Top 250+ Solved Soil Mechanics and Foundations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The time factor for a clay layer is
a. a dimensionless parameter
b. directly proportional to permeability
c. directly proportional to drainage path
d. none of these
Q. When the soils are carried away by force of gravity, they are known as
a. transported
b. residual
Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
a. The flow line are perpendicular to equipotential lines.
b. No two flow lines or equipotential lines start from the same point.
c. No two flow lines cross each other
d. all of the above
Q. The dry density of a soil is 1.5 g/cm3. If the saturation water content is 50%, then its saturated density and submerged density will respectively be
a. 1.5 g / cm3 and 1.0 g / cm3
b. 2.0 g / cm3 and 1 g / cm3
c. 2.25 g / cm3 and 1.25 g / cm3
d. 2.50 g / cm3 and 1.50 g / cm3
Q. The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the
a. weight of water to the weight of solids
b. volume of water to the volume of voids in the soil mass
c. total volume of voids to the volume of soil solids
d. total volume of voids to the total volume of soil
Q. The void ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the
a. weight of water to the weight of solids
b. volume of water to the volume of voids in the soil mass
c. total volume of voids to the volume of soil solids
d. total volume of voids to the total volume of soil
Q. The seepage force in soils is
a. proportional to head loss
b. proportional to exit gradient
c. perpendicular to the equi-potential lines
d. all of these
Q. The process of obtaining increased density of soil in a fill by reduction of its pore space by the expulsion of air, is known as
a. soil exploration
b. soil stabilisation
c. soil compaction
d. consolidation
Q. Silt is a
a. material deposited by a glacier
b. soil composed of two different soils
c. fine grained soil with little or no plasticity
d. clay with a high percentage of the clay mineral