Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sandy clayloam contains highest percentage of sand (B) Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt (C) Stiff boulder clay offers maximum shear strength (D) Soft chalk carries least safe load
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Which of the following soil texture is lighter than others? a Silty clay loam. b Clay loam. c Sandy loam. d Loamy sand.
Last Answer : d Loamy sand.
Description : A well is considered to be good if it is sunk into (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Coarse gravel (D) Silt
Last Answer : (C) Coarse gravel
Description : The specific retention is least in case of (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Coarse gravel
Last Answer : (D) Coarse gravel
Description : Bucket elevators are not suitable for the vertical lifting of __________ materials. (A) Fine (e.g. - 200 mesh size coal) (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste) (C) Small lumpy (e.g. grains and sand) (D) Free flowing
Last Answer : (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste
Description : The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in (A) Sandy soils (B) Silty soils (C) Gravel soils (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : (D) Clay soils
Description : Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of (A) Water (B) Glacier (C) Wind (D) Gravitational force
Last Answer : (C) Wind
Description : If fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as (A) Very fine sand (B) Fine sand (C) Medium sand (D) Coarse
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Bulking of sand is caused due to formation of a thin film of surface moisture (B) Fine sand bulks more than coarse sand (C) The volume of fully saturated sand, is equal to the volume of dry and loose sand (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Adding 5% to 6% of moisture content by weight, increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38% (B) The bulking of fine sand is ... the percentage content of moisture exceeds 10%, increase in bulk of sand starts increasing (D) All the above
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Adding 5% to 6% of moisture by weight increases the volume of dry sand from 18% to 38% (b) The bulking of fine sand is more than that of coarse sand (c ) Volume of fully saturated sand is equal to that of dry sand (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : In order to prepare a test specimen, it is necessary to (a) Mix the cement and fine aggregate (sand ) dry hand (b) Mix the coarse aggregate (c) Mix water to the cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate (d) All of the above
Description : If th fineness modules of sand is 3, then the sand is graded as (a) Very fine sand (b) Fine sand (c)Medium sand (d) Coarse sand
Last Answer : (d) Coarse sand
Description : If 50 kg of fine aggregates and 100 kg of coarse aggregates are mixed in a concrete whose water cement ratio is 0.6, the weight of water required for harsh mix, is (A) 8 kg (B) 10 kg (C) 12 kg (D) 14 kg
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The ratio of emax and emin of silty sand, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5
Description : Seepage through foundation in an earthen dam is controlled by providing (A) Rock toe (B) Horizontal blanket (C) Impervious cut off (D) Chimney drain
Description : Which of the following soil type has the highest field capacity ? (A) Loam (B) Silty loam (C) Clayey loam (D) Clay
Description : Which type of soil is best for knolkhol ? (A) Loam (B) Clayey loam (C) Silty clayey loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Clayey loam
Description : Quicksand is a) Moist sand containing a small percentage of clay b) Is a condition which generally occurs in coarse sands c) Is a condition in which cohesive properties of soil increase rapidly d) Is a condition in which a cohesion less soil loses its strength because of upward flow of water
Last Answer : d) Is a condition in which a cohesion less soil loses its strength because of upward flow of water
Description : A structure is erected on an impervious clay whose thickness is 12 m. Drainage is possible both at upper and lower surfaces. Coefficient of consolidation is 0.015 cm2 per minute. For attaining 50% consolidation with a ... 20, the number of days required (A) 3233 (B) 3123 (C) 33331 (D) 3313
Description : Fine sand possesses (A) Good plasticity (B) Limited plasticity (C) Reasonable plasticity (D) clay
Description : The designation M 36 × 2 means (A) Metric fine threads of 36 mm outside diameter and 2 mm pitch (B) Metric coarse threads of 36 mm outside diameter and 2 mm pitch (C) Metric threads of 36 mm pitch diameter and 2 mm pitch (D) Metric threads of 36 mm core diameter and 2 mm pitch
Last Answer : (A) Metric fine threads of 36 mm outside diameter and 2 mm pitch
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The maximum size of a coarse aggregate, is 75 mm and minimum 4.75 mm (B) The maximum size of the fine aggregate, is 4.75 mm and minimum 0.075 mm ( ... having particles of size varying from 0.06 mm to 0.002 mm, is known as silt (D) All the ab
Description : A strainer type well sunk through three previous layers intervened by three impervious aquicludes, draws water from (A) Top most pervious layer (B) Central pervious layer (C) Lowest pervious layer (D) All the pervious layer
Last Answer : (D) All the pervious layers
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : Which of the following soil type is most suitable for garlic cultivation ? (A) Loamy sand (B) Sandy loam (C) Loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Sandy loam
Description : Select the incorrect statement. (A) Effective cohesion of a soil can never have a negative value. (B) Effective angle of internal friction for coarse grained soils is rarely below 30°. (C ... (D) Effective angle of internal friction is a complicated function of mineralogy and clay size content.
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The least bearing capacity of soil is that of (A) Hard rock (B) Moist clay (C) Soft rock (D) Coarse sandy soil
Description : The strainer type tube well, is unsuitable for (A) Coarse gravels (B) Fine sandy strata (C) Clean gravels (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fine sandy strata
Description : An aquiclude is (A) A non artesian aquifer (B) An artesian aquifer (C) A confined bed of impervious material between aquifers (D) A large water body underground
Last Answer : (C) A confined bed of impervious material between aquifers
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A confined bed of impervious material laid over an aquifer, is known as an aquiclude (B) The top most water bearing strata having no aquifer, is ... water from the top most water bearing strata, are called water table wells (D) All the above
Description : 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
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The dry density reduces by addition of water after attaining optimum moisture content (B) The line joining the peak of three moisture content graphs ... be compacted to a very high density as compared to fine grained soils (D) All the above
Description : If X, Y and Z are the fineness modulli of coarse, fine and combined aggregates, the percentage (P) of fine aggregates to combined aggregates, is (A) P = [(Z - X)/(Z - Y)] × 100 (B) P = [(X - Z)/(Z - Y)] × 100 (C) P = [(X - Z)/(Z + Y)] × 100 (D) P = [(Z + X)/(Z - Y)] × 100
Last Answer : Option B
Description : For preparing a test-specimen, it is necessary (A) To mix cement and fine aggregate by dry hand (B) To mix coarse aggregates (C) To mix water to the cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates (D) All the above
Description : The void ratio of (A) Single size coarse aggregate is roughly 0.45 (B) Graded coarse aggregate is roughly 0.040 (C) Fine aggregate is roughly 0.45 (D) All the above
Description : I.S. Sieve Nos. 10 mm and 4.75 mm are generally used for grading of (A) Coarse aggregates (B) Fine aggregates (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : In the method of voids for determination of the quantity of cement paste, it is assumed that (A) Voids in coarse aggregates are filled by fine aggregates (B) Voids in fine aggregates are filled by ... of fine aggregates is equal to total voids in coarse aggregates plus 10% extra (D) All the above
Description : If P, Y and Z are the weights of cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates respectively and W/C is the water cement ratio, the minimum quantity of water to be added to first batch, is obtained by the equation (A) 0.1P + 0.3Y + 0. ... + 0.2Y + 0.01Z = W/C P (D) 0.5P + 0.3Y + 0.01Z = W/C P
Description : The maximum amount of dust which may be permitted in aggregates is (A) 5% of the total aggregates for low workability with a coarse grading (B) 10% of the total aggregates for low workability with ... of the total aggregates for a mix having high workability with fine grading (D) All the above
Description : Internal friction between the ingredients of concrete, is decreased by using (A) Less water (B) Fine aggregates (C) Rich mix (D) More water and coarse aggregates
Description : Index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates, is called (A) Proportioning of aggregates (B) Fineness modulus (C) Grading of aggregates (D) None of these
Description : The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of (A) Black cotton soil (B) Loose fine sandy soil (C) Dry coarse sandy soil (D) Hard rocks
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension (B) Slump test is performed to check concrete strength (C ... D) Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The aggregate which pass through 75mm IS sieve and entirely retain on 4.75 IS sieve is known as (a) Cyclopean aggregate (b) Coarse aggregate (c)Fine aggregate (d) Aall-in-aggregate
Last Answer : (b) Coarse aggregate
Description : The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is (A) 2 m (B) 2.25 m (C) 2.50 m (D) 3.00 m
Last Answer : (D) 3.00 m
Description : A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.75 (D) 1.00
Last Answer : (D) 1.00
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm