CEMENT Reviewer for Preliminary Examination (Answer Key)

1. ______ is produced from limestone by grinding, calcining, to produce a fine powder, which intern is mixed
with gypsum to retard setting time.
a. Cement
2. ______ a general termed used as Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), and as a perfect binding material across
the construction industry.
a. Cement
3. ______ when mixed with proper proportion of water, it starts setting hard due to series of complex
reactions.
a. Cement
4. The constituents present in ___ causes slow interactions and interlinks yielding crystallinity and intern
strength.
a. Cement
5. Refers to as the above types of PPC and OPC had been widely used in practice known as ____.
a. Cement
6. ______ is mixed in clinker to inhibit rate of reaction.
a. Gypsum
7. ______ Composition of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
a. 33 grade cement b. 43 grade cement c. 53 grade cement
8. Portland Pozzolona Cement (PPC) is produced by grinding pozzolonic ___ material with clinker.
a. Fly ash
9. During the current times good quality of ___ is available from thermal power plants, which are being used in
the production of PPC.
a. Fly ash
10. Cement without the presence of PPC is termed______ ______ ______.
a. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)

Quiz 1.

1. ____ associates with lime and alkali in cement upon addition of water and forms a product which infers to
strength, impermeability, and sulfate resistance.
a. Pozzolana
2. It also reduces heat of hydration liberated during the process, which causes thermal strain resulting ___.
a. Cracking
3 When water is mixed with ____, the product sets in few hours and hardens over a period of few weeks.
a. Portland cement
4. The processes of ___ vary widely depending on the mix used and the conditions of curing.
a. Curing
5. In general, the ____ of any cement continues to rise slowly as long as it is in contact with water for
hydration.
a. Compressive strength

Quiz 2.

1. Setting and hardening of ____ happens by the formation of water containing compounds, and as a result of
reactions between cement components and water.
a. Portland cement
b. Upon addition of water to ____, a brief and intense hydration starts which is called pre induction period.
a. Portland cement
b. ____ is the second most influential ingredients in concretes.
a. Aggregate
b. ____ Measure of maximum resistance of a concrete specimen to a compressive axial load.
a. Compressive Strength
b. ____ is the time dependent deformation of concrete under load.
a. Creep
 Quiz 3.
1. ____ decrease in volume of concrete due to loss of water from pore and capillary structure.
a. Shrinkage
2. ____ Thaw Resistance is the property of concrete to sustain its strength and surface properties under
repeated F-T cycles.
a. Freeze
3. ____ Resistance is the concrete’s susceptibility to chemical attack from external sulfate ions.
a. Sulfate
4. ____ Resistance is the concrete’s susceptibility to deterioration from surface chemicals or environments.
a. Scaling
5. ____ water tightness or ionic resistance of concrete
a. Permeability

Quiz 4.

1. The ratio of aggregate to sand to cement is an important factor in determining the ____ of the concrete
mixture.
a. Compressive Strength
2. To make ____ there are four basic materials you need: portland cement, sand, aggregate (stone), and
water.
a. Concrete
3. When making ____, it is important to use the correct mixing ratios to produce a strong and durable mixture.
a. Concrete
4. For given materials, the strength of ____ depends solely on the relative quantity of water as compared with
the cement.
a. Concrete
5. ____ deposits are mainly extracted by bench mining in which holes are charged with ammonium nitrate
and fuel oil explosive and blasted
a. Limestone

Quiz 5.

1. ____ Originate from the biological deposition of shells and skeletons of plants and animals.
a. Limestone
2. ____ is the second most influential ingredient in concrete.
a. Aggregate
3. A concrete mixture ratio of ___, ____, ____ will produce a concrete mix of approximately 3000 psi.
a. 1 part cement b. 3 parts sand c. 3 parts aggregate d. All of the above
4. ____ used to modify fresh concrete properties
a. Admixtures
5. ____ Concrete hardened property equivalent to 20% of compressive strength.
a. Shear Strength

Other questionnaires:

1. ______ Measure of cracking strength of Concrete.

a. Flexural Strength
2. Concrete equivalent to 10% of compressive strength
a. Tensile strength
3. ______known as micro-silica.
a. Silica Fume
4. ______ By-product of the production of silicon and ferrosilicon alloys.
a. Silica Fume
5. ______ of total dissolved solids is satisfactory for making concrete.
a. Water < 2000 ppm
6. ______ of dissolved solids should be tested for its effects on strength and time of set.
a. Water > 2000 ppm
7. During current times good quality of ______ is available from thermal power plants, which are being used in
the production of Portland Pozzolana Cement.
a. Fly ash
 8. Other Uses of Cementitious Materials.
a. Mortar for masonry b. Grout (protection, leveling, bonding, ...)
c. Cement board d. Soil Stabilization
9. Common Sources for Raw Materials.
a. Lime b. Silica c. Alumina d. Iron
10. ______ The fundamental chemical compounds to produce cement clinker are:
a. Lime (CaO)
b. Silica (SiO2)
c. Alumina (Al2O3)
d. Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
11. ______ example of Clinkers.
a. C3S tricalcium silicate
b. C2S dicalcium silicate
c. C3A tricalcium aluminate
d. C4AF tetracalcium aluminoferrite
12. Common Sources for Raw Materials of Cement.
a. Lime (CaO)- Limestone, shale
b. Silica (SiO2)-Clay, sand, shale
c. Alumina (Al2O3)- Clay, fly ash, shale
d. Iron (Fe2O3)- Clay, iron ore

end of examination

QUIZ 6.
1. ______ Measure of cracking strength of Concrete.
a. Compressive Strength b. Tensile strength c. Flexural strength d. None of the above
2. Concrete equivalent to 10% of compressive strength
a. Compressive strength b. Tensile strength c. Flexural strength
d. None of the above
3. ______known as micro-silica.
a. Silica Fume b. Lime fume c. Silica fume d. All of the above
4. ______ By-product of the production of silicon and ferrosilicon alloys.
a. Lime fume b. Alumina fume c. Silica fume d. All of the above
5. Cement one source of raw material.
a. Sand b. Lime c. Sulfur d. Nickel

Other questionnaires .
1. ______ of dissolved solids should be tested for its effects on strength and time of set.
b. Water > 2000 ppm
1. During current times good quality of ______ is available from thermal power plants, which are being used
in the production of Portland Pozzolana Cement.
a. Concrete b. Cement c. Fly ash d. All of the above
3. ______ Other Uses of Cementitious Materials.
a. Mortar for masonry b. Hollow block
c. Cement board d. Soil Stabilization
4. ______ The fundamental chemical compounds to produce cement clinker are:
a. Lime (CaO) b. Silica (SiO2) c. Alumina (Al2O3) d. Iron Oxide
(Fe2O3)
5. ______ example of Clinkers.
a. C3S tricalcium silicate b. C2S dicalcium silicate c. C3A tricalcium aluminate
d. C4AF tetracalcium aluminoferrite
6. Common Sources for Raw Materials of Cement.
a. Lime (CaO)-Limestone, shale b. Silica (SiO2)-Clay, sand, shale
b. Alumina (Al2O3)- Clay, fly ash, shale d. Iron (Fe2O3)- Clay, iron ore
7. ______ of total dissolved solids is satisfactory for making concrete.
a. Water < 2000 ppm b. Water = 2000 ppm c. Water > 2000 ppm d. None