The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds, is known as
A. Cementation process
B. Crucible process
C. Bessemer process
D. Open hearth process
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The most durable varnish is
A. Water varnish
B. Spirit varnish
C. Turpentine varnish
D. Oil varnish
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The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a considerable depth from earth's surface are called
A. Plutonic rocks
B. Hypabyssal rocks
C. Volcanic rocks
D. Igneous rocks
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The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from the earth's surface are called
A. Plutonic rocks
B. Hypabyssal rocks
C. Volcanic rocks
D. Igneous rocks
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The rocks which are formed due to pouring of magma at the earth's surface are called
A. Plutonic rocks
B. Hypabyssal rocks
C. Volcanic rocks
D. Igneous rocks
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Turpentine oil is used in paints as
A. Thinner
B. Vehicle
C. Base
D. Drier
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Linseed oil is used in paints as
A. Thinner
B. Vehicle
C. Base
D. Drier
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The pigment used in paints for corrosive resistance, is
A. White lead
B. Ferrous oxide
C. Zinc white
D. Red lead
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The type of steel used for precision levelling staff, is
A. Titanium steel
B. Carbon steel
C. Invar
D. Stainless steel
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Veneering means
A. Carving out designs on timber planks
B. Chemically treating timber planks
C. Thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood
D. Thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood
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Good quality sand is never obtained from
A. River
B. Lake
C. Sea
D. Gravel powder
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Water paint is a
A. White wash
B. Color wash
C. Whiting
D. All the above
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A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than
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The commonly used lime in white washing, is
A. White lime
B. Fat lime
C. Hydraulic lime
D. Quick lime
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Plywood is made from
A. Common timber
B. Bamboo fibre
C. Teak wood only
D. Asbestos sheets
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Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay but free from iron-oxide, is known as
A. Quick setting cement
B. Rapid hardening cement
C. White cement
D. Low heat Portland cement
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Bitumen may be dissolved in
A. Carbondioxide
B. Water
C. Sodium chloride
D. Carbon disulphide
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The percentage of alumina and silica in good fire clay vary respectively is
A. 25, 75
B. 30, 70
C. 35, 65
D. All of these
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Due to attack of dry rot, the timber
A. Cracks
B. Shrinks
C. Reduces to powder
D. None of these
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Rapid hardening cement attains early strength due to
A. Larger proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement
B. Lesser proportion of lime grounded coarser than normal cement
C. Lesser proportion of lime grounded finer than normal cement
D. Excess percentage of gypsum
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