If a soil undergoes a change in shape and volume by application of external loads over it, but recovers its shape and volume immediately after removal of the load, the property of the soil is said to be (A) Resilience of soils (B) Elasticity of soils (C) Compressibility of soils (D) None of these

If a soil undergoes a change in shape and volume by application of external loads over it, but
recovers its shape and volume immediately after removal of the load, the property of the soil is
said to be
(A) Resilience of soils
(B) Elasticity of soils
(C) Compressibility of soils
(D) None of these
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Answer: Option B
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