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Quiz 1 Concrete Technology

Max. Marks: 10 Time: 10 Min


1. For ensuring quality of concrete, use
1. single sized aggregates 2. two sized aggregate 3. graded aggregates 4. coarse aggregates.

2. After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying

1. expands 2. mix 3. shrinks 4. none of these.

3. Proper proportioning of concrete, ensures

1. desired strength and workability 2. desired durability 3. water tightness of the structure

4. resistance to water 5. all the above.

4. Curing

1. reduces the shrinkage of concrete 2. preserves the properties of concrete

3. prevents the loss of water by evaporation 4. all of the above.

5. The increased cohesiveness of concrete, makes it

1. less liable to segregation 2. more liable to segregation

3. more liable to bleeding 4. more liable for surface scaling in frosty weather 5. none of these.

6. Vicat's apparatus is used for

1. fineness test 2. consistency test 3. setting time test 4. soundness test


5. compressive strength test.

7. Workability of concrete is measured by

1. Vicat apparatus test 2. Slump test 3. Minimum void method 4. Talbot Richard test.

8. For given water content, workability decreases if the concrete aggregates contain an excess of

1. elongated particles 2. flat particles 3. All 4. flaky paticles

9. The following proportion of the ingredients of concrete mix, is not in conformation to arbitrary method
of proportioning

1. 1 : 2 : 4 2. 1 : 2 : 8 3. 1 : 4 : 10 4. 1 : 3 : 6

10. Separation of the coarse aggregate from mortar is called


1. bleeding 2. segregation 3. compaction 4. none of the these
Quiz 2 Concrete Technology
Max. Marks: 10 Time: 10 Min

1. Bleeding can be prevented by


1. controlling water content 2. using finely ground cement 3. controlling compaction
4. all the above

2. Water-reducing agents, or plasticizers, are added to

1. provide workability 2. Reduce the water/cement ratio 3. improve durability

4. improve flow 5. All of the above

3. Retarding admixtures are used to

1. slow down the initial set of the concrete 2. retard heat of hydration

3. increase workability 4. All of the above

4. An accelerator shortens all the following except

1. setting time 2. Period of curing 3. Period of removal of formwork 4. Strength of concrete

5. Slump test is used to measure its

1. compaction under gravitational force 2. Mobility 3 consistency 4. Homogeneity 5 All

6. Unit weight of RCC is taken as

1. 20 KN/m3 2. 22 KN/m3 3. 24 KN/m3 4. 25 KN/m3 5. 16 KN/m3

7. Ratio of tensile strength to compressive strength of concrete is

1. 1/33 2. 1/25 3. 1/20 4. 1/10 5. 1/5

8. Surface vibrator for compaction of concrete is preferred for all of the following except

1. raft footing 2. Column 3. RCC slab 4. Road Pavements

9. Standard size of concrete cube for compressive strength test is

1. 50mm 2. 100 mm 3. 150 mm 4. 200 mm 5. 250 mm

10. Strength of concrete depends on

1. type of cement 2. Concrete mix proportion 3. Degree of compaction

4. Type & temperature of curing 5. All of above

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