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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geotechnical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Chemical activity of a clay mineral depends on __________ |
| A. | Electric charge |
| B. | Surface area |
| C. | Compactness |
| D. | Unit mass |
| Answer» C. Compactness | |
| 2. |
Permeability of the soil depends on __________ |
| A. | Size of the soil particle |
| B. | Moisture present in soil |
| C. | Specific surface of the soil particle |
| D. | Density of the soil |
| Answer» D. Density of the soil | |
| 3. |
Specific surface(SS) can also expressed as ________ |
| A. | Surface area of the particle per unit volume |
| B. | Physical properties of the soil |
| C. | Moisture content of the soil |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Physical properties of the soil | |
| 4. |
Microscopic soil particles have a very ___________ |
| A. | Larger specific surface |
| B. | A larger volume |
| C. | Small specific surface |
| D. | Larger diameter |
| Answer» B. A larger volume | |
| 5. |
Specific surface of a soil is related with __________ |
| A. | Chemical properties of the soil |
| B. | Physical properties of the soil |
| C. | General characteristic of the soil |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. General characteristic of the soil | |
| 6. |
The harmonic diameter, can be found out by using __________ |
| A. | kozney s method |
| B. | casagrande method |
| C. | Skempton s method |
| D. | Atterberg method |
| Answer» B. casagrande method | |
| 7. |
The specific surface of a soil particle will be ___________ |
| A. | Proportional to inter-molecular surface |
| B. | Inversely proportional to electric force |
| C. | Proportional to the compressive force |
| D. | Directly proportional to electric force |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Specific surface of the soil particle increase very rapidly, as the grain size ____________ |
| A. | Increases |
| B. | Decreases |
| C. | Bulges |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Bulges | |
| 9. |
Specific surface is termed as __________ |
| A. | Total volume of soil particles |
| B. | Total area of soil particles |
| C. | Total surface area in a unit mass |
| D. | Ratio of total surface to the total volume |
| Answer» D. Ratio of total surface to the total volume | |