Q.1
A square pit, known as _________ with side as about 1.m, is excavated upto a depth at which sufficiently hard soil is available.
  • a) Test pits
  • b) Probing
  • c) Test piles
  • d) Deep boring
Q.2
_________ consists of driving either a hollow tube or a steel rod or an iron rod into the ground.
  • a) Trail pits
  • b) Test piles
  • c) Probing
  • d) Digging
Q.3
The ____________ is the term used to denote a method in which case is driven into the ground and the material inside the casing is washed out and brought to the surface for inspection.
  • a) Deep boring
  • b) Percussion boring
  • c) Rotary drilling
  • d) Wash boring
Q.4
Identify the given diagram below.
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  • a) Percussion machine
  • b) Rotary drilling machine
  • c) Electrical resistivity method
  • d) Seismogram
Q.5
The method in which 4 electrons are driven in the ground at equal distance apart and in a straight line upto a depth which the ground distance is to be measured.
  • a) Seismic refraction method
  • b) Geophysical method
  • c) Electrical resistivity method
  • d) Current extraction method
Q.6
The number of blows required to drive the penetrometer into the ground through a distance ofmm is measured which is known as _____________ of the soil.
  • a) Standard penetration resistance
  • b) Bearing power of soil
  • c) Maximum safe bearing capacity
  • d) Allowable bearing pressure
Q.7
The resistance of the soil with depth is measured by means of a tool known as the _______
  • a) Seismometer
  • b) Potentiometer
  • c) Penetrometer
  • d) Ammeter
Q.8
Identify the given diagram below.
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  • a) Post-hole auger
  • b) Screw auger
  • c) Shell auger
  • d) Rod
Q.9
The shock waves so produced travel down in the sub soil strata and get reflected after striking a hard rock surface below and recorded by the instrument known as ___________
  • a) Microphone
  • b) Geophone
  • c) Receiver
  • d) Sensors
Q.10
What is the average depth of a Test pit?
  • a) 10 m
  • b) 2 m
  • c) 1.50 m
  • d) 15 m
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