Top 550+ Solved Building Materials MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Slacking of lime is affected by

a. keeping it exposed to air

b. immersing the lime in water

c. crushing the lime lumps

d. none of these.

  • b. immersing the lime in water

Q. The steel used in R.C.C. work is

a. stainless steel

b. mild steel

c. high carbon steel

d. wrought iron.

  • b. mild steel

Q. Mastic asphalt is

a. water proof

b. fire proof

c. elastic

d. all the above.

  • d. all the above.

Q. Stones used for the construction of retaining walls must be

a. soft

b. hard

c. light

d. heavy.

  • d. heavy.

Q. Plastics are compounds of carbon with element

a. hydrogen

b. nitrogen

c. oxygen

d. All of these.

  • d. All of these.

Q. Cast iron is used for

a. structural works in beams

b. small sized water pipes

c. columns and struts

d. none to these.

  • c. columns and struts

Q. The most important constituent of varnish, is

a. drier

b. solvent

c. resin

d. all the above.

  • d. all the above.

Q. A ferrous metal is

a. cast iron

b. wrought iron

c. steel

d. all the above.

  • d. all the above.

Q. For making fly-ash building bricks, the following mix of fly-ash, sand and lime, is

a. 80 : 13 : 7

b. 70 : 20 : 10

c. 60 : 35 : 5

d. none of these.

  • a. 80 : 13 : 7

Q. Seasoning of timber is done

a. to make it water proof

b. to paint its surface

c. to increase its temperature

d. to remove water.

  • d. to remove water.

Q. The rocks having alumina or clay as their major constituents, are known as

a. siliceous rocks

b. argillaceous rocks

c. calcareous rocks

d. sedimentary rocks

  • b. argillaceous rocks

Q. The tendency of a stone is, to split along

a. texture

b. fracture

c. cleavage

d. structure

  • c. cleavage

Q. Acrylic is the name of

a. cellulose resin

b. alkyd resin

c. methyl metha crylate

d. cumarone-indene.

  • c. methyl metha crylate
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