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1. Which of the following stone has the highest resistance to fire?




2. The most powerful explosives used in blasting is




3. Quarrying by using channeling machine is employed for quarrying in




4. A fine grained granite




5. The principal constituent of argillaceous rock is




6. Sedimentary rocks are formed due to




7. Which one of the following is not a preservative of stone




8. Which of the following has the highest crushing strength?




9. The process of giving required shape and size to stones is known as




10. The process of giving required shape and size to stones is known as




11. Limestone used for manufacture of cement is




12. Red colour of brick is due to the presence of




13. The ore from which aluminium is extracted economically is




14. Which one of the following is not a variety of brass




15. The process of heating limestone to redness is termed as




16. The rocks formed due to solidification of molten mass are called




17. Which of the following is an example of siliceous rock?




18. Dressing of the stone is made




19. After felling and separating branches the tree is known as




20. Laterite is chemically classified as




21. Which of the following has the lowest strength?




22. The layer between the dark and sapwood which is yet to be converted into wood is known as




23. Stain appears in wood due to




24. Alumina is brick earth gives the bricks




25. Plywood is identified by




26. Which one of the following does not belong to endogenous trees




27. Which one of the following is not a preservative of timber




28. Excess of lime in the brick earth makes the bricks




29. The brick is considered dry when the moisture content is




30. The oldest part of exogenous tree is




31. A thin sheet of wood sliced from a log is called




32. The colour of cast iron is




33. Quicklime on reaction with water




34. The major constituent of cement is




35. Normal consistency of cement is about




36. Gauged cement mortar consists of




37. Which one of the following is not workability enhancing agent?




38. The trees, of which leaves fall in autumn and new ones appear in spring are classified as




39. Smith's test on stone is to check




40. Slate is used for




41. Which one of the following does not belong to exogenous tree




42. In water seasoning




43. Thickness of web of hollow bricks should not be less than




44. Bronze is an alloy of




45. The lime which has property of setting in water is known as




46. Gypsum is added during the manufacture of cement




47. Which one of the following is not a Pozzolanic material?




48. The inert material to be used for making lime mortar is




49. Which one of the following yields more workable concrete?




50. The main constituent which imparts hydraulicity to hydraulic lime is




51. Commonly used vehicle in paint is




52. Main constituent of glass is




53. Gypsum boards are manufactured by mixing gypsum with




54. The constituents of stainless steel are




55. Purest form of iron is




56. Siliceous sand subjected to metamorphic action is known as




57. Solidification of molten magma within the earth’s crust results in the formation of




58. Zinc is




59. The commonly used lime for whitewashing is




60. Hydraulic lime is obtained by




61. The constituent responsible for setting of hydraulic lime under water is




62. Gypsum is added in the manufacture of Portland cement to




63. Which one of the following is not a desirable property of sand?




64. Curing of concrete is the process of




65. The ingredient of paint that reduces the cost and increases durability is




66. The surface of which paint can be cleaned by washing with water?




67. Which paint is ideally suited to get damp proof surface?




68. Painting work is generally specified by




69. Bulletproof of glass has