Top 250+ Solved Soil Mechanics and Foundations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Sieve analysis is done if all particles to not pass through square opening of 0.075 mm.
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
Q. If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of soil solids, then the values of porosity and void ratio are respectively
a. 0 and 0.5
b. 0 and 1
c. 0.5 and 1
d. 1 and 0.5
Q. The shear strength of a soil
a. is proportional to the cohesion of the soil
b. is proportional to the tangent of the angle of internal friction
c. increases with the increase in normal stress of soil
d. all of the above
Q. The flow index in soils indicates the
a. ratio of liquid limit to plastic limit
b. variation of liquid limit
c. variation of plastic limit
d. shear strength variation with water content
Q. Sieving is not practicable for grain sizes smaller than about
a. 0.075 mm
b. 0.095 mm
c. 0.15 mm
d. 0.2 mm
Q. According to Indian standards, in a 2 mm sieve
a. there are two holes
b. each sieve is circular and its diameter is 2 mm
c. each hole is a square and its side is 2 mm
d. there are two holes per cm length of the mesh
Q. The property of the soil mass which permits the seepage of water through its interconnecting voids, is called
a. capillarity
b. permeability
c. porosity
d. none of these
Q. Gravel and sand is a
a. cohesive coarse grained soil
b. cohesive fine grained soil
c. non-cohesive coarse grained soil
d. non-cohesive fine grained soil
Q. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon
a. grain size of the soil
b. size of the footing
c. shape of the footing
d. all of these
Q. The property of a soil which is of great importance in finding settlement of structures, is
a. permeability
b. sher strength
c. consolidation
d. compressibility
Q. The pressure exerted by water on the soil through which it percolates, is known as
a. hydrostatic pressure
b. effective pressure
c. seepage pressure
d. none of these