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T I L E A U G
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V S I Q D A
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Box Question No. of ANSWER Box Question No. of ANSWER
No Letters No Letters
1 4 LIME 20 5 CLAMP
11 4 FROG 6 3 abbr PPC
22 7 HOFFMAN 5 4 SILO
20 4 CLAY 24 5 VICAT
14 4 TILE 28 9 AGGREGATE
7 3, 3 Fly Ash 27 5 Slake
13 9 Hydration
17 3 abbr VSI
26 6 Curing

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Box Question No. of ANSWER Box Question No. of ANSWER
No Letters No. Letters
1 8 LATERITE 18 6 QUARRY
2 6 MORTAR 12 3 abbr OPC
16 4 KILN 9 1, 4 M Sand
21 3 abbr AAC 8 5 Flaky
19 5 BOGUE 10 5 Sieve
3 3 abbr IST
4 7 Bulking
10 9 Soundness
25 3 abbr SSA
23 2 abbr FM
15 5 Grade
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1 Lime
2 Frog
3 Hoffman
4 Clay
5 Tile
6 Laterite
7 Mortar
8 Kiln
9 AAC
10 Bogue
11 Clamp
12 PPC
13 Silo
14 Vicat
15 Aggregate
16 Quarry
17 OPC
18 IST
19 Fly Ash
20 Hydration
21 Bulking
22 Soundness
23 SSA
24 Flaky
25 Sieve
26 VSI
27 Curing
28 Slake
29 FM
30 Grade
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Box Question No. of ANSWER Box Question No. of ANSWER
No Letters No Letters
1 The oldest and ancient 4 LIME 20 The most basic but temporary and 5 CLAMP
binder and still used as the small scale BURNING SET – UP for
raw material for most of manufacturing Bricks WITHOUT
the modern binders any proper structure
11 The small depression on 4 FROG 6 The common name of cements 3 abbr PPC
brick face to serve as manufactured by adding one or more
Brand Name and Interlock SCM ( fly ash or slag , …) with OPC
22 The most reliable kiln 7 HOFFMAN 5 The large vertical cylindrical 4 SILO
giving the best quality metallic container with a conical
bricks and suitable to bottom for DRY Storage of powdery
work throughout the year and small solids materials
20 The best soil type which 4 CLAY 24 Name of the Scientist after whom the 5 VICAT
can serve as a natural equipment for Consistency, IST and
binder – very strong when FST tests for cements are named
DRY and very weak when
WET
14 The BURNT CLAY 4 TILE 28 Name of the natural or artificial 9 AGGREGATE
NON-structural member small sized CHEMICALLY INERT
manufactured from clay particles which when integrated
not for walls but for using a binder, combine to form a
weathering course or for Stone like strong solid
roofing
7 The industrial waste from 3, 3 Fly Ash 27 The name of the chemical process 5 Slake
THERMAL Power Plants where Water is added to Quick Lime
collected from Chimney ( CaO ) and thereby CaO gets
and serving as the best converted to SLAKED LIME --
PUZZOLONA Ca( OH )2
13 The name of the chemical 9 Hydration
 reaction between Cement
and Water
17 The best crusher to be 3 abbr VSI
used for manufacturing
M Sand
26 The process of supplying 6 Curing
moisture – wet or hot –
liquid or vapour – to
ensure proper and
complete Hydration

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Box Question No. of ANSWER Box Question No. of ANSWER
No Letters No. Letters
1 The natural soil most 8 LATERITE 18 The place from where stones 6 QUARRY
suitable for making are mined
Compressed MUD
Blocks without
Firing / Burning
2 The name of the 6 MORTAR 12 The most basic form of 3 abbr OPC
mixture of Cement, modern cement
FA and Water
16 The closed set – up 4 KILN 9 The artificial fine aggregate 1, 4 M Sand
for firing / burning manufactured from natural
soil or powdery raw stones by crushing
materials so that
they fused together
to form strong solids
( Brick / Clinker )
21 Name of the 3 abbr AAC 8 The name of the shape of stone 5 Flaky
lightweight concrete which are very thin and flat in
used for one dimension
manufacturing wall
masonry block
19 Scientist in whose 5 BOGUE 10 The name of the small hand 5 Sieve
name the chemical held vessel with lot of
compounds of openings to separate solids of
cement hydration are different sizes
called after
3 The MAXIMUM 3 abbr IST
time until when the
fresh cement paste
will remain fully
plastic and fit for
placing, moulding,
filling, compacting
This time is
expressed as a
MINIMUM value
for cements
4 The name of the 7 Bulking
physical process
when fine aggregates
like River Sand
expand slightly in
volume when
moisture is added
gradually upto
certain limits
10 Name of the 9 Soundness
property of cement
to check for
presence of any free
lime
25 The physical 3 abbr SSA
parameter used to
express the
PARTICLE SIZE or
FINENESS of
Cement ( not
directly as size )
23 This is a ratio related 2 abbr FM
to Aggregates
defined as
CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
RETAINED ON
ALL SIEVES
divided by 100.
The ratio is …..
15 For cements and 5 Grade
concretes, this term
refers to the
Strength to be
achieved as per the
design

For Aggregates, the

same term refers to
the presence of two
or more different
sizes of particles of
 the same materials in
the same lot

The term is …..

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Box Question No. of Box Question No. of
No Letters No Letters
1 oldest and ancient binder and still used as the 4 5 The large vertical cylindrical metallic container with a 4
raw material for most of the modern binders conical bottom for DRY Storage of powdery and small
solids materials
7 industrial waste from THERMAL Power 3, 3 6 The common name of cements manufactured by adding one 3
Plants collected from Chimney and serving or more SCM ( fly ash or slag , …) with OPC abbr
as the best PUZZOLONA for cement
11 The small depression on brick face to serve 4 20 The most basic but temporary and small scale BURNING 5
as Brand Name and Interlock SET – UP for manufacturing Bricks WITHOUT any proper
structure
13 name of the chemical reaction between 9 24 Name of the Scientist after whom the equipment for 5
Cement and Water Consistency, IST and FST tests for cements are named
14 The BURNT CLAY NON-structural 4 27 The name of the chemical process where Water is added to 5
member manufactured from clay not for Quick Lime ( CaO ) and thereby CaO gets converted to
walls but for weathering course or for SLAKED LIME --
roofing Ca( OH )2
17 The best crusher to be used for 3 28 Name of the natural or artificial small sized 9
manufacturing abbr CHEMICALLY INERT particles which when integrated
M Sand using a binder, combine to form a Stone like strong solid
20 The best soil type which can serve as a 4
natural binder – very strong when DRY and
very weak when WET
22 most reliable kiln giving the best quality 7
bricks and suitable to work throughout the
year
26 process of supplying moisture – wet or hot – 6
liquid or vapour – to ensure proper and
complete Hydration

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Box Question No. of Box Question No. of
No Letters No. Letters
1 The natural soil most suitable for 8 8 The name of the shape of stone which are very thin 5
making Compressed MUD Blocks and flat in one dimension
without Firing / Burning
2 Mixture of Cement, FA and Water 6 9 artificial FA manufactured from natural stones by 1, 4
crushing
3 The MAXIMUM time until when the 3 10 The name of the small hand held vessel with lot of 5
fresh cement paste will remain fully abbr openings to separate solids of different sizes
plastic and fit for placing, moulding,
filling, compacting 12 The most basic form of modern cement 3
This time is expressed as a abbr
MINIMUM value for cements
4 name of the physical process when 7 18 The place from where stones are mined 6
fine aggregates like River Sand
expand slightly in volume when
moisture is added gradually

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10 Name of the property of cement to check for presence of any free lime 9
15 For cements and concretes, this term refers to the Strength to be achieved as per the design 5
For Aggregates, the same term refers to the presence of two or more different sizes of particles of the same
materials in the same lot The term is …..
 16 The closed set – up for firing / burning soil or powdery raw materials so that they fused together to form strong 4
solids ( Brick / Clinker )
19 Scientist in whose name the chemical compounds of cement hydration are called after 5
21 Name of the lightweight concrete used for manufacturing wall masonry block 3 abbr
23 ratio related to Aggregates defined as CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE RETAINED ON ALL SIEVES divided 2 abbr
by 100. The ratio is …..
25 The physical parameter used to express the PARTICLE SIZE or FINENESS of Cement ( not directly as size ) 3 abbr

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