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43.

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is

A.	less than specific gravity of soil	B.	equal to specific gravity of soil
C.	greater than specific gravity of soil	D.	independent of specific gravity of soil

44.

If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the

A.	effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change	B.	effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
C.	total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does not change	D.	total stress is increased due to de-crease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change

45.

In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear

A.	decreases	B.	increases
C.	remains unchanged	D.	first increases and then decreases

46.

In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

A.	effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth	B.	effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
C.	effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth	D.	effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

47.

In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

A.	both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive	B.	both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive
C.	meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive	D.	meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive

48.

In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on

A.	horizontal plane only	B.	vertical plane only
C.	both horizontal and vertical planes	D.	all planes except horizontal and vertical planes

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