• ০০। 1.S. Sieve Nos. 10 mm and 4.75 mm are geneally used for grading of
    • ক) coarse aggregates
    • খ) fine aggregates
    • গ) neither (a) nor (b)
    • ঘ) both (a) and (b)
    • ঙ) none of these.
  • ০১। 1.S.I. has specified the full strength of concrete after
    • ক) 7 days
    • খ) 14 days
    • গ) 21 days
    • ঘ) 28 days
    • ঙ) 35 days
  • ০২। A concrete having a slump of 6.5 cm, is said to be
    • ক) dry
    • খ) earth moist
    • গ) semi-plastic
    • ঘ) plastic
    • ঙ) none of these.
  • ০৩। A concrete using an air entrained cement
    • ক) has strength less than 10% to 15%
    • খ) has more resistance to weathering
    • গ) is more plastic and workable
    • ঘ) is free from segregation and bleeding
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ০৪। A construction joint is provided where
    • ক) bending moment is small
    • খ) shear force is small
    • গ) the member is supported by other member
    • ঘ) all the above.
  • ০৫। A flaky aggregate is said to be elongated if its length is
    • ক) equal to the mean size
    • খ) twice the mean size
    • গ) thrice the mean size
    • ঘ) four times the mean size
    • ঙ) five times the mean size.
  • ০৬। According to I.S. : 456, the number of grades of concrete mixes, is
    • ক) 3
    • খ) 4
    • গ) 5
    • ঘ) 6
    • ঙ) 7
  • ০৭। According to IS : 382-1963, a good aggregate should be
    • ক) chemically inert
    • খ) sufficiently strong
    • গ) hard and durable
    • ঘ) all the above.
  • ০৮। According to the recommendations of IS : 456-1978, the expansion joints
    • ক) are provided where plane changes abruptly
    • খ) are provided to ensure minimum resistance
    • গ) are supported on separate columns
    • ঘ) do not carry reinforcement across them
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ০৯। According to Water-Cement Ratio Law, the strength of workable plastic concrete
    • ক) depends upon the amount of water used in the mix
    • খ) does not depend upon the quality of cement mixed with aggregates
    • গ) does not depend upon the quanity of cement mixed with aggregates
    • ঘ) all the above.
  • ১০। Addition of pozzolana to cement
    • ক) decreases workability
    • খ) increases strength
    • গ) increases heat of hydration
    • ঘ) decreases curing time
    • ঙ) none of these.
  • ১১। Addition of pozzolana to cement causes
    • ক) reduction in permeability
    • খ) loss of heat of hydration
    • গ) reduction in bleeding
    • ঘ) increase in curing time
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ১২। Addition of pozzolana to ordinary port land cement, causes
    • ক) decrease in early strength
    • খ) reduction in chemical action with sulphates
    • গ) increase in shrinkage
    • ঘ) reduction bleeding
    • ঙ) all the above.
  • ১৩। After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying
    • ক) expands
    • খ) mix
    • গ) shrinks
    • ঘ) none of these.
  • ১৪। Allowable shear strength of concrete, depends upon
    • ক) shear strength
    • খ) tensile strength
    • গ) compressive strength
    • ঘ) none of these.
  • ১৫। An aggregate is known as cyclopean aggregate if its size is more than
    • ক) 4.75 mm
    • খ) 30 mm
    • গ) 60 mm
    • ঘ) 75 mm
    • ঙ) 90 mm.
  • ১৬। An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than
    • ক) 1/5th of mean dimension
    • খ) 2/5th of mean dimension
    • গ) 3/5th of mean dimension
    • ঘ) 4/5th of mean dimension
    • ঙ) none of these.
  • ১৭। An aggregate is said to be flaky, if its least dimension is less than
    • ক) 2/3 mean dimension
    • খ) 3/4 mean dimension
    • গ) 3/5 mean dimension
    • ঘ) 5/8 mean dimension
    • ঙ) none of these.
  • ১৮। An aggregate which passes through 25 mm I.S. sieve and is retained on 20 mm sieve, is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than
    • ক) 22.5 mm
    • খ) 18.5 mm
    • গ) 16.5 mm
    • ঘ) 15.5 mm
    • ঙ) 13.5 mm.
  • ১৯। An excess of flaky particles in concrete aggregates
    • ক) decreases the workability
    • খ) increases the quantity of water and sand
    • গ) affects the durability of concrete
    • ঘ) more than 15% are not desirable
    • ঙ) all the above.