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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
________ is decomposed volcanic ash containing a high percentage of clay mineral. |
| A. | Moorum |
| B. | Peat |
| C. | Dune sand |
| D. | Bentonite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Flocculated structure is formed when there is a _______ |
| A. | net repulsive force |
| B. | net attractive force |
| C. | cohesive force |
| D. | adhesion force |
| Answer» C. cohesive force | |
| 3. |
Clay present in the marine area has ________ |
| A. | Flocculent structure |
| B. | Dispersed structure |
| C. | Honeycomb structure |
| D. | Singe grained structure |
| Answer» B. Dispersed structure | |
| 4. |
Flocculated structure contains charged particles. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
Coarse grained skeleton is a structure of soil which is present in _________ |
| A. | fine grained |
| B. | composite soil with large amount of coarse grained particles |
| C. | composite soil with large amount of fine grained particle |
| D. | coursed grained |
| Answer» C. composite soil with large amount of fine grained particle | |
| 6. |
________ structure is highly compressible and less permeable. |
| A. | Flocculent |
| B. | Dispersed |
| C. | Honeycomb |
| D. | Singe grained |
| Answer» C. Honeycomb | |
| 7. |
The dispersed occurs in_______ |
| A. | sand |
| B. | remoulded clay |
| C. | gravel |
| D. | silts |
| Answer» C. gravel | |
| 8. |
The behaviour of coarse-grained soils is not governed by ________ |
| A. | gravitational forces |
| B. | mass energy |
| C. | colloidal forces |
| D. | interaction with pore fluid |
| Answer» D. interaction with pore fluid | |
| 9. |
The single grained structure is characteristic of fine-grained soils. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |