Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In tank slaking, the second tank (60-75cm deep) is filled with:

A. Water
B. Lime-milk
C. Lime
D. Limestone
Answer» C. Lime
2.

How many brick lined tanks are used in tank slaking method?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» B. 1
3.

Slaking of lime refers to:

A. Mixing NaCl in hydraulic lime
B. Mixing water in quick lime
C. Mixing water in limestone
D. Mixing NaCl in quick lime
Answer» C. Mixing water in limestone
4.

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A. Mixing NaCl in hydraulic lime
B. Mixing water in quick lime
C. Mixing water in limestone
D. Mixing NaCl in quick lime
Answer» C. Mixing water in limestone
5.

In tank slaking, the second tank (60-75cm deep) is filled with:$

A. Water
B. Lime-milk
C. Lime
D. Limestone
Answer» C. Lime
6.

How many brick lined tanks are used in tank slaking method?$

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» B. 1
7.

Why is the middle portion in a continuous kiln widened?

A. To accommodate more fuel
B. To collect lime at bottom
C. To allow the flow of limestone from top
D. To accommodate hot gases of combustion
Answer» E.
8.

Rate of hydration (slaking) does not depend on:

A. Degree of burning of lime
B. Degree of agitation
C. Atmospheric conditions
D. Composition of lime
Answer» D. Composition of lime
9.

The quantity of water to be added for hydrating 100kg of lime is:

A. 10 litres
B. 1 litre
C. 15 litres
D. 32 litres
Answer» E.
10.

The lime-milk can be utilized after and for:

A. 2-3 days for putty
B. 2-3 hours for putty
C. 2-3 days for waste water treatment
D. 2-3 hours for waste water treatment
Answer» B. 2-3 hours for putty
11.

Which one of the following is an advantage of Kiln burning over clamp burning?

A. Burning is not complete
B. Requires more fuel
C. No wastage of lime
D. Time effective
Answer» E.
12.

In which feed type kiln, limestone does not come in contact with fuel?

A. Single feed
B. Isolated feed
C. Separate feed
D. Mixed feed
Answer» D. Mixed feed
13.

The temperature at which standard Gibbs free energy is zero for calcination reaction is called:

A. Absolute temperature
B. Negative temperature
C. Transition temperature
D. Thermal decomposition temperature
Answer» E.
14.

Which of the following is not an example of Calcination process?

A. Decomposition of Calcium Chlorate
B. Decomposition of volatile matter in petroleum coke
C. Removal of ammonium ions in synthesis of zeolites
D. Decomposition of hydrated minerals
Answer» B. Decomposition of volatile matter in petroleum coke
15.

The term Calcination comes from:

A. Greek word Calcinare
B. Latin word Calcinare
C. Greek word Calcinate
D. Latin word Calcinate
Answer» C. Greek word Calcinate
16.

How can one understand the completion of the burning of lime?

A. Blue flame at the top disappears
B. Blue flame appears at the top
C. Smoke is released in huge quantity
D. Red flame appears at the top
Answer» B. Blue flame appears at the top
17.

How is the arrangement in a clamp, if the fuel used is coal?

A. Stacked in alternate layers
B. Placed on a platform
C. Mixed and poured into a basin
D. Heaped
Answer» E.
18.

Which of the following methods yields quick, small supplies of Quick Lime?

A. Intermittent kiln
B. Continuous kiln
C. Clamp burning
D. Kankar burning
Answer» D. Kankar burning