Construction Equipment – MCQ
1. Hot-mix plant is used for
a) Cement concrete pavement Construction.
b) Bituminous pavement construction.
c) Water bound macadam construction.
d) All the above.
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b) Bituminous pavement construction.
2. Scraper is used for
a) Scraping of soils.
b) Excavation only.
c) Excavation, transporting, and dumping of soil.
d) None of these.
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b) Excavation only.
3. Dump tracks are
a) Self-propelled hauling equipment.
b) Towed hauling equipment.
c) Self-propelled excavating equipment.
d) None of these.
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a) Self-propelled hauling equipment.
4. Size of the power shovel is governed by
a) Size of the dipper.
b) Size of tyres.
c) Capacity of the engine.
d) All the above.
View Answer
a) Size of the dipper.
5. Sheep foot roller is used for compacting
a) Granular soil.
b) Non-plastic silts.
c) Fine sands.
d) Clay soil.
View Answer
d) Clay soil.
6. A dum track is also called a _
a) Dumper
b) Crawler
c) Bulldozer
View Answer
a) Dumper
7. The primary purpose of a tractor is
a) Excavating
b) Pull or push loads
c) Filling
d) None of these
View Answer
b) Pull or push loads
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8. Which types of tractor have a higher speed
a) Wheel Tractor
b) Crawler tractor
View Answer
a) Wheel Tractor
9. What are the advantages of a four-wheeler tractor over two wheeler tractor
a) Easy to maintain.
b) Less rolling resistance.
c) Less tendency to bounce on rough roads.
d) All of these.
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c) Less tendency to bounce on rough roads.
10. In the early days bulldozers had ___ blades
a) Steel
b) Wooden
c) Fiber
d) Iron
View Answer
b) Wooden
11. The formula used to determine the number of scrapers that a tractor may serve is
a) N = Ts/Tp
b) N = Tp/Ts
c) N = 2Ts/Tp
d) N = 0.5Ts/Tp
Where, N = Number of scrapers served, Ts = Cycle time for scraper, Tp = Cycle time for pusher tractor.
View Answer
a) N = Ts/Tp
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