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 CONTENT
01 Building Construction And Materials___________ 011
answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 068

02 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY___________________________________________________ 072

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 090

03 ENGINEERING MECHANICS______________________________________________________ 091

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 114

04 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS_________________________________________________________ 115

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 158

05 THEORY OF STRUCTURES__________________________________________________________________ 160

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 173

06 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS__________ 174

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________

07 DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES_________ 212

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 242

08 PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTUREs 193

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 223

09 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES__________________ 248

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 295

10 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 298

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 326

11 ESTIMATING, COSTING AND VALUATION 327

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 350

12 NUMERICAL METHODS 351

answer key__________________________________________________________________________________ 367
 CONTENT
13 SURVEYING_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 368
answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 428

14 SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONs_______________________________________________ 431

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 475

15 FLUID MECHANICS__________________________________________________________________________________ 477

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 519

16 HYDRAULIC MACHINES_________________________________________________________________________ 521

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 540

17 HYDROLOGY __________________________________________________________________ 541

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 572

18 IRRIGATION ENGINEERING____________________________________________________________________ 574

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 617

19 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING_________________________________________________________ 619

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 677

20 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING________________________________________________________________________ 680

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 716

21 BRIDGE ENGINEERING____________________________________________________________________________ 717

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 735

22 TUNNELLING_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 736
answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 751

23 RAILWAY ENGINEERING________________________________________________________________________ 750

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 767

24 AIRPORT ENGINEERING_________________________________________________________________________ 768

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 780

25 DOCKS AND HORBOURS________________________________________________________________________ 781

answer key_________________________________________________________________________________ 792
 DETAIL INDEX
1. BUILDING NATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION ................................................................... 11
1. CEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
2. CONCRETE ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3. AGGREGATE ..............................................................................................................................................................................................29
4. STONES............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
5. BRICKS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
6. LIME AND MORTAR ............................................................................................................................................................................. 39
7. TIMBER ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
8. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS ............................................................................................................................................................. 47
9. BUILDING BYE-LAWS & PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING ........................................................................................... 54
10. FOUNDATION & MASONRY CONSTRUCTION ....................................................................................................... 55
11. STAIRCASE, OPENING & ROOF ................................................................................................................................................. 61
12. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS............................................................................................................................................................ 67

2. CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 72

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
2. PROPERTIES OF FRESH CONCRETE ..................................................................................................................................... 75
3. WORKABILITY .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
4. SPECIAL CONCRETES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 84
5. CONCRETE MIX DESIGN................................................................................................................................................................ 85
6. ADMIXTURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
7. CONCRETING OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 87

3. ENGINEERING MECHANICS ....................................................................................... 91

1. STATICS OF PARTICLE AND RIGID BODIES ....................................................................................................................92
2. ANALYSIS OF PIN JOINTED PLANE FRAMES ................................................................................................................ 99
3. FRICTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
4. CENTROID AND MOMENT OF INERTIA .......................................................................................................................... 104
5. DYNAMIC .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 106
6. MOTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 107
7. WORK ENERGY METHOD .............................................................................................................................................................. 110
8. IMPULSE MOMENTUM ....................................................................................................................................................................... 111
9. IMPACT OF ELASTIC BODIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 112

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4. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS ...................................................................................... 115
1. STRESS AND STRAIN ........................................................................................................................................................................... 116
2. PRINCIPAL STRESSES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 127
3. SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT.........................................................................................................................131
4. CENTROID AND MOMENT OF INERTIA ...........................................................................................................................134
5. TORSION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 137
6. SHEAR STRESS AND BENDING STRESSES ..................................................................................................................... 141
7. SLOPE & DEFLECTION OF BEAM ........................................................................................................................................... 146
8. COLUMNS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151
9. THICK AND THIN CYLINDER ..................................................................................................................................................... 155

5. THEORY OF STRUCTURES ....................................................................................160

1:- DEGREE OF INDETERMINACIES ............................................................................................................................................. 161
2:- TRUSSES ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 165
3:- MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD ................................................................................................................................. 166
4:- SLOPE DEFLECTION METHOD .............................................................................................................................................. 170

6. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................174

1:- INFLUENCE LINE DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................................................... 175
2:- ARCHES .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 180
3:- CABLES AND SUSPENSION BRIDGES ........................................................................................................................... 184
4:- MATRIX METHOD OF ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 185

7. REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES .................................................................193

1. BASIC CONCEPT OF RCC ............................................................................................................................................................194
2. WSM & LSM FOR DESIGN OF BEAM ................................................................................................................................. 200
3. DESIGN OF SHEAR, BOND & TORSION ......................................................................................................................... 207
4. DESIGN OF SLABS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 210
5. COLUMN & FOOTINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. 214
6. RETAINING WALL, STAIRCASE, FRAMES & WATER TANKS............................................................................ 219

8. PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE ..................................................................................225

CH 1:- BASICS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE............................................................................................................... 226
CH 2:- ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE MEMBERS ........................................................................... 232
CH 3:- LOSSES IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE MEMBERS ....................................................................................237
CH 4:- MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS ............................................................................................................................................ 240

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9. STEEL STRUCTURES ............................................................................................... 248
1- BASICS OF STEEL STRUCTURES .......................................................................................................................................... 249
2 - RIVETED BOLTED AND PINNED CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................... 250
3- WELDED CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 257
4- TENSION MEMBERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 261
5 - COMPRESSION MEMBER........................................................................................................................................................ 265
6 - BEAMS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 272
7 - COLUMN BASES AND FOUNDATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 278
8- PLATE GIRDER ......................................................................................................................................................................................279
9 - GANTRY GIRDER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 287
10 – TRUSSES ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 288

10. CONSTRUCTION PLANNING & MANAGEMENT .......................................................298

1. MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 299
2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & NETWORK THEORY ................................................................................................. 300
3. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. ..................................................................................................................................................... 317
4. SAFETY MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................319
5. SITE LAYOUT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 320
6. EQUIPMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 321

11. ESTIMATING, COSTING AND VALUATION ..............................................................327

1. SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 328
2. ESTIMATION & COSTING ........................................................................................................................................................... 329
3. RATE ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................................................................................340
4. TENDERS & CONTRACTS...........................................................................................................................................................344
5. VALUATION.............................................................................................................................................................................................345

12. NUMERICAL METHODS ......................................................................................351

1. FINDING AREA BY SIMPSON’S RULE, TRAPEZOIDAL RULE ............................................................................. 352
2. FINDING ROOT OF AN EQUATION ....................................................................................................................................355
3. SOLUTION OF SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS BY ..................................................................................................360
4. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS .........................................................................................................................................................365

13. SURVEYING ........................................................................................................ 368

1. INTRODUCTION OF SURVEYING ..........................................................................................................................................369
2. MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES ...........................................................................................................................................372
3. COMPASS SURVEYING ............................................................................................................................................................... 378

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 4. LEVELLING ................................................................................................................................................................................................385
5. CONTOURING...................................................................................................................................................................................... 395
6. THEODOLITE AND THEODOLITE TRAVERSE .............................................................................................................398
7. PLANE TABLE SURVEYING .......................................................................................................................................................... 407
8. TACHEOMETRY ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 411
9. CURVES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 415
10. COMPUTATION OF AREA AND VOLUME .................................................................................................................... 421
11. PHOTOGRAMETRY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 422
12. TRIGNOMETRIC LEVELLING .................................................................................................................................................... 424
13. MISCELLANOUS TOPICS .......................................................................................................................................................... 426

14. SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS .................................................................431

1. BASICS OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING .............................................................................................................. 432
2. SOIL COMPACTION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 437
3. EFFECTIVE STRESS, CAPILLARITY & PERMEABILITY .......................................................................................... 440
4. SEEPAGE THROUGH SOILS ..................................................................................................................................................... 444
5. STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS ......................................................................................................................................... 448
6. COMPRESSIBILITY AND CONSOLIDATION OF SOIL ........................................................................................450
7. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS ...................................................................................................................................................455
8. EARTH PRESSURE, RETAINING WALLS .......................................................................................................................... 460
9. BEARING CAPACITY AND FOUNDATION.................................................................................................................. 464
10. SOIL EXPLORATION & SOIL IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................................................... 472

15. FLUID MECHANICS ............................................................................................477

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 478
2. PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT ................................................................................................................................. 482
3. BUOYANCY AND FLOATATION .......................................................................................................................................... 485
4. KINEMATICS OF FLOW AND IDEAL FLOW ................................................................................................................ 488
5. DYNAMICS OF FLUID FLOW ................................................................................................................................................... 493
6. ORIFICES AND MOUTHPIECES ............................................................................................................................................. 497
7. DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS ...........................................................................................................................................................506
8. BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY ......................................................................................................................................................510
9. OPEN CHANNEL FLOW ................................................................................................................................................................. 514

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16. HYDRAULIC MACHINES......................................................................................521
1. HYDRAULIC TURBINES ................................................................................................................................................................... 522
2. HYDRAULIC PUMPS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 533

17. ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY.................................................................................541

1 . INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 542
2 . PRECIPITATION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 542
3 . ABSTRACTION FROM PRECIPITATIONS .....................................................................................................................549
4 . SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY.........................................................................................................................................555
5 . HYDROGRAPHS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 558
6 . FLOODS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 564
7 . FLOOD ROUTING ............................................................................................................................................................................. 566
8. WELL HYDRAULICS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 568

18. IRRIGATION ENGINEERING .................................................................................574

1. IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES & PROJECT .............................................................................................. 575
2. SOIL, WATER, PLANT RELATIONSHIP ................................................................................................................................. 577
3. WATER REQUIREMENTS OF CROPS ................................................................................................................................. 579
4. WATER LOGGING AND LINING OF CANAL .............................................................................................................. 586
5. CANAL IRRIGATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 588
6. CANAL REGULATION WORK ..................................................................................................................................................594
7. CANAL HEADWORKS AND SEEPAGE ............................................................................................................................. 597
8. RIVER TRAINING AND CD WORKS ....................................................................................................................................600
9. DAMS, SPILLWAYS, ENERGY DISSIPATION ............................................................................................................... 606
10. RESERVOIR PLANNING ................................................................................................................................................................ 614

19. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING .........................................................................619

1. WATER DEMAND ................................................................................................................................................................................. 620
2. WATER QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................................................. 623
3. WATER TREATMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 628
4. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................................ 637
5. WASTE WATER CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................................. 641
6. DISPOSING OF THE SEWAGE EFFLUENTS .................................................................................................................. 647
7. DESIGN OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM .........................................................................................................................................649
8. TREATMENT OF SEWAGE ......................................................................................................................................................... 658
9. TREATMENT OF SEWAGE........................................................................................................................................................... 667

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 10. AIR POLLUTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................669
11. NOISE POLLUTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 675

20. HIGHWAY ENGINEERING ....................................................................................680

1. HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING........................................................................................................................ 681
2 HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT & GEOMETRIC DESIGN....................................................................................................683
3 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: ................................................................................................................................................................695
4 HIGHWAY MATERIALS: .................................................................................................................................................................. 703
5 PAVEMENT DESIGN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 709

21. BRIDGE ENGINEERING .......................................................................................718

1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 719
2. BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 722
3. SUPERSTRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 725
4. LOADING ON BRIDGE .................................................................................................................................................................... 727
5. BEARINGS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................729
6. MAINTENANCE OF THE BRIDGES....................................................................................................................................... 730
7. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS............................................................................................................................................................ 731

22. TUNNELLING .....................................................................................................734

1. GENERAL ASPECT ............................................................................................................................................................................... 735
2. STAGES IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 737
3. SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND TUNNELLING METHOD ........................................................................................ 739
4. TUNNELLING IN ROCK..................................................................................................................................................................... 741
5. SHAFTS, TUNNEL LINING AND DRAINAGE ................................................................................................................. 745
6. TUNNEL VENTILATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 747

23. RAILWAY ENGINEERING .....................................................................................750

24. AIRPORT ENGINEERING .....................................................................................768
25. DOCKS AND HARBOURS .....................................................................................781

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1. BUILDING NATERIALS &
CONSTRUCTION

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1. CEMENT

Building Materials & Construction

I. CEMENT

1. The volume of one bag of cement is C. 4 specimens D. 5 specimens

A. 0.0214 𝑐𝑢. 𝑚 B. 0.0347 𝑐𝑢. 𝑚
C. 0.0434 𝑐𝑢. 𝑚 D. 0.0609 𝑐𝑢. 𝑚 7. Flash setting of cement is caused due to
A. Tri-calcium silicate
2. 28 day compressive strength of cement B. Di-calcium silicate
is tested on 70.7 mm size cubes of mortar C. Di-calcium aluminate
having cement to sand proportion of D. Tetra-calcium alumino ferrite
A. 1 : 5 B. 1 : 6 C. 1 : 3 D. 1 : 4
8. For the manufacture of portland cement,
3. The amount of water used in performing the proportions of raw material used are
setting time test of cement is (assuming p A. Lime 63%, Silica 22%, other ingredients
= standard consistency of cement) 15%
A. 0.60 p B. 0.65 p C. 0.80 p D. 0.85 p B. Lime 22%, Silica 63%, other ingredients
15%
4. The high early strength of rapid harden- C. Silica 40%, Lime 40%, other ingredients
ing cement is due to its 40%
A. increased content of gypsum D. Silica 70%, Lime 20%, other ingredients
B. burning at high temperature 20%
C. increased content of cement
D. higher content of tricalcium silicate 9. The presence of following chemical
which cause efflorescence in cement is
5. To construct a massive dam the type of A. Alumina B. Calcium Oxide
cement used is : C. Silica D. Alkalies
A. blast furnace slag cement
B. low heat cement 10. For ordinary portland cement, the maxi-
C. rapid hardening cement mum expansion by Le-Chatelier's sound-
D. ordinary portland cement ness test should be:
A. Greater than 40 mm
6. The test strength of the sample is taken B. Between 21 mm to 30 mm
as the average of the strength of C. Between 11 mm to 20 mm
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11. What is the cement generally used for 18. After storage, the strength of cement
road pavements? A. Decreases
A. Ordinary Portland cement B. Increases
B. Rapid hardening cement C. Remains same
C. Low heat cement D. May increases or decreases
D. Blast furnace slag cement
19. The gypsum is added to the cement for
12. Which of the following is commonly A. Providing high strength to the cement
used in the manufacture of cement? B. Controlling the initial setting time of ce-
A. Sand stone B. Slate ment
C. Lime stone D. Graphite C. Lowering the clinkering temperature of
cement
13. What is the specific gravity of ordinary D. All of the above
portland cement?
A. 3.00 B. 3.15 C. 3.10 D. 3.17 20. The insoluble residue in cement should
be
14. Which compound of cement is respon- A. Between 20% to B. Less than 20%
sible for strength of cement? C. Between 10% to D. Less than 1.5%
A. Magnesium oxide B. Silica
C. Alumina D. Calcium Sulphate 21. The high strength of rapid hardening
cement at early stage, is due to its
15. A quick setting cement has an initial A. Finer grinding
setting time of about: B. Burning at high temperature
A. 5 minutes B. 15 minutes C. Increased lime content
C. 40 minutes D. 50 minutes D. Excess water content

16. The rate of hydration and hydrolysis of 22. Le-chatelier's method can be used to
cement depends on its determine
A. Soundness B. Fineness A. Fineness of cement
C. Setting test D. Tensile Strength B. Fineness of aggregate
C. Soundness of cement
17. The setting of Portland cement may be D. Compressive strength of cement
defined as
A. Setting of heat of hydration in cement 23. For Portland cement of 43 grade, 28
paste day mean compressive strength should be
B. Change of cement paste from fluid to A. 43 MPa B. 43.5 MPa
hardened state C. 33 MPa D. 38.5 MPa
C. Gain of strength of cement paste
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 B. Low heat cement
24. The compound first to settle in cement C. Rapid hardening cement
is D. Sulphate resisting cement
A. Tricalcium silicate
B. Tetra calcium aluminoferrite 31. The initial setting time of Ordinary Port-
C. Tricalcium aluminate land Cement (OPC) is
D. Dicalcium silicate A. 10 min. B. 45 min C. 30 min D. 60 min

25. Gypsum used in cement manufacturing 32. The limit specified in the Indian stand-
acts as ards for fineness of ordinary portland ce-
A. Accelerator ment is
B. Air entraining agent A. 2250 𝑐𝑚2 /𝑔 B. 3250 𝑐𝑚2 /𝑔
C. Plasticizer C. 3500 𝑐𝑚2 /𝑔 D. 3750 𝑐𝑚2 /𝑔
D. Retarder
33. The compressive strength of cement
26. The fineness of cement can be found paste depends upon
out by sieve analysis using IS sieve num- A. Gel-space ratio
ber B. W/C ratio by weight
A. 20 B. 10 C. 9 D. 6 C. Age of the hydrating cement paste
D. All of the above
27. Weight of one bag of cement is:
A. 70 kg B. 50 kg C. 60 kg D. 65 kg 34. A sample of cement is said to be sound
when it does not contain free
28. The standard consistency test is done A. Free lime B. Silica
in a C. Iron oxide D. Alumina
A. Blaine's apparatus
B. Le - Chatelier's apparatus 35. The batching tolerance for cement as
C. Vane apparatus per IS : 456 is
D. Vicat’s apparatus A. ± 1% B. ± 1.5 C. ± 2% D. ± 3%

29. Which of the following Bogue's com- 36. The excessive amount of expansion
pounds of cement liberates maximum heat due to unsound cement is usually related
of hydration? to
A. 𝐶3 𝑆 B. 𝐶4 𝐴𝐹 C. 𝐶3 𝐴 D. 𝐶2 𝑆 A. Magnesia B. Iron oxide
C. Alkalies D. Water
30. Which of the following cement is suita-
ble for use in urgent repairs of existing 37. Match List-I with List-II and select the
massive concrete structures such as large correct answer from the options given be-
dams? low.
A. Ordinary portland cement

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2. CONCRETE

Building Materials & Construction

II. CONCRETE

A. Shrinkage of concrete
77. The bottom diameter, top diameter and B. Creep of concrete
the height of the steel mould used for C. Deformation of concrete
slump test are respectively D. Yielding of concrete
A. 20 cm, 30 cm and 10 cm
B. 10 cm, 30 cm and 20 cm 82. The formwork including the props can
C. 20 cm, 10 cm and 30 cm be removed from beams, only after
D. 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm A. 3 days B. 7 days C. 14 days D. 21 days

78. Air entrainment in the concrete in- 83. Water-cement ratio is the measure of
creases water and cement used per cubic meter of
A. workability concrete
B. strength A. volume by volume B. weight by weight
C. the effect of temperature variation C. weight by volume D. volume by weight
D. the unit weight
84. Workability of concrete for a given wa-
79. Workability of concrete can be meas- ter content is good if the aggregates are
ured by A. angular aggregates
A. Slump test B. flaky aggregates
B. Compaction factor test C. rounded aggregates
C. Kelly ball test D. irregular aggregates
D. All of the above
85. The concrete having a slump of 6.6 cm
80. Light weight concrete is also known as is said to be:
A. Low concrete A. plastic B. dry
B. Lean concrete C. earthmoist D. Semi-plastic
C. Transparent concrete
D. Cellular concrete 86. The object of curing is not to
A. Prevent the loss of water by evaporation
81. Progressive increase in the inelastic B. Reduce the shrinkage of cement con-
deformation of concrete under sustained crete
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D. Reduce the strength of concrete B. Calcium lignosulphonate
C. Aluminium powder
87. Minimum grade of concrete for moder- D. None of these.
ate environmental exposure condition
should be 93. To prevent segregation, the maximum
A. M25 B. M30 C. M15 D. M20 height for placing concrete, is
A. 100 cm B. 125 cm C. 150 cm D. 200 cm
88. Which one of the following is employed
to determine the strength of hardened con- 94. In concrete, while hand mixing is
crete for an existing concrete structure? adopted, excess cement to be added is
A. Bullet test A. 4% B. 10% C. 14% D. 20%
B. Kelly ball test
C. Rebound hammer test 95. Shrinkage in a concrete occurs due to
D. Cone penetrometer test A. Usage of bad cement
B. Usage of bad aggregates
89. According to IS: 456, the estimated C. Loss of moisture by evaporation
flexural strength of concrete of grade M25 D. Loss of water in bleeding
(fck = 25 MPa) would be :
A. 35 kg/sq.cm B. 50 kg/sq.cm 96. Maximum content (kg/m3) of ordinary
C. 75 kg/sq.cm D. 25 kg/sq.cm portland cement in design mix of 1 m3 con-
crete is
90. Slump test can be used for A. 500 B. 450 C. 350 D. 400
A. Comparing mixes of different propor-
tions 97. The workability of concrete can be im-
B. Lean dry mixes where water-cement ra- proved by:
tio is low A. Increasing the size of aggregate
C. Measuring consistency of successive B. Decreasing the aggregate content
batches C. Increasing the fine aggregate content
D. All of the above D. Increasing the flaky aggregate content

91. The addition of 𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑙2 in concrete re- 98. The increase in the strength of con-
sults in crete with time is:
A. Increased shrinkage A. Linear B. Non-linear
B. Decreased setting time C. Asymptotic D. All of the above
C. Decreased shrinkage
D. Increased setting time 99. The purpose of concrete compaction is
to
92. Which of the following acts as retarder A. Increase the density
for the concrete? B. Increase the weight
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D. Decrease the settling time
106. Creep is permanent change in dimen-
100. Workability of concrete is directly pro- sion due to
portional to A. Temperature changes
A. Grading of aggregate B. Weathering action caused by moisture
B. Water: Cement ratio in the air
C. Aggregate: Cement ratio C. Sustained load
D. Time of transit D. All of the above

101. As per 𝐼𝑆: 456 − 2000, the organic 107. Capacity of concrete to bear imposed
content of water used for making concrete stresses safely is called as
should NOT be more than A. Compressive strength
A. 200 mg/l B. 250 mg/l B. Shear strength
C. 100 mg/l D. 150 mg/l C. Durability
D. Resistance
102. To obtain very high strength concrete,
it is necessary to use very fine grained 108. Workability of concrete depends on
A. Volcanic Scoria B. Granite A. Water content
C. Magnetite D. Barite B. Aggregate shape and size
C. Mix proportion
103. Concrete having unit weight lower D. All of the above
than ordinary concrete is termed as
A. Fiber concrete 109. Workability of concrete is influence
B. Light weight concrete most by its
C. Air entrained concrete A. Cement content
D. Polymer concrete B. Water content
C. Water cement ratio
104. The individual variation between test D. Aggregate - cement ratio
strength of sample should not be more
than 110. In _____ method, the surface of RCC
A. ± 5% of average B. ± 10% of average slab is kept rough and on this surface a
C. ± 15% of average D. ± 20% of average layer of concrete is laid.
A. Mastic Asphalt B. Finishing
105. Generally the ratio of different ingredi- C. Bedding Concrete D. Finishing
ents (cement, sand and aggregate) in con-
crete mix of grade 𝑀20 is 111. The compressive strength (MPa) of
A. 1 : 2 : 4 B. 1 : 1.5 : 3 standard 1:3 Portland cement sand mortar
C. 1 :3 : 6 D. 1 : 1 : 2 in MPa after 3 days of duration should not
be less than
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620. The window which projects outsides A. Post B. Sill C. Rail D. Bracing
the external wall of the room is called as
___ 627. A straight line touching the nosing of
A. Paneled Window B. Bay Window the various steps and parallel to the slope
C. Corner Window D. All of these of the stair called the
A. Line of flight B. Line of winder
621. The rebates in the chowkhats may be C. Line of nosing D. Line of landing
taken as____
A. 20 mm to 25 mm B. 20 mm to 30 mm 628. The pitch of the stair should not be
C. 8 mm to 12 mm D. 12 mm to 20 mm lesser than___
A. 90° B. 25° C. 45° D. 40°
622. The vertical and the horizontal mem-
bers of door frame are termed as respec- 629. The horizontal projection of head or
tively. sill beyond the face of the frame is called
A. Jambs and Head B. Shutter and Plug as
C. Posts and Shutter D. Posts and Plug A. Horn B. Holdfast
C. Styles D. Lower
623. Which type of door is suitable for con-
tinuous heavy rush of traffic persists? 630. In any good staircase, the maximum
A. Flush door B. Wire gauge door and minimum pitch respectively should be
C. Revolving door D. None of the above A. 40° and 25° B. 60° and 10°
C. 75° and 30° D. 90° and 0°
624. The assembly of styles, panels and
rails is known as 631. Cornice is defined as a
A. Transom B. Sash Bar A. Horizontal course of masonry projecting
C. Mullion D. Shutter from the face of the wall
B. Horizontal moulded projection provided
625. A type of door used to supplement the near the top of a building
natural lighting provided by window is C. Covering placed on the exposed top of
known as an external wall
A. Ledged door B. Paneled door D. Triangular shaped portion of masonry at
C. Glazed door D. Braced door the end of a sloped roof

626. The vertical member used in a door

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 ANSWER KEY

Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A
01 B 26 C 51 C 76 A 101 A 126 B 151 B 176 D
02 C 27 B 52 C 77 C 102 B 127 B 152 D 177 C
03 D 28 D 53 A 78 A 103 B 128 A 153 C 178 B
04 D 29 A 54 C 79 D 104 C 129 A 154 A 179 D
05 B 30 C 55 A 80 D 105 A 130 D 155 B 180 A
06 B 31 C 56 D 81 B 106 D 131 B 156 A 181 B
07 D 32 A 57 A 82 C 107 A 132 B 157 B 182 D
08 A 33 D 58 A 83 B 108 D 133 B 158 D 183 C
09 D 34 A 59 B 84 C 109 C 134 D 159 C 184 C
10 D 35 C 60 A 85 A 110 C 135 A 160 B 185 D
11 A 36 C 61 B 86 D 111 B 136 A 161 A 186 C
12 C 37 A 62 A 87 A 112 A 137 B 162 A 187 B
13 B 38 B 63 B 88 C 113 A 138 D 163 C 188 C
14 B 39 B 64 A 89 A 114 D 139 A 164 B 189 B
15 A 40 A 65 C 90 D 115 B 140 B 165 B 190 D
16 B 41 D 66 C 91 D 116 B 141 B 166 D 191 D
17 B 42 B 67 A 92 B 117 D 142 C 167 A 192 C
18 A 43 A 68 D 93 C 118 A 143 C 168 A 193 D
19 B 44 A 69 B 94 B 119 C 144 B 169 D 194 C
20 D 45 B 70 C 95 C 120 A 145 B 170 A 195 C
21 A 46 B 71 B 96 B 121 D 146 D 171 A 196 A
22 C 47 A 72 C 97 A 122 C 147 B 172 D 197 D
23 A 48 A 73 A 98 B 123 B 148 D 173 A 198 C
24 C 49 C 74 C 99 A 124 A 149 A 174 A 199 C
25 D 50 C 75 B 100 A 125 D 150 A 175 C 200 C

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Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A
201 D 226 C 251 B 276 D 301 A 326 B 351 D 376 C
202 D 227 C 252 D 277 C 302 A 327 C 352 B 377 A
203 D 228 B 253 C 278 B 303 D 328 B 353 A 378 A
204 A 229 D 254 C 279 B 304 B 329 B 354 D 379 C
205 A 230 A 255 C 280 B 305 B 330 A 355 B 380 A
206 B 231 B 256 B 281 D 306 B 331 D 356 A 381 B
207 D 232 D 257 A 282 A 307 C 332 C 357 A 382 A
208 C 233 D 258 A 283 A 308 C 333 B 358 B 383 D
209 A 234 A 259 D 284 D 309 B 334 B 359 B 384 B
210 B 235 A 260 C 285 C 310 C 335 C 360 C 385 C
211 A 236 A 261 D 286 D 311 A 336 C 361 C 386 D
212 C 237 D 262 A 287 A 312 D 337 B 362 B 387 C
213 C 238 C 263 C 288 C 313 C 338 A 363 C 388 C
214 B 239 D 264 B 289 C 314 B 339 A 364 D 389 A
215 B 240 D 265 A 290 D 315 B 340 A 365 C 390 A
216 B 241 A 266 C 291 B 316 A 341 C 366 D 391 C
217 B 242 B 267 C 292 A 317 B 342 D 367 D 392 D
218 D 243 A 268 C 293 C 318 C 343 A 368 A 393 A
219 A 244 C 269 D 294 C 319 A 344 C 369 C 394 C
220 D 245 C 270 D 295 C 320 D 345 B 370 C 395 A
221 C 246 B 271 D 296 D 321 C 346 C 371 C 396 D
222 A 247 A 272 B 297 A 322 B 347 C 372 D 397 C
223 A 248 D 273 B 298 C 323 D 348 A 373 A 398 A
224 B 249 C 274 D 299 D 324 D 349 C 374 B 399 D
225 B 250 A 275 A 300 A 325 C 350 C 375 C 400 C

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Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A
401 D 426 C 451 C 476 D 501 D 526 C 551 C
402 A 427 A 452 B 477 B 502 C 527 B 552 A
403 C 428 C 453 A 478 B 503 D 528 D 553 B
404 B 429 D 454 D 479 C 504 A 529 A 554 C
405 C 430 C 455 A 480 A 505 D 530 A 555 B
406 D 431 D 456 A 481 B 506 B 531 C 556 D
407 A 432 B 457 B 482 C 507 D 532 A 557 C
408 B 433 C 458 B 483 C 508 B 533 B 558 A
409 A 434 D 459 D 484 A 509 C 534 C 559 A
410 D 435 D 460 A 485 A 510 B 535 B 560 C
411 C 436 C 461 C 486 D 511 D 536 D 561 C
412 A 437 C 462 D 487 D 512 B 537 D 562 C
413 A 438 B 463 D 488 D 513 B 538 D 563 B
414 D 439 A 464 D 489 B 514 A 539 A 564 A
415 D 440 A 465 D 490 D 515 D 540 B 565 D
416 D 441 C 466 D 491 D 516 B 541 C 566 D
417 C 442 C 467 B 492 B 517 D 542 B 567 B
418 A 443 B 468 B 493 A 518 D 543 C 568 A
419 C 444 B 469 C 494 A 519 C 544 D 569 A
420 C 445 A 470 C 495 C 520 D 545 D 570 D
421 A 446 A 471 C 496 C 521 D 546 B 571 C
422 D 447 D 472 C 497 C 522 A 547 A 572 C
423 A 448 B 473 B 498 A 523 D 548 C 573 A
424 D 449 C 474 A 499 C 524 D 549 C 574 D
425 A 450 A 475 C 500 D 525 B 550 C 575 A

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Q A Q A Q A
576 C 601 D 626 A
577 A 602 A 627 C
578 D 603 D 628 B
579 B 604 A 629 A
580 A 605 C 630 A
581 A 606 B 631 B
582 D 607 B 632 B
583 B 608 B 633 A
584 B 609 D 634 B
585 B 610 C 635 C
586 D 611 A 636 D
587 C 612 C 637 A
588 B 613 C 638 A
589 A 614 C 639 B
590 D 615 B 640 C
591 A 616 B 641 B
592 D 617 B 642 B
593 D 618 A
594 B 619 B
595 C 620 B
596 A 621 D
597 A 622 A
598 B 623 C
599 D 624 D
600 D 625 B

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2. CONCRETE TECHNOL-
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1. INTRODUCTION

Concrete Technology
I. INTRODUCTION

Portland cement in design mix of 1 m3 con-

1. Water-cement ratio is the measure of crete is
water and cement used per cubic meter of A. 500 B. 450 C. 350 D. 400
concrete
A. volume by volume B. weight by weight 7. For RCC construction the maximum size
C. weight by volume D. volume by weight of coarse aggregate is limited to
A. 10 mm B. 15 mm C. 20 mm D. 25 mm
2. Minimum grade of concrete for moder-
ate environmental exposure condition 8. As the water to cement ratio increases,
should be the flexural strength of concrete
A. M25 B. M30 C. M15 D. M20 A. Does not depend on water to cement ra-
tio
3. The increase in the strength of concrete B. Decreases
with time is C. Remains unaffected
A. Linear B. Non-linear D. Increases
C. Asymptotic D. All of the above
9. In concrete technology, the water to ce-
4. Bleeding channels in concrete remain ment ratio is measured by :
continuous if the water cement ratio used A. Absolute volume B. Weight
is: C. Volume D. Brass
A. More than 0.7 B. Equal to 0.7
C. Less than 0.7 D. None of these 10. According to water cement ratio law,
the strength of workable plastic concrete
5. The shrinkage of concrete _________. A. Depends on amount of water used in the
A. Is proportional to water content in the mix
mix B. Does not depend on the quantity of ce-
B. Is proportional to cement concrete ment mixed
C. Increase with age of concrete C. Does not depend on the quality of ce-
D. All the above ment
D. All of the above
6. Maximum content (kg/m 3) of ordinary

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