Top 150+ Solved Basics of Civil Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Seasoning makes timber
a. durable
b. light, strong and stable
c. resistant to fungi and termites
d. all of the above
Q. Which of the following statements is not correct?
a. by kiln seasoning moisture content can be reduced to the desired extent.
b. kiln seasoning is quicker than natural seasoning.
c. kiln seasoning is superior to natural seasoning.
d. kiln seasoning needs less stacking place than natural seasoning.
Q. Most economical method of sawing wood is
a. ordinary sawing
b. quarter sawing
c. tangential sawing
d. radial sawing
Q. Sections of more uniform moisture content are obtained by
a. ordinary sawing
b. quarter sawing
c. tangential sawing
d. radial sawing
Q. The defect in timber due to broken branch of the tree during the tree growth is
a. knot
b. shake
c. rind gall
d. burl
Q. Stain appears in wood due to
a. poor ventilation during storage
b. contact with water and chemicals for long time
c. shock when it was young
d. crushing during growth
Q. Honeycomb and cracks may occur in timber due to
a. erroneous conversion
b. erroneous seasoning
c. attack by fungi
d. contact with water for a long time
Q. Which one of the following is not a preservative of timber
a. solignum salt
b. chemical salt
c. creosote
d. solution of barium hydroxide
Q. A thin sheet of wood sliced from log is called
a. plywood
b. lamin board
c. veneer
d. particle board
Q. In a plywood the veneers are placed such that the gra ns of a layer are
a. at 45° to the grains of a layer below it
b. at 60° to the grains of a layer below it
c. at right angles to the layer below it
d. at 180° to the grains of a layer below it
Q. An assembled product made up of veneers and adhesives is called
a. batten
b. plank
c. board
d. plywood
Q. Particle boards are manufactured by using
a. chips of wood, rice husk and bagasse
b. strips of wood of width 25–80 mm
c. wood pulp
d. none of the above
Q. The standard size of bricks as per Indian Standards is
a. 230 × 120 × 80 mm
b. 200 × 100 × 100 mm
c. 190 × 90 × 90 mm
d. 190 × 100 × 100 mm