Stones

1. The strength of Granite is given by?

a) Feldsfar
b) Mica
c) Alumina
d) Quartz
2. Granite is, chemically?
a) Igneous rock
b) Unstratified rock
c) Silicious rock
d) All of the above
3. Hard silicious rock which could not be scratched by knife represent a hardness of
a) 2
b) 7
c) 6
d) 4
4. Gun powder may be destroyed by
a) Scattering on open ground
b) Pouring sand on it
c) Burying underground
d) Throwing in water
5. Extrusive igneous rock is?
a) Diorite
b) Dolomite
c) Dolerite
d) Pumice
6. Felsfar, mainly composed of?
a) Silicates of alumina with alkaline substances like potassium, calcium
b) Silica
c) Silicates of aluminium, potassium
d) All of the above
7. A stone is good building stone if the toughness index is more than?
a) 19
b) 17
c) 14
d) All of above
8. Hardness coefficient of good building stone used in highway should be more than?
a) 17
b) 14
c) 19
d) All

9. The minerals found in rocks are

 a) Quartz
b) Felsfar
c) Mica
d) All
10. The least water absorbent stone is?
a) Granite
b) Gneiss
c) Slate
d) Limestone
11. Vertical bedding plane of stone can be seen in?
a) Cornices
b) Dam
c) Arch
d) Retaining wall
12. Common sand is a variety of
a) Quartz
b) Calcite
c) Felsfar
d) Chlorite
13. Clay content (Impurity) in stone should not exceed?
a) 2%
b) 5%
c) 8%
d) 10%
14. The minimum crushing strength of good building stone should be?
a) 1000 kg/cm2
b) 100 N/mm2
c) Both
d) 100 Kg/cm2
15. Gun powder contains
a) Salt petre, sulphur and charcoal
b) Fine sand, potassium nitrate and charcoal
c) Fine glass, potassium chlorate and charcoal
d) Iron fillings, sulphur and charcoal
16. Stone exhibiting most weather resistant property is?
a) Granite
b) Gneiss
c) Quartzite
d) Sandstone
17. Igneous rock has
a) Crystalline, glossy or fused texture
b) Foliated structure which is hard and durable
c) Layers of different composition, colour and structure
d) None of the above
18. The most powerful explosive used in blasting is?
a) Gun cotton
b) Gun powder
c) Dynamite
d) Cordite
19. The quarrying method used in hard and compact rock is?
a) By Blasting
b) By wedging
c) By digging
d) All of the above
20. Sand stone contains mostly
a) Quartz and lime
b) Quartz, lime and silica
c) Silica, aluminium and lime
d) Igneous
21. Shingle is a?
a) Decomposed laterite
b) Rhyolite
c) Water bound pebbles
d) None

Bitumen

22. The specific gravity of bitumen is

a) 0.8
b) 0.9
c) 1.09
d) 1.4
23. Bitumen used for crack fillings?
a) Cutback bitumen
b) Bitumen emulsion
c) Plastic bitumen
d) Oxidised bitumen
24. Bitumen is soluble in
a) Carbon disulphide
b) Road pavements
c) Water
d) Sodium chloride
25. Bitumen is generally obtained from
a) Organic material
 b) Synthetic material
c) Coal
d) Petroleum product
26. Bitumen that can be used as a heat insulating material is
a) Cutback bitumen
b) Bitumen emulsion
c) Plastic bitumen
d) Blown bitumen
27. Bitumen which is in finely divided globules in aqueous medium is?
a) Cutback bitumen
b) Bitumen emulsion
c) Blown bitumen
d) Plastic bitumen
28. The bitumen which is obtained after dissolving bitumen in a volatile solvent like petroleum is?
a) Plastic bitumen
b) Cut back bitumen
c) Blown bitumen
d) Plastic bitumen
29. The substance obtained after destruction distillation of coal, wood or organic material is?
a) Bitumen
b) Tar
c) Asphalt
d) None of these
30. The tar which of produced by distillation of bituminous shales is?
a) Coal
b) Wood
c) Mineral
d) None
31. Bitumen grade 60/70 means
a) Its penetration value is 6 mm to 7 mm
b) Its penetration value is 60 cm to 70 cm
c) Its penetration value is 60 mm to 70 mm
d) Its specific gravity is 0.6 to 0.7
32. When a bitumen is graded by 75/15, the figure 75 represents
a) Viscosity in centipoises
b) Softening point in degree Celsius
c) Fire point in degree Celsius
d) Flash point in degree Celsius

Paint and Varnishes

33. The paint having hiving high reflectivity?

 a) Bronze paint
b) Enamel paint
c) Cellulose paint
d) None of the above
34. Duco paint is
a) Cellulose paint
b) Emulsion paint
c) Water paint
d) Oil paint
35. Paint used in radiator is?
a) Oil paint
b) Bronze paint
c) Aluminium paint
d) All
36. Bitumen paints are used for providing ……. Surface?
a) Protective
b) smooth
c) rough
d) shining
37. The base used for enamel paint?
a) White lead
b) Red lead
c) Iron oxide
d) None
38. Liquid used in enamel paint and oil paint are respectively?
a) Varnish and linseed oil
b) Linseed oil and varnish
c) Turpentine and linseed oil
d) Turpentine and spirit
39. The most durable varnish is
a) Spirit varnish
b) Spar varnish
c) Oil varnish
d) Turpentine varnish
40. The varnish which is not durable as oil varnish is
a) Spar varnish
b) Turpentine varnish
c) Flat varnish
d) Water varnish
41. Which of the following varnish gives most brilliant effect?
a) Spirit varnish
b) Oil varnish
c) Turpentine varnish
d) Spar varnish
42. The varnish which gives dull effect?
a) Spirit varnish
b) Flat varnish
c) Oil varnish
d) Spar varnish
43. Varnish used for photograph, maps?
a) Oil varnish
b) Water varnish
c) Spirit varnish
d) Spar varnish
44. Varnish used on boat is?
a) Oil varnish
b) Spirit varnish
c) Spar varnish
d) Flat varnish
45. Lacquer is a
a) Spirit varnish
b) Oil varnish
c) Turpentine varnish
d) All
46. French polish is a
a) Oil varnish
b) Spirit varnish
c) Spar varnish
d) Turpentine varnish
47. Varnish does not contain
a) Resin
b) Oil
c) turpentine
d) pigment
48. Commonly used solvent in oil paint is
a) Turpentine
b) naptha
c) spirit
d) petroleum
49. Distemper is also called
a) Oil paint
b) Oil varnish
c) Water paint
d) None
50. Distemper is used
a) Exterior surface
b) plastered surface not exposed to weather
c) Plastered surface exposed to weather
 d) Unplastered brick wall

Cement
1. In quick setting cement the compound added is
a) gypsum
b) aluminium sulphate
c) calcium sulphate
d) aluminium silicate
2. A slow setting cement will have higher percentage of
a) Gypsum
b) Free lime
c) Dicalcium silicate
d) Tricalcium silicate
3. The compound first to settle in cement is
a) Dicalcium silicate
b) Tricalcium aluminate
c) Tricalcium silicate
d) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
4. Gypsum is added to the concrete
a) Before grinding of ingredients of cement
b) After mixing cement ingredients
c) After mixing concrete
d) Just before or during mixing of concrete
5. Gypsum is added during manufacturing of cement
a) Before grinding of ingredients of cement
b) After mixing cement ingredients
c) After mixing concrete
d) Just before or during mixing of concrete
6. The constituents of cement which act as binders are
a) Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate
b) Silica and sand
c) Carbon and silica
d) Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate and carbon
7. A good quality cement should have higher percentage of
a) Tricalcium silicate
b) Free lime
c) Silica
d) Dicalcium silicate
8. Compound responsible for strength of cement is
a) Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate
b) Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate
c) Tricalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate
d) Tricalcium aluminate, tetra calcium alumino ferrite
9. Flash set in cement is caused by
a) Dicalcium silicate
b) Tricalcium silicate
c) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
d) Tricalcium aluminate
10. The compound which is more in RHPC is
a) Tricalcium aluminate
b) Dicalcium silicate
c) Tricalcium silicate
d) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
11. The cement used for the construction of road pavement is
a) Rapid hardening Portland cement
b) Low heat cement
c) Ordinary Portland cement
d) Blast furnace slag cement
12. The cement which is strictly avoided in thin RCC structure
a) Blast furnace slag cement
b) Low heat Portland cement
c) Ordinary Portland cement
d) Rapid hardening Portland cement
13. The cement used underwater construction
a) OPC
b) Quick setting cement
c) Blast furnace slag cement
d) Low heat Portland cement
14. The ultimate strength of low heat Portland cement as compared to OPC cement is
a) More
b) Less
c) Equal
d) None
15. Low heat Portland cement is used in
a) Thick structures
b) Thin structures
c) Reinforcement free structures
d) Underwater structures
16. Which of the following test has to be done at first
a) Soundness test
b) Setting time test
c) Consistency test
d) Compressive strength test
17. Apparatus used to find the free magnesia present in cement
a) Autoclave apparatus
b) Le chatliers apparatus
 c) Vicat apparatus
d) Pycnometer
18. For ordinary cement, the maximum extension by a le chatlier’s method should not be more
than
a) 10 mm
b) 2 mm
c) 6 mm
d) 4 mm
19. The cement used in sea work
a) High alumina cement
b) OPC cement
c) Rapid hardening Portland cement
d) Super sulphate cement
20. The cement used for mass construction
a) OPC cement
b) Low heat Portland cement
c) Blast furnace slag cement
d) Rapid hardening Portland cement
21. A good cement should not contain moisture more than
a) 2%
b) 3%
c) 5%
d) 10%
22. The ultimate strength of PPC cement as compared to OPC cement is
a) Low
b) Equal
c) More
d) None
23. Which of the following cement is expected to have a highest compressive strength after 72
hours
a) OPC cement
b) Rapid hardening Portland cement
c) High alumina cement
d) Super sulphate cement
24. Cement used for sea work
a) PPC cement
b) Rapid hardening Portland cement
c) Low heat Portland cement
d) Quick setting cement
25. Addition of pozzolana to cement causes all of the following except
a) Reduction in permeability
b) Increased curing time
c) Reduction in bleeding
d) Increased heat of hydration
 BRICK
26. The principal constituent of brick earth
a) Silica
b) Iron oxide
c) Lime
d) Clay or alumina
27. Major ingredient of brick
a) Alumina or clay
b) Silica or sand
c) Iron oxide
d) Lime
28. Excess of alumina in clay in bricks
a) Makes the bricks dense and sound
b) Makes the bricks crack and warp on drying
c) Improves impermeability and durability of the bricks
d) Imparts yellow color to bricks
29. Hollow bricks are used for
a) Ornamental designs
b) Resistance to heat flow
c) Increasing the bearing area
d) Earthquake proof buildings
30. The indentation marks left on bricks during the process of moulding are known as
a) Fillets
b) Marks
c) Frogs
d) Projection
31. A bull nose brick is not used in
a) Arch
b) Walls
c) Pillars
d) Rounding off sharp corners
32. The minimum strength of common building brick should be
a) 10.5 N/mm2
b) 3.5 N/mm2
c) 7 N/mm2
d) All
33. Bloating of brick is also known as
a) Swelling
b) Shrinkage
c) Black color
d) Yellow colour
34. Bloating of bricks is caused due to
a) Presence of excess of carbonaceous matter
b) Presence of any gas forming materials in clay
 c) Due to bad burning or very rapid firing
d) All
35. The minimum thickness of stretcher bond, English bond, single Flemish bond and double
Flemish bond respectively
a) 1,0.5,1.5,1
b) 0.5,1,1.5,1
c) 0.5,1,1,1.5
d) 1.5,0.5,1,1
36. The type of brick closure generally used in header bond is
a) ¾ bat
b) Half bat
c) Queen closer
d) Flemish bond
37. The types of brick closer used in English bond in order to avoid vertical joint is
a) Queen closer
b) King closer
c) Half bat
d) ¾ bat
38. The equipment used to temper the brick earth
a) Pug mill
b) Ball mill
c) Tube mill
d) All
39. The interior size of brick mould compared to standard size of brick is
a) Equal
b) Slightly smaller
c) Slightly greater
d) None
40. The brick used in combustion chamber
a) Hollow brick
b) Refractory brick
c) Perforated brick
d) Paving brick
41. Clamp burning yield about …….. percentage of good bricks
a) 60%
b) 20%
c) 80-90%
d) 100%
42. Kiln burning yield about… percentage of good bricks
a) 60%
b) 80-90%
c) 100%
d) None
43. Jhamma brick is also known as
a) Under burnt brick
 b) Over burnt brick
c) Well burnt brick
d) None of the above
44. 3rd class brick is
a) Well burnt brick
b) Over burnt brick
c) Under burnt brick
d) None of the above
45. If rain water falls on hot brick then the shape of brick gets deformed, the defect being known as
a) Chuffs
b) Efflorescence
c) Nodules
d) Lamination
46. In chamber drying, the range of temperature of air is around
a) 10°c to 25°c
b) 40°c to 100°c
c) 25°c to 40°c
d) 100°c to 200°c