WorksheetsCement-Previous IES
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
1.The creep strain of cement attains its terminal value by [ESE-2019]
1 year
2 years
5 years
6 years
2.The constituent compound in portland cement which reacts immediately with water, and also sets earliest [ESE-2016]
Tricalcium silicate
Dicalcium silicate
Tricalcium aluminate
Tetracalcium aluminoferrite
3.Which type of cement is recommended in large mass concrete works such as a dam [ESE-2014]
Ordinary portland
High Alumina
Low heat portland
Portland puzzolana
4.High early strength of cement is obtained as a result of
1.Fine grinding
2.Decreasing the lime content
3.Burning at higher temperature
4.Increasing the quantity of gypsum
[ESE-2015]
1&2
1&3
2&3
3&4
5.Which compound of cement is responsible for strength of cement [ESE-2014]
magnesium dioxide
silica
alumina
calcium sulphate
6.The initial setting time of cement depends most on [ESE-2012]
tricalcium aluminate
tri calcium silicate
tri calcium alumino ferrite
di calcium silicate
7.Fineness of cement is measured in the units of [ESE-2012]
volume/mass
mass/volume
area/mass
mass/area
8.A cement bag contains 0.035 cubic meters of cement by volume. How many bags will one tonne of cement comprise? [ESE-2010]
16
17
18
20
9.Soundness of cement is carried out to determine its [ESE-2013]
alumina content
iron oxide content
free lime content
durability under sea water
10.Hydration of which compound is responsible for increase in strength of cement in later age [ESE-2019]
Tri calcium aluminate
Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
tri calcium silicate
dicalcium silicate
11.Consider the following statements
1.hydrophobic cement grains processes low wetting ability
2.rapid hardening cement is useful in concreting under static or running water
3 quick setting cement helps concrete to attain high strength in the initial period
4 white cement is just a variety of ordinary cement free of colouring oxides
which of the above statements are correct [ESE-2018]
1&4
1&3
2&4
2&3
12.what is the requirement of water (expressed as percentage of cement w/w) for the completion of chemical reactions in the process of hydration of OPC [ESE-2009]
10 to 15 percentage
15 to 20 percentage
20 to 25 percentage
25 to 30 percentage
