Description : Dry rot (A) Cracks the timber (B) Reduces the strength of timber (C) Reduces the timber to powder (D) Spoils the appearance of timber
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Dry rot in sap wood is caused by fungal attack 2. Brown rot in coniferous woods is a result of fungal attack 3. Alternate wetting and drying of unseasoned timber causes powdery' form of decay in ... ? (a) 1, 2 and 3 b)1 and 2 only c)2 and 3 only d)1 and 3 only
Last Answer : (a) 1, 2 and 3
Description : The disease of dry rot in timber is caused by (A) Lack of ventilation (B) Alternate wet and dry conditions (C) Complete submergence in water (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The black cotton soil (A) Undergoes volumetric changes (B) Swells excessively when wet (C) Shrinks excessively when dry (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Ingress of cold air in the furnaces through cracks, charging doors, openings etc (A) Reduces the flue gas temperature and makes the furnace atmosphere oxidising (B) Increases the load on the induced draft fan (C) Reduces the furnace draught (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Bloosom end rot of tomato is due to a. Infection/disease b. Boron/ Ca. deficiency c. Insect attack d. Nutritional deficiency
Last Answer : Boron/ Ca. deficiency
Description : After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying (A) Expands (B) Mix (C) Shrinks (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Shrinks
Description : Pick up the most favourable condition for the rapid growth of fungus for dry rot from the following: (A) Absence of sun light (B) Dampness (C) Presence of sap (D) All the above
Description : The advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile, is (A) No decay due to termites (B) No restriction on length (C) Higher bearing capacity (D) All the above
Description : A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because (A) Its dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress (B) Large size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted (C) Removal of cracks in the members due to shrinkage (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sand stones may be divided into calcareous, siliceous and ferruginous sand stones (B) Concrete using sand stones, cracks due to excessive shrinkage (C) Broken bricks produce a concrete having good fire resisting qualities (D) All the above
Description : Red short iron cracks when bent due to the presence of (A) Sulphur (B) Carbon (C) Phosphorus (D) Silicon
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The dry density reduces by addition of water after attaining optimum moisture content (B) The line joining the peak of three moisture content graphs ... be compacted to a very high density as compared to fine grained soils (D) All the above
Description : To obtain cement dry powder, lime stones and shales or their slurry, is burnt in a rotary kiln at a temperature between (A) 1100° and 1200°C (B) 1200° and 1300°C (C) 1300° and 1400°C (D) 1400° and 1500°C
Last Answer : D
Description : Use of anticoagulants in acute myocardial infarction affords the following benefit(s): A. Reduces short-term mortality B. Prevents thrombus extension and subsequent attack C. Prevents venous thromboembolism D. All of the above
Last Answer : C. Prevents venous thromboembolism
Description : Why are psychiatrists known as "shrinks"?
Last Answer : Your head. The long version was head shrinker and then it became shrink.
Description : Got something that just drives you nuts? Let's see if it's a condition - or if the shrinks have a name for it.
Last Answer : Late-o-phobia? :-)
Description : Is it possible to pinpoint and fix your own problems w/out shrinks?
Last Answer : I’ve been to clinics on several occasions. The only role the psychiatrist would play is sort of a backboard which I would bounce ideas off of. They don’t pinpoint or fix your problems, they more just guide you.
Description : If all mental illnesses are a result of a physical ailment, shouldn't we be telling our GP everything, not bothering with shrinks at all?
Last Answer : How are all mental illnesses the result of a physical ailment again?
Description : What will be the duration of day and night if the earth shrinks to half the present radius? a.6 hours b.12 hours c.107 dynes d.3 hours e.24 hours
Last Answer : a. 6 hours
Description : Used to threaten, used to defeat. Sometimes it grows, sometimes it shrinks. Used to conquer, used to protect. It marks your downfall, it marks your success. The true god of war, the creator of mess. What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Power.
Description : What grow but never get's taller, shrinks but never gets smaller, hurts the minds of men, doesn't live, but doesn't have a deathbed? -Riddles
Last Answer : SOUND. Sound grows and shrinks but, realistically, doesn't do either. Can hurt ears and the brain at certain frequencies. Doesn't live and isn't dead.
Description : The ………….. shrinks the window and places it on the taskbar while, leaving the program running. -Technology
Last Answer : TheMinimize buttonshrinks the window and places it on the taskbar while, leaving the program running.
Description : What ia a transformation that shrinks or stretches a figure?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : If a cell is dropped into a solution and cell shrinks the solution is?
Last Answer : hypertonic hypertonic
Description : When your tired your what shrinks?
Last Answer : Peripheral vision.
Description : If a red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it: a) swells b) shrinks c) crenates d) remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- SWELLS
Description : The smoothened surface of the front face of the guay walls, is known as fending which is made of (A) Granite stone (B) Timber (C) Steel (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The most valuable timber may be obtained from (A) Chir (B) Shishum (C) Sal (D) Teak
Description : The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called (A) Wane (B) Torn grain (C) Diagonal grain (D) Chipmark
Description : Seasoning of timber is essential to remove (A) Knots from timber (B) Sap from timber (C) Twisted fibre from timber (D) Roughness of timber
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a (A) Cant (B) Deal (C) Baulk (D) Strip
Description : A well seasoned timber may contain moisture up to (A) 4 to 6 % (B) 6 to 8 % (C) 8 to 10 % (D) 10 to 12 %
Description : Knots in timber are (A) Defects caused by crushing fibres (B) Splits radiating from the centre (C) Speckled strains (D) Signs of branches cut off
Description : A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called (A) Slate (B) Plank (C) Board (D) Strip
Description : The timber having maximum resistance against white ants, is obtained from (A) Chir (B) Shishum (C) Sal (D) Teak
Description : The most commonly used base for timber painting, is (A) Red lead (B) Zinc white (C) White lead (D) Titanium white
Description : The moisture content in a well seasoned timber is (A) 4 % to 6 % (B) 10 % to 12 % (C) 15 % to 20 % (D) 100 %
Description : Plywood is made from (A) Common timber (B) Bamboo fibre (C) Teak wood only (D) Asbestos sheets
Description : Seasoning of timber is done for (A) Increasing moisture content (B) Decreasing moisture content (C) Increasing strength of timber (D) None to these
Description : The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is (A) 5 % (B) 15 % (C) 25 % (D) 35 %
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber (A) Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method (B) In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings ... medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing (D) All the above
Description : According to IS 399-1963, the weight of the timber is specified at (A) 8% moisture content (B) 10% moisture content (C) 12% moisture content (D) 14% moisture content
Description : Veneering means (A) Carving out designs on timber planks (B) Chemically treating timber planks (C) Thick layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood (D) Thin layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood
Description : First class timber has an average life of (A) Less than one year (B) 1 to 5 years (C) 5 to 10 years (D) More than 10 years
Description : Seasoning of timber is done (A) To make it water proof (B) To paint its surface (C) To increase its temperature (D) To remove water
Description : Sapwood consists of (A) Innermost annular rings around the pith (B) Portion of timber between heartwood and cambium layer (C) Thin layers below the bark (D) Thin fibre which extends from the pith outwards and holds the annular rings together
Description : Inner part of a timber log surrounding the pitch, is called (A) Sapwood (B) Cambium layer (C) Heart wood (D) None to these
Description : The maximum permissible deflection of a timber beam supporting a roof, is (A) L/100 (B) L/150 (C) L/260 (D) L/360