Question

The __________ is a mixture of cement, sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water, which, when placed in the skeleton of forms and are allowed to cure, becomes hard like a stone.

(a) Cement concrete

(b) Cement slurry

(c) Cement grouting

(d) Cement mortar

This question was posed to me in a job interview.

My question is based upon Properties of Cement Concrete in chapter Cement Concrete Construction of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(a) Cement concrete

Cement concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, pebbles or crushed rock, and water. When placed in a form and allowed to cure, it hardens like stone and is used in various construction applications.