Q. The aggregates of ............... shape have minimum voids ?

  • (A) irregular
  • (B) angular
  • (C) rounded
  • (D) flaky
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) flaky

Q. The phenomenon by virtue of which the cement does not undergo large change in volume treated with water, is known as ?

  • (A) fineness
  • (B) soundness
  • (C) setting time
  • (D) none of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) soundness

Q. The maximum quantity of aggregate per 50 kg of cement should not exceed ?

  • (A) 100 kg
  • (B) 200 kg
  • (C) 350 kg
  • (D) 450 kg
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 450 kg

Q. Lime when added in excess quantity ?

  • (A) makes the cement unsound
  • (B) causes the cement to expand and disintegrate
  • (C) lowers the clinkering temperature of cement
  • (D) both (a) and (b)
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) both (a) and (b)

Q. The light-weight concrete is prepared by ?

  • (A) mixing Portland cement with sawdust in specified proportion in the concrete
  • (B) using coke-breeze, cinder or slag as aggregate in the concrete
  • (C) mixing aluminium in the concrete
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) using coke-breeze, cinder or slag as aggregate in the concrete

Q. An aggregate which may contain some moisture in the pores but having dry surface is known as ?

  • (A) very dry aggregate
  • (B) dry aggregate
  • (C) saturated surface dry aggregate
  • (D) moist aggregate
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) dry aggregate

Q. In the manufacture of cement, the dry or wet mixture of calcareous and argillaceous materials burnt in a ?

  • (A) country kiln
  • (B) continuous flare kiln
  • (C) rotary kiln
  • (D) all of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) rotary kiln

Q. The tricalcium aluminate in cement has the property of ?

  • (A) reacting fast with water
  • (B) causing initial setting of cement
  • (C) generating large amount of heat hydration
  • (D) all of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of these

Q. The concrete in which preliminary tests are performed for designing the mix is called ?

  • (A) rich concrete
  • (B) controlled concrete
  • (C) lean concrete
  • (D) ordinary concrete
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) controlled concrete

Q. For high degree of workability, the compaction factor is ?

  • (A) 0.65
  • (B) 0.75
  • (C) 0.85
  • (D) 0.95
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 0.95

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