Chapter: Properties of Soil | MCQ Practice Set-2

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Practice Set-2

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1. Which of the following is correct_

a) G (fine soil) < G (Coarse Soil)
b) G (fine soil) = G (Coarse Soil)
c) G (fine soil) > G (Coarse Soil)
d) None of the above

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2. The relative density of soils 65 to 85, it indicates as_

a) Very loose Soil
b) Dense Soil
c) Very dense soil
d) medium dense soil

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3. The fastest method of determination of water conetent in soil_

a) Pycnometer method
b) sand bath method
c) oven drying method
d) calcium carbide method

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4. Temperature controlled for organic soil in oven drying method_

a) 105° to 112° C
b) 120° C
c) 60° to 80° C
d) 135° to 140°C

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5. If a porosity of a soil is 0.34 then the void ratio of the soil_

a) 0.515
b) 0.23
c) 0.253
d) 0.45

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6. A soil with specific gravity 2.6 and porosity 0.35, then findout the dry density of the soil.

a) 1.2
b) 1.69
c) 0.45
d) 0.8

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7. The total unit weight of the glacial outwash soil is 16 kn/m³. The specific gravity of the soil particles of the soil 2.67. the water content of the soil is 17%, find the dry density of the soil.

a) 6.5 KN/m³
b) 18 KN/m³
c) 13.675 K/m³
d) 22 KN/m³

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8. Sand replacement method is suitable for_

a) Cohesive Soil
b) Clayey Soil
c) fine grained soil
d) sandy and dry soil

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9. The gas evolved in calcium carbide method is_

a) Acetylene gas
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Hydrogen sulphide
d) Nitrogen dioxide

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10. Alcohol method is not suitable for_

a) Inorganic soil
b) clay soil
c) soil containing calcium compound and organic matters
d) sandy soil

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