Sand requiring a high water cement ratio, belongs to
(A) Zone I
(B) Zone II
(C) Zone III
(D) Zone IV

1 Answer

Answer :

Answer: Option A

Related questions

Description : For given workability the grading requiring the least amount of water is one that gives (A) Greatest surface area for the given cement and aggregates (B) Least surface area for the given cement ... weight for the given cement and aggregates (D) Greatest weight for the given cement and aggregates

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : The main factors affecting the permeability of concrete are (i)Grade of concrete (ii)Minimum cement content (iii)Maximum water cement ratio [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] ii and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii

Last Answer : [ C ] ii and iii

Description : The main factors affecting the permeability of concrete are (i)Grade of concrete (ii)Minimum cement content (iii)Maximum water cement ratio [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] ii and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii

Last Answer : [ C ] ii and iii

Description : Shrinkage in concrete can be reduced by using (i) Low water cement ratio (ii) More amount of cement in the concrete (iii) Presaturated aggregates [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii

Last Answer : [ C ] i and iii

Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. For performing compressive strength test of cement (A) Cement and standard sand mortar are used in the ratio of 1 : 3 (B) Water is added at the ... cm 10 cm is used (D) The prepared moulds are kept in a atmosphere of 50% relative humidity

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : The ratio of various ingredients (cement, sand, aggregates) in concrete of grade M 200, is (A) 1 : 2 : 4 (B) 1 : 3 : 6 (C) 1 : 1½ : 3 (D) 1 : 1 : 2

Last Answer : (C) 1 : 1½ : 3

Description : If the various concrete ingredients i.e. cement, sand and aggregates are in the ratio of 1:3:6, the grade of concrete, is (A) M 100 (B) M 150 (C) M 200 (D) M 250

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : The ratio of differenct ingredients (cement, sand and aggregate) in concrete mix of grade M20 is. (a) 1:1:2 (b) 1:1.5:2 (c) 1:2:4 (d) 1:3:6

Last Answer : (b) 1:1.5:2

Description : What is the meaning of HAZ ? (i) Heat around Zone. (ii) Heat alongwith Zone (iii) Heat affected Zone* (iv) Heat added zero.

Last Answer : (iii) Heat affected Zone*

Description : Define following term: (i) Precision (ii) Drift (iii) Static error (iv) Dead zone

Last Answer : (i) Precision: It is the measure of consistency or repeatability of measurements.   OR The closeness with which the individual measurements are departed or distributed about the average of number ... variable to which instrument does not respond. It is mainly due to friction in the instrument.

Description : Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India : 2. Jute 3. Cotton Textile 4. Steel 5. Cement (a) I, II, IV, III (b) II, I, III, IV (c) II, I, IV, III (d) I, II, III, IV

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Suggest the type of cement used for the following : (i) For modular construction where form work needs to be removed early for re-use. . (ii) Mass concreting such as construction of dam. (iii) Decorative works in external surfaces of building. (iv) Cementing the oil well.

Last Answer : i) For modular construction where form work needs to be removed early for reuse. – Rapid Hardening Cement ii) Mass concreting such as construction of dam. – Low heat cement. iii) Decorative works in external surfaces of building – Coloured cement. iv) Cementing the oil well. – Oil Well Cement. 

Description : State the situations where following paints are used: (i) Oil paints (ii) Distempers (iii) Varnishes (iv) Cement paints

Last Answer : Situations where following paints are used: 1) Oil paints: structural steel members to protect from corrosion, wooden doors and windows, walls, ceilings, to protect from insects. 2) Distempers : ... wood surfaces. 4) Cement paint: on external walls of building, stone masonry, concrete surfaces

Description : Shrinkage volume in cement setting does not depend upon the (A) Sand to cement ratio (B) Water to cement ratio (C) Ambient temperature fluctuation (D) Drying period

Last Answer : (A) Sand to cement ratio

Description : Compared to mild steel, cast iron has (i) High compressive strength (ii) High tensile strength (iii) Low compressive strength (iv) Low tensile strength The correct answer is (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv)

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Setting time of cement increases by adding (i)gypsum (ii)sodium oxide (iii)calcium chloride [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii

Last Answer : [ A ] i

Description : In water bound macadam roads, binding material, is (A) Sand (B) Stone dust (C) Cement (D) Brick dust

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Water enables chemical reaction to take place with cement (B) Water lubricates the mixture of gravel, sand and cement (C) Strength of concrete structure largely depends upon its workability (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

Description : Separation of water or water sand cement from a freshly concrete, is known (A) Bleeding (B) Creeping (C) Segregation (D) Flooding

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : Concrete gains strength due to (A) Chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregates (B) Evaporation of water from concrete (C) Hydration of cement (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Description : In order to prepare a test specimen, it is necessary to (a) Mix the cement and fine aggregate (sand ) dry hand (b) Mix the coarse aggregate (c) Mix water to the cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate (d) All of the above

Last Answer : (d) All of the above

Description : Concrete gains strength due to [ A ] Chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregates [ B ] Evaporation of water from concrete [ C ] Hydration of cement [ D ] All the above

Last Answer : [ C ] Hydration of cement

Description : How does the ratio sand to cement effect the strength of concrete?

Last Answer : Need answer

Description : The commonly used material in the manufacture of cement is (A) Sand stone (B) Slate (C) Lime stone (D) Graphite

Last Answer : (C) Lime stone

Description : For batching 1:3:6 concrete mix by volume, the ingredients required per bag of 50 kg cement, are: (A) 70 litres of sand and 120 litres of aggregates (B) 70 kg of sand and 140 litres of ... C) 105 litres of sand and 140 litres of aggregates (D) 105 litres of sand and 210 litres of aggregates

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : The commonly used raw material in the manufacture of cement, is (A) Slate (B) Sand stone (C) Lime stone (D) Basalt

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Description : In a mortar, the binding material is (A) Cement (B) Sand (C) Surkhi (D) Cinder

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing cement and standard sand in the proportions of (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 6

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 6

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Description : Which zone is considered the highest vulnerability zone of the seismic zonation map of India? (a) Zone-IV (b) Zone-V (c) Zone-III (d) Zone-

Last Answer : (b) Zone-V

Description : Presence of tail water in a gravity dam (i) Increases the principal stress (ii) Decreases the principal stress (iii) Increases the shear stress (iv) Decreases the shear stress The correct answer is A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : The maximum harbour depth below lowest low water is generally equal to (i) Loaded draft +1.2 m when bottom is rock (ii) Loaded draft +1.8 m when bottom is soft (iii) Loaded draft +1.2 m when bottom is ... ) and (iii) are correct (C) (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (iii) and (iv) are correct

Last Answer : (D) (iii) and (iv) are correct

Description : Express each of the following as a ratio: (i) 43% (ii) 36% (iii) 7.5% (iv) 125% -Maths

Last Answer : answer:

Description : The point which divides the line segment joining the points (7, –6) and (3, 4) in the ratio 1 : 2 lies in the: (a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant

Last Answer : (d) IV quadrant

Description : Debtors Turnover ratio is also known as (i) Receivables turnover ratio (ii) Debtors velocity (iii) Stock velocity (iv) Payable turnover ratio A. (i) and (ii) B. (i) and (iii) C. (ii) and (iii) D. (iii) and (iv)

Last Answer : A. (i) and (ii)

Description : Compare detonation and diesel knock on the basis of (i) Fuel Ignition Temperature (ii) Compression Ratio (iii) Speed (iv) inlet temperature (v) inlet pressure (vi) cylinder wall temperature (vii) cylinder size 

Last Answer : Comparison between detonation and diesel knock: Parameter To avoid Detonation in SI Engine  To avoid Diesel knock i) Fuel Ignition Temperature High Low ii) Compression Ratio ... Cylinder wall temperature Low High viii) Cylinder size Small Large

Description : Explain the effect of the following engine variables on ignition lag and flame propagation: (i) cylinder size (ii) cylinder wall temperature (iii) compression ratio and (iv) inlet air temperature

Last Answer : (i) Cylinder size - Engine of similar design generally run at the same speed. This is achieved by smaller engine having larger RPM and larger engines having smaller RPM. Due to the same ... all reduces the ignition lag. Pre-increase in the intake temperature and pressure increases the flame speed.

Description : Define following with respect to television: (i) Aspect ratio (ii) Vertical & Horizontal Resolution (iii) Interlace scanning (iv) Image continuity

Last Answer : (i) Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. The frame adopted in all television systems is rectangular with width/height ratio ... (mix) the changing levels of brightness in the scene. This is called as Image Continuity.

Description : The methods used for locating the plane table stations are (i) Radiation (ii) Traversing (iii) Intersection (iv) Resection The correct answer is (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iii)

Last Answer : (C) (ii) and (iv)

Description : Muller Breslau's principle for obtaining influence lines is applicable to (i) Trusses (ii) Statically determinate beams and frames (iii) Statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows Hooke's law (iv ... B) (i), (ii) and (iv) (C) (i) and (ii) (D) Only (i)

Last Answer : (A) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Description : For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal (i) Of a stiffness matrix must be positive (ii) Of a stiffness matrix must be negative (iii) Of ... ) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iv)

Last Answer : (A) (i) and (iii)

Description : Study the following statements. (i) Levees are constructed parallel to river flow (ii) Spurs are constructed parallel to river flow (iii) Levees are constructed transverse to river flow (iv) Spurs are constructed transverse to ... (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : Instantaneous unit hydrograph is a hydrograph of (i) Unit duration (ii) Unit rainfall excess (iii) Infinitely small duration (iv) Infinitely small rainfall excess The correct answer is (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iv) C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)

Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Description : method requires the following data pertaining annual flood series (i) Mean value (ii) Standard deviation (iii) Length of record (iv) Coefficient of skew The correct answer is (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i),(i) and (iii) (C) (i), (ii) and (iv) (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : The part of a derrick crane include (i) Mast (ii) Boom (iii) Bull wheel (iv) Jack Of these statements (A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Last Answer : (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Description : The effect of adding calcium chloride in concrete is (i) To increase shrinkage (ii) To decrease shrinkage (iii) To increase setting time (iv) To decrease setting time The correct answer is (A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)

Last Answer : (B) (i) and (iv)

Description : In a ring beam subjected to uniformly distributed load (i) Shear force at mid span is zero (ii) Shear force at mid span is maximum (iii) Torsion at mid span is zero (iv) Torsion at mid span is maximum The correct answer ... and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)

Last Answer : Option A