| 1. | The maximum size of grains of silts is about ? | |
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0.06 mm
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0.2 mm
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0.5mm
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1 mm
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Report Question| 2. | The water content in a soil at which just shear strength develops is called ? | |
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liquid limit
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shrinkage limit
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elastic limit
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plastic limit
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| 3. | Which of the following is practically impermeable ? | |
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Sand mixture
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Gravel
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Coarse sand
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Clay
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| 4. | The density of sand at which there is no change in volume under the influence of shearing strain produced due to shear stress, is called ? | |
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relative density
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apparent density
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critical density
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any of these
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| 5. | By an agriculturist, soil is defined as ? | |
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the loose mantle at the surface of the earth which favours the growth of plant
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a natural aggregate of mineral grains, loose or moderately cohesive, inorganic or organic in nature
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a disintegrated rock
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none of the above
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| 6. | The angle of internal friction of round-grained dense sand is about ? | |
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5° to 25°
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25? to 30?
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30° to 35?
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32? to 37?
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| 7. | Black cotton soil ? | |
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is inorganic in nature
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contains large percentage of clay mineral
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exhibits high compressibility
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all of these
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| 8. | A sample of soil has liquid limit 45 %, plastic limit 25 %, shrinkage limit 17 % and natural moisture content 30%. The consistency index of the soil is ? | |
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15/20
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13/20
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8/20
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5/20
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| 9. | The specific gravity of sandy soils is ? | |
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1.2
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1.8
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2.2
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2.7
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| 10. | Stoke's law is applicable to particles upto ............. effective diameter ? | |
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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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