Description : Normally, the tensile strength of concrete is about____________of its compressive strength (a) 10 to 15% (b) 15 to 20% (c) 20 to 25% (d) 25 to 30%
Last Answer : (a) 10 to 15%
Description : If 30% excess water is added, the strength of concrete is reduced by (a) 30% (b) 40% (c) 50% (d) 60%
Last Answer : (c) 50%
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The quality of water governs the strength of concrete (B) 10% excess of water reduces the strength of concrete by 15% (C) 30% excess of water reduces the strength of concrete by 50% (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The usual percentages of clay and metal in cermet are: (A) 50%, 50% (B) 60%, 40% (C) 70%, 30% (D) 80%, 20%
Description : In a mass concrete, the aggregates occupy a space of [ A ] 25% [ B ] 75% [ C ] 40% [ D ] 60%
Last Answer : [ B ] 75%
Description : Net profit after tax of Rs. 2,00,000 is Rs. 4,00,000. Share capital is Rs. 8,00,000 and revenue reserve is Rs. 2,00,000. What is rate of return on equity ? (A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 60% (D) 75%
Last Answer : Answer: 40%
Description : Rankine cycle efficiency in a good steam power station may be in the range between........ a.15% - 20% b.35% - 40% c.50% - 60% d.90% - 95%
Last Answer : b.35% - 40%
Description : Protein content of soyabean is about (A) 30% (B) 40% (C) 50% (D) 60%
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Approximately how many businesses content marketing is used? A. 20% to 30% B. 40% to 50% C. 60% to 70% D. 80% to 90%
Last Answer : D. 80% to 90%
Description : Higher plant efficiency up to______ over the entire load range. a. 30%-50% b. 20%-40% c. 60%-90% d. 50%-80%
Last Answer : a. 30%-50%
Description : By what percentage can airbags reduce the risk of dying in a direct frontal crash? a) 30% b) 40% c) 50% d) 60%
Last Answer : a) 30%
Description : A man buys milk at Rs. 2.40 per litre. He adds one-third water to it and sells the mixture at Rs. 2.88 per litre. Find his profit percentage. (Assume water is free). a) 21% b) 30% c) 40% d) 50% e) 60%
Last Answer : Let say he purchases 3 litres of milk whose cost is Rs. 7.20 He adds 1 litre of water and the mixture of 4 litres is sold at Rs 2.88 × 4 = Rs11.52 Profit percentage = (11.52 – 7.20) × 100.0/7.20 = 4.32 × 100.0/7.2 = 60% Answer: e)
Description : What is the rate of depreciation charged on Computer Software: a) 10% b) 60% c) 40% d) 15%
Last Answer : b) 60%
Description : Which of the following series of discounts is the best for a customer? (A) Successive discounts of 10% ,20%,30% (B) Successive discounts of 20%,20%,20% (C) Successive discounts of 15%,15%,15%,15% (D) Successive discounts of 20%,40% a) A b) B c) C d) D e) A and B
Last Answer : consider the price as 100 A = 100 × 0.9 × 0.8 × 0.7 =50.4 B = 100 × 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8=51.2 C = 100 × 0.85 × 0.85 × 0.85 ×0.85 ~ =52.2 D = 100 × 0.8 × 0.6 =48 We see that the maximum discount of 52% (100-48) is on D, which is the best for a customer. Answer : d
Description : Bronze is an alloy of copper, zinc , and tin having composition (A) 60% - 30% - 10% (B) 70% - 20% - 10% (C) 88% - 2% - 10% (D) 50% -30% - 20%
Last Answer : (C) 88% - 2% - 10%
Description : Gasohol is a mixture of a) 90% ethanol + 10% gasoline b) 10% ethanol + 90% gasoline c) 40% ethanol + 60% gasoline d) 50% ethanol + 50% gasoline
Last Answer : Answer: b Explanation: 10% ethanol + 90% gasoline makes gashol.
Description : The strength of concrete after one year as compared to 28 days strength is about (A) 10 to 15% more (B) 15 to 20% more (C) 20 to 25% more (D) 25 to 50% more
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Slump test of concrete is a measure of its (A) Consistency (B) Compressive strength (C) Tensile strength (D) Impact value
Last Answer : (A) Consistency
Description : Slump test of concrete is a measure of its [ A ] Consistency [ B ] Compressive strength [ C ] Tensile strength [ D ] Impact value
Last Answer : [ A ] Consistency
Description : The removal of excess air after placing concrete helps in increasing the strength of concrete by (a) 15 to 20% (b) 20 to 30% (c) 30 to 50% (d) 50 to 70%
Last Answer : (a) 15 to 20%
Description : A concrete using an air entrained cement (A) Has strength less than 10% to 15% (B) Has more resistance to weathering (C) Is more plastic and workable (D) Is free from segregation and bleeding
Description : The strength of concrete using air entraining cement gets reduced by (a) 5 to 10% (b) 10 to 15% (c) 15 to 20% (d) 20 to 25%
Last Answer : (b) 10 to 15%
Description : A higher modular ratio shows (A) Higher compressive strength of concrete (B) Lower compressive strength of concrete (C) Higher tensile strength of steel (D) Lower tensile strength of steel
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Modulus of rupture of concrete is a measure of (A) Flexural tensile strength (B) Direct tensile strength (C) Compressive strength (D) Split tensile strength
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Allowable shear strength of concrete, depends upon (A) Shear strength (B) Tensile strength (C) Compressive strength (D) None of these
Description : For ductility consideration, the maximum percentage of steel used should not exceed ------- of the balanced steel [ A ] 25% [ B ] 50% [ C ] 60% [ D ] 75%
Last Answer : [ D ] 75%
Description : A good brick earth should contain: (A) About 20% to 30% of alumina (B) About 50% to 60% of silica (C) Not more than 5% of lime (D) All the above
Description : The bond stress for deformed bars is more than that in plain bars by [ A ] 25% [ B ] 40% [ C ] 60% [ D ] 50%
Last Answer : [ B ] 40%
Description : The bond stress for plain bars in compression is more than that for bars in tension by [ A ] 25% [ B ] 40% [ C ] 60% [ D ] 50%
Last Answer : [ A ] 25%
Description : The percentage of water for normal consistency, is (A) 5% to 15% (B) 10% to 25% (C) 15% to 25% (D) 20% to 30%
Description : For the manufacture of Portland cement, the proportions of raw materials used, are (A) Lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other ingredients 15% (B) Lime 22% ; silica 63% ; other ingredients 15% (C) Silica 40% ; lime 40% ; other ingredients 20% (D) Silica 70% ; lime 20% ; other ingredients 10%
Description : On an IQ test consisting of 250 questions, Jasvinder answered 40% of the first 125 questions correctly. What per cent of the other 125 questions does he need to answer correctly for his grade on the entire exam to be 60%? (a) 75% (b) 80% (c) 60% (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) 80%
Description : Steel rods are used in reinforced concrete to increase its __________ strength. (A) Shear (B) Tensile (C) Compressive (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Tensile
Description : A person sold an item for Rs. 14280 after giving 15% discount on the labelled price and earned 19% profit on the cost price. What would have been the percentage profit, had he not given the discount? a) 30% b) 34% c) 40% d) 42.5% e) None of these
Last Answer : Labelled price = [(14280×100)/85] = Rs. 16800 Or, 23X/120 = 69/5 Or, X= [(69×120)/(23×5)] = 72km. Answer is: c)
Description : Mr. Sachin spent 20% of his monthly income on food and 15% on children's education. 40% of the remaining he spent on entertainment and transport together and 30% on the medical. He is left with an amount of Rs.8, 775/- after ... 000/- b) Rs.46,000/- c) Rs.36, 000/- d) Rs.29,000/- e) None of these
Last Answer : Let the total income of Mr.Sachin be 100 According to question, 100 – 20 –15 = 65 × 60/100 × 70/100 = 27.3. 27.3 = 100 8775 = 100/27.3 × 8775 = Rs. 32142. Answer: e)
Description : Rate of depreciation in case of oil well: a. 40% b. 20% c. 15% d. 30%
Last Answer : c. 15%
Description : In a batch, 40% of the students offered Maths, 30% offered science and 15% offered both. If a student is selected at random, what is the probability that they has offered science or maths? A) 0.55 B) 0.65 C) 0.45 D) 0.75
Last Answer : Answer: A) P(M) = 0.40 P(S) =0.30 and P(M∩S) = 0.15 P(M∪S) = P(M) + P(S) - P(M∩S) = 0.55
Description : Steel rods are normally used for concrete reinforcement because concrete and steel have almost equal (A) Tensile strength (B) Compressive strength (C) Young's modulus (D) Thermal co-efficient of expansion
Last Answer : (D) Thermal co-efficient of expansion
Description : By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than [ A ] 10% [ B ] 15% [ C ] 25% [ D ] 50%
Last Answer : [ C ] 25%
Description : Contribution of agriculture in GDP is (A) 23% (B) 30% (C) 40% (D) 60%
Last Answer : (A) 23%
Description : In a DNA percentage of thymine is 20% then what will be percentage of guanine? (a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 60%
Last Answer : (c) 30%
Description : If the Computer is purchased on 11th May 2017 then at what rate depreciation will be provided on it? a) 40% b) 60% c) 30% d) 20%
Last Answer : a) 40%
Description : In adults, water constitutes about (A) 50% of body weight (B) 55% of body weight (C) 60% of body weight (D) 75% of body weight
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : If the average number of qualified candidates in 2002 and 2005 was 433, what percent of appeared candidates qualified in the competitive exam in 2002? A. 60% B. 75% C. 45% D. 70% E. 50%
Last Answer : A. 60%
Description : of Indian tea production comes from Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (a) 50% (b) 75% (c) 98% (d) 30%
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Haemoglobin contains about (A) 30% of the total body iron (B) 50% of the total body iron (C) 75% of the total body iron (D) 90% of the total body iron
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Low intensity explosives are also called propellants, whereas high intensity explosive are called detonators (B) Gun powder comprises of 75% salt petre, 15% charcoal ... TNT is a hygroscopic explosive having very high melting point and is non-toxic to human being
Last Answer : (D) TNT is a hygroscopic explosive having very high melting point and is non-toxic to human being
Description : The percent composition by mass of copper in anhydrous cupric sulfate is about: w) 10% x) 25% y) 40% z) 75%
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- 40%