03 - 3rd Exam Date 06-Nov-2018 - Answers

Exam # 3 (60 Minutes)
Pass Criteria =
27/27 = 100%
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Question # 01
Separation of coarse aggregates from mortar during
transportation, is known
A. bleeding
B. creeping
C. segregation
D. shrinkage
E. none of these.
Question # 02
Grading of sand causes great variation in
A. workability of concrete
B. strength of concrete
C. durability of concrete
D. handing and placing of concrete
E. all the above.
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Question # 03
Shrinkage in concrete can be reduced by using
A. low water cement ratio
B. less cement in the concrete
C. proper concrete mix
D. Pre saturated aggregates
E. all the above.
Question # 04
Too wet concrete may cause
A. weakness of concrete
B. excessive laitance
C. segregation
D. lower density
E. all the above.
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Question # 05
Hardening of cement occurs at
A. rapid rate during the first few days and afterwards it continues to
increase at a decreased rate
B. slow rate during the first few days and afterwards it continues to increase
at a rapid rate
C .uniform rate throughout its age
D. none of these.
Question # 06
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Lime in excess, causes the cement to expand and disintegrate
B. Silica in excess, causes the cement to set slowly
C. Alumina in excess, reduces the strength of the cement
D. Magnesium oxide in excess, remains in free state and makes the
cement unsound
E. All the above.
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Question # 07
Pick up the correct statement from the following
A. Higher workability indicates unexpected increase in the moisture
content
B. Higher workability indicates deficiency of sand
C. If the concrete mix is dry, the slump is zero
D. Concrete mix having zero slump, is unsuitable for high strength.
E. All the above.
Question # 08
You are asked to construct a massive dam, the type of cement
you will use, is
A. ordinary Portland cement
B. rapid hardening cement
C. low heat cement
D. blast furnace slag cement
E. white cement
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Question # 09
Water required per bag of cement, is
A. 7 kg
B. 14 kg
C. 21 kg
D. 28 kg
E. 35 kg
Question # 10
The process of hardening the concrete by keeping its surface
moist is known
A. placing
B. wetting
C. curing
D. compacting
E. none of these.
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Question # 11
Workability of concrete for a given water content is good if the
aggregates, are
A. rounded aggregate
B. irregular aggregate
C. angular aggregate
D. flaky aggregates.
Question # 12
For compacting plain concrete road surface of thickness less
than 20 cm, we use
A. internal vibrator
B. screed vibrator
C. form vibrator
D. none of these
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Question # 13
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Construction joints are necessarily planned for their locations
B. Expansion joints are provided to accommodate thermal expansion
C. Construction joints are provided to control shrinkage cracks
D. Expansion joints need not be provided in foundation concrete
E. All the above.
Question # 14
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
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Question # 15
Question # 16
Weight of reinforcement concrete in kg / m3 is:
A – 1500
B – 1600
C – 2000
D – 2400
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Question # 17
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
Question # 18
The compaction of concrete, improves
A. density
B. strength
C. durability
D. all the above.
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Question # 19
Segregation is responsible for
A. honey-combed concrete
B. porous layers in concrete
C. surface scaling in concrete
D. sand streaks in concrete
E. all the above.
Question # 20
Addition of pozzolana to cement
A. decreases workability
B. increases strength
C. increases heat of hydration
D. decreases curing time
E. none of these.
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Question # 21
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.
Question # 22
Expansion joints are provided if the length of concrete
structures exceeds
A. 10 m
B. 15 m
C. 25 m
D. 35 m
E. 45 m
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Question # 23
Workability improved by adding
A. fly ash
B. hydrated lime
C. calcium chloride
D. bentonite
E. all the above.
Question # 24
If the slump of a concrete mix is 60 mm, its workability is
A. very low
B. low
C. medium
D. high
E. none of these.
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Question # 25
Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of water with

A. Tri calcium silicate and di calcium silicate
B. Di calcium silicate and tri calcium aluminate
C. Tri calcium aluminate and tri calcium alumino ferrite
D. All the above.
Question # 26
Why steel reinforcement used in RCC structures
A. Steel gives high strength
B. The Co efficient of linear expansion of concrete and steel is same.
C. Easy to use and formed
D. Cost factors
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Question # 27
Concrete slump tests, Steel Reinforcement sampling tests and
others materials tests for :-
A. To achieve high performance
B. For control quality
C. For achieving quality assurance plan
D. All above
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Hands Up !!!!
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Question # Correct Answer
1 C
2 E
3 E
4 E
5 D
6 E
7 E
8 C
Answers 9 E
10 C
11 A
12 B
13 E
14 B
15 A
16 D
17 E
18 D
19 E
20 B
21 C
22 E
23 E
24 C
25 D
26 B
27 B
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