Soil Mechanics Mcqs
The soil which plot above the ‘A’ line in the plsticity chart are
A) Organic soils
B) Sands
C) Silts
D) Clays
Check Answer
D) Clays
Soil compacted dry of the optimum as compared to that wet of the optimum
A) Has less resistance to compression
B) Shrinks less
C) Swells less
D) Has less permeability
Check Answer
B) Shrinks less
The critical gradient of a soil
A) Decrease in specific gravity
B) Increase with increase in void ratio
C) Decrease with increase in void ratio
D) None of the above
Check Answer
C) Decrease with increase in void ratio
The water content of a highly organic soil is determined in an oven at a temperature of
A) 27o C
B) 60o C
C) 80o C
D) 105o C
Check Answer
B) 60o C
The property of a soil due to which water percolates through it is known as
A) Wetability
B) Moisture content
C) Permeability
D) Porosity
Check Answer
C) Permeability
Permeability of soil varies
A) Square of grain size
B) As grain size
C) Inversely as grain size
D) Inversely as square of grain size
Check Answer
A) Square of grain size
Glacier-deposited soils are called :
A) Loess
B) Talus
C) Drift
D) None of the above
Check Answer
C) Drift
When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in
A) Plastic state
B) Semi solid state
C) Liquid state
D) Solid state
Check Answer
D) Solid state
The effective stress controls the following properties of soils
A) Permeability
B) Compressibility
C) Shear strength
D) All of the above
Check Answer
D) All of the above
Consolidation time of a soil sample
A) Increase with a decrease in permeability
B) Increases with a decrease in unit weight of water
C) Increases with a decrease in compressibility
D) Increases with an increase in permeability
Check Answer
A) Increase with a decrease in permeability
