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1.

A fully saturated soil is said to be                        
A. one phase system B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water D. three phase system



2.

A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is                        
A. 18.6 kN/m3 B. 20.0 kN/m3
C. 22.0 kN/m3 D. 23.2 kN/m3



3.

Coefficient of permeability of soil                        
A. does not depend upon temperature B. increases with the increase in tempe-rature v
C. increases with the decrease in tempe-rature D. none of the above




4.

For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress                        
A. ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same B. ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
C. ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand D. ultimate strength is same but peak



5.

For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as                        
A. dry of OMC and wet of OMC B. wet of OMC and dry of OMC
C. wet of OMC and wet of OMC D. dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content



6.

In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as                        
A. consolidated drained test B. consolidated undrained test
C. unconsolidated drained test D. unconsolidated undrained test



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