Question

The meaning of slop moulded bricks is:

(a) Sand sprinkled inside mould

(b) Insufficiently moulded bricks

(c) Brittle and slimy bricks

(d) Mould dipped in water

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

This is a very interesting question from Manufacture of Brick in portion Materials for Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) Mould dipped in water

To explain: To avoid clay from sticking on the mould, either sand is sprinkled (sand moulded bricks) or mould is dipped in water (slop moulded bricks).