Top 550+ Solved Building Materials MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Cement is said to be of good quality if
a. Its colour is not greenish grey
b. One feels cool by thrusting one's hand in the cement bag
c. A handful of cement thrown into a bucket of water does not float
d. None of these
Q. The silica is used for preparing
a. Silica bricks
b. Coke oven
c. Lining for glass furnaces
d. All of these
Q. The timber having maximum resistance against white ants, is obtained from
a. Chir
b. Shishum
c. Sal
d. Teak
Q. Duco is one of the patent forms of
a. Emulsion paints
b. Plastic paints
c. Bituminous paints
d. Cellulose paints
Q. If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is:
a. 0.40
b. 0.50
c. 0.60
d. None of these
Q. A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called
a. Slate
b. Plank
c. Board
d. Strip
Q. The percentage of water for normal consistency, is
a. 5% to 15%
b. 10% to 25%
c. 15% to 25%
d. 20% to 30%
Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
a. The baked earth is called terra-cotta
b. The articles prepared from clay which is burnt at low temperature and cooled down slowly, are called earthen-ware
c. The articles prepared from refractory clays which as mixed with stone and crushed pottery, are called stone ware
d. All the above
Q. In a rock calcium carbonate predominates. State whether it is:
a. Siliceous rock
b. Argillaceous rock
c. Calcareous rock
d. None of these
Q. The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are called
a. Radial shakes
b. Star shakes
c. Heart shakes
d. Cup shakes
Q. The steel used for rails under heavy traffic and on sharp curves, is
a. Nickel steel
b. Chrome steel
c. Manganese steel
d. Vanadium steel
Q. The steel used in R.C.C. work is
a. Stainless steel
b. Mild steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Wrought iron
Q. Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following:
a. Gravel
b. Sand stone
c. Gypsum
d. Dolerite
Q. Acrylic is the name of
a. Cellulose resin
b. Alkyd resin
c. Methyl methacrylate
d. Cumarone-indene