For quality control of Portland cement, the test essentially done is

A. setting time

B. soundness

C. tensile strength

D. consistency

E. all the above.

Answer: Option E
M10 grade of concrete approximates
A. 1 : 3 : 6 mix

B. 1 : 1 : 2 mix

C. 1 : 2 : 4 mix

D. 1 : 1.5 : 3 mix

E. none of these.
Answer: Option A
For ensuring quality of concrete, use
A. single sized aggegates

B. two sized aggregate

C. graded aggregates

D. coarse aggregates.
Answer: Option C
After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying
A. expands

B. mix

C. shrinks

D. none of these.
Answer: Option C
Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of water with
A. Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate

B. Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate

C. Tricalcium aluminate and tricalcium alumino ferrite

D. All the above.

Answer: Option D
Slump test of concrete is a measure ofits
A. consistency

B. compressive strength

C. tensile strength
 D. impact value.
Answer: Option A
Slump test of concrete is a measure ofits
A. consistency

B. compressive strength

C. tensile strength

D. impact value.
Answer: Option A
The type of aggregates not suitable for high strength concrete and for pavements subjected to
tension, is
A. rounded aggregate

B. irregular aggregate

C. angular aggregate

D. flaky aggregate

E. none of these.
Answer: Option A
The aggregate containing moisture in pores and having its suface dry, is known as
A. moist aggregates

B. very dry aggregates

C. dry aggregates

D. saturated surface dry aggregate

E. none of these.
Answer: Option D
Concrete gains strength due to
A. chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregates

B. evaporation of water from concrete

C. hydration of cement

D. All the above.

Answer: Option C

For preparing ordinary concrete, the quantity of water used, is

A. 5% by weight of aggregates plus 20% of weight of cement

B. 10% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of weight of cement

C. 5% by weight of aggregates plus 30% of weight of cement

D. 30% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of weight of cement

E. none of these.
Answer: Option C
Gypsum is added for
A. colour

B. strength

C. controlling setting time

D. none of these.
Answer: Option C
Strength of concrete with passage of time
A. increases

B. decreases

C. fluctuates

D. remains constant.
Answer: Option A
Inert material of a cement concrete mix, is
A. water

B. cement

C. aggregate

D. none of these.
Answer: Option C
The workability of concrete is defined as the

ease with which it can be mixed,

breaking up of cohesion in a mass of
A. transported and placed in position in a B.
concrete
homogeneous state

separation of water or water-cement

C. mixture from the freshly mixed D. none of the above
concrete

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

The continuous strain, which the concrete undergoes due to application of external loads, is called

A. workability B. bleeding

C. segregation D. creep

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D