Top 150+ Solved Basic of Civil Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Fine sand is generally used for which of the following works?
a. Masonry
b. Concrete structures
c. Plastering
d. Grinding and polishing
Q. How is M-sand produced?
a. Crushing bricks
b. Quarrying
c. Reusing the debris of demolished building
d. Crushing granite stones
Q. By which of the following ways is lime obtained?
a. Naturally
b. Quarrying
c. Burning limestone
d. Crushing limestone
Q. Which of the following pairs is matched properly?
a. Class A – Concrete work
b. Class B – Mortar
c. Class C – Masonry work
d. Class D – White washing
Q. Which of the following is a property of Fat Lime?
a. Shakes very slowly
b. Contains clay
c. High degree of plasticity
d. Poor binding property
Q. Lime obtained from calcination of Pure Limestone is called:
a. Quick Lime
b. Pure Lime
c. Lean Lime
d. Rich Lime
Q. Which of the following slakes after few minutes?
a. Moderately Hydraulic Lime
b. Eminently Hydraulic Lime
c. Perfectly Hydraulic Lime
d. Feebly Hydraulic Lime
Q. Which of the following types of Lime does not exist?
a. Dolomitic Lime
b. Roman Lime
c. Semi-Hydraulic Lime
d. Selentic Lime
Q. Why is natural cement used very limitedly?
a. Brown in Colour
b. Standard consistency is not met with
c. Sets too quickly
d. Particle size is too fine
Q. Who invented Portland cement and in which year?
a. William Aspdin, 1824
b. William Aspdin, 1840s
c. Joseph Aspdin, 1840s
d. Joseph Aspdin, 1824
Q. What is the average particle size of cement?
a. 15 microns
b. 45 microns
c. 75 microns
d. 100 microns
Q. What is the meaning of soundness of cement?
a. Ability to flow when mixed
b. Ability to make ringing noise when struck
c. Ability to form strong and sound structure
d. Ability to retain volume after setting.
Q. Time elapsed from the instance of adding water until paste ceases to behave as fluid iscalled:
a. Initial setting time
b. Final setting time
c. Intermediate setting time
d. Absolute setting time
Q. Which of the below mentioned is not a result of field test performed on cement?
a. There should not be any lumps
b. It should feel cold when you put your hand in bag of cement
c. The colour should be blackish grey
d. It should not be gritty when rubbed with finger
Q. Which equipment is used to test the setting time of cement?
a. Core cutter
b. Vibrator
c. Universal testing machine (UTM)
d. Vicat apparatus