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  1. Permanent magnets are made of high carbon steel and

  2. A.

    15% of cobalt

    B.

    20% of cobalt

    C.

    35% of cobalt

    D.

    45% of cobalt.


  3. Plastics are compounds of carbon with element

  4. A.

    hydrogen

    B.

    nitrogen

    C.

    oxygen

    D.

    All of these.


  5. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  6. A.

    The plastic bottles are made by the process of blowing

    B.

    The plastic sheets are made by the calendering process in which the plastic material is allowed to pass between cylindrical rollers

    C.

    The application of thermo-setting resins on sheets of paper, is called laminating process

    D.

    The plastic articles made by placing raw material in the desired moulds, is known as moulding process

    E.

    All the above.


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

  8. A.

    Alumina

    B.

    Lime

    C.

    Ironoxide

    D.

    Magnesia.


  9.  

    Cast iron is used for

  10. A.

    structural works in beams

    B.

    small sized water pipes

    C.

    columns and struts

    D.

    none to these.


  11. Stainless steel resists corrosion due to

  12. A.

    carbon

    B.

    sulphur

    C.

    vanadium

    D.

    chromium

    E.

    maganese.


  13. Commonly used thinner in

  14. A.

    lacquer paints, is alcohol

    B.

    cellulose paints is ethyle acetate

    C.

    oil paints, is naptha

    D.

    distemper, is water

    E.

    all the above.


  15.  

    Good quality sand is never obtained from

  16. A.
    river
    B.

    nala

    C.

    sea

    D.

    gravel powder.


  17. Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following:

  18. A.

    gravel

    B.

    sand stone

    C.
    gypsum
    D.

    dolerite

    E.

    lignite.


  19. For a good building stone, its specific gravity should the greater than

  20. A.

    1.5

    B.

    1.7

    C.

    2.2

    D.

    2.7.