Poornima Group of Institutions, Jaipur

Branch: Civil Engineering

Sub./Code: Bulding Material & Construction/3CE02
Unit I
Submitted By: Kamal Kumar (Lecturer, CE)
1. Which of the following sedimentry rocks changes into quartzite by metamorphic action ?
a) Sand stone ]
b) Lime stone
c) Shale
d) Gypsum
2. Quartzite is a
a)silicious rock ]
b) argillaceous rock
c) calcareous rock
d)aqueous rock
3. a good building stone should not absorb water more than
a) 5%]
b)10%
c)15%
d)20%

4. cross cut saw is used for

a)cutting soft stones
b)cutting hard stones]
c)cutting large blocks of stone
d)dressing stones

5. jumper is atool used for

a)testing of stones
b)quarring of stones]
c0dressing of stones
d)none of above

6. a first class brick when immersed in cold water for 24 hours should not absorb water more
than
a)15%
b)20%]
c)22%
d)25%

7. the process of mixing clay, water and other imgredients to make brick is known as
a) kneading ]
b)moulding
c)pugging
d)drying

8. pug mill is used for

a)preparation of clay ]
b) moulding of clay
c)drying of clay
d) burning of clay

9. material used for blasting of rocks is

a)cynite
b)dynamite ]

c) jumper
d) trowel

10. nominal dimension of brick is

a)18*8*8
b)19*9*9
c) 20*10*10]
d) 21*10*10

11.the frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on

a)bottom face
b)top face]
c)shorter side
d)longer side

12. number of bricks required for one cubic metre of brick masonry is
a)400
b)450
c)500]
d)550

13. slate is formed by metamorphic action on

a) shale]
b) lime stone
c)sand stone
d) granite

14. a heavy stone is suitable for

a)arches
b)rubble masonry
c)roads
d) retaining wall ]

15. crushing strength of a good building stone should be more than

a) 50 mpa
b)100 mpa ]
c)150 mpa
d)200 mpa

16. which rocks are formed by cooling of molten lava ?

a) igneous rock ]
b)sedimentry rock
c)metamorphic rock
d)none of these

17. spalling hammer is used for

a)driving wooden headed chisels
b) rough dressing of stones ]
c) carving of stones
d)breaking of small projection of stones

18. for testing of water absorption, brick is immersed in cold water for

a) 12 hrs.
b) 16hrs.
c) 24 hrs. ]
d)48 hrs.

19. in which types of bricks efflorence is moderate ?

a) I class
b) II class
c) III class ]
d) none of these

20. dressing is done for

a) bricks
b) cement
c) stone ]
d) non of above

ans.
1.a

2.a

3.a

4.b

5.b

6.b

11.b

12.c

13.a

14.d

15.b

16.a

7.a
17.b

8.a
18.c

9.b

10.c
19.c

20.c