Description : The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs; is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 25 to 75 mm (C) 30 to 125 mm (D) 50 to 100 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The concrete slump recommended for columns, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 25 to 75 mm (C) 75 to 125 mm (D) 50 to 100 mm
Description : The slump recommended for mass concrete is about (A) 25 mm to 50 mm (B) 50 mm to 100 mm (C) 100 mm to 125 mm (D) 125 mm to 150 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : In slump test, each layer of concrete is compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long and of 16 mm diameter for (A) 20 times (B) 25 times (C) 30 times (D) 50 time
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : For lime concrete, (A) Slump is 50 to 75 mm (B) Flexural strength at 90 days is 0.2 N/mm2 (C) Compressive strength at 90 days is 1.5 N/mm2 (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If the slump of a concrete mix is 50 to 100 mm, its workability is [ A ] Very low [ B ] Low [ C ] Medium [ D ] High
Last Answer : [ C ] Medium
Description : For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 25 mm
Description : The differential settlement in case of foundations on sandy soils should not exceed (A) 25 mm (B) 40 mm (C) 65 mm (D) 100 mm
Description : The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to (A) 25 mm (B) 40 mm (C) 65 mm (D) 100 mm
Last Answer : Option C
Description : If the slump of a concrete mix is 60 mm, its workability is (A) Very low (B) Low (C) Medium (D) High
Description : The thickness of bituminous carpet varies from (A) 20 to 25 mm (B) 50 to 75 mm (C) 75 to 100 mm (D) 100 to 120 mm
Description : The total sulphur content of the body is (A) 25–50 gm (B) 50–75 gm (C) 100–125 gm (D) 150–200 gm
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : If minimum Rs.1000 is not deposited in Sukanya Samriddhi Account in a financial year, account will become discontinued and can be revived with a penalty of _______ per year. A. Rs.50 B. Rs.100 C. Rs.25 D. Rs.75 E. Rs.125
Last Answer : A. Rs.50 Explanation: In Sukanya Samriddhi Account, if minimum Rs 1000/- is not deposited in a financial year, account will become discontinued and can be revived with a penalty of Rs 50/- per year with minimum amount required for deposit for that year.
Description : A steel bar 5 m × 50 mm is loaded with 250,000 N. If the modulus of elasticity of the material is 0.2 MN/mm2 and Poisson's ratio is 0.25, the change in the volume of the bar is: (A) 1.125 cm3 (B) 2.125 cm3 (C) 3.125 cm3 (D) 4.125 cm
Last Answer : (C) 3.125 cm
Description : In case of foundations on sandy soil, maximum permissible differential settlement, is usually limited to (A) 15 mm (B) 25 mm (C) 35 mm (D) 45 mm
Description : For determine the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled ... of soil solids, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
Last Answer : (C) 2.50
Description : The maximum permissible differential settlement, in case of foundations in clayey soil, is usually limited to (A) 10 mm (B) 20 mm (C) 30 mm (D) 40 mm
Description : To compensate the loss of tractive force of vehicles along curves of radius R, the percentage reduction of gradient, is (A) 50/R (B) 75/R (C) 100/R (D) 125/R
Description : If d is the economic designed depth of a slab, the thickness of the cement concrete pavement slab at interior, is kept (A) 1.275 d (B) 1.125 d (C) 0.85 d (D) 0.75 d
Description : For high degree of workability, the slump value should vary between (a) 0 to 25mm (b) 25 to 50mm (c) 50 to 80mm (d) 80 to 100mm
Last Answer : (d) 80 to 100mm
Description : The Pitch of helixes in circular columns shall not exceed [ A ] 25 mm [ B ] 50 mm [ C ] 60 mm [ D ] 75 mm
Last Answer : [ D ] 75 mm
Description : The minimum depth of building foundations on (A) Sandy soils is 80 cm to 100 cm (B) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm (C) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm (D) All the above
Description : Minimum clear cover (in mm) to the main steel bars in slab, beam, column and footing respectively, are (a) 10, 15, 20 and 25 (b) 15, 25, 40 and 75 (c ) 20, 25, 30 and 40 (d) 20, 35, 40 and 75
Last Answer : (b) 15, 25, 40 and 75
Description : If aggregates completely pass through a sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a sieve of size 60 mm, the particular aggregate will be flaky if its minimum dimension is less than (A) 20.5 mm (B) 30.5 mm (C) 40.5 mm (D) 50.5 mm
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m × 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) 120 mm
Last Answer : (B) 75 mm
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m x 35 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (a) 120 mm (b) 100 mm (c) 75 mm (d) 50 mm
Last Answer : (a) 120 mm
Description : Flat rate parcel rates Flat Rate Parcel Boxes size Dimension of boxes (in mm) Weight (in Kg.) Tariff (in Rs.) Small - S 250*50*300 0 to 1 125 Medium - M 250*100*300 Above 1 to 2.5 200 Large - L 300*250*200 Above 2.5 to 5 400
Last Answer : Large - L 300*250*200 Above 2.5 to 5 400
Description : Permissible creep in track is m. 50 mm n. 100 mm o. 125 mm p. 150 mm.*
Last Answer : p. 150 mm.*
Description : The proportion of coarse aggregates to fire aggregates in structural concrete is usually [ A ] 0.50 - 1.25 [ B ] 1.25 - 4.50 [ C ] 1.50 - 2.50 [ D ] 0.25 - 0.75
Last Answer : [ C ] 1.50 - 2.50
Description : Nominal cover for M30 grade concrete in moderate exposure is (as per IS:456-2000) [ A ] 20 mm [ B ] 30 mm [ C ] 45 mm [ D ] 50 mm
Last Answer : [ B ] 30 mm
Description : Generally the strength of concrete is represented by the crushing stress of concrete cube of size [ A ] 50 mm [ B ] 100 mm [ C ] 150 mm [ D ] 250 mm
Last Answer : [ C ] 150 mm
Description : A singly reinforced concrete beam of 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth is provided with 18.75 cm2 steel. If the modular ratio (m) is 15, the depth of the neutral axis, is (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
Description : High strength of concrete requires a water cement ratio of [ A ] 0.10 to 0.15 [ B ] 0.25 to 0.30 [ C ] 0.45 to 0.60 [ D ] 0.75 to 0.90
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.25 to 0.30
Description : What is the lifetime of ILDs? a. 50,000 hours b. 75,000 hours c. 100,000 hours d. 125,000 hours
Last Answer : a. 50,000 hours
Description : Total number of meiotic divisions required for forming 100 zygotes/100 grains of wheat is (a) 100 (b) 75 (c) 125 (d) 50
Last Answer : (c) 125
Description : What would be the heart rate of a person if the cardiac output is 5 L, blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole is 100 mL and at the end of ventricular systole is 50 mL ? (a) 125 beats per minute (b) 50 beats per minute (c) 75 beats per minute (d) 100 beats per minute
Last Answer : (d) 100 beats per minute
Description : What is the lifetime of ILDs? ∙ a. 50,000 hours ∙ b. 75,000 hours ∙ c. 100,000 hours ∙ d. 125,000 hours
Description : If the radius of a circle is increased by 50 per cent. Its area is increased by: (A) 125 per cent (B) 100 per cent (C) 75 per cent (D) 50 per cent
Last Answer : Answer: A Area of circle = pie * Radius *Radius. Suppose radius is 100 Hence Area= 3.14 *100 *100 =31400 Radius increase by 50% i.e 150 Therefore Area = 3.14 *150 *150 =70650 which is 125 % of original
Description : The compression in concrete (fc) at failure is given by [ A ] 0.30 fck [ B ] 0.45 fck [ C ] 0.50 fck [ D ] 0.75 fck
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.45 fck
Description : Lime concrete is generally used for (A) Wall foundations (B) Flooring at ground level (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (b)
Description : To prevent segregation, the maximum height for placing concrete, is (A) 100 cm (B) 125 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 200 cm
Description : A solid shaft has diameter 80 mm. It is subjected to a torque of 4 KNm. The maximum shear stress induced in the shaft would be (a) 75/p N/mm2 (b) 250/p N/mm2 (c) 125/p N/mm2 (d) 150/p N/mm2
Last Answer : (c) 125/p N/mm2
Description : To indicate proper control of consistency of a freshly mixed concrete for pavement construction, the slump should be between (A) 3 to 5 cm (B) 4 to 6 cm (C) 5 to 7 cm (D) 7 to 10 cm
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 : While compacting the concrete by a mechanical vibrator, the slump should not exceed (A) 2.5 cm (B) 5.0 cm (C) 7.5 cm (D) 10 cm
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Higher workability indicates unexpected increase in the moisture content (B) Higher workability indicates deficiency of sand (C) If the concrete mix is dry, the slump is zero (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An increase in water content must be accompanied by an increase in cement content (B) Angular and rough aggregates reduce the workability of the ... The slump of the concrete mix decreases due to an increase in temperature (D) All the above
Description : A concrete having a slump of 6.5 cm, is said to be (A) Dry (B) Earth moist (C) Semi-plastic (D) Plastic