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CHAPTER – 9

Non-Metallic Materials
1. Whivh of the following is an exogenous tree ?
(a) bomboo tree (b) teak tree
(c) palm tree (d) cane tree

2. The thin radial fibres extending from the pith to the cambiun layer, is called
(a) bast (b) cortex
(c) heartwood (d) medullary rays

3. The purpose of seasoning of wood is to


(a) reduce the voids (b) remove the curves
(c) reduce the moisture content (d) change the direction of grains

4. The tensile strength of wood is to


(a) maximum in the direction parallel to the grains
(b) minimum in the direction parellel to the grains
(c) maximum in the direction across the grains
(d) same in all the direction

5. The age of a tree can be estimated by the


(a) diameter of the bark (b) height of the tree
(c) number of annual rings (d) none of these

6. The defect caused by imperfect seasoning is called


(a) wet rot (b) dry rot
(c) honeycombing (d) case hardening

7. A good quality cement should have higher percentage of


(a) free lime (b) silica
(c) dicalcium silicate (d) tricalcium silicate

8. The strength of concreate is decreased by


(a) direct impact (b) reversible stress
(c) vibration (d) all of the above

9. The steel used in RCC work is


(a) stainless steel (b) mild steel
(c) high speed steel (d) chromium steel

10. Disintegration of concrete can take place due to


(a) use of less durable aggregates
(b) use of unsound cement which undergoes volumetric changes changes after the concrete has
hardened
(c) excessive pores and voids
(d) any of the above
(e) none of the above

11. The behaviour of cocrete under instantaneous load is


(a) brittle (b) plastic
(c) elastic (d) anelastic
(e) visco-elastic

12. The shrinkage of concrete can be reduced by reducing


(a) the temperature (b) the water content of mix
(c) the cement in the mix (d) the sand content of mix

13. In cold weather concreting it is better to have cement in


(a) less quantity (b) average quantity
(c) required quantity (d) extra quantity

14. The strength of concrete mainly depends on


(a) water-cement ratio (b) quantity of fine aggregates
(c) required quantity (d) extra quantity

15. In R.C.C. work it is often necessary to extend a bar by joining it with another. It may be done by
(a) welding the bar
(b) providing a lap between two bars
(c) providing threads at the rod ends and putting a nut
(d) any of the above

16. Thermosetting plastics are those material which


(a) are formed into shape under heat and pressure and results in a permanently hard product
(b) do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs
(c) are flexible and can withstand cosiderable wear under suitable conditions
(d) are used as a friction lining for clutches and brakes

17. Thermosetting plastics are


(a) moulded by heating and cooling
(b) formed by condensation polymerization
(c) softened on heating and hardened on cooling for any number of times
(d) none of the above

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