Deck 1: Stones, Sand, and Lime

Question 1

Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of:

A)Ores
B)Minerals
C)Chemical compounds
D)Crystals

Answer 1

Minerals

Question 2

Which one of the following is not a classification of stones?

A)Physical Classification
B)Mineralogical Classification
C)Chemical Classification
D)Practical Classification

Answer 2

Mineralogical Classification

Question 3

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called:

A)Lava
B)Slag
C)Magma
D)Tuff

Answer 3

Magma

Question 4

At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?

A)Slow cooling of magma at considerable depth
B)Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth
C)Rapid cooling of magma at Earth's surface
D)Rapid cooling of magma at a shallow depth

Question 5

What is a sedimentary deposit?

A)Weathered product remains at site
B)Weathered product carried away in solution
C)Weathered product gets carried away agents
D)Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension

Question 6

Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?

A)Calcite to schist
B)Limestone to marble
C)Shale to slate
D)Granite to gneisses

Question 7

Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?

A)Argillaceous rocks
B)Siliceous rocks
C)Calcareous rocks
D)Carbonaceous rocks

Question 8

Foliated structure is very common in case of:

A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Plutonic rocks
C)Igneous rocks
D)Metamorphic rocks

Question 9

Granite is a type of:

A)Plutonic rock
B)Metamorphic rock
C)Hypabyssal rock
D)Volcanic rock

Question 10

Which of the following is a good fire-resistant stone?

A)Clay
B)Granite
C)Quartz
D)Limestone

Question 11

What is sand composed of?

A)Silica
B)Silicon
C)Silicon oxide
D)Quartz

Question 12

Which of the following sand type is excellent for use in mortar and concrete work?

A)Sea sand
B)Clayey sand
C)Pit sand
D)River sand

Question 13

Which IS code gives the grading of sand?

A)IS 456
B)IS 383
C)IS 2368
D)IS 1542

Question 14

What type of grains constitutes river sand?

A)Angular
B)Flaky
C)Irregular
D)Rounded

Question 15

How many classifications are there for sand based on the grain size distribution?

A)3
B)2
C)5
D)4

Question 16

Fine sand is generally used for which of the following works?

A)Masonry
B)Concrete structures
C)Plastering
D)Grinding and polishing

Question 17

How is M-sand produced?

A)Crushing bricks
B)Quarrying
C)Reusing the debris of demolished building
D)Crushing granite stones

Question 18

By which of the following ways is lime obtained?

A)Naturally
B)Quarrying
C)Burning limestone
D)Crushing limestone

Question 19

Which of the following pairs is matched properly?

A)Class A - Concrete work
B)Class B - Mortar
C)Class C - Masonry work
D)Class D - White washing

Question 20

Which of the following is a property of Fat Lime?

A)Shakes very slowly
B)Contains clay
C)High degree of plasticity
D)Poor binding property

Question 21

Lime obtained from calcination of Pure Limestone is called:

A)Quick Lime
B)Pure Lime
C)Lean Lime
D)Rich Lime

Question 22

Which of the following slakes after few minutes?

A)Moderately Hydraulic Lime
B)Eminently Hydraulic Lime
C)Perfectly Hydraulic Lime
D)Feebly Hydraulic Lime

Question 23

Which of the following types of Lime does not exist?

A)Dolomitic Lime
B)Roman Lime
C)Semi-Hydraulic Lime
D)Selentic Lime

Question 24

Why is natural cement used very limitedly?

A)Brown in Colour
B)Standard consistency is not met with
C)Sets too quickly
D)Particle size is too fine

Question 25

Who invented Portland cement and in which year?

A)William Aspdin, 1824
B)William Aspdin, 1840s
C)Joseph Aspdin, 1840s
D)Joseph Aspdin, 1824