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Construction-materials-and-management Questions Set 43:

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The strength of cement and its fineness are:

Inversely proportional

Directly proportional

Randomly related

Not related

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To make one cubic meter of 1:2:4 concrete by volume, the total volume of aggregates required is

0.95 m^3

0.86 m^3

0.75 m^3

0.65 m^3

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When is a revised estimate required?

changes of design

deduction of existing work

addition of new work

changes of quantity of materials, rates, etc.

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What is the type of mistake in a contract where only one party is mistaken about the terms or subject matter?

Mutual mistake

Individual mistake

Bilateral mistake

Unilateral mistake

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Which of the following processes is known as slacking?

Burning of calcium carbonate

None of the above

Reaction of calcium oxide with carbon dioxide

Reaction of calcium oxide with water

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Which type of tendering is used when all the information necessary to calculate a realistic price is available at the start of the tendering process?

Single stage

Double stage

Framework

Serial

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The blast furnace slag cement consists of what percentage of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and ordinary portland cement (OPC)?

65% GGBS, 35% OPC

35% GGBS, 65% OPC

60% GGBS, 40% OPC

40% GGBS, 60% OPC

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What is the quantity of cement (in kg) and of dry sand (in cubic meter) respectively required for preparing 1 cubic meter of wet cement mortar of 1 : 5 proportion?

270 and 1.00

290 and 1.04

312 and 1.04

290 and 1.00

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What is a queen closure in the context of bricks?

Where length and breadth become half of their original dimensions

Where length is halved and breadth is doubled

Where both length and breadth remain the same

Where length remains the same and breadth is halved

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Which of the following statements about concrete shrinkage is/are correct?

Shrinkage depends on the relative humidity and passage of time.

Shrinkage depends on the applied stress and passage of time.

Shrinkage depends only on the relative humidity.

Shrinkage depends on the relative humidity, passage of time, and applied stress.

Construction-materials-and-management Questions Set 43:

The strength of cement and its fineness are:

Solution:

To make one cubic meter of 1:2:4 concrete by volume, the total volume of aggregates required is

Solution:

When is a revised estimate required?

Solution:

What is the type of mistake in a contract where only one party is mistaken about the terms or subject matter?

Solution:

Which of the following processes is known as slacking?

Solution:

Which type of tendering is used when all the information necessary to calculate a realistic price is available at the start of the tendering process?

Solution:

The blast furnace slag cement consists of what percentage of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and ordinary portland cement (OPC)?

Solution:

What is the quantity of cement (in kg) and of dry sand (in cubic meter) respectively required for preparing 1 cubic meter of wet cement mortar of 1 : 5 proportion?

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What is a queen closure in the context of bricks?

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Which of the following statements about concrete shrinkage is/are correct?

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