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Vinay • 27.29K Points
Instructor II

Q. The minimum size of grains of silts is about ?

(A) 0.0002 mm
(B) 0.002 mm
(C) 0.02 mm
(D) 0.2 mm
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Sonali Mishra • 3.28K Points
Extraordinary

Q. The coefficient of passive earth pressure ........ with the increase of angle of shearing resistance ?

(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) does not change
(D) Any of the above
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Sandhya Thakur • 2.92K Points
Extraordinary

Q. The standard temperature at which the hydrometer is calibrated is ?

(A) 10° C
(B) 15° C
(C) 20° C
(D) 27° C
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Rakesh Kumar • 27.34K Points
Instructor II

Q. Mechanical weathering of soils is caused by ?

(A) periodical temperature changes
(B) splitting action of flowing water
(C) splitting action of ice
(D) all of these
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Sonali Mishra • 3.28K Points
Extraordinary

Q. For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18 % and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is ?

(A) 30%
(B) 50%
(C) 78%
(D) 82.5%
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Vinay • 27.29K Points
Instructor II

Q. A flow net is used to determine the ?

(A) seepage flow
(B) seepage pressure
(C) exit gradient
(D) all of these
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Pooja • 3.11K Points
Extraordinary

Q. The contact pressure of rigid footing on cohesive soils is ?

(A) more in the centre than at the edges
(B) less in the centre than at the edges
(C) uniform throughout
(D) none of these
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Shiva Ram • 29.40K Points
Instructor II

Q. The exit gradient of the seepage of water through a soil medium is the ?

(A) slope of the flow line
(B) slope of the equi-potential
(C) ratio of total head to the length of seepage
(D) ratio of the head loss to the length of seepage
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Ritu Singhal • 3.20K Points
Extraordinary

Q. The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends upon ?

(A) unit weight of water
(B) water content
(C) specific gravity
(D) all of these
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Vikash Gupta • 32.37K Points
Instructor I

Q. When the particles of soil are oriented 'edge to edge' or 'edge to face' with respect to another, the soil is said to have ?

(A) single grained structure
(B) double grained structure
(C) honey-combed structure
(D) flocculent structure
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