Building Materials Questions & Answers

1.

The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds is known as

A.

Cementation process

B.

Crucible process

C.

Bessemer process

D.

Open hearth process

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2.

Pick up the correct statement from the following

A.

In basic Bessemer process, the steel heats the converter

B.

In open-hearth process, the furnace heats the steel

C.

In Siemens process, the impurities of pig iron are oxidised by the oxygen of the ore

D.

all the above

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3.

Vanadium steel is generally used for

A.

railway switches and crossing

B.

bearing balls

C.

magnets

D.

axles and springs

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4.

Plastic

A.

is an organic substance

B.

consists of natural or synthetic binders

C.

finished products are rigid and stable at normal temperature

D.

is capable of flow when necessary heat and pressure are applied

E.

All the above

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5.

For filling cracks in masonry structures, the type of bitumen used is

A.

cut-back bitumen

B.

bitumen-emulsion

C.

blown bitumen

D.

plastic bitumen

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.