(Carpenter Exam Feb. 2018)
1. Field inside a solenoid is:
A) Directly proportional to its length
B) Directly proportional to current ✔
C) Inversely proportional to the number of turns
D) Inversely proportional to current
2. General formula of alkyne is:
A) CnH2n + 2
B) CnH2n
C) CnH2n - 2 ✔
D) CnHn
3. Flow of energy in an ecosystem is always:
A) Unidirectional ✔
B) Bidirectional
C) Multidirectional
D) None of these
4. Which of the following is an abiotic component
A) Plants
B) Animals
C) Soil ✔
D) Microorganism
5. Acid presents in bee sting is
A) Methanoic Acid ✔
B) Hydrochloric Acid
C) Acetic Acid
D) Sulphuric Acid
6. A gap between two neurons is called
A) Synapse ✔
B) Axon
C) Synthesise
D) Dendron
7. Printing was first developed in
A) Japan
B) Portugal
C) China ✔
D) Germany
8. The newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the
A) Kesari ✔
B) The Hindu
C) The Statesman
D) The Tribune
9. In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practiced?
A) Punjab
B) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Uttarakhand ✔
10. The National Consumer Day is celebrated on
A) 24th December ✔
B) 24th November
C) 24th October
D) 24th September
11. Which of the following sets are odd numbers?
A) 2, 3, 7, 9, 11
B) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ✔
C) 1, 2, 5, 7, 9
D) 3, 6, 8, 11
12. A car covers a distance of 200km in 2 hours 40 minutes, whereas a jeep covers the same distance in 2 hours. What is the ratio of their speed?
A) 3 : 4 ✔
B) 4 : 3
C) 4 : 5
D) 5 : 4
13. 18/√…….. = 2 (What will came in place of ………..)
A) 6
B) 18
C) 36
D) 81 ✔
14. Each edge of a cube is increased by 50%. What will be the percent increase in its volume?
A) 50 %
B) 150 %
C) 133 ¼ %
D) 237 ½ % ✔
15. What is the sum of 5x3 – 3x2 - 1 and 3x2 + 1?
A) 5x3 ✔
B) 6x2
C) 5x
D) 3x
16. The cube root of 1331 is …………
A) 11 ✔
B) 13
C) 19
D) 17
17. If 6 is 50% of a number, what is the number?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12 ✔
D) 1
18. A clock seen through a mirror shows 8 o’clock. What is the correct time?
A) 8.00
B) 4.00 ✔
C) 12.20
D) 12.4
19. All natural numbers and 0 are called the ……………….. numbers.
A) whole ✔
B) prime
C) integer
D) rational
20. The least number of five digits which is completely divisible by 39, is ………. .
A) 10101
B) 10062
C) 10016
D) 10023 ✔
21. Which one is not a seasoning defects in timber?
A) Crook
B) bowing
C) Heart shakes ✔
D) Radial splits
22. Which one is not a natural defects in timber?
A) Heart shakes
B) Star shakes
C) Knot
D) Crook ✔
23. We don’t use green lumber in any milling process because
i) It has not throughly dried
ii) It contains tree sap
iii) Green colour is not good for carpentry
iv) This type of wood will change over time
which are correct?
A) Only (i) and (ii)
B) (i), (ii) and (iv) ✔
C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D) All of them
24. Read the statements below
i) Co2 extinguisher should be used on gasoline fires
ii) Water can be used to extinguish wood or wood product fire
iii) To extinguish electrical fire CO2 extinguisher can be used
Which ones are correct?
A) Only (i) and (ii)
B) Only (ii) and (iii)
C) Only (i) and (iii)
D) All of the above ✔
25. Factors those may lead to injury in work spaces are
A) Ignorance absent mindedness and carelessness
B) Using unsafe and wrong material a dull tool etc
C) All the above ✔
D) None of the above
26. While operating a drill press what you must not do-
A) wear safely glasses
B) wear gloves ✔
C) wear ear muffs
D) wear dust mask
27. Counter sink is the process of
A) drilling a larger hole over the top of a smaller hole ✔
B) drilling a smaller hole perpendicular a larger hole
C) drilling a larger hole below of a smaller hole
D) all of them
28. Different types of timber have different density. What is the density of “Teak”?
A) 650 kg/m³ ✔
B) 545 kg/m³
C) 855 kg/m³
D) 785 kg/m³
29. Rip saw is designed for-
A) cutting along the direction of the grain of the wood ✔
B) cutting across the grain at right angles to the direction of the fibers.
C) cutting along the direction of the grain as well as across the grain at right angles.
D) all of the above
30. In which saw adjustable blades, which are passed through the handle and secured by to screws are used-
A) Cross-cut saw
B) Hand saw
C) Back saw
D) Pad saw ✔
31. Timber is considered sufficiently seasoned for carpenters work when it has lost-
A) one-fifth of its weight ✔
B) one-third of its weight
C) one-fourth of its weight
D) weight does not reduce during seasoning
32. Desiccating is also known as-
A) natural seasoning
B) hot-air seasoning ✔
C) moist-air seasoning
D) water seasoning
33. The underground portion of wooden post hoardings may be preserved by-
A) polishing
B) charring ✔
C) Pointing
D) Varnishing
34. Which one is not a preservation process for wood?
A) Painting
B) tarring
C) varnishing
D) skidding ✔
35. Zinc Chloride is used in-
A) Kyan’s process
B) Burnett’s process ✔
C) Boucherie’s system
D) The Noden-Bretenneau Process of Electric seasoning
36. Which of the following is not a marking tool
A) Punch
B) Scriber
C) Mortise-Gauge
D) Slip-gauge ✔
37. The plucking tendency in planning operation is lessened by fixed a guard with plane Iron is called-
A) Front Iron
B) Back Iron ✔
C) Pluck Iron
D) Side Iron
38. For planning concave and hollow surface we may use-
A) Trying plane
B) Compass plane ✔
C) Rebate plane
D) Plough plane
39. Which one of the following is/are planes?
i) Jack plane
ii) Sash Fillister
iii) old woman’s tooth
iv) chariot plane
A) Only (i) and (iv)
B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
C) All of them ✔
D) Only (i)
40. Which one is not boring tool?
A) Brad-awl
B) Gimlet
C) Brace
D) Punch ✔
41. Joint which is not use for connecting boards in the same plane-
A) rebated
B) dowelled
C) lap ✔
D) edges-shot
42. Joints used for joining timbers not in the same straight line are as-
A) Lap
B) Cogged
C) Notched
D) All of these ✔
43. Wedges of hard wood are used to tighten joint in-
A) Fished joint
B) Scarfed Joint ✔
C) Lap joint
D) All of the above
44. A halved joint may secured by-
A) bolts
B) nails
C) screws
D) all of the above ✔
45. In which Tenon joint a wedge is used in to tighten the joint-
A) Mortise and Tenon joint
B) Double Mortise and Tenon joint
C) Haunched Tenon joint
D) Tusk Tenon joint ✔
46. Iron dog is made up of
A) Cast Iron
B) Grey Iron
C) Wrought Iron ✔
D) Ductile Iron
47. For fixing wood work against stone or brick work we may use-
A) A Lewis or rag bolt
B) Split- bill or snipe bills
C) Both of the above ✔
D) None of the above
48. Which of the following below is/are not wire nail
A) spike
B) clasp nail
C) brad
D) all of them ✔
49. For window shutter the type of joint may use-
A) Rule joint ✔
B) Bolt joint
C) Secret screwed joint
D) None of the above
50. A wooden beam spanning an opening and supported at both ends, flitched with an iron plate or trussed is called-
A) Bressumer
B) Girder
C) Both of them ✔
D) None of them
51. In Roman mouldings the curves are segments of-
A) ellipse
B) parabola
C) circle ✔
D) involute
52. Heading joints used in flooring are
i) squared
ii) splayed
iii) tongued
iv) forked
v) grooved
A) only (i), (ii) and (iii)
B) only (i), (iii) and (iv)
C) only (i) and (ii)
D) all of the above ✔
53. In floor joint the usual ratio of depth to breadth is
A) 3 : 1 ✔
B) 3 : 2
C) 2 : 1
D) none of these
54. Floor are strengthened by
A) Herring-bone bridging
B) Solid strutting
C) Any of them ✔
D) None of them
55. The timber supporting the common rafters are known as-
A) Spars
B) Eaves
C) Purlins ✔
D) Jack rafters
56. In which type of saw a narrow blade held in tension by a wooden frame and string?
A) pad saw
B) compass saw
C) turning saw ✔
D) dovetail saw
57. Saws are sharpened by –
A) Oil stone
B) Triangular file ✔
C) Grinding wheel
D) All of the above
58. The tool used for quick layout of angles particular for rafter
A) speed square ✔
B) framing hammer
C) twist drill
D) cross cut saw
59. The sharpening of a tool on a sharpening stone by rubbing the tool on the stone-
A) toenailing
B) whet ✔
C) compass saw
D) counter sink
60. The cutting of the end of a piece at any angel other than right angle –
A) bench plane
B) miter ✔
C) auger bits
D) rabbet
61. “Knot” is a defect found in a kind of timber which is caused by
A) Attacked by fungi
B) Attacked by insects
C) Natural cause ✔
D) Attacked by animals
62. Which of the following is not a straight cutting saw?
A) Rip saw
B) Cross cut saw
C) Compass saw ✔
D) Panel saw
63. Which saw would be the best choice for cutting and opening wall board for a switch box?
A) Hacksaw
B) Coping saw
C) Keyhole saw ✔
D) Fret saw
64. What is usually used by a carpenter for marking on a piece of wood?
A) Highlighter
B) Pen
C) Pencil ✔
D) Chalk
65. Steel rule is used by a carpenter as
A) Drawing tool
B) Measuring tool ✔
C) Chipping tool
D) Weighing tool
66. Which tool is used for extracting nail?
A) Clawless hammer
B) Claw hammer ✔
C) Sledge hammer
D) Ball pen hammer
67. What sort of material is PVA glue good to use for?
A) Impermeable
B) Rubber
C) Porous ✔
D) None of the above
68. Which of the following is a major characteristic of an Epoxy?
A) They are very strong ✔
B) They are very cheap
C) They are very weak
D) None of the above
69. Cyanoacrylate is a multi purpose glue which is also popularly known as
A) Soft glue
B) Hard glue
C) Super glue ✔
D) Hyper glue
70. Which type of joint is use for making shelves?
A) Bridal Joint
B) Mortise joint
C) Bevel Joint
D) Housing joint ✔
71. Which of the following board is used for laminated cabinets?
A) Hard board
B) Card board
C) Ply board
D) Particle board ✔
72. In the terminology “plywood”, What does the term “ply” mean?
A) thick layer of wood
B) thin layer of wood ✔
C) thin layer of glue
D) None of the above
73. The difference from a given point on one thread to the corresponding point on the next thread is called
A) Helix
B) Pitch ✔
C) Lead
D) Travel
74. A device attached to a wall behind the door mounted on the floor to prevent opening the door too wide is called
A) Door lock
B) Door bolt
C) Door stopper ✔
D) Door clamp
75. Which part of the tree is the most useful for carpentry work?
A) Root
B) Bark
C) Sapwood
D) Heart wood ✔
76. Which of the following cannot be done by a circular saw?
A) Ripping
B) Cross cutting
C) Grooving
D) Drilling ✔
77. Which …………………. size determines the coarseness of a sheet of sand paper?
A) Sand
B) Paper
C) Ferrous oxide
D) Screen ✔
78. What does MDF stands for?
A) Mild desert fibreboard
B) Medium density fibreboard ✔
C) Maximum density fibreboard
D) Mix dry fibreboard
79. The technique used for manufacturing material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieve improved strength, stability, insulation, appearance due to use of different materials is called
A) Toenailing
B) Lamination ✔
C) Hinging
D) Sanding
80. A nail is specified as A 50 × 3.0. What does it signify?
A) Nail 0.50 mm long (not including the head and 3 mm in radius)
B) Nail 0.05 mm long (not including the head and 3 mm in diameter)
C) Nail 50 mm long (not including the head and 3 mm in diameter) ✔
D) None of the above
81. What is motor driven, handheld chain saw used for
A) For making plywood
B) For making laminated wood
C) For making particle board
D) For felling tree ✔
82. Which one of the following can best resist attack by whiteants?
A) Rosewood
B) Teakwood ✔
C) Kail
D) Chir
83. Which one of the following is an example of Softwood?
A) Redwood ✔
B) Rosewood
C) Wallnut
D) Cherry
84. The principal types of trusses are named as –
A) Collar Beam,Gothic
B) Queen Post, Mansard
C) King Post, Latticed
D) All of them ✔
85. Flat roof may covered by-
A) lead, zinc or bituminous substances ✔
B) thin aluminium sheet
C) all of them
D) none of them
86. Which one of the following is not a natural adhesive?
A) Hot glue
B) Starch glue
C) White glue ✔
D) Casein
87. Which of the following is also popularly known as web clamp?
A) Hand screw clamp
B) Pipe clamp
C) Mitre clamp
D) Band clamp ✔
88. A ……………. Is a zig for wood working which is used in combination with a hand plane to trim and square up the edges and ends of boards.
A) Bench vice
B) Bench stop shooting board ✔
C) Mitre box
D) Ratchet brace
89. Chemical seasoning is also one of the methods of artificial seasoning of timber. Which chemical is used for such seasoning?
A) Potassium
B) Salt ✔
C) Sulphar
D) Glucose
90. Length of a typical folding rule is about
A) 8 ft. ✔
B) 18 ft.
C) 28 ft.
D) 38 ft.
91. Which one of the following is not a type of hinge?
A) Security butt hinge
B) Rising butt hinge
C) Flush hinge
D) False hinge ✔
92. The rounded edge of the tread projecting over the riser, Usually 20 mm.—------
A) Rising
B) Nosing ✔
C) Landing
D) Going
93. The vertical timber which closes the space between two steps-
A) Rise
B) Stringer
C) Riser ✔
D) Trade
94. A complete set of stairs reaching from floor to floor or from floor to a landing-
A) Flight ✔
B) Rise
C) Newel
D) Going
95. The top horizontal member in a roof carrying the rafters.
A) Barge
B) Ceiling joist
C) Ridge ✔
D) Rafters
96. Which part of the marking gauge is used to mark lines on wood?
A) Beam
B) Stock
C) Thumb screw
D) Spur or pin ✔
97. Which one is not a type of roof?
A) Gable roof
B) Skillion roof
C) Hipped roof
D) None of the above ✔
98. What are trammels used for?
A) to mark out large diameter circles & arcs ✔
B) to mark out small diameter circles & arcs
C) to mark out large rectangle & squares
D) None of the above
99. PVC stands for
A) Plastic Veneer chloride
B) Poly Vibgyor Chloride
C) Poly Vinyl Chloride ✔
D) None of the above
100. Number and locations of noggings in a timber stud partition are depending on-
A) deep skirting board
B) dado rails
C) chair-back rails
D) all of these ✔
