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MCQ Questions Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Set - 1
Question 1:
Select the correct statement.
A. Unit weight of dry soil is greater than unit weight of wet soil.
B. For dry soils, dry unit weight is less than total unit weight.
C. Unit weight of soil increases due to submergence in water.
D. Unit weight of soil decreases due to submergence in water.
Correct Answer – (D)
Question 2 :
If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as
A. air entrained soil
B. partially saturated soil
C. dry soil
D. dehydrated soil
Correct Answer – (C)
Question 3 :
Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of
A. silt
B. clay
C. coarse sand
D. fine sand
Correct Answer – (C)
Question 4 :
A fully saturated soil is said to be
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. three phase system
Correct Answer – (C)
Question 5 :
Water content of soil can
A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. be greater than 100 %
Correct Answer – (D)
MCQ Questions Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Question 6:
Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is
A. 0<n<100
B. 0<n<100
C. n>0
D. n<0
Correct Answer – (A)
Question 7:
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. 23.2 kN/m3
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 8:
Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is
A. S>0
B. S<0
C. 0<S<100
D. 0 < S < 100
Correct Answer – (D)
Question 9:
Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces ?
A. loess
B. talus
C. drift
D. dune sand
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 10:
Residual soils are formed by
A. glaciers
B. wind
C. water
D. none of the above
Correct Answer – (D)
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