Top 250+ Solved Soil Mechanics and Foundations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A flow net is used to determine the
a. seepage flow
b. seepage pressure
c. exit gradient
d. all of these
Q. A fine grained soil
a. has low permeability
b. has high compressibility
c. may or may not be plastic
d. all of these
Q. The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called
a. water content ratio
b. porosity
c. void ratio
d. degree of saturation
Q. A flow line in seepage through a soil medium is defined as the
a. path of particles of water through a saturated soil mass
b. line connecting points of equal head of water
c. flow of movement of fine particles of soil
d. direction of the flow particle
Q. Toughness index is the ratio of
a. flow index and plasticity index
b. plasticity index and flow index
c. liquidity index and flow index
d. flow index and liquidity index
Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
a. The settlement of a flexible footing on choesionless soil is less in the centre that at the edges.
b. The settlement of a rigid footing on cohesionless soil is uniform throughout.
c. The settlement of a flexible footing on cohesive soil is more in the centre than at the edges.
d. all of the above
Q. Soils are derived from
a. igneous rocks
b. sedimentary rocks
c. metamorphic rocks
d. any one of these
Q. The neutral stress on the soil is due to the
a. external load acting on the soil
b. weight of the soil particles
c. weight of water present in soil pores
d. both (a) and (b)
Q. The particle size range is measured by
a. effective size
b. curvature coefficient
c. uniformity coefficient
d. none of these
Q. Which one of the following parameters can be used to estimate the angle of friction of a sandy soil?
a. Particle size
b. Roughness of particle
c. Density index
d. Particle size distribution