undisturbed sample of soil to that of a remoulded
GEOTECHNICAL (09.02.2022) sample at the same water content is known as
(a) Plasticity index (b) Thixotropy
1. Gravel and sand are (c) Sensitivity (d) Activity
(a) Cohesive coarse-grained soil
(b) Cohesive fine-grained soil 8. Darcy’s law of water flow through soils is vaild
(c) Non-cohesive coarse grained for
(d) Non-cohesive fine-grained soil (a) only sands under laminar flow
(b) Only clays under laminar flow
(c) all soils under laminar flow
(d) all soils under turbulent flow
(a) The density is less than the maximum dry
(a) SP-SM (b) SW-SM (c) SP-SC (d) SW-SC density and water content is on dry side of
optimum
3. If the weight of a hammer is 10kN and the (b) The compaction density is very low and water
height of drop is 2m, then what is the theoretical content is less than 12%
input energy? (c) The compaction is done on the dry side of the
(a) 5kN-m (b) 10kN-m (c) 15kN-m (d) 20kN-m optimum
(d) Both the dry density and water content of the
4. A direct shear test possesses the following compacted soil are within the desirable limits
disadvantage
(a) A relatively thin thickness of sample permits
quick drainage
(b) A relatively thin thickness of sample permits
quick dissipation of pore pressure developed
during the test
(c) As the test progresses the area under shear,
gradually changes
(d) NOTA
12. A 1 m thick layer of saturated clay, drained at
both faces, settles by 10 cm in one year. If a thin
layer of pervious soil is introduced in the middle
of this layer, then what will be the period during
which the settlement of 10 cm will be
a) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 b) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 compacted?
c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 d) A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2 (a) 2 years (b) 0.75 years (c) 0.25 years (d) 3 years
6. The minimum size of grains of silt is about: 13. A Geotechnical engineer tests a soil and find
(a) .0002 mm (b) .002 mm (c) .02 mm (d) 0.2 mm that its liquidity index is 1.2. Which of the
following states is the soil in?
7. Ratio of unconfined compressive strength of an (a) At Liquid limit (b) At plastic limit
(c) In liquid state (d) In oven dry state
14. Four columns of building are to be located 20. The value NΦ= tan2 (45 + Φ/2) is called
within a plot size of 10 m × 10 m. The expected (a) Bearing capacity factor (b) Flow value
load on each column is 400 kN. Allowable (c) Friction factor (d) Stability number.
bearing capacity of soil deposit is 100 kN/m. The
type of foundation to be used is
(a) Isolated foundation (b) Raft foundation
(c) Pile foundation (d) Combined foundation
22. The earth pressure theory that is used for the
design of cantilever retaining wall is
(a) Meyerhof’s theory (b) Rankine’s theory
(c) Terzaghi’s theory (d) Skempton theory
23. The skempton’s pore water pressure parameter
for a normally consolidated clay range between
(a) -0.5 to 0 (b) 0 to 0.5
(c) 0.5 to 1.0 (d) 1.0 to 1.5
24. The gradual reduction in volume of a soil
mass resulting from an increase in and continued
a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 b) A-3 B-4 C-2 D1
application of compressive stress and is due to
c) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 d) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
expulsion of water from the pores is called
(a) Compaction (b) consolidation
16. Mechanical stabilization of soil is done with
(c) settlement (d) depression
the help of
(a) Cement (b) Lime
25. The height to which water can be lifted by
(c) Bitumen (d) Proper Grading
capillarity is
(a) Independent of the atmospheric pressure value
17. Which one of the following states of field
(b) Depends upon the atmospheric pressure value
compaction of sand deposit truly represents the
(c) Increases with decreasing diameter of the
corrected standard penetration test value: N
passage and is independent of the atmospheric
(corrected) = 12?
pressure
(a) Loose (b) Medium dense
(d) None.
(c) Dense (d) Very dense
26. Pile suitable for black cotton soil:
18. Which of the following is NOT an advantage
(a) Raymond pile (b) Monotube pile
of well foundation?
(c) Under reamed pile (d) Vibro pile
(a) It can resist scouring better
(b) Possible to ensure its resting on suitable
27. The average permeability for a flow
bearing stratum of uniform nature
perpendicular to the bedding planes when
(c) It can withstand large lateral loads
compared to the average permeability for the flow
(d)Sinking of the well causes vibrations that are
parallel to the bedding planes is
good for adjacent structures
(a) Always less (b) Always greater
(c) Always equal (d) Lesser or greater
28. In which of the following samplings is care
taken to ensure that at least the composition of the
soil as it exists in nature remains unaltered?
(a) Undisturbed sample
(b) Disturbed representative samples
(c) Disturbed non -representative sample
a) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 (d) Intact samples
c) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 d) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
29. The property of a soil which permits flow of
water through its interconnected voids is called
(a) seep ability (b) porosity (a) 10.68% (b) 8.6% (c) 6.8% (d) 5.34%
(c) permeability (d) void ratio
37. An engineer wanting to find suitable sand for
30. The constant of proportionality between embankment filling observe that a particular type
seepage velocity and hydraulic gradient is called of sand has a relative density of 0%. What can he
(a) Coefficient of permeability conclude from this?
(b) Coefficient of percolation (a) Sand is in its loosest state
(c) Coefficient of transmissibility (b) Sand is in its densest state
(d) Seepage coefficient. (c) Sand is in its intermediate state of compaction
(d) This sand cannot be further compacted
31. The soil deposited at the bottom of a lake is
known as 38. What is negative skin friction?
(a) alluvial soil (b) kankar soil (a) Upward drag acting on a pile during driving by
(c) sandy soil (d) lacustrine soil surrounding soil
(b) Downward drag acting on a pile due to
32. The core-cutter method for determining is - downward movement of surrounding soil
situ unit weight is suitable for (c) Static skin friction on the shaft during dutch
(a) Soils containing gravel particles cone penetration test
(b) Stiff clays (c) Soft cohesive soils (d) Skin friction acting on friction piles by the
(d) Sandy soils surrounding soil
33. According to the Indian standard, the 39. Dry density of soil is
maximum settlement allowed for isolated (a) always greater than the saturated density
foundation of a reinforced concrete structure (b) ratio of the weight of soil solids to the volume
constructed on plastic clay is limited to of solids
(a) 25mm (b) 50mm (c) 75mm (d) 100mm (c) ratio of the weight of soil solids to the total
volume
(d) determined by stregth test
40. Pick up the incorrect statement from the
following:
a) The void ratio in soils is defined as the ratio of
the volume of voids to the volume of solids
b) The porosity of a soil is defined as the ratio of
the volume of voids to the gross volume of the
soil
c) The bulk density of a soil is defined as the unit
weight of the soil solids
d) The dry density of a soil is defined as weight of
solids to the total volume of the soil
a) A-1 B-3 C-4 b) A-1 B-2 C-3
c) A-3 B-2 C-1 d) A-2 B-3 D-4 41. The ratio of the horizontal effective stress, h
to the vertical effective stress, v is termed as
35. Stoke's law sates that the velocity at which a (a) Safe Bearing Capacity
grain settles out of suspension, the other factors (b) Coefficient of lateral earth pressure
remaining constant, is dependent upon (c) Friction (d) Optimum ratio
a) shape of grain b) weight of grain
c) shape, size and weight of grain. 42. Who proposed influence chart for vertical
d) shape and size of grain pressure distribution in soil?
(a) Newman (b) Newmark
36. The bulk density of a soil sample is 2.10 (c) Skempton (d) Darcy
gm/cm3 at a water content of 15%. Without
changing the voids ratio, the soil is partially dried 43. Soils containing organic matters
to a density of 1.95 gm/cm3. Then the water (a) Are of spongy nature
content will be (b) Swell with decrease of moisture
(c) Shrink with increase of moisture content 50. The ratio of settlement at any time “t” to the
(d) NOTA final settlement, is known as:
(a) Coefficient of consolidation
(b) Degree of consolidation
(c) Consolidation index
(d) Consolidation of undisturbed
a) A-5 B-4 C-1 D-3 b) A-4 B-1 C-5 D-2
c) A-1 B-5 C-4 D-2 d) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-5
45. Consider the following statements:1. 'Relative
compaction' is not the same as 'relative density'.2.
Vibro-floatation is effective in the case of highly
cohesive soils.3. 'Zero air void line’ and 100%
saturation line' are identical. Of these statements
a) 1 and 2 are correct b) 1 and 3 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct d) 3 alone is correct
46. Bentonite clay is an example for
(a) Kaolinite (b) Montmorillonite
(c) Vermiculite (d) Illite
47. What can be said for soil in which the failure
envelope for the total stress Mohr’s circles
becomes a horizontal line?
(a) Angle of friction is Zero
(b) Angle of friction is greater than 15
(c) Angle of friction is greater than 30
(d) Angle of friction is greater than 45
49. Consider the following statements:1. Constant
head permeameter is best suited for determination
of coefficient of permeability of highly
impermeable soils.2. Coefficient of permeability
of a soil mass decreases with increase in viscosity
of the pore fluid.3. Coefficient of permeability of
a soil mass increases with increase in temperature
of the pore fluid. Of these statements
a) 1 and 2 are correct b) 1 and 3 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct d) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
