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This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geotechnical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The thickness of each sheet in montmorillonite is ______________ |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The structure of illite is similar to that of __________ crystal. |
| A. | Kaolinite |
| B. | Dickite |
| C. | Montmorillonite |
| D. | Attapulgite |
| Answer» D. Attapulgite | |
| 3. |
The illite crystal has a great tendency of _______________ properties. |
| A. | Swelling |
| B. | To split in to ultimate platelets |
| C. | High shrinkage |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. High shrinkage | |
| 4. |
An Example of kaolinite crystal or mineral is ___________ |
| A. | China clay |
| B. | Crystal |
| C. | Clay mineral |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Crystal | |
| 5. |
Kaolinite exhibit the characteristic of ___________ |
| A. | Shrinkage limit |
| B. | Plasticity |
| C. | All of the mentioned |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. All of the mentioned | |
| 6. |
In kaolinite crystal, the layers are held by _________ bond. |
| A. | Ionic bond |
| B. | Cationic linkage |
| C. | Hydrogen bond |
| D. | Electro static bond |
| Answer» D. Electro static bond | |
| 7. |
The kaolinite structural unit is made up of ____________ layer or sheet. |
| A. | Gibbsite sheet |
| B. | Silica sheet |
| C. | Oxygen layer |
| D. | Aluminum sheet |
| Answer» B. Silica sheet | |
| 8. |
The 15 clay minerals are mainly divided in to ________ groups. |
| A. | 3 groups |
| B. | 2 groups |
| C. | 9 groups |
| D. | 4 groups |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The silicon sheet is represented by ___________ symbol. |
| A. | trapezoidal |
| B. | rectangle |
| C. | triangle |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. rectangle | |
| 10. |
In silica tetrahedral unit, the silicon structure is enclosed by __________ |
| A. | Oxygen |
| B. | Hydroxyls |
| C. | Aluminum |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Hydroxyls | |
| 11. |
There are __________ fundamental building blocks for the clay mineral structures. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |