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An ordinary Portland cement when tested for its fineness, should not leave any residue on I.S. seive No. 9, more than
Options
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
E. 25%
Correct Answer
10%
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1. Separation of water or water sand cement from a freshly concrete, is known
Options
A. bleeding
B. creeping
C. segregation
D. flooding
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: bleeding
2. To obtain a very high strength concrete, use very fine grained
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A. Granite
B. Magnetite
C. Barite
D. Volcanic scoria.
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Correct Answer: Granite
3. Pick up the incorrect statemnt from the following. For performing compressive strength test of cement
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A. cement and standard sand mortar are used in the ratio of 1 : 3
B. water is added at the rate of
+ 3.0 percentage of water where
P
is the percentage of water for standard consistency
C. A cube mould of 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm is used
D. The perpared moulds are kept in a atmosphere of 50% relative humidity
E. The temperature of water in the submerged tank for curing moulds, should be 27° ± 2°C.
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Correct Answer: cement and standard sand mortar are used in the ratio of 1 : 3
4. To hydrate 500kg of cement full water needed, is
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A. 100 kg
B. 110 kg
C. 120 kg
D. 130 kg
E. 140 kg
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Correct Answer: 130 kg
5. The factor which affects workability, is
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A. water content and its temperature
B. shape and size of the aggregates
C. grading and surface textures of the aggregates
D. air entraining agents
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by
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A. tensile strength test
B. slump test
C. compaction factor test
D. flexural strength test
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: compaction factor test
7. Water cement ratio is
Options
A. volume of water to that of cement
B. weight of water to that of cement
C. weight of concrete to that of water
D. volume of concrete to that of water
E. both (a) and (b) of the above.
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b) of the above.
8. For the construction of cement con-certe dams, the maximum permissible size of the aggregates, is
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A. 40 mm
B. 50 mm
C. 60 mm
D. 70 mm
E. 80 mm
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Correct Answer: 40 mm
9. Permissible compressive strength of M 150 concrete grade is
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A. 100 kg/cm
2
B. 150 kg/cm
2
C. 200 kg/cm
2
D. 250 kg/cm
2
E. 300 kg/cm
2
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Correct Answer: 150 kg/cm
2
10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. An increase in water content must be accompanied by an increase in cement content
B. Angular and rough aggregates reduce the workability of the concrete
C. Large size aggregates increase the workability due to lesser surface area
D. The slump of the concrete mix decreases due to an increase in temperature
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
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