Q.1
Soils containing organic matters are of spongy nature.
  • True
  • False
Q.2
The specific gravity of sand is approximately ........
  • 2.0
  • 2.6
  • 2.4
  • None of the above
Q.3
Pile foundations are generally preferred to for ..........
  • Runways
  • Bridge foundations
  • Residential buildings
  • Sky scrapper buildings
Q.4
The method of the slices is applicable to
  • Saturated soils
  • stratified soils
  • Homogenous soils
  • None of the above
Q.5
Under reamed piles are generally used for ..............
  • Bored piles
  • Driven piles
  • Precast piles
  • None of the above
Q.6
Hydrometer readings are corrected for:
  • Meniscus correction
  • Dispersing agent correction
  • Meniscus and dispersing agent corrections
  • Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections
Q.7
Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to ..........
  • Leaching
  • Hydration
  • Oxidation
  • All of the above
Q.8
Talus soil is transported by ............
  • Wind
  • Water
  • Glacier
  • Gravitational force
Q.9
Water formed transported soil is
  • Loess
  • Marine
  • Alluvial
  • Lacustrine
Q.10
The weight of a pycnometer containingg sand and water full to the top isg. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water isg. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.the water content is
  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 15%
  • 20%
Q.11
Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along
  • slip plane
  • a horizontal surface
  • a curved surface
  • all the surfaces.
Q.12
The relationship between void ratio (e) and porosity ratio (n) is :
  • n =
  • e =
  • n =
  • e = n/(1 - n)
Q.13
A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.and specific gravity as 2.The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
Q.14
The fluid generally used for grouting is
  • cement and water mix
  • clay suspension
  • sodium silicate
  • bitumen emulsion
  • E. all the above.
Q.15
The clay soil mainly consists of
  • Kaolinites .
  • Montomorillonite
  • Illites
  • Vermiculite
  • E. All the above.
Q.16
The seepage force in a soil, is
  • perpendicular to the equipotential lines
  • proportional to the exit graident
  • proportional to the head loss
  • all the above.
Q.17
The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:
  • depth of the compressible soil strata
  • compressive index
  • void ratio
  • both (a) and (b)
  • E. none of these.
Q.18
Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at
  • H/4 above the base parallel to base
  • H/2 above the base parallel to base
  • H/3 above the base parallel to base
  • H/5 above the base parallel to base.
Q.19
The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in
  • sandy soils
  • silty soils
  • gravel soils
  • clay soils.
Q.20
If S, L and R are the arc length, long chord and radius of the sliding circle then the perpendicular distance of the line of the resultant cohesive force, is given by
  • none of these.
  • a = S.R/ L
  • a = L.S/R
  • a = L.R/S
0 h : 0 m : 1 s