Soil Mechanics And Foundation Engineering MCQs

Option A: water content and voids ratio

Option B: specific gravity and dry density

Option C: water content and specific gravity

Option D: voids ratio and dry density

Correct Answer: water content and specific gravity ✔

Option A: zero

Option B: 1

Option C: between 0 and 1

Option D: greater than 1

Correct Answer: 1 ✔

Option A: 40%

Option B: 60%

Option C: 80%

Option D: 100%

Correct Answer: 40% ✔

Option A: air content

Option B: porosity

Option C: percentage air voids

Option D: voids ratio

Correct Answer: porosity ✔

Option A: oven drying method

Option B: sand bath method

Option C: calcium carbide method

Option D: pycnometer method

Correct Answer: oven drying method ✔

Option A: 0.4

Option B: 0.6

Option C: 0.95

Option D: 1.20

Correct Answer: 0.95 ✔

Option A: less than specific gravity of soil

Option B: equal to specific gravity of soil

Option C: greater than specific gravity of soil

Option D: independent of specific gravity of soil

Correct Answer: equal to specific gravity of soil ✔

Option A: 1.0 and 0.0

Option B: 0.0 and 1.0

Option C: 0.5 and 1.0

Option D: 1.0 and 0.5

Correct Answer: 0.5 and 1.0 ✔

Option A: lD>0

Option B: ID>0

Option C: 0 < lD < 1

Option D: 0 < ID < 1

Correct Answer: 0 < ID < 1 ✔

Option A: one phase system

Option B: two phase system with soil and air

Option C: two phase system with soil and water

Option D: three phase system

Correct Answer: two phase system with soil and air ✔

Option A: S>0

Option B: S<0

Option C: 0<S<100

Option D: 0 < S < 100

Correct Answer: 0 < S < 100 ✔

A. 0<n<100
B. 0<n0
D. n<0

Correct Answer: 0<n<100 ✔

Option A: glaciers

Option B: wind

Option C: water

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: none of the above ✔

Option A: loess

Option B: talus

Option C: drift

Option D: dune sand

Correct Answer: talus ✔

Option A: never be greater than unity

Option B: be zero

Option C: take any value greater than zero

Option D: take values between 0 and 1 only

Correct Answer: take any value greater than zero ✔

Option A: air entrained soil

Option B: partially saturated soil

Option C: dry soil

Option D: dehydrated soil

Correct Answer: dry soil ✔

Option A: silt

Option B: clay

Option C: coarse sand

Option D: fine sand

Correct Answer: coarse sand ✔

Option A: never be greater than 100 %

Option B: take values only from 0 % to 100 %

Option C: be less than 0 %

Option D: be greater than 100 %

Correct Answer: be greater than 100 % ✔

Option A: one phase system

Option B: two phase system with soil and air

Option C: two phase system with soil and water

Option D: three phase system

Correct Answer: two phase system with soil and water ✔