

Radial

None of these

Perpendicular

Parallel

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Excess of alumina in brick earth makes the brick

To lose cohesion

Impermeable

Brittle and weak

To crack and warp on drying

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The rocks which are formed due to pouring of magma at the earth's surface are called

Igneous rocks

Hypabyssal rocks

Volcanic rocks

Plutonic rocks

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For sanitary pipes and chemical stonewares,

None of these

Opaque glazing is used

Lead glazing is used

Salt glazing is used

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Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a

Deal

Baulk

Strip

Cant

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Which of the following gradients exerts maximum influence on properties of steel?

carbon

manganese

sulphur

iron

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Refractory bricks resist

All listed here

Dampness

High temperature

Chemical action

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Seasoning of timber is done

To make it water proof

To paint its surface

To increase its temperature

To remove water

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