• ০০। A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than
    • ক) 10%
    • খ) 15%
    • গ) 20%
    • ঘ) 25%
    • ঙ) 5%.
  • ০১। A badly mixed cement concrete results in
    • ক) segregation
    • খ) bleeding
    • গ) honey combing
    • ঘ) none to these.
  • ০২। A bull nose brick is not used for
    • ক) rounding off sharp corners
    • খ) pillars
    • গ) decoration purpose
    • ঘ) arches.
  • ০৩। A ferrous metal is
    • ক) cast iron
    • খ) wrought iron
    • গ) steel
    • ঘ) all the above.
  • ০৪। A good brick earth should contain :
    • ক) about 20% to 30% of alumina
    • খ) about 50% to 60% of silica
    • গ) not more than 5% of lime
    • ঘ) about 5 to 6% of oxide of lime
    • ঙ) All the above.
  • ০৫। A good quality stone absorbs water less than
    • ক) 5%
    • খ) 10%
    • গ) 15%
    • ঘ) 20%
    • ঙ) 25%.
  • ০৬। A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called
    • ক) slate
    • খ) plank
    • গ) board
    • ঘ) strip.
  • ০৭। A prime coat is given to steel work with
    • ক) an oxide of iron paint
    • খ) a mixture of white lead and lead paint
    • গ) a special paint
    • ঘ) cement paint.
  • ০৮। A pug mill is used for
    • ক) softening brick earth
    • খ) moulding brick earth
    • গ) tempering brick earth
    • ঘ) providing brick earth
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ০৯। A rock contains only one mineral. It is called
    • ক) homogeneous
    • খ) non-homogeneous
    • গ) monomineralic
    • ঘ) polymineralic.
  • ১০। A stone is rejected if it absorbs water more than
    • ক) 5%
    • খ) 10%
    • গ) 15%
    • ঘ) 20%
    • ঙ) 25%.
  • ১১। A volatile substance added to a paint to make its application easy and smooth, is known as
    • ক) base
    • খ) solvent
    • গ) vehicle
    • ঘ) none to these.
  • ১২। A well seasoned timber may contain moisture up to
    • ক) 4 to 6%
    • খ) 6 to 8%
    • গ) 8 to 10%
    • ঘ) 10 to 12%.
  • ১৩। According to IS 399-1963, the weight of the timber is specified at
    • ক) 8% moisture content
    • খ) 10% moisture content
    • গ) 12% moisture content
    • ঘ) 14% moisture content.
  • ১৪। According to ISI, bitumen is classified into
    • ক) 2 grades
    • খ) 4 grades
    • গ) 6 grades
    • ঘ) 8 grades.
    • ঙ) 10 grades.
  • ১৫। Acrylic is the name of
    • ক) cellulose resin
    • খ) alkyd resin
    • গ) methyl metha crylate
    • ঘ) cumarone-indene.
  • ১৬। Acrylic sheets
    • ক) possess 10 to 17 times greater breakage resistance than that of glass of equivalent thickness
    • খ) are generally unaffected by most household detergents
    • গ) possess the light transmission rate of 93%
    • ঘ) are available in various shapes
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ১৭। Age of a tree may be ascertained by
    • ক) radius of its stem
    • খ) circumference of its stem
    • গ) number of branches
    • ঘ) number of annual rings.
  • ১৮। Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a
    • ক) cant
    • খ) deal
    • গ) baulk
    • ঘ) strip.
  • ১৯। Asbestos
    • ক) is an excellant insulator for heat and electricity
    • খ) is fire-proof and acid proof
    • গ) has sp. gravity equal to 3.10
    • ঘ) is smooth like glass and silk
    • ঙ) All the above.