1.What is the effect of fly ash in concrete?

(a) Sodium sulphates (b) Sodium chlorides

(a) Reduces the heat of hydration (c) Sodium carbonates and bicarbonates
(b) Increase the heat of hydration (d) Calcium chlorides
(c) Increase the amount of air entrainment
(d) Reduces the secondary hydration process 9. An aggregate is known as cyclopean
aggregate if its size is more than .........
2. What is the name of ash, as per IS 3812 (a) 4.75 mm (b) 30 mm (c) 60 mm (d) 75 mm
(Part-I) 2013, which is prepared from fly ash or
bottom ash or both mixed in any proportion 10. The aggregate containing moisture in pores
and conveyed or carried in dry form and and having its surface dry is known as ........
deposited dry (a) moist aggregates (b) very dry aggregates
(a) Calcareous fly ash (b) Mound ash (c) dry aggregates (d) saturated surface dry
(c) Pulverized fuel ash (d) Pond ash aggregate

3. As per IS (383-1970), the percentage passing 11. Presence of oil in water for concrete :
of fine aggregates under a 2.36 mm IS sieve (a) Gives smooth surface (b) Gives more slumps
during the grading Zone 1 is_____. (c) Improves strength (d) Reduces strength
(a) 25-40% (b) 95-100% (c) 0-10% (d) 60-95%
12. Which of the following statements is
4. The height of the sample sand to be tested = INCORRECT?
20 cm and the height of the saturated sand = 16 (a) Lower water-cement ratio leads to lower
cm. Find the bulking of sand. workability.
(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 55.5% (d) 80% (b) Graphically, the relation between the strength
of concrete and the water-cement ratio is
5. Flakiness index is % by weight of particles in approximate cubic.
it, where least dimension is less than : (c) Lower water-cement ratio is required when the
(a) 1/5th of mean dimension concrete mix is mechanically compacted to
(b) 2/5th of mean dimension achieve higher strength as compared to the hand-
(c) 3/5th of mean dimension compacted concrete mix with higher water-cement
(d) 4/5th of mean dimension ratio.
(d) Lower water-cement ratio is, the higher will be
6. Which fo the follwoing is NOT an advantage the strength of concrete
of using composite cement lime mortar over
cement mortar? 13. A concrete design mix with a low
(a) High Workability (b) High drying shrinkage water/cement ratio and also using larger
(c) High water retention (d) Low drying shrinkage aggregates results in ______.
(a) high flowability (b) no change in strength
7. Which of the following is the important (c) reduction in concrete compressive strength
factor that affects the shrinkage of cement (d) gains in concrete compressive strength
concrete?
(a) Quantity of cement 14. Which of the following statements of
(b) Size of coarse aggregates Abhram Law for water to cement ratio is true?
(c) Size of the fine aggregate (a) Concrete strength directly proportional to w/c
(d) Amount of water added during mixing of Ratio
concrete (b) Compressive strength increases with
increasing w/c Ratio
8. The impurity of mixing water which affects (c) No effect of w/c ratio on compressive strength
the setting time and strength of concrete is (d) Compressive strength increases with
.......... decreasing w/c Ratio
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 23.Which of these is not a factor affecting
15. According to Power's formula the alkali-aggregate reaction?
theoretical compressive strength of a sample of (a) Presence of excess magnesia in cement
concrete with gel space ratio 0.59 is : (b) Optimum temperature conditions
(a) 78.84 MPa (b) 49.29 MPa (c) Reactive type of aggregate
(c) 97.24 MPa (d) 57.2 MPa (d) Availability of moisture
24.Moisture content in aggregates can be
16. What is the water-cement ratio (w/c) recorded continuously by
required to complete the reactions in hydration (a) Electrical meter method (b) Wet measurement
of cement? (c) Calcium carbide method (d) Drying method
(a) 0.15 to 2.0 (b) 0.20 to 0.30
(c) 0.35 to 0.45 (d) 0.50 to 0.65 25.Loss of water by evaporation from the
surface of concrete or by the absorption by
17. The 28 day's cube strength of mass concrete aggregate or subgrade just after the placing of
using aggregates of maximum size 5cm for concrete into the form is the cause of
gravity dams should be: (a) Drying shrinkage (b) Plastic shrinkage
(a) Between 150 to 300kg/sq.cm (c) Autogenous shrinkage
(b) Between 350 to 600kg/sq.cm (d) Early elastic shrinkage
(c) Between 150 to 500kg/sq.cm
(d) Below 200kg/sq.cm 26. Approximate ratio between the strengths of
cement concrete at 7 days and 28 days is
18. The mixture of cement, lime, sand and (a) 3/4 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/3
water is known as
(a) Cement mortar (b) Lime mortar 27.Which one of the following test is conducted
(c) Gauged mortar (d) Rich mortar to valua the weathering property of aggregate?
(a) Crushing test (b) Abrasion test
19.Aerated concrete is produced by addition of (c) Soundness test (d) Angularity test
(a) copper sulphate (b) aluminum powder
(c) sodium silicate (d) zinc silicate 28.The silt content of a batch of fine aggregate
received at a site is found to be 10%. This sand
20. Which of the following proportion of (a) can be used for concreting
cement and standard sand is used in cement (b) cannot be used for concreting but be used for
mortar while testing the compressive and plastering
tensile strength of cement? (c) can be used for masonry walls
(a) 1:2 (c) 1:4 (b) 1:3 (d) 1:6 (d) cannot be used for construction

21. If aggregates completely pass through a 29. Which of the following is the important
sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a sieve factor that affects the shrinkage of cement
of size 60 mm, the aggregates will be known as concrete?
elongated aggregate if its length is not less (a) Quantity of cement
than: (a) 81.5 mm (b) 91.5 mm (b) Size of coarse aggregates
(c) 101.5 mm (d) 121.5 mm (c) Size of the fine aggregate
(d) Amount of water added during mixing of
22.Which of the following is an example of concrete
angular aggregates?
(a) Dug flints (b) Screes 30.What are the properties obtained from Los
(c) Pit sand (d) Seashore gravels angles abrasion test and Impact value test.
(a) Hardness: toughness
(b) Toughness: Crushing strength
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(c) Toughness: Hardness (c) compaction factor test (d) flexural strength
(d) Hardness: Crushing strength test.

31.The maximum allowable Los Angeles 39. Higher workability of a concrete is required
abrasion value for high quality surface course if the structure is
is (a) 10% (c) 30% (b) 20% (d) 45% (a) made with cement concrete
(b) thick and reinforced
32. If cylinder specimen is used to test (c) thin and heavily reinforced
compressive strength of concrete, equivalent (d) thick and heavily reinforced
cubes strength can be found using–
(a) 3/4th strength of cylinder 40. Tensile strength of concrete is found out
(b) 5/4th strength of cylinder using: (a) CTM (b) Gradual tensile test
(c) 5/6th strength of cylinder (c) Split tensile test (d) Radial tensile test
(d) 1/4th strength of cylinder
41. The gel space ratio of a concrete sample is
33. What is the ideal water–cement ratio to be given as 0.589. What is the theoretical strength
used while hand mixing ? (N/mm2) of that concrete sample?
(a) 0.4–0.5 (b) 0.5–0.6 (c) 0.6–1 (d) 1.6–2 (a) 49.04 (b) 65.71 (c) 104.03 (d) 116.8

35. Which of the following statements is true ? 42. The strength of concrete made with angular
A. Impermeability is a property of fresh aggregate and rounded aggregate is practically
concrete. B. Impermeability is a not property of same at the water/cement ratio is
fresh concrete. C. Impermeability is nothing to (a) 0.4 (b) 0.48 (c) 55 (d) 0.65
with concrete at all.
(a) Only A (b) Only B 43. What is the standard size of the cube (mm)
(c) Both A and B (d) None of these which is used to calculate the strength of
concrete?
36. If the size of specimen used to test the (a) 20 mm (b) 60 mm (c) 70 mm (d) 150 mm
compressive strength of concrete is decreased,
then the compressive strength of concrete will 44. Concrete gains strength due to____:
.......... (a) Chemical action of cement with coarse
(a) decrease (b) do not affected aggregate
(c) first decrease then increase rapidly (d) increase (b) Hydration of cement
(c) Evaporation of water
37.For preparing ordinary concrete, what is the (d) All options are correct
quantity of water used ?
(a) 5% by weight of aggregates plus 20% of 45. Approximate ratio of the strength of the
weight of cement cement concrete of 7 days to that of 28 days is
(b) 10% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of (a) 0.56 (b) 0.85 (c) 1 (d) 1.15
weight of cement
(c) 5% by weight of aggregates plus 30% of 46. Minimum number of test specimens
weight of cement required for finding the compressive strength
(d) 30% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of of concrete are____: (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 9
weight of cement
47. Pick up the incorrect statement from the
38. Workability of concrete mix with low water following.
cement ratio is determined by (a) A rich mix of concrete possesses higher
(a) tensile strength test (b) slump test strength than that a lean mix of desired
workability with excessive quantity of water
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(b) The strength of concrete decreases as the water
cement ratio increases 55. Which of the following decreases the
(c) If the water cement ratio is less than 0.45, the workability of concrete?
concrete is not workable and causes honey (a) Angular aggregates
combed structure (b) Well graded aggregates
(d) Good compaction by mechanical vibration, (c) Air entraining admixture
increases the strength of concrete (d) Rounded aggregates

48. Strength of concrete show an increase with 56. Which of the following increases the
..................... workability of concrete?
(a) Decrease in rate of loading (a) Increasing aggregate-cement ratio
(b) Increase in rate of loading (c) Unaffected by (b) Decreasing the water-cement ratio
rate of loading (d) Depends on application of load (c) Using angular aggregates instead of round
aggregates
49. The grade of concrete M 150 means that (d) Increasing the aggregate size without any
compressive strength of a 15 cm cube after 28 change in the mix of concrete
days, is ...........
(a) 100 kg/cm2 (b) 150 kg/cm2 57. Cobbles are:
(c) 200 kg/cm2 (d) 250 kg/cm2 (a) particles of size ranging from 0.002 mm to
0.075 mm
50. The preliminary test is repeated if the (b) particles of size ranging from 4.75 mm to 80
difference compressive strength of three test mm
specimens, exceeds ........... (c) large-sized particles in the range of 80 mm to
(a) 5 kg/cm2 (b) 8 kg/cm2 300 mm
(c) 10 kg/cm2 (d) 15 kg/cm2 (d) rock fragments, which are large in size, of
more than 300 mm
51. The recommended slump range (mm) as
per IS 456:2000, for hand placed pavement 58. Which of the following aggregates gives
quality concrete is: maximum strength in concrete?
(a) 100–150 (b) 75–100 (a) Rounded aggregate (B) Elongated aggregate
(c) 25–75 (d) 50–100 (c) Flaky aggregate (d) Cubical aggregate

52. What is the slump of pumped concrete used 59.Rich cement mortars are more liable to
in heavily reinforced section if the degree of cracking as compared to lean mortars because
workability is medium as per IS 456-2000? rich mortars have:
(a) 10-25 mm (b) 100-150 mm (a) High shrinkage (b) Less strength
(c) 25-50 mm (d) 50-100 mm (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

53. The percentage of fly ash used in high 60.Rheological properties of concrete do not
volume fly ash concrete is: depend on-
(a) 10 – 25% (b) 70 – 80% (a) Temperature (b) Type of cement
(c) greater than 90% (d) 50 – 60% (c) Water cement ratio (d) Type of mixer

54. Which of the following properties of 61.The separation of the constituent materials
concrete is determined using a compaction of concrete is known as
factor test? (a) vibration (c) Bleeding
(a) Density of concrete (b) Porosity of concrete (b) Segregation (d) Honeycombing
(c) Strength of concrete (d) Workability of
concrete
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62. Which admixture is used to improve (a) 0.25% (b) 0.5% (c) 0.75% (d) 1%
workability of concrete?
(a) Plasticizers (b) Metakaolin 69. Workability of concrete mix with low water
(c) Reducers (d) Accelerators cement ratio is determined by_____:
(a) Slump test (b) Tensile strength test
63. If the compacting factor of a concrete (c) Compaction factor test
sample is approximately 0.92, then what will be (d) Flexural strength test
the level of workability according to Indian
Standards? 70. The addition of a small portion of granite
(a) Very low (b) Medium (c) High (d) Very High polishing waste in the design mix results in:
(a) lighter concrete (b) higher void ratio
64. While compacting the concrete by a (c) decreased strength (d) improved packing
mechanical vibrator, the slump should not density
exceed (a) 2.5 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 7.5 cm (d) 10 cm
71. The value of Vee-Bee time for low
65. Which of the following statements is false? workability as per Indian standards is
(a) Workability of the concrete mix decreases with prescribed as (a) 2-5 seconds (b) 5-10 seconds
an increase in the moisture content (c) 20 seconds (d) 20-30 seconds
(b) Concrete for which preliminary tests are
conducted, is called controlled concrete 72. As per IS 456-2000, what is the maximum
(c) Bulking of sand depends upon the fineness of free water to cement ratio of an M20 grade of
grains reinforced concrete under mild exposure
(d) All option are correct conditions? (a) 0.4 (b) 0.55 (c) 0.45 (d) 0.6

66. Compacting factor is defined as the ratio 73. During a concrete mix design process, what
of–––. happens to its free maximum water cement
(a) mass of fully compacted concrete to mass of ratio when grades of concrete is increased?
partially compacted concrete (a) Increases non-linearly (b) Decreases
(b) mass of partially compacted concrete to mass (c) Increases linearly (d) Remain constant
of fully compacted concrete
(c) mass of partially compacted concrete to the 74. The no fines concrete' is used for :
total mass of concrete (a) higher durability (b) higher permeability
(d) None of these (c) higher workability (d) higher strength

67. For given workability the grade requiring 75. As per IS 10262:2009, what is the assumed
the least amount of water is one that gives standard deviation in MPa of a M 30 concrete?
(a) greatest surface area for the given cement and (a) 4 (b) 3.5 (c) 6 (d) 5
aggregates
(b) least surface area for the given cement and 76. What is the minimum cement content for a
aggregates reinforced concrete structural member
(c) least weight for the given cement and subjected to moderate exposure condition as
aggregates per IS 456 : 2000? Assume 20 mm nominal
(d) None of these maximum size aggregates are used.
(a) 300 kg/m3 (b) 380 kg/m3
68. In a mix if the desired slump is not (c) 350 kg/m3 (d) 280 kg/m3
obtained,
the adjustment for each concrete slump 77. Deval Attrition Test is used to determine
difference is made by adjusting water content which of the following?
by_____: (a) Aggregate abrasion value
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(b) Aggregate roughness value 84. The proportions of ingredients in concrete
(c) Aggregate crushing value mix are given by 1:2:4, What will be the actual
(d) Aggregate impact value quantity of the sand per unit volume of cement,
if it undergoes 20% of bulking?
78. Select the correct option from the following (a) 1.5 (b) 2.4 (c) 4.6 (d) 6.5
regarding ultrasonic pulse velocity test. 1. It is
used to measure the strength of wet concrete 2. 85. What is the maximum height through
It is used to obtain estimate of concrete which concrete can be poured?
strength of finished concrete elements 3. It is a (a) 0.1 to 0.6 m (b) 0.8 to 1 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 2 m
non-destructive test
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 86. The ratio of various ingredients (cement,
sand, aggregates) in concrete of grade M 200 is:
79. Select the INCORRECT statement from the A. 1 : 2 : 4 B. 1 : 3 : 6
following with regard to weigh batching of C. 1 : 1.5 : 3 D. 1 : 1 : 2
concrete. (a) Only A (b) Only B
(a) Weigh batching facilitates accuracy, flexibility (c) Both A and B (d) None of these
and simplicity
(b) Gauge boxes are used to weigh the fine and 87. Bulking of sand occurs in the moisture
coarse aggregates content of _____.
(c) On large work sites, the weigh bucket type of (a) 3% (b) 5% (c) 10% (d) 12%
weighing equipment are used.
(d) Weigh batching is the correct method of 88. According to I.S. 456, the number of grades
measuring the materials. of standard concrete mixes, is..................
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
80. As per IS 13311 (part 1), in the ultrasonic
test for hardened concrete, good quality of 89. As per IS 456, the stripping time of the
concrete is indicated if the pulse velocity is: soffit formwork to slabs (props to be refixed
(a) More than 4.5 km/s immediately after removal of formwork) is
(b) Between 3.0 km/s to 3.5km/s _______ .
(c) Between 3.5 km/s to 4.5km/s (a) 28 hours (b) 3 days (c) 2 days (d) 1 day
(d) Less than 3.0 km/s
90. A concrete in which dry coarse aggregate
81. The process of proper and accurate are first packed to has the least voids and then
measurement of concrete ingredients for the cement sand mortar is injected under
uniformity of proportion is known as: pressure to fill all the voids, resulting in a very
(a) batching (b) grading (c) mixing (d) blending dense concrete, is known as ..................
(a) Pre–packet concrete (b) Vacuum concrete
82. If the depth of moist sand in a cylinder is 15 (c) No fines concrete (d) Aerate concrete
cm and the depth of the sand when fully
inundated with water is 12 cm, then what is the 91. Grading of aggregate in a concrete mix is
bulking of the moist sand? necessary to achieve
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.15 (d) 0.25 (a) adequate workability
(b) higher density
83. If the various concrete ingredients i.e. (c) reduction of voids
cement, sand, aggregates are in the ratio of 1 : (d) better durability
3 : 6, the grade of concrete is :
(a) M100 (b) M150 (c) M200 (d) M300 92. According to the concept of limit state
design as per IS-456 : 2000, the probability of
failure of a structure is:
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(a) 0.08 (b) 0.9 (c) 0.8 (d) 0.0975
100. Curing compounds are made with the
93. The activity of batching in production of bases of which of the following?
concrete refers to: (a) Chlorinated rubber only (b) All of the above
(a) Weighing of all ingredients within the (c) Wax only (d) Synthetic resin only
acceptable tolerances for all batches
(b) Weighing of all ingredients 101. The large steel cylindrical metal
(c) Most accurate weighing of cement & water containers used in RMC plants used for storing
that influence strength of concrete cement and/or fly ash and such cementitious
(d) Measuring the workability of concrete materials are named as- (a) Scraper (b) Screw
Conveyor (c) Mixer (d) Silo
94. If 50 kg of fine aggregates and 100 kg of
coarse aggregates are mixed in a concrete 102. Steam curing is not used with....................
whose water cement ratio is 0.6, the weight of (a) Ordinary Portland cement (b) Rapid hardening
water required for harsh mix is_____: cement (c) High alumina cement
(a) 8kg (b) 10kg (c) 12kg (d) 14kg (d) All the options are correct

95. Ready mixed concrete (RMC)- 103. For ensuring quality of concrete use
(a) Is weight batched and mixed in centrally (a) Single sized aggregates (b) Two sized
located plant, transported in a truck mixer or aggregate (c) Graded aggregates
agitator and delivered in a condition ready to use (d) Coarse aggregates
(b) Is produced under site conditions
(c) Does not require control of all operations of 104. The ratio of ultimate creep strain to
manufacture and transportation of fresh concrete elastics strain is known as
(d) All of these (a) Creep modulus (b) Creep coefficient
(c) Creep-strain ratio (d) Tertiary creep
96. Which of the following properties is not
required for concrete mix design, as per the
guidelines given by the Indian Standard?
(a) Specific gravity of cement
(b) Density of aggregate
(c) Maximum size of aggregate
(d) Characteristic strength of concrete

97. The process of mixing some mortar in the

mixer at the beginning of the first batch
concrete mixing is called:
(a) Buttering (b) Borrowing
(c) Initiating (d) None of these

98. The percentage of the fine aggregate of

fineness modulus 2.6 to be combined with
coarse aggregate of fineness modulus 6.8 for
obtaining the aggregates of fineness modulus
5.4, is : (a) 40 % (b) 50 % (c) 60 % (d) 30 %

99. Of keeping concrete wet to enable it to

attain full strength is known as–
(a) placing (b) wetting (c) curing (d) compacting
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