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Important Questions About Concrete – 1

Posted on June 10, 2023December 18, 2024 by Iyman Faisal
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1. Process of keeping Concrete moist for certain period after casting is ?

                  a.         Finishing of Concrete
                  b.        Curing of Concrete
                  c.        Placing of Concrete
                  d.        None of the above

Answer

Curing of Concrete

2. Weight of reinforcement concrete in kg/m3 is ?
                  a. 1500
                  b. 1600
                  c. 2000
                  d. 2400

Answer

2400

3. Slump test of Concrete used to test ?
                  a.         Workability
                  b.         Durability
                  c.         Strength
                  d.         Water Content

Answer

Workability

4. Value of Concrete Cube strength is given at ?
                  a.         1 Day
                  b.         8 Days
                  c.         28 Days
                  d.         35 Days

Answer

28 Days

5. Why steel is used as reinforcement in Reinforced Concrete ?
                  a.         Good bond to concrete
                  b.         Easily available
                  c.         Coefficient of thermal expansion is same for steel and concrete
                  d.         All of the above

Answer

All of the above  

6. If water required for 1bag of cement is 30liters,W/C ratio is ?
                  a.         0.4
                  b.         0.5
                  c.         0.6
                  d.         None of the above

Answer

 0.6

7. Admixtures are used in Concrete for ?
                  1.         Increasing strength of concrete
                  2.         Reduce heat of concrete
                  3.         To increase workability of concrete
                  4.          Increase air content
     a.    1 & 2
     b.    2 & 3
     c.    3 & 4
     d.    All of the above

Answer

All of the above

8. Strength of concrete depends on ?
                  a.         Quality of water
                  b.         Quality of aggregates
                  c.         Quantity of cement
                  d.         W/C ratio
                  e.         All of the above 

Answer

All of the above

9. How many slump layers of concrete are required in slump test ?
                  a.         4 layers
                  b.         2 layers
                  c.         3 layers
                  d.         7 layers

Answer

3 layers   

10. Air entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs to make them ?
                  a.         Heat insulated
                  b.         Sound insulated
                  c.         None of the above
                  d.         A & B

Answer

A & B 

11. Soundness of concrete is tested by ?
                  a.         Vicat’s apparatus
                  b.         Le-chatelier apparatus
                  c.         Compressive strength testing apparatus
                  d.         None of the above

Answer

Le-chatelier apparatus

12. Concrete hydration means ?
                  a.         Reaction between cement and water
                  b.         Curing of concrete
                  c.         Setting of concrete
                  d.         All of the above

Answer

All of the above

13. segregation of water from freshly concrete known as ?
                  a.          Bleeding
                  b.         Creeping
                  c.         Segregation
                  d.         Flooding

Answer

 Bleeding

14. Last component that is added to Cement production process is ?
                  a.         Silica
                  b.         Alumina
                  c.         Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum)
                  d.         None of the above

Answer

Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum)

15. What is the common yield strength of reinforcement steel ?
                  a.          100 MPa
                  b.         200 MPa
                  c.         275 MPa
                  d.         460 MPa

Answer

460 MPa

16. Ultra – Sonic testing of concrete is ?
                   1.         Non-Destructive test
                  2.         Used on smooth concrete surfaces
                  3.         A destructive test
                  4.         Used for soil testing Choose the answer
     a. 1 & 2
     b. 3 only
     c. 3 & 4
     d. All of the above

Answer

All of the above

17. Consider the following statements: Shrinkage of concrete depends on ?
                  1.          Relative humidity of the atmosphere
                  2.         Passage of time
                  3.         Applied stress
                  4.         Choose the answer
     a. 1 & 2
     b. 2 & 3
     c. 1, 2 & 3
     d. 3

Answer

 1, 2 & 3

18. What is the meaning of concrete hydration ? Choose the best answer
                  a.         The reaction between cement & water 
                  b.         Curing of concrete
                  c.         Setting of concrete
                  d.         All of the above

Answer

The reaction between cement & water (best answer)

19. What is poison’s ratio for normal concrete ?
                  a.         0.2
                  b.         0.3
                  c.         0.4
                  d.         0.5

Answer

0.2

20. What is concrete density ?
                  a.         2.4
                  b.         3.0
                  c.         2.7
                  d.         None of the above

Answer

 2.4 

21. Ultimate strength to cement is provided by ?
                  a.         Tri calcium silicate.
                  b.         Di-calcium silicate.
                  c.         Tri-calcium aluminate.
                  d.         Tetra calcium alumina ferrite.

Answer

Di-calcium silicate

 22. In the cement the compound quickest to react with water is ?
                  a.         Tri calcium aluminate.
                  b.         Tetra-calcium alumina-ferrite.
                  c.         Tri- calcium silicate.
                  d.         Di- calcium silicates

Answer

 Tri calcium aluminate.

23. For the manufacture of Portland cement, the proportions of raw materials used are ?
                  a.         Lime63%; silica 22%; other ingredients15%
                  b.         Lime22%; silica 63%; other ingredients 15%
                  c.         Silica 40%; lime40%; other ingredients 20%
                  d.         Silica 70%; lime20%; other ingredients 10%.

Answer

lime63%; silica 22%; other ingredients15%

24. Asbestos cement ?
                  a.         Is brittle
                  b.         Warps due to changes in humidity
                  c.         Strength is lowered when saturated by water.
                  d.         All of the above.

Answer

Is brittle 

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