Civil engineering MCQ on Building Materials
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1. Granite is a type of
Plutonic rock
Metamorphic rock
Hypabyssal rock
Volcanic rock
1. Plutonic rock
Explanation: Granite is formed at a slow rate of cooling of magma at considerable depths and so is a type of plutonic rock.
2. Foliated structure is very common in case of
Sedimentary rocks
Plutonic rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
4. Metamorphic rocks
Explanation: Foliated rocks/Metamorphic rocks can split up into layers along a definite direction only. Sedimentary rocks are generally stratified and igneous rocks are unstratified.
3. Stones are obtained from rocks that are made up of
Ores
Minerals
Chemical compounds
Crystals
2. Minerals
Explanation: Rocks are made up of minerals. They can be either monomineralic (single mineral) or polymineralic (more than one mineral).
4. Which one of the following is not a classification of stones?
Physical Classification
Mineralogical Classification
Chemical Classification
Practical Classification
2. Mineralogical Classification
Explanation: The classifications of stones are physical (based on structure), chemical (based on chemical composition), practical (based on usage) and geological (based on the mode of origin). Mineralogical classification is not a means of classifying stones in general. It’s called chemical classification.
5. The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called
Lava
Slag
Magma
Tuff
3. Magma
Explanation: Hot molten material is called Lava when it erupts from a volcano and reaches the surface. Slag is waste material from the smelting of ore. Tuff is a porous rock formed by a consolidation of volcanic ash.
6. At what depth and rate is a hypabyssal rock formed?
Slow cooling of magma at considerable depth
Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth
Rapid cooling of magma at Earth’s surface
Rapid cooling of magma at a shallow depth
2. Quick cooling of magma at a shallow depth
Explanation: Plutonic rocks are formed by slow cooling of magma at considerable depth. Volcanic rocks are formed near the surface of Earth by rapid cooling of magma. Hypabyssal rocks are formed at a quick rate of cooling of magma at considerably shallow depths.
7. Which factor disturbs the equilibrium of rocks, commencing metamorphism?
Increase in temperature
Decrease in temperature and pressure
Increase in temperature and pressure
Decrease in pressure
3. Increase in temperature and pressure
Explanation: Rocks are stable at a temperature below 200°C and at the pressure existing. Any increase in above two factors can initiate the process of metamorphism. One factor alone is not sufficient to start metamorphism.
8. Which of the following is not a metamorphic change?
Calcite to schist
Limestone to marble
Shale to slate
Granite to gneisses
1. Calcite to schist
Explanation: Calcite is a carbonate mineral whereas schist is a metamorphic rock formed by metamorphosis of mudstone/shale to the higher degree than slate.
9. Which of the following rocks are hard and durable?
Argillaceous rocks
Siliceous rocks
Calcareous rocks
Carbonaceous rocks
2. Siliceous rocks
Explanation: Silica predominates in siliceous rock and is less affected by weathering
and hence are hard and durable compared to argillaceous (clay), calcareous (calcium carbonate) or carbonaceous (carbon).
10. What is a sedimentary deposit?
Weathered product remains at site
Weathered product carried away in solution
Weathered product gets carried away agents
Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension
4. Insoluble weathered product is carried away in suspension
Explanation: Weathered product that remains at the site is called a residual deposit. Weathered product carried away in solution is a chemical deposit and Weathered product gets carried away agents is called organic deposit.
