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1.As compared to ordinary portland cement, high alumina cement has______?
A. higher initial setting time but lower final setting time
B. lower initial setting time but higher final setting time
C. higher initial and final setting times
D. higher initial setting time but lower final setting time

2.Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture content is about____?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 2%

3.1% of voids in a concrete mix would reduce its strength by about______?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 5%

4.Finer grinding of cement___?
A. affects only the early development of strength
B. affects only the ultimate strength
C. Both A and B
D. affects only the early development of strength

5.Poisson’s ratio for concrete?
A. remains constant
B. increases with richer mixes
C. decreases with richer mixes
D. remains constant

6.The factor of safety for____?
A. steel and concrete are same
B. steel is lower than that for concrete
C. steel is higher than that for concrete
D. steel and concrete are same

7.The fineness modulus of fine aggregate is in the range of______________?
A. 2.0 to 3.5
B. 3.5 to 5.0
C. 5.0 to 7.0
D. 2.0 to 3.5

8.The compressive strength of 100 mm cube as compared to 150 mm cube is always______?
A. less
B. more
C. equal
D. less

9.If a beam fails in bond, then its bond strength can be increased most economi-cally by____?
A. increasing the depth of beam
B. using thinner bars but more in number
C. using thicker bars but less in number
D. increasing the depth of beam

10.If the depth of actual neutral axis in a beam is more than the depth of critical neutral axis, then the beam is called_____?
A. balanced beam
B. under-reinforced beam
C. over-reinforced beam
D. balanced beam

11.If the permissible stress in steel in tension is 140 N/mm2, then the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular balanced section will be____?
A. 0.35 d
B. 0.40 d
C. 0.45 d
D. 0.35 d

12.Minimum grade of concrete to be used in reinforced concrete as per IS:456-1978 is______?
A. M15
B. M20
C. M10
D. M15

13.Maximum quantity of water needed per 50 kg of cement for M 15 grade of concrete is_______________?
A. 28 liters
B. 30 liters
C. 32 liters
D. 28 liters

14.For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be______?
A. 0.75-0.80
B. 0.80-0.85
C. 0.85 – 0.92
D. 0.75-0.80

15.In case of hand mixing of concrete, the extra cement to be added is_________?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 5%

16.The individual variation between test strength of sample should not be more than_____?
A. ±5% of average
B. ± 10% of average
C. ± 15% of average
D. ±5% of average

17.For walls, columns and vertical faces of all structural members, the form work is generally removed after_____?
A. 24 to 48 hours
B. 3 days
C. 7 days
D. 24 to 48 hours

18.For a continuous slab of 3 m x 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is_______?
A. 50 mm
B. 75 mm
C. 100 mm
D. 50 mm

19.Removal of props under______________?
A. slabs spanning upto 4.5 m is 14 days
B. beams spanning upto 6 m is 14 days
C. slabs spanning upto 4.5 m is 7 days
D. slabs spanning upto 4.5 m is 14 days

20.The spans of filler joists supporting a slab may be considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span more than__________________?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 5%

21.All reinforcement should be free from_________________?
A. paints
B. loose rust
C. loose mill scales
D. paints

22.The permissible bending stresses Pbet for steel slab bases should not exceed_______________?
A. 1500 kg/cm2
B. 1650 kg/cm2
C. 1800 kg/cm2
D. 1500 kg/cm2

23.The anchorage value of standard U-type hook of a reinforcing bar of diameter d in tension, is______________?
A. 4 d
B. 8d
C. 12 d
D. 4 d

24.Moist sand may contain surface water by mass upto__________________?
A. 1%
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 1%

25.A fully saturated soil is said to be________________?
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. one phase system

26.Water content of soil can______________?
A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. never be greater than 100 %

27.Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of____?
A. silt
B. clay
C. coarse sand
D. silt

28.If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?
A. air entrained soil
B. partially saturated soil
C. dry soil
D. air entrained soil

29.Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?
A. never be greater than unity
B. be zero
C. take any value greater than zero
D. never be greater than unity

30.Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces ?
A. loess
B. talus
C. drift
D. loess


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