Model Questions for SSC Junior Engineer EXAM - CIVIL ENGG set-4

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Model Questions for SSC Junior Engineer EXAM - CIVIL ENGG set-4

1. A volatile substance added to a paint to make its application easy and smooth, is known as

(A) Base
(B) Solvent
(C) Vehicle
(D) None to these

2. Jumper is a tool used for

(A) Testing of stones
(B) Quarrying of stones
(C) Dressing of stones
(D) None of the above

3. Pick up the volcanic rock from the following:

(A) Granite
(B) Dolerite
(C) Basalt
(D) All the above

4. 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

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5. Strength of cement concrete primarily depends upon

(A) Quality of water
(B) Quantity of aggregate
(C) Quantity of cement
(D) Water-cement ratio

6. The main function of alumina in brick earth is

(A) To impart plasticity
(B) To make the brick durable
(C) To prevent shrinkage
(D) To make the brick impermeable

7. Cast iron

(A) Is obtained by purifying pig iron
(B) Is manufactured in required shapes
(C) May contain 2 to 5 per cent of carbon with other impurities
(D) All the above

8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) The distinct plane of division along which a stone can easily be split, is called natural bed of stone
(B) The natural bed of sedimentary rocks is along the planes of stratification
(C) The natural bed of igneous rocks is not defined
(D) All the above

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Answer

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (b)