SSC-JE, AE(PSC), RRB etc.

Objective Questions
(16 to 30)

Reinforced Cement
Concrete (RCC)
Q. 16) As compared to ordinary Portland cement, use of
pozzolanic cement

a. Reduces workability
b. Increases bleeding
c. Decreases shrinkage
d. Increases strength
Answer C
Pozzolana materials namely fly ash, volcanic ash, are added to the OPC so
that it becomes PPC.

Workability:- Defined as the relative ease with which concrete can be

mixed ,transported, moulded and compacted.

Bleeding:- Bleeding in fresh concrete refers to the process where free

water in the mix is pushed upward to the surface due to the settlement
of heavier solid particles such as cement and water.

Shrinkage:- The volumetric changes of concrete structure due to the loss

of moisture by evaporation is known as concrete shrinkage. It is time
dependent deformation which reduces the volume of concrete without
the impact of external forces.
Q. 17) Admixtures which cause early setting and hardening
of concrete are called

a. Workability admixtures
b. Accelerators
c. Retarders
D. Air entraining agents
Answer B

Accelerating admixtures
Is use for reduce setting time.
Use in cold weather.
eg calcium chloride.

Retarding admixtures
Is use for increase setting time.
Use in hot weather and transport for long distance
eg Gypsum, sugar etc.
Q. 18) The most commonly used admixture which
prolongs the setting and hardening time is

a. Gypsum
b. Calcium chloride
c. Sodium silicate
d. All of the above
Answer A
Q. 19) The percentage of voids in cement is approximately

a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. 80%
Answer B
Q. 20) The strength of concrete after one year as
compared to 28 days strength is about

a. 10 to 15% more
b. 15 to 20% more
c. 20 to 25% more
d. 25 to 50% more
Answer C
Age Strength per cent

1 day 16%

3 days 40%

7 days 65%

14 days 90%

28 days 99%
Q. 21) As compared to ordinary Portland cement, high
Alumina cement has

a. Higher initial setting time but lower final setting time

b. Lower initial setting time but higher final setting time
c. Higher initial and final setting times
d. Lower initial and final setting times
Answer A

OPC
initial setting time 30 minutes
Final setting time 10 hours

High alumina cement

Initial setting time 3.5 hours
Final setting time 5 hours
Q. 22) Modulus of rupture for concrete is a measure of

a. Flexural tensile strength

b. Direct tensile strength
c. Compressive strength
d. Split tensile strength
Answer A
Q. 23) In order to obtain the best workability of concrete,
the preferred shape of aggregate is

a. Rounded
b. Elongated
c. Angular
d. All of the above
Answer A
Factors affecting workability of concrete:
1. Water content or w/c ratio– Increase workability.
2. Mix Proportions - Rich concrete mix is more workable because due to sufficient cement
aggregates will have proper lubrication for easy movement which means more workability.
3. Size of Aggregates - Finer particles require more water for a larger surface,
hence aggregate with finer particles need more water to make it workable.
4.The Shape of Aggregates - Irregular shape and rougher texture of angular aggregate demand
more water than the round shaped aggregate.
5.Grading of Aggregates - Well-graded aggregates tend to fill up voids and easily get workability.
6. Time - Fresh concrete stiffens with time and loss workability
7.Aggregate Cement ratio - More ratio, less workability. Since less cement mean less water, so the
paste is stiff.
8.Admixtures – The use of fine pozzolanic materials also have better lubricating effect and more
workability. Use of air entraining agent produces air bubbles which acts as a sort of ball bearing
between particles and increases mobility, workability
Q. 24) The effect of adding calcium carbide in concrete is
(I) To increase shrinkage
(II) To decrease shrinkage
(III) To increase setting time
(IV) To decrease setting time
The correct answer is

a. (I) and (III)

b. (I) and (IV)
c. (II) and (III)
d. (II) and (IV)
Answer B
Q. 25) Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture
content is about

a 2%
b 4%
c 6%
d 10%
Answer B

Presence of moisture content forms a thin layer around sand

particles. This layer generates the force which makes particles to
move aside to each other. This results in the increase of the
volume of sand, is called bulking of sand.

As per IS2386-3 Bulking in Sand, Presence of 4% of moisture

content in sand increases 25% of its volume.
Q. 26) Finer grinding of cement

a. Affects only the early development of strength

b. Affects only the ultimate strength
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Does not affect the strength
Answer A
Cement is in the form of powder, which obtained by grinding the various
raw materials.
The degree to which the cement is ground to smaller to smaller particles
is called fineness cement.
A chemical reaction take places between water and cement is called
hydration.
The strength of cement concrete or motor develops with hydration. More
the rate of hydration faster development of strength.
Finer cement higher the rate of hydration and so faster the development
of strength.
This is because finer cement offer great surface area of particle of
hydration
Q. 27) Poisson’s ratio for concrete

a. Remains constant
b. Increases with richer mixes
c. Decreases with richer mixes
d. None of the above
Answer B

Poisson's ratio is the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain in

a material subjected to loading.
Poisson's ratio varies between 0.1 and 0.2
It is normally taken as 0.15 for strength design.
Q. 28) 1% of voids in a concrete mix would reduces
it’s strength by about

a 5%
b 10%
c 15%
d 20%
Answer A

Smallair bubbles are intentionally introduced into the mix using

admixtures is entrained air.
Larger bubbles are during mixing is entrapped air

Any air voids reduce the strength of concrete.

About a 5% reduction in strength for each 1% increase in the volume of

air voids.

Air voids improve the workability of concrete. Therefore, air-entrained

concrete at a lower w/c can be prepared to provide similar workability to
non-airentrained concrete.
Q. 29) The fineness modulus of fine aggregate is in
the range is

a. 2.0 to 3.5
b. 3.5 to 5.0
c. 5.0 to 7.0
d. 6.0 to 8.5
Answer A

Fineness modulus is an index number which represents the mean

size of the particles. It is calculated by performing sieve analysis
with standard sieves. The cumulative percentage retained on
each sieve is added and divided by 100 gives the value
of fineness modulus.

Fine aggregates FM 2.0 to 3.5

Mixed aggregate FM 5.0 to 7.0

Coarse aggregates (< 38.1 mm) FM 6.0 to 8.5

Q. 30) The factor of safety for

a. Steel and concrete are same

b. Steel is lower than that for concrete
c. Steel is higher than that for concrete
d. None of the above
Answer B

In Limit satate disign (LSM)

Partial Safety factor for steel (1.15) is comparatively lower than
that of concrete (1.5) because the steel for reinforcement is
produced in steel plants and commercially available in specific
diameters with expected better quality control than that of
concrete.

In working stress method (WSM)

factor of safety
Concrete 3 in bending and 4 in direct compression
Yield strength of steel, the value is 1.8.
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