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This section includes 157 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Concrete Technology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
What is the permissible limits for construction of suspended matter in water? |
A. | 200mg/l |
B. | 2000mg/l |
C. | 3000mg/l |
D. | 500mg/l |
Answer» C. 3000mg/l | |
2. |
What is the permissible limits for construction of inorganic matter in water? |
A. | 200mg/l |
B. | 2000mg/l |
C. | 3000mg/l |
D. | 500mg/l |
Answer» D. 500mg/l | |
3. |
The mineral oil if present in mixing for concrete __________ |
A. | Improves strength |
B. | Reduces strength |
C. | Gives more slump |
D. | Gives a smooth surface |
Answer» B. Reduces strength | |
4. |
The vegetable oil if present in mixing for concrete __________ |
A. | Improves strength |
B. | Reduces strength |
C. | Gives more slump |
D. | Gives a smooth surface |
Answer» C. Gives more slump | |
5. |
Which of the following statement is incorrect for mixing water? |
A. | Suspended particles of clay and slit < .02% |
B. | The quality of CaCl2 is restricted to 1.5% |
C. | The pH value of water should be between 6-8 |
D. | Free vegetable oil is beneficial |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
________is the apparatus in which turbidity is measured as a function of intensity of light scattered as it passes through the water sample. |
A. | Barometer |
B. | Tintometer |
C. | Colorimeter |
D. | Nephelometer |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Calculate number of moles of oxygen required for reacting with one mole of ammonium ions to convert to nitrate ions? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 2.5 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 1 |
Answer» B. 2.5 | |
8. |
Excessive nitrate in drinking water causes |
A. | Colour blindness |
B. | Fluorosis |
C. | Methemoglobinemia |
D. | Rickets |
Answer» D. Rickets | |
9. |
A water treatment plant treats 6000 m3 of water per day. If it consumes 20 kg chlorine per day, then the chlorine dosage would be: |
A. | 3.00 mg/l |
B. | 3.75 mg/l |
C. | 4.25 mg/l |
D. | 3.33 mg/l |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
On standard silica scale, the turbidity in drinking water should be limited to: |
A. | 10 ppm |
B. | 50 ppm |
C. | 30 ppm |
D. | 20 ppm |
Answer» B. 50 ppm | |
11. |
Production of incrustation and sediment deposits are found in: |
A. | Acidic water |
B. | Alkaline water |
C. | Acidic and alkaline water both |
D. | Neither acidic nor alkaline water |
Answer» C. Acidic and alkaline water both | |
12. |
pH of sea water varies from__________. |
A. | 6.5 to 7.5 |
B. | 8.2 to 9.3 |
C. | 6.2 to 7.1 |
D. | 7.5 to 8.4 |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Per capita water demand is |
A. | Average amount of daily water required by one person |
B. | Monthly average amount of daily water required by one person |
C. | Annual average amount of daily water required by one person |
D. | Weekly average amount of daily water required by one person |
Answer» D. Weekly average amount of daily water required by one person | |
14. |
Air binding in rapid sand filter occurs due to |
A. | Cracking of filter sand |
B. | Low temperature |
C. | Mud ball formation |
D. | Excessive negative head |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
Dissolved oxygen is measured by titrating the water sample with |
A. | N/35.5 AgNO3 |
B. | N/40 Na2S2O3 |
C. | H2SO4 |
D. | N/50 EDTA |
Answer» C. H2SO4 | |
16. |
As per IS 10500-2012, which of the following Pollutant(s) have some relaxation in their Acceptable Limits in the absence of alternate sources of water?(i) Aluminium (as Al)(ii) Ammonia (as total ammonia-N)(iii) Barium (as Ba)(iv) Boron (as B) |
A. | Only (i) |
B. | (i) and (iv) |
C. | (iii) and (iv) |
D. | (i) and (ii) |
Answer» C. (iii) and (iv) | |
17. |
Match List-I (parameters) and List-II (diseases) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List I(a) Absence of fluorides(b) Excess of lead(c) Presence of excess nitrate(d) Absence of iodide List II (i) Methemoglobinemia (ii) Goitre (iii) Dental caries(iv) Anaemia |
A. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) |
B. | (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) |
C. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) |
D. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i) |
Answer» B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) | |
18. |
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I(Impurity in drinking water) List II(Harm caused)(A)Excess of nitrates(1)Brackish water(B)Excess of fluorides(2)Goiter(C)Lack of iodides(3)Fragile bones(D)Excess of chlorides(4)Blue babies |
A. | A – 4, B – 2, C – 3, D – 1 |
B. | A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4 |
C. | A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1 |
D. | A – 1, B – 3, C – 2, D – 4 |
Answer» D. A – 1, B – 3, C – 2, D – 4 | |
19. |
A 25 ml sample was diluted to 250 ml with odourless distilled water so that the odour of the sample no longer perceivable. What was the Threshold odour number ? |
A. | 11 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 25 |
D. | 05 |
Answer» C. 25 | |
20. |
In water supply for public, threshold odour should be |
A. | 1 |
B. | between 1 and 3 |
C. | 3 |
D. | more than 3 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
21. |
Lead Poisoning occurs when the lead content in water exceeds ______. |
A. | 0.5 ppm |
B. | 0.05 ppm |
C. | 0.15 ppm |
D. | 0.1 ppm |
Answer» C. 0.15 ppm | |
22. |
Non-disposal of solid waste may cause |
A. | Malaria |
B. | Typhoid |
C. | Plague |
D. | Dysentery |
Answer» C. Plague | |
23. |
B-coli or E-coli are harmless organism but their presence in water indicates |
A. | Presence of pathogenic bacteria |
B. | Absence of pathogenic bacteria |
C. | Presence of non-pathogenic bacteria |
D. | Absence of non-pathogenic bacteria |
Answer» B. Absence of pathogenic bacteria | |
24. |
Column I lists various impurities in drinking water and Column II lists effects/ diseases caused by these impurities.Column IColumn IIP. Nitrate > 45 ppm1. Minamata diseaseQ. Mercury > 0.001 ppm2. Discoloration of teethR. Fluoride < 1.0 ppm3. Cavities in teethS. Fluoride > 1.5 ppm4. Methemoglobenemia 5. PneumoconiosisThe correct match of the column I with column II is |
A. | P - 4, Q - 5, R - 2, S - 3 |
B. | P - 4, Q - 1, R - 3, S - 2 |
C. | P - 4, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 3 |
D. | P - 5, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2 |
Answer» C. P - 4, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 3 | |
25. |
Acidity in natural water in surface water bodies is mainly due to |
A. | Oxygen |
B. | BOD |
C. | Carbon dioxide |
D. | Sulfuric and nitric acids |
Answer» D. Sulfuric and nitric acids | |
26. |
As per IS 10500: 1991, what is the permissible limit in the absence of alternative sources for the total hardness of drinking water? |
A. | 600 mg/I |
B. | 300 mg/I |
C. | 800 mg/I |
D. | 500 mg/I |
Answer» B. 300 mg/I | |
27. |
A water borne disease may be controlled by |
A. | disinfection of water |
B. | sterilization of water |
C. | demineralization of water |
D. | desalination of water |
Answer» B. sterilization of water | |
28. |
Match List-I (parameters) with List-II (Permissible concentrations in drinking water) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List I(a) Hardness(b) Chlorides(c) Iron (d) FluorideList II(i) 1 mg/l (ii) 200 mg/l (iii) 250 mg/liv) 0.1 mg/l |
A. | (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) |
B. | (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) |
C. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) |
D. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) |
Answer» C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) | |
29. |
In water treatment, the manual screens are kept inclined at an angle of |
A. | 30 - 50° with the horizontal |
B. | 45 - 60° with the horizontal |
C. | 50 - 70° with the horizontal |
D. | 45 - 80° with the horizontal |
Answer» C. 50 - 70° with the horizontal | |
30. |
Consider the following impurities:i) CO2 and H2Sii) Finely divided suspended matteriii) Disease-causing bacteriaiv) Excess alkalinityThe correct sequence of the removal of these impurities in a water treatment plant is – |
A. | i) ii) iii) iv) |
B. | i) iv) iii) ii) |
C. | i) iv) ii) iii) |
D. | iv) i) iii) ii) |
Answer» D. iv) i) iii) ii) | |
31. |
As per l.S.10500, the acceptable limit for chlorides in mg/l in drinking water is |
A. | 100 mg/l |
B. | 500 mg/l |
C. | 250 mg/l |
D. | 1500 mg/l |
Answer» D. 1500 mg/l | |
32. |
As per the Indian Standard specification for drinking water (IS 10500 : 2012), what is the maximum acceptable limit of Fluoride (as F), in mg/l |
A. | 0.03 |
B. | 0.7 |
C. | 1 |
D. | 30 |
Answer» D. 30 | |
33. |
EDTA titration method of hardness determination of water sample uses an indicator which combines with hardness causing divalent cations and forms a coloured complex. The name of the indicator and the colour of the formed complex respectively are |
A. | Ferroin and Dark blue |
B. | Ferroin and Wine red |
C. | Erichrome Black T and Dark blue |
D. | Erichrome Black T and Wine red |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
If methyl orange alkalinity of water equals or exceeds total hardness, all of the hardness is: |
A. | Non-carbonate hardness |
B. | Carbonate hardness |
C. | Pseudo hardness |
D. | Negative non-carbonate hardness |
Answer» C. Pseudo hardness | |
35. |
Calculate pOH of a buffer solution containing 0.02M acetic acid and 0.02M sodium acetate? (given pKa = 4.74) |
A. | 9.0 |
B. | 6.0 |
C. | 9.26 |
D. | 4.0 |
Answer» D. 4.0 | |
36. |
pH of water solution having concentration of [OH--] ions of 0.008 is ______. |
A. | 5.4 |
B. | 7.1 |
C. | 9.0 |
D. | 11.9 |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
According to IS 10500-2012, what is the desirable limit for residual chlorine in mg/L is? |
A. | 0.3 |
B. | 0.4 |
C. | 0.1 |
D. | 0.2 |
Answer» D. 0.2 | |
38. |
For drainage pipes in buildings, the test applied before putting them to use is |
A. | smoke test |
B. | water test |
C. | straightness test |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. water test | |
39. |
A test used to measure the strength of waste water is called ______. |
A. | pH |
B. | BOD |
C. | Surface setting rate |
D. | Detention period |
Answer» C. Surface setting rate | |
40. |
Eutrophication of lakes is caused by the discharge of water containing excessive quantities of |
A. | Discharge of heavy metals |
B. | Phosphorus |
C. | Potassium |
D. | Carbonaceous matter |
Answer» C. Potassium | |
41. |
Blue baby disease found in infants is due to excessive ________ in drinking water. |
A. | Colour |
B. | Sulphates |
C. | Carbonates |
D. | Nitrates |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
An activated carbon is specially treated carbon which has the property of absorbing and attracting impurities. Which of the following points is / are not among the advantages of activated carbon?A. It minimizes the chlorine demand of treated waterB. It accelerates the coagulationC. Its overdose is harmful |
A. | Only B |
B. | A and C |
C. | Only C |
D. | Only A |
Answer» D. Only A | |
43. |
One degree of hardness is equivalent to _____. |
A. | 1425 mg/litre |
B. | 14.25 mg/litre |
C. | 142.5 mg/litre |
D. | 1.425 mg/litre |
Answer» C. 142.5 mg/litre | |
44. |
In surface water, the color produced by colloidal suspension is termed as |
A. | Apparent color |
B. | True color |
C. | Light color |
D. | Dark color |
Answer» C. Light color | |
45. |
Lake water contains phosphate ions. Which specie would be formed if ferric ions in form of ferric chloride are added in lake water? |
A. | Sodium chloride |
B. | Ferric chloride |
C. | Ferric phosphate |
D. | Ferrous hydroxide |
Answer» D. Ferrous hydroxide | |
46. |
As per IS 10500-1991, maximum lead content allowed in drinking water is _____ mg/l. |
A. | 0.05 |
B. | 0.15 |
C. | 0.015 |
D. | 0.005 |
Answer» B. 0.15 | |
47. |
Artificial lake use to store water for human use is known as |
A. | Lake |
B. | Ocean |
C. | Sea |
D. | Reservoir |
Answer» E. | |
48. |
The rocks through which water can pass is referred as |
A. | Water Table |
B. | Permeable Rock |
C. | Impermeable Rock |
D. | Semi Permeable Rocks |
Answer» C. Impermeable Rock | |
49. |
Further cooling of clouds leads to |
A. | Transpiration |
B. | condensation |
C. | Vapor-transpiration |
D. | Precipitation |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
Which state of USA is supplied by a network of water pipelines? |
A. | Atlanta |
B. | Alaska |
C. | California |
D. | Network |
Answer» D. Network | |