Q.1
What is Concrete Technology?
  • a) Concrete Technology deals with the study of bricks
  • b) Concrete Technology is the study of building materials
  • c) Concrete Technology deals with the study of properties of concrete
  • d) None of the mentioned
Q.2
What is concrete?
  • a) A mixture of homogenous materials
  • b) A mixture of material and hydrogen
  • c) A mixture of cement and hydrogen sulphide
  • d) A mixture of cement, water, and aggregates
Q.3
Why concrete technology is needed?
  • a) Concrete technology is needed to build a building
  • b) Concrete technology is needed to address properties of concrete
  • c) Concrete technology is needed to produce building materials
  • d) None of the mentioned
Q.4
Concrete technology is useful for civil engineers because it allows them to ________
  • a) know how to appropriately stock the materials needed for concrete
  • b) conduct various concrete tests
  • c) familiarise them with the fundamental principles of concrete
  • d) all of the mentioned
Q.5
Who is the father of concrete technology?
  • a) William Aspdin
  • b) Royston Saint John
  • c) Joseph Aspdin
  • d) None of the above
Q.6
Which type of concrete is classified based on the design of concrete?
  • a) Plain
  • b) Reinforced
  • c) Prestressed
  • d) All of the above
Q.7
How many basic types of concrete are there?
  • a) 20 types
  • b) 24 types
  • c) 22 types
  • d) 21 types
Q.8
What is the full form of HRM in concrete technology?
  • a) Human Resource Management
  • b) Human Reserve Management
  • c) Humidity and Resource Management
  • d) None of the above
Q.9
What are the ingredients of concrete?
  • a) Binding material
  • b) Fine aggregate
  • c) Admixtures
  • d) All of the above
Q.10
What is the objective of concrete technology?
  • a) To find the material strength
  • b) Calculate the amount of cement required
  • c) To define and understand concepts related to Cement
  • d) To define and understand concepts related to Concrete technology
Q.11
For a compressive strength ofpsi, the lightweight cement content is ____ pounds per cubic yard.
  • a) 400-590
  • b) 440-560
  • c) 430-560
  • d) 730-750
Q.12
What is the importance of the Standard Consistency Test?
  • a) It is used to determine the quality of water
  • b) It is used to determine the quality of aggregates
  • c) It is used to determine the quality of cement
  • d) None of the above
Q.13
Hydration of cement is chemical reaction of cement with __________
  • a) base
  • b) acid
  • c) salt and acid
  • d) water
Q.14
Which of the following cement is used in sewage and water treatment plants?
  • a) Sulphate Resisting Cement
  • b) Quick Setting Cement
  • c) Low Heat Cement
  • d) Rapid Hardening Cement
Q.15
Which of the following cement is used for interior and exterior decorative works?
  • a) Low Heat Cement
  • b) High Alumina Cement
  • c) Rapid Hardening Cement
  • d) Colored Cement
Q.16
Which of the following ratio is also known as water-cement ratio?
  • a) Weight of water to the weight of aggregates
  • b) Density of cement to the Density of cement
  • c) Weight of water to the weight of cement
  • d) Volume of cement to the volume of cement
Q.17
How many layers of concrete are needed to fill a slump cone?
  • a) 5 layers by volume
  • b) 3 equal layers by height
  • c) 3 equal layers by volume
  • d) 5 layers
Q.18
What is the total percentage of aggregates in concrete in terms of volume?
  • a) 65-80%
  • b) 90%
  • c) 60-75%
  • d) 40%
Q.19
Crushed stone, gravel, and ordinary sand are examples of which type of cement aggregate?
  • a) Heavy-weight aggregate
  • b) Lightweight aggregate
  • c) Normal-weight aggregate
  • d) Both Normal-weight and Heavy-weight aggregate
Q.20
What is the relation between the Coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete and the coefficient of thermal expansion in aggregates?
  • a) Equal
  • b) More than
  • c) Inversely proportional
  • d) Directly proportional
0 h : 0 m : 1 s