Top 150+ Solved Basics of Civil Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Excess of lime in the brick earth makes the bricks
a. brittle and weak
b. crack and warp
c. melt and lose shape
d. improve durability
Q. Alumina in brick earth gives the bricks
a. strength
b. colour
c. plasticity
d. resistance to shrinkage
Q. Excess of alkalies in the brick earth results into
a. Brittleness
b. white patches
c. yellowish colour
d. porous structure
Q. The size of mould used for making bricks compared to size of brick is
a. 10% more
b. 5% more
c. exactly equal
d. 5% less
Q. Pallet board is used to
a. make frog in the brick
b. to mount the mould
c. for table moulding of bricks
d. none of the above
Q. In stiff mud process of machine moulding, water used for mixing is
a. 8–12%
b. 12–18%
c. 20–24%
d. 30%
Q. Gradual drying of moulded bricks is necessary to
a. prevent shrinkage
b. permit shrinkage without cracking
c. permit blending of alumina and silica
d. none of the above
Q. Hand moulded bricks take ______ days for drying while stiff-mud machine made bricks ______ days.
a. 30, 5
b. 15, 2
c. 10, 1
d. 8, 1/4
Q. The indentation mark left on bricks during the process of moulding are
a. pallets
b. fillets
c. marks
d. frog
Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong about clamp burning
a. it is cheap
b. does not need skilled labour
c. control on burning process is good
d. burning process is slow