Explore topic-wise MCQs in Geotechnical Engineering.

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.

In Casagrande s plasticity chart, the numbers in the chart denotes ____________

A. Relative suitability
B. Grade of the soil
C. Division of the group
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Grade of the soil
Discussion
2.

Coarse grained soil is sub-divided in to _______________

A. Gravel and clay
B. Gravel and sand
C. Sand and silt
D. Silt and clay
Answer» C. Sand and silt
Discussion
3.

Fine grained soil are subdivided based on ___________

A. Liquid limit and Plasticity index
B. Group Index
C. None of the mentioned
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Group Index
Discussion
4.

Fine grained soil are sub divided in to ___________

A. Silt and clay
B. Sand and clay
C. Organic and silt
D. Gravel and peat
Answer» B. Sand and clay
Discussion
5.

Coarse grained soils, containing fines between 5-12%, are designated by ___________ Symbol.

A. GW-GM and SP-SM
B. CL-ML
C. None of the mentioned
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. CL-ML
Discussion
6.

A soil is considered as coarse grained, if it retains more than ___________ in a sieve.

A. 90% of the soil
B. 70% of the soil
C. 50% of the soil
D. 20% of the soil
Answer» D. 20% of the soil
Discussion
7.

By USCS system, soil are classified in to ___________ Major groups.

A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
Answer» E.
Discussion
8.

According to USCS, the fined grained soil are classified on the basis of _____________

A. Plasticity
B. Grain size distribution
C. Group index
D. Particle size composition
Answer» B. Grain size distribution
Discussion
9.

Unified soil classification system (USCS) was developed by ____________

A. Kozney
B. Atterberg
C. Casagrande
D. Rankine
Answer» D. Rankine
Discussion