1. The main requirement, which a ware-house should fulfil is that ?

its walls should be water proof masonry construction

its roof should be leak

it must have large number of windows

its plinth should be very high

Answer: its walls should be water proof masonry construction

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2. Which of the following statement is correct ?

Harshness in concrete mix increases if finer aggregates to fill the voids in coarse aggregates are less

As the internal friction of aggregates increases, the workability of concrete decreases

As the slump value increases, the workability of concrete also increases

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

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3. The mixer, which produces a steady stream of concrete as long as it is in operation, is known as ?

non-tilling batch mixer

tilting type batch mixer

continuous mixer

none of these

Answer: continuous mixer

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4. When the concrete mix is too wet, it causes ?

segregation

low density

excess laitance at the top

all of these

Answer: all of these

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5. The top diameter, bottom diameter and height of the mould used for slump test are respectively ?

100 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm

200 mm, 100 mm, 300 mm

200 mm, 300 mm, 100 mm

100 mm, 300 mm, 200 mm

Answer: 100 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm

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6. For highly loaded columns, the concrete mix used is of proportion ?

1:1:2

1:1.5:3

1:2:4

1:3:6

Answer: 1:1:2

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7. The term 'ware-house pack' means ?

the total capacity of ware-house

packing of ware-house

pressure compaction of bags on lower layers

pressure exertion of bags on upper layers

Answer: pressure compaction of bags on lower layers

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8. Which of the following statement is correct while compacting concrete with vibrator ?

The vibrator should be inserted horizontally

The vibrator should not be immersed through a full depth of freshly laid concrete

The vibrator should not touch the form surface

all of the above

Answer: The vibrator should not touch the form surface

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9. In concrete walls, construction joints should be provided at the ?

floor level

soffit level of lintels

sill level of windows

all of these

Answer: all of these

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10. The most useless aggregate is, whose surface texture is ?

smooth

glossy

granular

porous

Answer: glossy

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