| 1. | The submerged or buoyant unit weight of soil is equal to the ......... of unit weight of saturated soil and unit weight of water ? | |
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sum
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difference
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product
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ratio
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Report Question| 2. | The sensitivity of a normal clay is about ? | |
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2 to 4
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4 to 8
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8 to 15
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15 to 20
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| 3. | According to Indian standards, in a 2 mm sieve ? | |
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there are two holes
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each sieve is circular and its diameter is 2 mm
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each hole is a square and its side is 2 mm
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there are two holes per cm length of the mesh
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| 4. | Toughness index is the ratio of ? | |
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flow index and plasticity index
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plasticity index and flow index
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liquidity index and flow index
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flow index and liquidity index
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| 5. | The liquid limit minus plastic limit is termed as ? | |
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flow index
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plasticity index
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shrinkage index
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liquidity index
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| 6. | The coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by ? | |
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compressibility
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permeability
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both (a) and (b)
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none of these
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| 7. | The ratio of the liquid limit minus the natural content of a soil to its plasticity index, is known as ? | |
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toughness index
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liquidity index
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flow index
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relative consistency
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| 8. | When the consistency index is zero, then the soil is at its ? | |
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elastic limit
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plastic limit
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liquid limit
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semi-solid state
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| 9. | If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of soil solids, then the values of porosity and ratio are respectively ? | |
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0 and 0.5
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0 and 1
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0.5 and 1
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1 and 0.5
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| 10. | The useful method of finding the shear strength of very plastic cohesive soils is by means of ? | |
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cone test
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penetration test
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vane shear test
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torsional shear test
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