61 Construction Materials Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question #11 Construction Materials Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question for PSC, NEC, UPSC, SSC and Many more. 1 / 25 1. Which one is correct? A. PPC gains strength slowly as compared to OPC B. Ultimate strength of PPC is higher than OPC C. PPC has higher resistance of chemical attack D. All of above 2 / 25 2. Portland pozzolana cement possesses A. higher resistance to chemical attack B. lower heat of hydration C. lower shrinkage on drying D. all of the above 3 / 25 3. Addition of pozzolana to ordinary port land cement, causes A. decrease in early strength B. reduction in chemical action with sulphates C. increase in shrinkage D. all of the above 4 / 25 4. Addition of pozzolana to cement A. decreases workability B. increases strength C. increases heat of hydration D. none of these 5 / 25 5. The pozzolana Portland cement gains the strength A. in same time as ordinary Portland cement B. in less time than ordinary Portland cement C. in more time than ordinary Portland cement D. difficult to tell 6 / 25 6. The cement which expand on drying is A. ordinary Portland cement B. blast furnance slag cement C. expansive cement D. color cement 7 / 25 7. The type of cement used for patch work for pavement is A. OPC B. Expansive C. PPC D. RHPC 8 / 25 8. In quick setting cement, the compound added is A. Aluminium sulphate B. Aluminium silcate C. Calcium sulphate D. gypsum 9 / 25 9. Quick setting cement is used A. For the construction of structure under water B. To obtain very light strength C. Where resistance to acidic water is required D. None of above 10 / 25 10. ‘Aqua crete’ is A. white cement B. color cement C. air entraining cement D. water repellent cement 11 / 25 11. The cement widely used in construction of retaining wall is A. High alumina cement B. Rapid hardening cement C. Ordinary Portland cement D. Rapid softening cement 12 / 25 12. Initial setting time of quick setting cement is A. 5 minute B. 30 minute C. 60 minute D. 4 hour 13 / 25 13. The initial setting time of lime-pozzolana, is A. 30 minutes B. 60 minutes C. 90 minutes D. 120 minutes 14 / 25 14. The initial setting time of ordinary Portland cement as per Nepal Standard should not be less than A. 10 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 600 minutes 15 / 25 15. Initial setting time of OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) is ……. minutes. A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 30 16 / 25 16. As per IS specification, the minimum time for initial setting of ordinary Portland cement is A. 20 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 10 hours 17 / 25 17. As per IS specification, the minimum time for final setting of ordinary Portland cement is A. 30 minutes B. 60 minutes C. 10 hours D. 24 hours 18 / 25 18. The final setting time of ordinary Portland cement should not be more than A. 2 hours B. 4 hours C. 8 hours D. 10 hours 19 / 25 19. As per IS specifications, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement should be A. 30 minutes B. 1 hour C. 6 hours D. 10 hours 20 / 25 20. Initial setting time is maximum for A. Portland pozzolana cement B. Portland slag cement C. low heat Portland pozzolana cement D. high strength Portland cement 21 / 25 21. The minimum initial setting time for high alumina cement is A. 30 minute B. 60 minute C. 2 hour D. 3 hour 22 / 25 22. Calcareous material used in the manufacture of cement consists of A. lime stone B. chalk C. shells D. all of these 23 / 25 23. Which of the following cement is expected to have the highest compressive strength after 3 days? A. ordinary Portland cement B. rapid hardening cement C. high alumina cement D. sulphate resisting cement 24 / 25 24. Which is the most correct statement among the following? A. M15 grade of concrete is usually used as blinding concrete B. PPC is better than OPC for mass concreting works C. Marble and granite type of rocks are most commonly found in Nepal D. Metamorphic rock is best for producing stone aggregates for concrete 25 / 25 25. For soundness test of cement, we use: A. vicat apparatus B. le chatlier apparatus C. both A and B D. none of above Your score is The average score is 59% 0% Restart quiz Exit civil engineerconstruction materialsmcq civilmock testpscsub engineerupsc