| 1. | The unit weight of soil mass is expressed in ? | |
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kg/m²
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kg/m³
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N/m²
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N/m³
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Report Question| 2. | When the plastic limit is equal to or greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is ? | |
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negative
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zero
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one
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more than one
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| 3. | A line showing the dry density as a function of water content for soil containing no air voids, is called ? | |
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saturation line
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zero air void line
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liquid limit line
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none of these
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| 4. | The unconfined compressive strength of a hard ? | |
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10 to 25 kN/m²
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25 to 150 kN/m²
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150 to 400 kN/m²
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above 400 kN/m²
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| 5. | Sieving is not practicable for grain sizes smaller than about ? | |
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0.075 mm
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0.095 mm
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0.15 mm
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0.2 mm
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| 6. | Glacial soils are those soils which are ? | |
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deposited in sea water
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deposited at the bottom of the lakes
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transported by running water
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none of these
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| 7. | The flow net in the seepage of water through a soil medium is a network of ? | |
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flow lines
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equi-potential lines
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flow lines and equi-potential lines
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water particles and their movement
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| 8. | The frictional resistance of clayey soil is ......... sandy soil ? | |
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less than
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more than
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same as
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None of these
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| 9. | The minimum size of grains of silts is about ? | |
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0.0002 mm
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0.002 mm
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0.02 mm
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0.2 mm
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| 10. | The coefficient of passive earth pressure ........ with the increase of angle of shearing resistance ? | |
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increases
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decreases
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does not change
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Any of the above
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