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  1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  2. 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


  3. Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the following:

  4. A.

     Alumina

    B.

     Lime

    C.

     Iron-oxide

    D.

     Magnesia


  5. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  6. A.

     Blistering may be cured by applying water paint finished with oil paint dried with a little copal varnish

    B.

     Cracked paints may be cured by removing paint and giving a fresh coat of paint

    C.

     Crawling paints may be cured by sand preparing the surface and giving a fresh coat with plenty of turps

    D.

     All the above


  7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  8. A.

     Blisters in the finished wrought iron, are caused due to the reaction between oxide of iron and carbon

    B.

     The edges of a finished wrought iron are rough due to red shortage

    C.

     Pig iron (charcoal) is manufactured from magnetic ore (Fe3O4)

    D.

     All the above


  9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  10. A.

     Bull's trench kiln a trench excavated in ground

    B.

     Hoffman's kiln is constructed over ground

    C.

     Tunnel Kiln is constructed as a tunnel

    D.

     All the above


  11. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  12. 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


  13. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  14. A.

     Corrugated sheet iron is made by passing plain sheets between grooved rollers

    B.

     Strength and stiffness of corrugated sheets are considerably increased

    C.

     Corrugated sheets are generally used on slanting roofs

    D.

     All the above


  15. Pick up correct statement from the following:

  16. A.

     Fibre boards are used for thermal and acoustic control

    B.

     Fibre boards are used for light weight standing members

    C.

     Fibre boards are obtained by impregnating a resin product on fibres

    D.

     All the above


  17. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  18. A.

     For thin structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water cement ratio should be 0.45

    B.

     For mass concrete structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water ratio should be 0.55

    C.

     For thin structures which remain continuously under water, the water-cement ratio by weight should be 0.55

    D.

     All the above


  19. Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:

  20. A.

     Granite

    B.

     Dolerite

    C.

     Basalt

    D.

     All the above