If you mean mounting drywall to a concrete or brick wall, it's necessary to fix 1x4 to the wall either with screws or gluing with construction adhesive. You fix these 2 feet apart, upright across the wall, then screw the drywall to the 1x4 s. (nailing will make them loose.)
White drywall is just normal everyday drywall.
A drywall dimpler is a drill bit used to countersink a drywall screw to the proper depth without breaking the drywall paper.
Drywall is VERY porous .
Drywall has absolutely NO granite in it.
No, you cannot get cut by drywall
yes drywall is an insulator
Yes, drywall is a light reflector.
No, pumice has nothing to do with drywall.
After drywall primer it can.
You prime it with drywall primer.
drywall can actually be saturated at least twice without harm or loss of strength. it is a common pratice to wet drywall to hang a radius wall. When the drywall dries it accually becomes harder. If the paper peals off of the drywall it needs to be replaced, otherwise it can be patched.
You are supposed to fur it out first. - That means a thin wood frame, usually 1x4 on the concrete FIRST. - It is not customary to apply drywall directly to a concrete basement wall.