DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CALICUT
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​Question Paper Code:​ ​ A

CIVIL SITE KING

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
▪ This question paper consists of 30 questions which carries 1 mark each.
▪ The time limit is 20 minutes.
▪ Questions marked with ★ ​ ​indicates tie-breakers.

1) Laterite is chemically classified as

A. Calcareous Rock
B. Argillaceous Rock
C. Siliceous Rock
D. Metamorphic Rock

★​2) Volume of 50 kg cement bag (m​3​)

A. 0.0347
B. 0.0547
C. 0.0447
D. 0.0247

3) The skirting in a bathroom should be upto

A. Ceiling
B. 15cm above floor level
C. 200cm
D. Level of tap
 4) Minimum cement content required for M35 grade of concrete for very severe condition as per IS 456 –
2000 is _____________kg/m​3​.

A. 340
B. 300
C. 320
D. 360

​★​5)​ ​Spaces or Chairs used for reinforcement fixing should be placed at a maximum spacing of

A. 2m
B. 0.5m
C. 1m
D. 0.8m

6) The curing period of concrete exposed to dry and hot weather conditions shall not be less than

A. 7 days
B. 10 days
C. 14 days
D. 12 days

7) The maximum permissible free fall of concrete while pumping the concrete to the desired site is

A. 1.2m
B. 1m
C. 2m
D. 1.5m

8) The minimum grade of P.C.C for a structure exposed directly along the sea coast is

A. M15
B. M20
C. M25
D. M10

9) The under surface of an arch is called

A. Springer
B. Haunch
C. Lancet
D. Soffit

10) The number of bricks per cubic metre of brickwork in cement mortar is about

A. 200
B. 500
C. 700
D. 800
★​11) The minimum grade of reinforced concrete provided for severe exposure with normal weight aggregates of
20mm nominal maximum size is (as per IS 456-2000)

A. M20
B. M25
C. M30
D. M35

12) Calcium Carbide test is used for finding which property of soil

A. Water content
B. Dry density
C. Liquid density
D. Shear strength

13) Which one of the following is employed to determine the strength of hardened concrete of an existing
concrete structure?

A. Bullet test
B. Kelly ball test
C. Rebound hammer test
D. Cone penetration test

14) For road pavements, the cement generally used is

A. Ordinary portland cement

B. Rapid hardening cement
C. Low heat cement
D. Blast furnace slag cement

15) Workability of concrete mix with low water-cement ratio is determined by

A. Tensile strength test

B. Water content test
C. Cube compression test
D. Compaction factor test

16) A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall is known as

A. Coping
B. Lintel
C. Plinth
D. Cornice
★​17) For heavily reinforced sections in slabs, beams, walls, columns the slump (mm) of concrete is between

A. 25 – 75
B. 50 – 100
C. 75 - 100
D. 100 – 150

18) The pile provided with one or more bulbs in its vertical shaft is generally known as

A. Bearing pile
B. Sheet pile
C. Under reamed pile
D. Friction pile

19) Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centre represent

A. Hill
B. Depression
C. Saddle or Pass
D. River bed

20) According to BIS classification the range of silt size particle is

A. 4.75mm – 2mm
B. 2mm – 0.425mm
C. 0.425mm – 0.75mm
D. 0.075mm – 0.002mm

21) A reinforced concrete slab is 75mm thick. The maximum size of reinforcement bar that can be used is

A. 6mm diameter
B. 8mm diameter
C. 10mm diameter
D. 12mm diameter

22) In case of foundations on sandy soil, maximum permissible differential settlement, is usually limited to

A. 15mm
B. 40mm
C. 25mm
D. 35mm

23) The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath is known as

A. Shoring
B. Underpinning
C. Jacking
D. Piling
★​24) The reinforcement in site shall bent and fixed according to which IS Code

A. IS 2503
B. IS 2517
C. IS 456
D. IS 2502

25) The foundation which consists of a thick reinforced cement slab covering whole area to support heavy
concentrated structural loads, is known is

A. Combined footing
B. Strap footing
C. Raft footing
D. Strip footing

26) The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of

A. Black cotton soil

B. Dry coarse sandy soil
C. Loose fine sandy soil
D. Hard rocks

27) Standard plywood size available in Indian market

A. 2.5m x 1.5m
B. 2.44m x 1.22m
C. 2m x 1m
D. 2.44m x 1m

28) You are asked to construct a massive dam, the type of cement you will use is

A. Ordinary portland cement

B. Rapid hardening cement
C. Low heat cement
D. Blast furnace slag cement

29) The nominal concrete cover provided for moderate exposure condition shall not be less than

A. 20mm
B. 30mm
C. 45mm
D. 50mm

★​30) The approximate weight per unit length of a reinforcement bar of given diameter ‘D’ is
A. D​2​/162
B. D​2​/160
C. D​2​/168
D. D​2​/165