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1.The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called______________?
A. air content
B. porosity
C. percentage air voids
D. air content
2.If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is______________?
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 40%
3.If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is_____________?
A. zero
B. 100%
C. between 0 and 1
D. zero
4.A pycnometer is used to determine_______________?
A. A pycnometer is used to determine_______________?
B. specific gravity and dry density
C. water content and specific gravity
D. A pycnometer is used to determine_______________?
5.For proper field control, which of the following methods is best suited for quick determination of water content of a soil mass ?
A. oven drying method
B. sand bath method
C. alcohol method
D. oven drying method
6.A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is_______________?
A. 18.6 kN/m3
B. 20.0 kN/m3
C. 22.0 kN/m3
D. 18.6 kN/m3
7.Stoke�s law is valid only if the size of particle is________________?
A. less than 0.0002 mm
B. greater than 0.2 mm
C. between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm
D. less than 0.0002 mm
8.Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
A. effective size
B. uniformity coefficient
C. coefficient of curvature
D. effective size
9.Uniformity coefficient of a soil is__________________?
A. always less than 1
B. always equal to 1
C. equal to or less than 1
D. always less than 1
10.The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in_____________?
A. the principle of test
B. the method of taking observations
C. the method of preparation of soil suspension
D. the principle of test
11.According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is____________?
A. 0 < PI < 7
B. 7
C. 17
D. 0 < PI < 7
12.If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. sand
13.When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as_____________?
A. negative
B. zero
C. non-plastic (NP)
D. negative
14.The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes______________?
A. decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
B. decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
C. decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index
D. decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
15.The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as_________________?
A. liquid limit
B. plastic limit
C. shrinkage limit
D. liquid limit
16.At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?
A. different shear strengths of large magnitude
B. different shear strengths of small magnitude
C. same shear strength of large magnitude
D. different shear strengths of large magnitude
17.Toughness index is defined as the ratio of____________________?
A. plasticity index to consistency index
B. plasticity index to flow index
C. liquidity index to flow index
D. plasticity index to consistency index
18.If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in______________?
A. liquid state
B. plastic state
C. semi-solid state
D. liquid state
19.Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. sand
20.Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by____?
A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. MH
21.Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having______________?
A. face to face or parallel orientation
B. edge to edge orientation
C. edge to face orientation
D. face to face or parallel orientation
22.Sand particles are made of________________?
A. rock minerals
B. kaolinite
C. illite
D. rock minerals
23.The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is_______________?
A. kaolinite
B. illite
C. montmorillonite
D. kaolinite
24.The rate of an item of work depends on_________________?
A. Specifications of works
B. Specifications of materials
C. Proportion of mortar
D. Specifications of works
25.The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate, is_________?
A. Quantity of the materials
B. Availability of materials
C. Transportation of materials
D. Quantity of the materials
26.The plinth area of a building not includes_________________?
A. Area of the walls at the floor level
B. Area of cantilevered porch
C. Lift and wall including landing
D. Area of the walls at the floor level
27.While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is________________?
A. Metre for length
B. Cubic metre for area
C. Square metres for volume
D. Metre for length
28.The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of_______________?
A. Half brick wall
B. Reinforced brick work
C. Brick work in arches
D. Half brick wall
29.The cross -sections for a highway is taken at___?
A. 30 metres apart
B. Right angle to the centre line
C. Intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient
D. 30 metres apart
30.A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thick gravel. The box cutting in road crust is?
A. 500 m3
B. 1000 m 3
C. 1500 m3
D. 500 m3
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