Description : Smith's test of stones is performed to find out (A) The presence of soluble matter of stone (B) The compressive strength of the stone (C) The hardness of the stone (D) The toughness of the stone
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Dorry's testing machine is used for (A) Crushing test of stone (B) Hardness test of stone (C) Impact test of stone (D) Water absorption test
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The important component of a sea port is (A) Terminal buildings (B) The docks (C) The harbour (D) All of these
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : The area under stress-strain curve represents a.Hardness of material b.Breaking strength of the material c.Energy required to cause failure d.Toughness of material e.Malleabbility of material
Last Answer : c. Energy required to cause failure
Description : Grindability of a material does not depend upon its (A) Elasticity (B) Hardness (C) Toughness (D) Size
Last Answer : (D) Size
Description : Shock resisting steels should possess high (A) Hardness (B) Toughness (C) Tensile strength (D) Wear resistance
Last Answer : (B) Toughness
Description : The ability of a material to offer resistance to scratching or indentation is a measure of its (A) Brittleness (B) Toughness (C) Hardness (D) Resilience
Last Answer : (C) Hardness
Description : The ability of materials to develop a characteristic behavior under repeated loading known as ___________ a) Toughness b) Resilience c) Hardness d) Fatigue
Last Answer : d) Fatigue
Description : _______ property of a material is determined by the Herbert Pendulum device. (A) Hardness (B) Tensile (C) Toughness (D) Compressive
Last Answer : (A) Hardness
Description : Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high (A) Abrasion resistance (B) Toughness (C) Red hardness (D) Cutting speed
Last Answer : (C) Red hardness
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing to remove internal stresses (B) Annealing of steel hardens it slightly (C) Normalising of a material induces stresses (D) Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reduces hardness & brittleness
Last Answer : (D) Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reduces hardness & brittleness Share
Description : Weld decay will cause which of the following problems? a) A reduced resistance to corrosion b) a lower tensile strength c) The toughness is reduced d) The hardness will increase
Last Answer : a) A reduced resistance to corrosion
Description : Detrimental property of a material for shock load applications (a) High density (b) Low toughness (c) High strength (d) Low hardness
Last Answer : (b) Low toughness
Description : Define the terms: i) Hardness ii) Toughness iii) Brazing iv) Machinability
Last Answer : i) Hardness:- Hardness is the property of metal possessed by a material which enables it to resist penetration or abrasion or scratching by other material. Diamond is the hardest of known materials. ... can be easily cut by cutting tools to produce a desired shape & surface finish on its surface
Description : The shape of docks and basins is generally kept (A) Rectangular ways (B) Diamond shape guys (C) Inclined guys (D) All of these
Description : Which of the following are repair docks? (A) Marine railways, dry docks, floating docks, wet docks (B) Dry docks, wet docks, floating docks, lift docks (C) Wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways (D) Wet docks, lift docks, marine railways, dry docks
Last Answer : (C) Wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways
Description : Which of the following conditions of loading imposes the greatest load on the foundation in case of dry docks? (A) When the dock is empty (B) When the dock is empty with the ship of maximum tonnage (C) When the dock is full of water (D) When the dock is dry and is under construction
Last Answer : (C) When the dock is full of water
Description : Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at (a) Cochin (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The plasticity of fine soils may be assessed by means of (A) Dry strength test (B) Toughness test (C) Dilatancy test (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which of the following tests measures the toughness of road aggregates? (A) Crushing strength test (B) Abrasion test (C) Impact test (D) Shape test
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The breakwater which can be used as a platform for loading and unloading of cargo is called a mole (B) The brick masonry retaining wall which is ... wall (C) Three types of break waters are generally provided in harbours (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : The width of the entrances of the harbours is restricted to (A) 100 m (B) 125 m (C) 150 m (D) 180 m
Last Answer : (D) 180 m
Description : Cretans: (A) Are the harbours established on the island south east of Greek mainland (B) Are the natives of Crete, an island south of Greek mainland (C) Are the plants, grown in the neighbourhood of harbours (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Are the natives of Crete, an island south of Greek mainland
Description : Distorted modes are needed for : 1. Rivers 2. Dams across wide rivers 3. Harbours (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Name the important harbours of Coromandel Coast. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Vishakhapatnam, Paradeep, Chennai and Tuticorin.
Description : Workability of concrete is measured by (A) Vicat apparatus test (B) Slump test (C) Minimum void method (D) Talbot Richa
Description : Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by (A) Tensile strength test (B) Slump test (C) Compaction factor test (D) Flexural strength test
Description : Slump test for concrete is carried out, to determine (A) Strength (B) Durability (C) Workability (D) Water content
Description : Workability of a concrete – mix is determined by (i)Slump cone test (ii)Compaction factor test (iii)Vee bee test [ A ] i [ B ] ii [ C ] i and ii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ D ] i, ii and iii
Description : Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by [ A ] Tensile strength test [ B ] Slump cone test [ C ] Compaction factor test [ D ] Flexural strength test
Last Answer : [ C ] Compaction factor test
Description : While determining the workability of concrete mix, the compaction factor test is ------than the slump cone test [ A ] Less accurate [ B ] More accurate [ C ] Approximate method [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] More accurate
Description : Slump cone test is used to determine [ A ] Shrinkage of concrete mix [ B ] Creep of concrete [ C ] Workability of concrete mix [ D ] Soundness of concrete
Last Answer : [ C ] Workability of concrete mix
Description : Air entrainment in the concrete increases (A) Workability (B) Strength (C) The effects of temperature variations (D) The unit weight
Last Answer : (A) Workability
Description : For given workability the grading requiring the least amount of water is one that gives (A) Greatest surface area for the given cement and aggregates (B) Least surface area for the given cement ... weight for the given cement and aggregates (D) Greatest weight for the given cement and aggregates
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A highly absorptive aggregate reduces the workability of concrete considerably (B) The specific gravity of aggregate is important for the determination ... and porosity of an aggregate influence the property of the concrete (D) All the above
Description : What is the purpose of docks (e.g. the Apple or Vista one, ObjectDock etc.) on the desktop?
Last Answer : Unlike shortcuts on the desktop, by default the dock is always visible.
Description : How can I keep my power cords, charging docks, and various other electronics related cords from taking over all of my extra storage space?
Last Answer : I use twisty ties because I’m ghetto. But it looks like the Container Store has a bunch of options. I’d imagine most office supplies stores would have stuff too.
Description : Floating Docks?
Last Answer : A floating dock is just what it says. It is a dock that is not fixed at a certain height or level. This dock type has several advantages over a fixed dock. Changing water levels are one good ... to where the boat or PWC is desired. Clearly a floating dock is the preferred method of dock building.
Description : Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at (a) Mazagaon Docks (b) Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam (c) No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships (d) Goa shipyard
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : For the determination of shear strength parameters, c and , of soil in the laboratory, the test to be conducted will be (a) Triaxial compression test (b) Sieve analysis (c) Compaction test (d) Relative density test
Last Answer : (a) Triaxial compression test
Description : If water table is encountered in the standard pit while conducting plate load test (a) The load test should be abandoned (b) The pit is considered unsafe (c) Test should be conducted ... continuously throughout the test duration (d) The bearing capacity of soil cannot be determined in this condition
Last Answer : (c) Test should be conducted with complete dewatering continuously throughout the test duration
Description : The observed N- value from a standard penetration test conducted in saturated sandy strata is 30; the N- value corrected for dilatancy may be taken as : (b) 15 (a) 20 (c) 23 (d) 39
Last Answer : (c) 23
Description : Give one difference between natural harbours and artificial harbours. -Geography
Last Answer : The natural harbours generally occur along a fairly indented coastal line. If an inlet or a backwater bay penetrates inland for longer distance, it facilitates the transportation of large cargo ... harbours are constructed by dredging and erecting a wall against the sea along the coastline.
Description : Soil not only supplied (A)____but also harbours(B)_____, other microbes, holds water, supplies air to the roots and acts a (C)____ that stabilises the
Last Answer : Soil not only supplied (A)____but also harbours(B)_____, other microbes, holds water, supplies air to ... acts a (C)____ that stabilises the plant.
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing 2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely 3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours 4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports ... 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Description : Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour? (1) Chennai (2) Mumbai (3) Cochin (4) Paradip
Last Answer : (1) Chennai Explanation: A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have ... way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.
Description : An organism which harbours others organisms is known as A A. Host B. Predator C. Autotroph D. Parasite
Last Answer : Host
Description : In addition to natural harbours and a hospitable climate, America was easily accessible because of its: (a) Well developed interior waterways (b) Exclusive Western deserts (c) Well travelled interior routes (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Well developed interior waterways
Description : Toughness index is defined as the ratio of (A) Plasticity index to consistency index (B) Plasticity index to flow index (C) Liquidity index to flow index (D) Consistency index to liquidity index
Last Answer : (B) Plasticity index to flow index