MCQ
20841. The frog of a brick is normally made on its-
longer face
bottom face
shorter face
top face
20842. For one cubic metre of brick masonry, the number of bricks required is-
400
450
500
550
20843. For the construction of retaining walls, a------stone must be used.
soft
hard
heavy
light
20844. Lime occurs in a free state in nature.
True
False
20845. The average out-turn of first class bricks in kiln burning is-
50 to 60%
60 to 70%
70 to 80%
80 to 90%
20846. The size of mould for bricks should be---- the specified size of the bricks.
equal to
double
smaller than
larger than
20847. The silica in Portland cement should be
10 to 20%
20 to 25%
25 to 40%
40 to 60%
20848. The burning of bricks in kilns is completed within-----hours.
12
24
48
96
20849. The fuel generally used for burning limestone is
coalur
firewood
charcoal
any one of these
20850. দুটি বালির নমুনার ওজন ও FM যথাক্রমে 500 গ্রাম ও 750 গ্রাম এবং 2.5 ও 2.2 হলে তাদের Combined FM কত হবে? [BPSC-20]
2.4
2.38
2.42
2.32
20851. The commonly used lime in white washing is---
quick lime
fat lime
lean lime
hydraulic lime
20852. The compressive strength of paving bricks should not be less than-
20 MN/m²
30 MN/m²
40 MN/m²
50 MN/m²
20853. The cementing property in cement is mainly due to---
lime
silica
iron oxide
alumina
20854. The natural drying of bricks is also called back drying.
true
false
20855. The percentage of the slag component of Portland-slag cement varies from-
10 to 40%
70 to 80%
40 to 70%
80 to 90%
20856. The average out-turn of first class bricks in clamp burning is about-
50%
60%
70%
80%
20857. The amount of gypsum usually added in the manufacture of cement is-
0.5 to 1%
3 to 5%
1 to 3%
0.1 to 0.5%
20858. The compressive strength of perforated bricks should not be less than-
4 MN/m²
5 MN/m²
6 MN/m²
7 MN/m²
20859. The main constituent of Portland cement is-
lime
iron oxide
alumina
alkalies
20860. The percentage of alumina in a good brick clay should vary from-
20 to 30%
30 to 40%
40 to 50%
50 to 60%