Basic Civil Engineering (3110004) MCQs

MCQs of Introduction to Civil Engineering & Civil Engineering materials

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21.
Pick up the volcanic rock from the following
(a) Granite
(b) Dolerite
(c) Basalt
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

22.
Sapwood consists of
(a) Innermost annular rings around the pith
(b) Portion of timber between heartwood and cambium layer
(c) Thin layers below the bark
(d) Thin fibre which extends from the pith outwards and holds the annular rings together
Answer:

Option (b)

23.
Strength of cement concrete primarily depends upon
(a) Quality of water
(b) Quantity of aggregate
(c) Quantity of cement
(d) Water-cement ratio
Answer:

Option (d)

24.
The main function of alumina in brick earth is
(a) To impart plasticity
(b) To make the brick durable
(c) To prevent shrinkage
(d) To make the brick impermeable
Answer:

Option (a)

25.
Cast iron
(a) Is obtained by purifying pig iron
(b) Is manufactured in required shapes
(c) May contain 2 to 5 per cent of carbon with other impurities
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

26.
Which of the following pairs gives a correct combination of the useful and harmful constituents respectively of a good brick earth?
(a) Lime stone and alumina
(b) Silica and alkalies
(c) Alumina and iron
(d) Alkalies and magnesium
Answer:

Option (b)

27.
For testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is
(a) 50 mm
(b) 70.6 mm
(c) 100 mm
(d) 150 mm
Answer:

Option (b)

28.
When a brick is immersed in water for 24 hours and then dried, if
(a) No grey or white deposits appear on the surface, the brick is free from soluble salts
(b) 10 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has slight efflorescence
(c) 50 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has serious efflorescence
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

29.
The most commonly used retarder in cement is
(a) Gypsum
(b) Calcium chloride
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

30.
Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the following
(a) Alumina
(b) Lime
(c) Iron-oxide
(d) Magnesia
Answer:

Option (a)

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