Top 250+ Solved Soil Mechanics and Foundations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The uniformity co-efficient of soil is defined as the ratio of
a. D40 to D10
b. D40 to D20
c. D50 to D10
d. D60 to D10
Q. Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order of the densities of a soil sample?
a. Saturated, submerged, wet, dry
b. Saturated, wet, submerged, dry
c. Saturated, wet, dry, submerged
d. Wet, saturated, submerged, dry
Q. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called
a. void ratio
b. porosity
c. specific gravity
d. degree of saturation
Q. When the water table is under the base of the footing at a depth equal to half of the width of the footing, the bearing capacity of a soil is reduced to
a. one-fourth
b. one-half
c. two-third
d. three-fourth
Q. The compression index of the soil
a. increases with the increase in liquid limit
b. decreases with the increase in liquid limit
c. increases with the decrease in plastic limit
d. decreases with the increase in plastic limit
Q. The critical gradient of the seepage of water
a. directly proportional to void ratio
b. increases with the decrease in void ratio
c. inversely proportional to specific gravity
d. increases with the decrease in specific gravity of soil
Q. The property of a soil which enables to regain its strength lost on remoulding in a short time, without change of moisture content, is called
a. unconfined compressive strength
b. sensitivity
c. thixotropy
d. relative density
Q. The settlement of a footing in sand depends upon the
a. stress deformation characteristics of sand
b. relative density of the sand
c. width of the footing
d. all of these