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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 used for washing the soil portion passing through 4.75 mm sieve. |
| A. | distilled water |
| B. | 2g of sodium hexametaphosphate per litre of water |
| C. | 10% of brine solution |
| D. | kerosene |
| Answer» C. 10% of brine solution | |
| 2. |
The soil portion passing through 4.75 mm sieve is washed for further sieve analysis. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
The percentage of soil retained on each sieve is calculated on the basis of ______ |
| A. | total mass |
| B. | total weight |
| C. | volume of sample |
| D. | density of soil |
| Answer» B. total weight | |
| 4. |
______ minutes of shaking is done for soil with small particles. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 5. |
Sieving is performed by arranging the various sieves one over the other in the order of their mech openings. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 6. |
The receiver at the bottom of the assembly in sieve shaking machine is________ |
| A. | 4.75mm sieve |
| B. | 425micron |
| C. | pan |
| D. | 75micron |
| Answer» D. 75micron | |
| 7. |
The portion retained on______ IS sieve is termed as gravel fraction. |
| A. | 4.75mm |
| B. | 2mm |
| C. | 425micron |
| D. | 75micron |
| Answer» B. 2mm | |
| 8. |
In Indian Standard (IS : 460-11962) the sieve sizes are given by_____ |
| A. | number of openings |
| B. | number of openings per inch |
| C. | size of aperture in mm |
| D. | size of aperture in cm |
| Answer» D. size of aperture in cm | |
| 9. |
Sieve analysis is meant for______ |
| A. | coarse-grained soils |
| B. | fine-grained soils |
| C. | coarse-grained gravel |
| D. | silt |
| Answer» B. fine-grained soils | |