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This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Geology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
THE_DENSITY_OF_THE_ROCK_WITH_NATURAL_MOISTURE_CONTENT_IS?$ |
| A. | Dry density |
| B. | Wet density |
| C. | Bulk density |
| D. | Natural density |
| Answer» D. Natural density | |
| 2. |
A road stone should possess sufficient affinity for binding. State true or false.$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
Pick the stone which is objectionable for use in moist conditions? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Marble |
| C. | Gabbro |
| D. | Limestone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Ratio between the total volume of the rock pore spaces and the total volume of the rock sample is calle? |
| A. | Void ratio |
| B. | Porosity |
| C. | Pores ratio |
| D. | Bulk density |
| Answer» C. Pores ratio | |
| 5. |
What is the capacity of a stone to withstand bending loads called? |
| A. | Bending strength |
| B. | Shear strength |
| C. | Transverse strength |
| D. | Lateral strength |
| Answer» D. Lateral strength | |
| 6. |
Which rock possesses very high compressive strength? |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Sedimentary and metamorphic |
| Answer» B. Sedimentary | |
| 7. |
What is not true about unconfined test? |
| A. | It is also called tri-axial test |
| B. | The specimen has no lateral support |
| C. | The specimen has no lateral restraint |
| D. | It is also called uniaxial test |
| Answer» B. The specimen has no lateral support | |
| 8. |
What is the maximum force expressed per unit area, which a stone can withstand without rupturing? |
| A. | Shear strength |
| B. | Tensile strength |
| C. | Compressive strength |
| D. | Bending strength |
| Answer» D. Bending strength | |
| 9. |
Which type of compressive strength is taken as the most important index property of stones? |
| A. | Confined |
| B. | Drained |
| C. | Undrained |
| D. | Unconfined |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which material can be used as a roofing material among the following? |
| A. | Slate |
| B. | Granite |
| C. | Marble |
| D. | Gneiss |
| Answer» B. Granite | |
| 11. |
The branch or study which deals with behaviour of rocks under applied forces is called |
| A. | Soil mechanics |
| B. | Rock mechanics |
| C. | Lithology |
| D. | Geology |
| Answer» C. Lithology | |