MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1) Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) the bulk unit weight is the total weight of a soil per unit volume
(b) the dry unit weight of a soil mass is the weight of solids per units of its total
volume.
(c) The buoyant unit weight is the submerged weights of soil solids per units of its
total volume.
(d) All of this

2) The moisture content is defined as the ratio of

(a) volume of water to that of voids

(b) weight of water to volume of soil
(c) volume of water to that of soils
(d) weight of water to the weight of dry soil

3) A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.5. What is its porosity ?

(a) 50%
(b) 100%
(c) 33%
(d) 66%

4) Which of the following methods is used for the determination of in-situ density of
soils?

(a) sand replacement method

(b) core cutter method
(c) rubber balloon method
(d) all of these

5) Which of the following is a cohesionless soil ?

(a) silt
(b) clay
(c) sand
(d) clay and silt

6) The minimum water content at which a soil just begins to crumble when rolled
into threads 3 mm in diameter is known as the

(a) plastic limit

(b) liquid limit
(c) shrinkage limit
(d) consistency limit
7) The constant head permeability test is suitable for

(a) coarsed-grain soil

(b) fined-grain soil
(c) both of these
(d) neither of these soils

8) A roller fitted with pneumatic tyres is suitable for the compaction of

(a) cohesive soils

(b) cohesiveless soils
(c) both types of soil
(d) neither soil

9) The moisture content in the soil at which the dry density of a soil is maximum is
known as

(a) minimum moisture content

(b) maximum moisture content
(c) optimum moisture content
(d) relative moisture content

10) When the compacting effort is increased in a compaction test, the optimum
moisture content

(a) decreased
(b) increased
(c) does not change
(d) is unpredictable