Shashank M.

Vaidya
Q1. Which property of concrete is least
affected by the quantity of water in the mix ?

1. Strength
2. Durability
3. Workability
4. Heat of Hydration
Q2. What should be the ratio of 7 day to 28
day compressive strength of concrete?

1. More than .75

2. More than .5
3. About .67
4. It depends on the mix design: no specific ratio can
be laid down.
Q.3 Which amongst the following is the most
serious defect in a concrete slab?

1. Uneven Finished surface

2. Unplanned construction joint.
3. Plastic Shrinkage cracks
4. Bleed water on the surface.
Q4. While approving a trial mix, how much
should the strength of cube samples reach?

1. Characteristic strength
2. Depends on the number of samples tested
3. Characteristic strength + 4 Mpa
4. Ratio of Characteritic strength & partial load factor
Q5 How much is the sum of volume of
unmixed ingredients of concrete as compared
to the finally compacted concrete?
1. Almost double
2. Slightly more
3. Slightly less
4. Depends on the design mix
Q6.How much bleeding is desirable in a
pumpable concrete mix?
1. As less as possible
2. Controlled bleeding is required for a pumpable mix
3. Pumpable mixes should always have surplus water,
hence should bleed well
4. There is no connection between pumpability and
bleeding of a concrete mix
 Q7. What is mass concrete?

1. Any concrete that requires special attention to

control temperature rise and cracking
2. More than 1000 cum concrete poured in one go
3. Concrete poured in sections having their least
dimension greater than 2m
4. Large concrete pours without reinforcement
Q8. As per Indian standards, when will any
concrete qualify as 'hot weather concrete'?

1. When the ambient temperature is more than 40

degree celcius
2. When the concrete temperature at the time of
placement is more than 40 degree celcius.
3. When the ambient temperature is more than 34
degree celcius
4. Either (a) or (b) above
Q9.Specifc surface of aggregate is the ratio
of ?
1. Surface area to mass
2. Mass to surface area
3. Mass to specific gravity
4. Surface area to voids
Q10 . Which will have the largest surface area
per unit mass?

1. 20 mm gravel
2. 10 mm crushed CA
3. 40 mm crushed CA
4. Surface area does not depend on size
Q11. Blended cements are used to improve
properties of ?

1. Fresh concrete
2. Hardened concrete
3. Durability
4. All the above
Q12. The strength of concrete in-situ should is
generally

1. More than the characterisitc strength

2. Same as Target Mean strength of the mix
3. Less than the mean strength of cube samples
tested
4. Same as the mean strength of the cube samples
tested
Q13. Which crack appears at the earliest
stage in concrete?
1. Corrosion crack
2. Plastic settlement crack
3. Thermal crack
4. Drying shrinkage crack
Q14. Higher the initial setting time:

1. Poorer is the cement

2. Better is the cement
3. Depends on cement type
4. It's not a measure of cement quality
Q15. As per acceptance criteria [IS:456] for
concrete, each sample should comprise of

1. 3 cubes of 7 cm
2. 4 cubes of 15 cm
3. 3 cubes of 15 cm
4. 1 cube of 15 cm
Q16 . Why are cold joints formed?

1. Improper bond between two layers

2. Placing dry concrete over old concrete
3. Poor surface preparation before concreting
4. Over vibration
Q17 . The purpose of curing is to

1. Lower the temperature of concrete.

2. Increase the humidity of the environment.
3. Enable hydration of cement
4. End hydration.
Q18 . What is the correct place of
sampling RMC?
1. Placement point
2. Batching plant
3. Discharge of TM
4. Depends upon agreement between supplier
and purchaser
Q19 What is the permissible deviation in
slump of concrete at delivery?

1. + -25 mm
2. + 25mm - 0mm
3. + 0mm -25 mm
4. lesser of +- 25 mm or 1/3 of specified slump
Q20. Action of Flyash & GGBS is

1. Similar
2. One pozzolanic other not
3. Similar with different reaction
4. Same, but they are by-product of different industry
Q21 Which of the following is the main cause
of honeycombing?

1. High slump mix

2. Worn out shutters
3. Small diameter of reinforcement
4. Leaking shutters.
Q22 While compacting concrete, it is OK to let
needle ?

1. Touch links but not main bars

2. Touch any rebar
3. Touch bars in columns only
4. None of the above.
Q23. A TM is received 1 Hr late on a hot day
with less slump. Next TM is some time away.
You will
1. Return TM & stop concreting
2. Add water to gain slump
3. Change mix
4. Vibrate more to get compaction
Q24 Using PPC Vs adding flyash to site mix

1. They are same

2. Site batching is better with proper QC
3. Using PPC is better
4. Difference is only financial
Q25 Why isn't it advisable to use flaky
aggregates?

1. Can lead to strength loss

2. Can cause segregation
3. Can create planes of weakness
4. All the above
Q26. Curing is avoidable only when

1. Hot humid weather

2. Variable temp & dry climate
3. Constant temp with adequate humidity at concrete
surface
4. During night
Q27. Large within sample variation in cube
strength indicates

1. Poor QC
2. Poor concrete
3. Better QC
4. Better QC but poor concrete
Q28. Bleeding is a sign of

1. Under vibration
2. Low concrete temperature
3. Inability of mix to hold water
4. Very high vibration
Q29. Aim of cube test is to

1. Measure insitu strength

2. Measure potential strength of conc
3. Have basis for payment
4. Measure intigrity of conc
Q30. How is compressive stre of conc related
to strength of paste & CA

1. Equal to lower of the two

2. Sum of two
3. Less than either of the two
4. Product of the two