Question 1

Which of the following slakes after few minutes?

Accepted Answer

A) Moderately Hydraulic Lime 
B) Eminently Hydraulic Lime 
C) Perfectly Hydraulic Lime 
D) Feebly Hydraulic Lime 
A) Moderately Hydraulic Lime 
B) Eminently Hydraulic Lime 
C) Perfectly Hydraulic Lime 
D) Feebly Hydraulic Lime D

Question 2

Which of the following types of Lime does not exist?

Accepted Answer

A) Dolomitic Lime 
B) Roman Lime 
C) Semi-Hydraulic Lime 
D) Selentic Lime 
A) Dolomitic Lime 
B) Roman Lime 
C) Semi-Hydraulic Lime 
D) Selentic Lime B

Question 3

How is M-sand produced?

Accepted Answer

A) Crushing bricks 
B) Quarrying 
C) Reusing the debris of demolished building 
D) Crushing granite stones 
A) Crushing bricks 
B) Quarrying 
C) Reusing the debris of demolished building 
D) Crushing granite stones D

Question 4

Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of:

Accepted Answer

A) Ores 
B) Minerals 
C) Chemical compounds 
D) Crystals 
A) Ores 
B) Minerals 
C) Chemical compounds 
D) Crystals

Question 5

How many classifications are there for sand based on the grain size distribution?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 4 
A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 4

Question 6

Which of the following sand type is excellent for use in mortar and concrete work?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea sand 
B) Clayey sand 
C) Pit sand 
D) River sand 
A) Sea sand 
B) Clayey sand 
C) Pit sand 
D) River sand

Question 7

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Lava 
B) Slag 
C) Magma 
D) Tuff 
A) Lava 
B) Slag 
C) Magma 
D) Tuff

Question 8

At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?

Accepted Answer

A) Slow cooling of magma at considerable depth 
B) Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth 
C) Rapid cooling of magma at Earth's surface 
D) Rapid cooling of magma at a shallow depth 
A) Slow cooling of magma at considerable depth 
B) Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth 
C) Rapid cooling of magma at Earth's surface 
D) Rapid cooling of magma at a shallow depth

Question 9

What type of grains constitutes river sand?

Accepted Answer

A) Angular 
B) Flaky 
C) Irregular 
D) Rounded 
A) Angular 
B) Flaky 
C) Irregular 
D) Rounded

Question 10

What is a sedimentary deposit?

Accepted Answer

A) Weathered product remains at site 
B) Weathered product carried away in solution 
C) Weathered product gets carried away agents 
D) Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension 
A) Weathered product remains at site 
B) Weathered product carried away in solution 
C) Weathered product gets carried away agents 
D) Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension

Question 11

Fine sand is generally used for which of the following works?

Accepted Answer

A) Masonry 
B) Concrete structures 
C) Plastering 
D) Grinding and polishing 
A) Masonry 
B) Concrete structures 
C) Plastering 
D) Grinding and polishing

Question 12

Granite is a type of:

Accepted Answer

A) Plutonic rock 
B) Metamorphic rock 
C) Hypabyssal rock 
D) Volcanic rock 
A) Plutonic rock 
B) Metamorphic rock 
C) Hypabyssal rock 
D) Volcanic rock

Question 13

Who invented Portland cement and in which year?

Accepted Answer

A) William Aspdin, 1824 
B) William Aspdin, 1840s 
C) Joseph Aspdin, 1840s 
D) Joseph Aspdin, 1824 
A) William Aspdin, 1824 
B) William Aspdin, 1840s 
C) Joseph Aspdin, 1840s 
D) Joseph Aspdin, 1824

Question 14

Which of the following is a good fire-resistant stone?

Accepted Answer

A) Clay 
B) Granite 
C) Quartz 
D) Limestone 
A) Clay 
B) Granite 
C) Quartz 
D) Limestone

Question 15

Which of the following is a property of Fat Lime?

Accepted Answer

A) Shakes very slowly 
B) Contains clay 
C) High degree of plasticity 
D) Poor binding property 
A) Shakes very slowly 
B) Contains clay 
C) High degree of plasticity 
D) Poor binding property

Question 16

What is sand composed of?

Accepted Answer

A) Silica 
B) Silicon 
C) Silicon oxide 
D) Quartz 
A) Silica 
B) Silicon 
C) Silicon oxide 
D) Quartz

Question 17

By which of the following ways is lime obtained?

Accepted Answer

A) Naturally 
B) Quarrying 
C) Burning limestone 
D) Crushing limestone 
A) Naturally 
B) Quarrying 
C) Burning limestone 
D) Crushing limestone

Question 18

Why is natural cement used very limitedly?

Accepted Answer

A) Brown in Colour 
B) Standard consistency is not met with 
C) Sets too quickly 
D) Particle size is too fine 
A) Brown in Colour 
B) Standard consistency is not met with 
C) Sets too quickly 
D) Particle size is too fine

Question 19

Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?

Accepted Answer

A) Calcite to schist 
B) Limestone to marble 
C) Shale to slate 
D) Granite to gneisses 
A) Calcite to schist 
B) Limestone to marble 
C) Shale to slate 
D) Granite to gneisses

Question 20

Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?

Accepted Answer

A) Argillaceous rocks 
B) Siliceous rocks 
C) Calcareous rocks 
D) Carbonaceous rocks 
A) Argillaceous rocks 
B) Siliceous rocks 
C) Calcareous rocks 
D) Carbonaceous rocks

Which of the following slakes after few minutes?

Which of the following types of Lime does not exist?

How is M-sand produced?

Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of:

How many classifications are there for sand based on the grain size distribution?

Which of the following sand type is excellent for use in mortar and concrete work?

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called:

At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?

What type of grains constitutes river sand?

What is a sedimentary deposit?

Fine sand is generally used for which of the following works?

Granite is a type of:

Who invented Portland cement and in which year?

Which of the following is a good fire-resistant stone?

Which of the following is a property of Fat Lime?

What is sand composed of?

By which of the following ways is lime obtained?

Why is natural cement used very limitedly?

Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?

Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?

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Exam 1: Stones, Sand, and Lime

Which of the following slakes after few minutes?

Which of the following types of Lime does not exist?

How is M-sand produced?

Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of:

How many classifications are there for sand based on the grain size distribution?

Which of the following sand type is excellent for use in mortar and concrete work?

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called:

At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?

What type of grains constitutes river sand?

What is a sedimentary deposit?

Fine sand is generally used for which of the following works?

Granite is a type of:

Who invented Portland cement and in which year?

Which of the following is a good fire-resistant stone?

Which of the following is a property of Fat Lime?

What is sand composed of?

By which of the following ways is lime obtained?

Why is natural cement used very limitedly?

Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?

Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?

Cement and Brick Earth - Properties and Testing

Bricks, Trees, and Aggregates

Building Materials and Masonry Techniques

Building Materials and Construction Techniques

Surveying: Instruments, Techniques, and Terminology

Surveying and Levelling Techniques and Contouring Methods

Surveying and Construction

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