Question

Before doing whitewashing on the _________ whitewashing on ___________ must be done.

(a) Walls, doors

(b) Ceilings, walls

(c) Walls, ceilings

(d) Walls, windows

The question was posed to me at a job interview.

This interesting question is from Distempering in chapter Painting, Varnishing, Distempering, etc of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) Walls, ceilings

The best explanation: The specified number of coats needed to apply whitewash is generally three. Each coat must be allowed to dry before the application of the next coat. Before doing whitewashing on the walls, whitewashing on ceilings must be done.