Explore topic-wise MCQs in Soil Mechanics.

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