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Excess of alumina in brick earth makes the brick______________?

  • (A)  impermeable
  • (B)  brittle and weak
  • (C)  to lose cohesion
  • (D)  to crack and warp on drying
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Le Chatelier’s device is used for determining the_______________?

  • (A)  setting time of cement
  • (B)  soundness of cement
  • (C)  tensile strength of cement
  • (D)  compressive strength of cement
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The main ingredients of Portland cement are________________?

  • (A)  lime and silica
  • (B)  lime and alumina
  • (C)  silica and alumina
  • (D)  lime and iron
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Hydraulic lime is obtained by_______________?

  • (A)  burning of lime stone
  • (B)  burning of kankar
  • (C)  adding water to quick lime
  • (D)  calcination of pure clay
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Glazing is used to make earthenware______________?

  • (A)  hard
  • (B)  soft
  • (C)  porous
  • (D)  impervious
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Quick lime is (1) slow in setting (2) rapid in slacking (3) good in strength The correct answer is____________?

  • (A)  only (1)
  • (B)  only (2)
  • (C)  both (1) and (2)
  • (D)  both (2) and (3)
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Quick lime is_______________?

  • (A)  calcium carbonate
  • (B)  calcium oxide
  • (C)  calcium hydroxide
  • (D)  none of the above
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Advantage of a clamp compared to a kiln for burning bricks is that_______________?

  • (A)  it takes less time for burning
  • (B)  it gives more output of first class bricks
  • (C)  it has less initial cost
  • (D)  it is suitable when bricks are required in large numbers
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The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on______________?

  • (A)  bottom face
  • (B)  top face
  • (C)  shorter side
  • (D)  longer side
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