Q.1) Uniformity coefficient of well graded sand is –
A) < 2
B) > 2
C) > 6
D) none of the above
Option (C)
Q.2) The moisture content of a soil below which the soil volume becomes constant is called the –
A) Liquid limit
B) Plastic limit
C) Shrinkage limit
D) None of the above
Option (C)
Q.3) If the diameter of a capillary tube is doubled, the capillary rise will be :
A) Unaffected
B) Doubled
C) Halfed
D) None of the above
Option (C)
Q.4) Standard Penetration resistance in very stiff clays lies between :
A) 2 – 4
B) 4 – 8
C) 8 – 15
D) 15 – 30
Option (D)
Q.5) If fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as –
A) Very fine sand
B) Fine sand
C) Medium sand
D) Coarse sand
Option (B)
Q.6) Vane shear test is used to find out shear strength of –
A) Sandy soil
B) Gravelly soil
C) Clayey soil
D) All of the above
Option (C)
Q.7) Soil transported by wind is called –
A) Aeolian soil
B) Alluvial soil
C) Marine soil
D) Lacustrine soil
Option (A)
Q.8) Which of the following is responsible for the formation of residual soil?
A) Glaciers
B) Water
C) Wind
D) None of the above
Option (D)
Q.9) Which of the following bonding is responsible to combine the silica-gibbsite sheet in kaolinite clay mineral?
A) Covalent bond
B) Hydrogen bond
C) Ionic bond
D) Polar covalent bond
Option (B)
Q.10) What would be the void ratio of the soil mass, if the porosity of a soil mass is 0.35?
A) 0.2
B) 0.23
C) 0.54
D) 0.6
Option (C)
Q.11) The consolidation time for soils –
A) Increases with increasing compressibility
B) Decreases with increasing permeability
C) In independent of the stress change
D) All of the above
Option (C)
Q.12) If voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as :
A) Entrained soil
B) Partially saturated soil
C) Dry soil
D) None of the above
Option (C)
Q.13) Optimum moisture content is obtained from :
A) Triaxial test
B) Standard proctor test
C) Consolidation test
D) Hydrometer test
Option (B)
Q.14) Which of the following type of roller is most suitable for proof rolling subgrades and for finishing operation of fills with clayey or sandy soils?
A) Pneumatic rubber tired roller
B) Sheep foot roller
C) Smooth wheel roller
D) Vibratory roller
Option (C)
Q.15) What is the assumption made about back of wall, in the Rankine’s theory of earth pressure?
A) Plane and rough
B) Plane and smooth
C) Vertical and rough
D) Vertical and smooth
Option (D)
Q.16) A footing is resting on a fully saturated clayey strata. For checking the initial stability, shear parameters are used from :
A) Consolidated undrained test
B) Unconsolidated drained test
C) Unconsolidated undrained test
D) Unconsolidated undrained test with pore pressure measurement
Option (C)
Q.17) A shallow foundation is defined as a foundation which :
A) Has low bearing capacity
B) Has a depth of embedment less than its width
C) Is resting on ground surface
D) Causes less settlement
Option (B)
Q.18) A plate load test is used to estimate :
A) Both bearing capacity and settlement of foundation
B) Consolidation of soil
C) Bearing capacity of foundation
D) Settlement of foundation
Option (A)
Q.19) The two criteria for the determination of allowable bearing capacity of a foundation are :
A) Tensile failure and compression failure
B) Tensile failure and settlement
C) Bond failure and shear failure
D) Shear failure and settlement
Option (D)
Q.20) Which of the following factors can affect the bearing capacity of the soil?
A) Grain size of the soil
B) Shape of footing
C) Size of footing
D) All of the above
Option (D)
