1000+ Civil Engineering Viva Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

The lime which has property of setting in water is known as

(A) magnesium lime

(B) quicklime

(C) hydraulic lime

(D) fat lime

Question: 7

Gypsum is added during the manufacture of cement

(A) after grinding the clinker

(B) at the beginning of grinding the clinker

(C) during burning in the kiln

(D) while mixing the raw materials

Question: 8

Which one of the following is not a Pozzolanic material?

(A) blast furnace slag

(B) gypsum

(C) rice husk ash

(D) fly ash

Question: 9

The inert material to be used for making lime mortar is

(A) cinder

(B) sand

(C) surkhi

(D) any of the above

Question: 10

Which one of the following yields more workable concrete?

(A) smaller size aggregates with angular shape

(B) smaller size aggregates with rounded shape

(C) bigger size aggregates with angular shape

(D) bigger size aggregates with rounded shape