Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-7

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

151. The initial setting time of cement depends most on

(a) tri-calcium aluminate

(b) tri-calcium silicate

(c) tri-calcium alumino-ferrite

(d) di-calcium silicate

 

152. According to the Indian Standard Specifications, concrete should be cured under a humidity of

(a) 90%

(b) 80%

(c) 70%

(d) 60%

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-6

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

126. The slow setting cement will have higher percentage of

(a) Tri calcium aluminate

(b) Tri calcium silicate

(c) Gypsum

(d) Di-calcium silicate

 

127. Di-calcium silicate

(a) Hydrates rapidly

(b) Generates less heat of hydration

(c) Reacts with water only

(d) Hardens rapidly 

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

101. The lime suitable for making mortar is

(a) Quick lime

(b) Fat lime

(c) Hydraulic lime

(d) Pure lime

 

102. Lime having high calcium oxide content, which can set and become hard only in the presence of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, is known as

(a) Hydraulic lime

(b) Fat lime

(c) Quick lime

(d) Lump lime 

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-4

 

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

76. The bricks used for lining of furnaces are

(a) Under burnt bricks

(b) Over burnt bricks

(c) Refractory bricks

(d) None of these

 

77. Fire bricks should be laid in

(a) Lime mortar

(b) Fire cement mortar

(c) Fire clay mortar

(d) All of the above

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-3

 

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

51. The impurity not desirable in the soil used for brick formation is

(a) Alkali

(b) Kankar

(c) Both (a) and (b) above

(d) None of the above

 

52. Red colour is imparced to bricks due to

(a) Iron oxide

(b) Lime

(c) Silica

(d) Magnesia

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

26. Trap is a

(a) Metamorphic rock

(b) Igneous rock

(c) Granite rock

(d) Sedimentary rock

 

27. The minimum hardness number for marble is about

(a) 3

(b) 8

(c) 5

(d) 10

Civil Engineering Practice - Building Material & Const. - Question Bank - Set-1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Level - Beginner (Ideal for SSC JE, State PSC and other Small Level Exams

1. Compact aggregate of minerals found in the earth's crust is called

(a) Rock

(b) Stone

(c) Soil

(d) Magma

 

2. The rocks formed by cooling down of magma or molten material is called

(a) Metamorphic rock

(b) Sedimentary rock

(c) Igneous rock

(d) Stratified rock