{"id":6355,"date":"2024-04-15T02:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:27:32","slug":"the-initial-setting-time-for-ordinary-portland-cement-as-per-is-specifications-should-not-be-less-than-a-10-minutes-b-30-minutes-c-60-minutes-d-600-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-initial-setting-time-for-ordinary-portland-cement-as-per-is-specifications-should-not-be-less-than-a-10-minutes-b-30-minutes-c-60-minutes-d-600-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than A. 10 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 600 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;10 minutes&#8221; option2=&#8221;30 minutes&#8221; option3=&#8221;60 minutes&#8221; option4=&#8221;600 minutes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is B. 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The initial setting time of cement is the time it takes for the cement to start setting after mixing with water. It is measured by the Vicat needle test, in which a needle is inserted into the cement paste and the time it takes for the needle to penetrate a certain distance is recorded. The initial setting time should be at least 30 minutes for ordinary Portland cement, as this ensures that the cement has time to set properly before it is placed in the formwork.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because the initial setting time should be at least 30 minutes, not 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Option C is incorrect because the initial setting time should be at least 30 minutes, not 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Option D is incorrect because the initial setting time should be at least 30 minutes, not 600 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;10 minutes&#8221; option2=&#8221;30 minutes&#8221; option3=&#8221;60 minutes&#8221; option4=&#8221;600 minutes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-building-materials","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than A. 10 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 600 minutes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-initial-setting-time-for-ordinary-portland-cement-as-per-is-specifications-should-not-be-less-than-a-10-minutes-b-30-minutes-c-60-minutes-d-600-minutes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than A. 10 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 600 minutes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;10 minutes&#8221; 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