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This section includes 19 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 7. |
By USCS system, soil are classified in to ___________ Major groups. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 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 | |
| 9. |
Unified soil classification system (USCS) was developed by ____________ |
| A. | Kozney |
| B. | Atterberg |
| C. | Casagrande |
| D. | Rankine |
| Answer» D. Rankine | |
| 10. |
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 | |
| 11. |
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 | |
| 12. |
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 | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
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 | |
| 16. |
By USCS system, soil are classified in to___________Major groups. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
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 | |
| 18. |
The USCS system was used for which of the following purpose during World War 2? |
| A. | Air field construction |
| B. | Dam construction |
| C. | Foundation |
| D. | Earth slopes |
| Answer» B. Dam construction | |
| 19. |
Unified soil classification system (USCS) was developed by____________ |
| A. | Kozney |
| B. | Atterberg |
| C. | Casagrande |
| D. | Rankine |
| Answer» D. Rankine | |