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If
X, Y
and
Z
are the fineness modulli of coarse, fine and combined aggregates, the percentage (
P
) of fine aggregates to combined aggregates, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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1. Pick up the correct proportions of chemical ingredients of cement
Options
A. Lime : Silica : Alumina : Iron oxide : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3
B. Silica : Lime : Alumina : Iron oxide : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3
C. Alumina : Silica : Lime : Iron oxide : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3
D. Iron oxide : Alumina : Silica : Lime : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3
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Correct Answer: Lime : Silica : Alumina : Iron oxide : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3
2. For road pavements, the cement generally used, is
Options
A. ordinary Portland cement
B. rapid hardening cement
C. low heat cement
D. blast furnace slag cement
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: rapid hardening cement
3. For the construction of cement concrete floor, the maximum permissible size of aggregate, is
Options
A. 4 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10 mm
E. 12 mm
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Correct Answer: 10 mm
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. Insufficient quantity of water makes the concrete mix harsh
B. Insufficient quantity of water makes the concrete unworkable
C. Excess quantity of water makes the concrete segregated
D. Excess quantity of water causes bleeding in concrete
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. The maximum amount of dust which may be permitted in aggregates is
Options
A. 5% of the total aggregates for low workability with a coarse grading
B. 10% of the total aggregates for low workability with a fine grading
C. 20% of the total aggregates for a mix having high workability with fine grading
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. The bulk density of aggregates does not depend upon :
Options
A. size and shape of aggregates
B. specific gravity of aggregates
C. grading of aggregates
D. size and shape of the container
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: size and shape of the container
7. After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying
Options
A. expands
B. mix
C. shrinks
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: shrinks
8. The preliminary test is repeated if the difference of compressive strength of three test specimens, exceeds
Options
A. 5 kg/cm
2
B. 8 kg/cm
2
C. 10 kg/cm
2
D. 12 kg/cm
2
E. 15 kg/cm
2
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Correct Answer: 15 kg/cm
2
9. According to I.S. : 456, the number of grades of concrete mixes, is
Options
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
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Correct Answer: 7
10. Workability of concrete is measured by
Options
A. Vicat apparatus test
B. Slump test
C. Minimum void method
D. Talbot Richard test.
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Correct Answer: Slump test
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