Building Materials and Construction MCQs with answers PDF for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, SPSC, PTS, BPSC, ETEA, and KPPSC. Includes a Civil Engineering MCQs PDF book, ideal for Civil Engineering students preparing for competitive exams and technical interviews.
Hydraulic lime is obtained by _____ ?
A. adding water to quick lime
B. calcination of pure clay
C. burning of lime stone
D. burning of kankarGlazing is used to make earthenware _____ ?
A. impervious
B. porous
C. hard
D. softQuick lime is ____ ?
A. calcium hydroxide
B. calcium carbonate
C. calcium oxide
D. None of themNumber of bricks required for one cubic metre of brick masonry is ______ ?
A. 450
B. 230
C. 400
D. 500Advantage of a clamp compared to a kiln for burning bricks is that ____ ?
A. it is suitable when bricks are required in large numbers
B. it has less initial cost
C. it takes less time for burning
D. it gives more output of first class bricksFrog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on _____ ?
A. top face
B. longer side
C. bottom face
D. shorter sideWhich of the following pairs gives a correct combination of the useful and harmful constituents respectively of a good brick earth?
A. alumina and iron
B. alkalies and magnesium
C. lime stone and alumina
D. silica and alkaliesPug mill is used for _____ ?
A. Latin
B. German
C. preparation of clay
D. moulding of clayWhich of the following bricks are used for lining of furnaces?
A. first class bricks
B. refractory bricks
C. overburnt bricks
D. underburnt bricksFor testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is _____ ?
A. 100 mm
B. 150 mm
C. 50 mm
D. 70.6 mm