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
Answer: Option D
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For the manufacture of plywood, veneers are placed so that grains of adjacent veneers
A. Run at right angles
B. Parallel
C. Inclined at 45°
D. Inclined at 60°
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A. Thinner
B. Vehicle
C. Pigment
D. All the above
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A. Stone masonry
B. Brick walls
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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