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  • If 20 kg of coarse aggregate is sieved through 80 mm, 40 mm, 20 mm, 10 mm, 4.75 mm, 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm, 600 micron, 300 micron and 150 micron standard sieves and the weights retained are 0 kg, 2 kg, 8 kg, 6 kg, 4 kg respectively, the fineness modulus of the aggregate, is


  • Options
  • A. 7.30
  • B. 7.35
  • C. 7.40
  • D. 7.45
  • E. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • 7.40 


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    • A. back sights
    • B. fore sights
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    • A. strength
    • B. hardness
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    • A. to check the accuracy of the survey
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    • 5. In rolled steel beams, shear force is mostly resisted by

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    • A. web only
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    • A. number of voids present in the soil
    • B. shape and size of soil particles
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    • A. 0.000008
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    • A. (x + y)%
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