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1.Residual soils are formed by______________?
A. glaciers
B. wind
C. water
D. glaciers
2.Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is______________?
A. 0
B. 0
C. n<0
D. 0
3.Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is______________?
A. S>0
B. S<0
C. 0
D. S>0
4.When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents______________?
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. one phase system
5.Select the correct range of density index,ID ________________?
A. lD>0
B. ID>0
C. 0 < lD < 1
D. lD>0
6.If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are________________?
A. 1.0 and 0.0
B. 0.0 and 1.0
C. 0.5 and 1.0
D. 1.0 and 0.0
7.If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is________________?
A. less than specific gravity of soil
B. equal to specific gravity of soil
C. greater than specific gravity of soil
D. less than specific gravity of soil
8.Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to_____________?
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 95%
D. 40%
9.Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ?
A. oven drying method
B. sand bath method
C. calcium carbide method
D. oven drying method
10.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
11.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%
12.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
13.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_______________?
14.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
15.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
16.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
17.Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
A. effective size
B. uniformity coefficient
C. coefficient of curvature
D. effective size
18.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
19.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
20.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
21.If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. sand
22.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
23.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
24.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
25.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
26.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
27.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
28.Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. sand
29.Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by____?
A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. MH
30.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
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