Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Building Materials And Construction: part3



Civil Engineering : Building Materials And Construction QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 11 to 15

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

11.For testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is

50 mm
70.6 mm
100 mm
150 mm

12.The main constituent which imparts hydraulicity to hydraulic lime is

calcium oxide
silica
clay
water

13.Gypsum consists of

H2S and C02
CaS04 and H20
Lime and H20
C02 and calcium

14.Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to develop adequate strength. Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening characteristics. Select your answer according to the coding system given below :

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not a correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.

15.The main constituent of cement which is responsible for initial setting of cement is

dicalcium silicate
tricalcium silicate
tricalcium aluminate
all of the above

More Building Materials And Construction QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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