Civil Engineering Guide

Question No. 0999
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The object of classifying soils is to arrange them into groups according to their properties and behaviour
(B) A soil classification system is meant to provide an accepted and systematic method of describing the various types of soils eliminating personal factors
(C) The first category of soil classification is based on grain size of the soil
(D) All the above
Answer: Option

Question No. 148
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil
(A) Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
(B) Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
(C) Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
(D) Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Answer: Option

Question No. 139
Hydrometer readings are corrected for:
(A) Temperature correction
(B) Meniscus correction
(C) Dispersing agent correction
(D) Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections
Answer: Option

Question No. 21
A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as (A) Natural slope line (B) Repose line (C) The line (D) All the above
Answer: Option