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This section includes 69 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geotechnical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which of the following, is considered to be a universal attractive force? |
| A. | Gravitational force |
| B. | Dipole-cationic linkage |
| C. | Ionic bond |
| D. | Vander Waal’s London force |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Flocculated structure contains charged particles. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 53. |
Clay present in the marine area has ________ |
| A. | Flocculent structure |
| B. | Dispersed structure |
| C. | Honeycomb structure |
| D. | Singe grained structure |
| Answer» B. Dispersed structure | |
| 54. |
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 | |
| 55. |
The crystalline minerals whose surface activity is such that, they develop cohesion and plasticity are called __________ |
| A. | Non-clay minerals |
| B. | Clay minerals |
| C. | Bulky particles |
| D. | Primary minerals |
| Answer» C. Bulky particles | |
| 56. |
The repulsive force in soil particle is due to ____________ |
| A. | Particles are attracted to each other |
| B. | Particles are similarly charged |
| C. | Particles are oppositely charged |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Particles are oppositely charged | |
| 57. |
The Coarse-grained soil settle in suspension due to ____________ |
| A. | Gravitational force |
| B. | Surface force |
| C. | Weight of the grain |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 58. |
The strength of hydrogen bond lies between the value of ____________ |
| A. | 20-200 |
| B. | 5-100 |
| C. | 0.5-5 |
| D. | 10-100 |
| Answer» C. 0.5-5 | |
| 59. |
In silica tetrahedral unit, the silicon structure is enclosed by __________ |
| A. | Oxygen |
| B. | Hydroxyls |
| C. | Aluminum |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Hydroxyls | |
| 60. |
Octahedral unit, consist atoms of __________ element. |
| A. | Aluminum atom |
| B. | Oxygen atom |
| C. | Magnesium atom |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
The silicon sheet is represented by ___________ symbol. |
| A. | trapezoidal |
| B. | rectangle |
| C. | triangle |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. rectangle | |
| 62. |
Clay minerals are classified in to ____________ |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 63. |
The secondary valence force caused by orientation effect is commonly known as ____________ |
| A. | Vander Waal’s force |
| B. | Dispersion energy |
| C. | Induced effect |
| D. | Polarisibility |
| Answer» B. Dispersion energy | |
| 64. |
Flocculation is caused by increasing ___________ |
| A. | Electrolytic concentration |
| B. | Ion valence |
| C. | Temperature |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
What are the Soil properties, which are influenced by soil structure? |
| A. | Permeability |
| B. | Compressibility |
| C. | Shear strength |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The single grained structure is a characteristic of __________ |
| A. | Coarse-grained soil |
| B. | Fine-grained soil |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Fine-grained soil | |
| 67. |
Soil structure usually defines __________ |
| A. | Arrangement of soil particles and Stage of aggregation of soil particle in soil |
| B. | Composition of the soil mass |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Composition of the soil mass | |
| 68. |
An arrangement composed of ‘flocs’ of soil particle is known as __________ |
| A. | Dispersed structure |
| B. | Cohesive matrix structure |
| C. | Honey comb structure |
| D. | Flocculent structure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
An arrangement composed of soil particle having a parallel orientation is ___________ |
| A. | Dispersed |
| B. | Coarse grained skeleton |
| C. | Honey comb |
| D. | Single grained |
| Answer» B. Coarse grained skeleton | |