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Construction Materials - Construction Materials and Management - Civil Engineering Previous Year Questions

Practice Construction Materials - Construction Materials and Management - Civil Engineering previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

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Construction Materials question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

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Easy 36 80%
Medium 9 20%

Question type distribution

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MCQ 37 82.2%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 5 11.1%
MSQ 3 6.7%

Subject weightage

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Civil Engineering
45 Qs

Most asked topics

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Construction Materials and Management
45 Qs

Subtopic coverage

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Construction Materials
45 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2013
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2012
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2011
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2010
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2009
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2008
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
4 Qs

Included previous year papers

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Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026
1 questions in this view		2026
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]2025
3 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]2025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]2024
3 questions in this view		2024
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]2023
1 questions in this view		2023
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]2022
2 questions in this view		2022
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]2021
2 questions in this view		2021
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]2020
3 questions in this view		2020
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]2019
3 questions in this view		2019
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]2018
1 questions in this view		2018
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]2017
2 questions in this view		2017
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]2016
2 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]2016
1 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]2015
1 questions in this view		2015
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]2014
3 questions in this view		2014
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20132013
2 questions in this view		2013
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20122012
1 questions in this view		2012
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20112011
3 questions in this view		2011
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20102010
1 questions in this view		2010
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20092009
1 questions in this view		2009
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20082008
3 questions in this view		2008
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20072007
4 questions in this view		2007
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
The consistency and flow resistance of bitumen can be determined from the following:
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
Consider the following statements:
I. The compressive strength of concrete decreases with increase in water-cement ratio of the concrete mix.
II. Water is added to the concrete mix for hydration of cement and workability.
III. Creep and shrinkage of concrete are independent of the water-cement ratio in the concrete mix.
The TRUE statements are
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
Consider the following statements:
I. Modulus of elasticity of concrete increases with increase in compressive strength of concrete.
II. Brittleness of concrete increases with decrease in compressive strength of concrete.
III. Shear strength of concrete increases with increase in compressive strength of concrete.
The TRUE statements are
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
Match the following tests on aggregate and its properties.
TESTPROPERTY
P. Crushing test1. Hardness
Q. Los Angeles abrasion test2. Weathering
R. Soundness test3. Shape
S. Angularity test4. Strength
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
The modulus of elasticity, \(E = 5000\sqrt{f_{ck}}\) where \(f_{ck}\) is the characteristic compressive strength of concrete, specified in IS:456-2000 is based on
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
Group I contains representative stress-strain curves as shown in the figure, while Group II gives the list of materials. Match the stress-strain curves with the corresponding materials.
Group I:
P. Curve J
Q. Curve K
R. Curve L
Group II:
1. Cement paste
2. Coarse aggregate
3. Concrete
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
The target mean strength \(f_{cm}\) for concrete mix design obtained from the characteristic strength \(f_{ck}\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\), as defined in IS:456-2000, is
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
Match the information related to tests on aggregates given in Group-I with that in Group-II.
Group-IGroup-II
P. Resistance to impact1. Hardness
Q. Resistance to wear2. Strength
R. Resistance to weathering action3. Toughness
S. Resistance to crushing4. Soundness
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
Bull’s trench kiln is used in the manufacturing of
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
The compound which is largely responsible for initial setting and early strength gain of Ordinary Portland Cement is
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
As per Indian standards for bricks, minimum acceptable compressive strength of any class of burnt clay bricks in dry state is
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2017 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
Let the characteristic strength be defined as that value, below which not more than 50% of the results are expected to fall. Assuming a standard deviation of 4 MPa, the target mean strength (in MPa) to be considered in the mix design of a M25 concrete would be
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2017 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]

Group I gives a list of test methods and test apparatus for evaluating some of the properties of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and concrete. Group II gives the list of these properties.

Group IGroup II
P. Le Chatelier test1. Soundness of OPC
Q. Vee-Bee test2. Consistency and setting time of OPC
R. Blaine air permeability test3. Consistency or workability of concrete
S. The Vicat apparatus4. Fineness of OPC

The correct match of the items in Group I with the items in Group II is

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

The setting time of cement is determined using

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

If the fineness modulus of a sample of fine aggregates is 4.3, the mean size of the particles in the sample is between

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
The characteristic compressive strength of concrete required in a project is 25 MPa and the standard deviation in the observed compressive strength expected at site is 4 MPa. The average compressive strength of cubes tested at different water-cement (w/c) ratios using the same material as is used for the project is given in the table.
w/c (%)45505560
Average compressive strength of cubes (MPa)35252015
The water-cement ratio (in percent, round off to the lower integer) to be used in the mix is _______
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2019 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
In the context of provisions relating to durability of concrete, consider the following assertions: Assertion (1): As per IS 456-2000, air entrainment to the extent of 3% to 6% is required for concrete exposed to marine environment. Assertion (2): The equivalent alkali content (in terms of Na₂O equivalent) for a cement containing 1% and 0.6% of Na₂O and K₂O, respectively, is approximately 1.4% (rounded to 1 decimal place). Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?
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2020 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

As per IS 456:2000, the pH value of water for concrete mix shall NOT be less than

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
The maximum applied load on a cylindrical concrete specimen of diameter 150 mm and length 300 mm tested as per the split tensile strength test guidelines of IS 5816:1999 is 157 kN. The split tensile strength (in MPa, round off to one decimal place) of the specimen is __________.
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2020 · Civil Engineering · Construction Materials and Management · Construction Materials
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

Group-I gives a list of test methods for evaluating properties of aggregates. Group-II gives the list of properties to be evaluated.

Group-I: Test methodsGroup-II: Properties
P. Soundness test1. Strength
Q. Crushing test2. Resistance to weathering
R. Los Angeles abrasion test3. Adhesion
S. Stripping value test4. Hardness
The correct match of test methods under Group-I to properties under Group-II, is
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