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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel (a) BCDA (b) ABCD (c) DCBA (d) ADCB
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes (A) Decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index (B) Decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ... in both liquid limit and plasticity index (D) Increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Match the following : A. Chernozems 1. Rich in calcium carbonate B. Black soil 2. Contains aluminium compound C. Laterite 3. Richest soils in the world D. Terra Rosa 4. Formed in limestone E. Alluvial soil 5. It is a mixture of clay, sand and ... 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 3 1 2 4 5 (c) 4 5 3 1 2 (d) 3 4 5 2 1
Description : The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is (A) Clay (B) Coarse sand (C) Silty clay (D) Clay mixed with fine sand
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 : If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is (A) Gravel (B) Sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clayey silt
Last Answer : (A) Sand
Description : Cohesionless soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clay and silt
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 : What is the name of the soil that is 60 silt 20 sand and 20 clay?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is a type of soil that has significant amounts of sand silt and clay.?
Last Answer : Loamy Soil.
Description : The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as: (a) loamy soil (b) sandy soil (c) clayey soil (d) desert soil
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of (a) sand and zinc (b) gravel and calcium (c) clay and humus (d) silt and earthworm.
Last Answer : (c) clay and humus
Description : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called (A) Soil texture (B) Soil aggregation (C) Soil structure (D) Soil taxonomy
Last Answer : (A) Soil texture
Description : Which of the following soils has more plasticity index? (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Gravel
Last Answer : (C) Clay
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sand obtained from pits, is washed to remove clay and silt (B) Sand obtained from flooded pits, need not be washed before use (C) The ... shore sand and shingle may cause corrosion of reinforcement if the concrete is porous (D) All the above
Description : What do mean by coarse grain soil and fine grained soil.
Last Answer : Coarse Grain Soil:- 1. If more than 50% of soil is retained on sieve 0.075mm it is called as coarse grain soil. 2. A coarse grain soil is called as gravel if 50% or more of the ... liquid limit is less than 50% or more than 50% respectively. Organic soil are also included in fine grain soil.
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 : 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
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 : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is termed as
Last Answer : Ans. Soil texture
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sand consists of coarse particles of silica formed due to the disintegration of rocks (B) The grains of sand are not affected by frost (C) Sand ... and do not allow water to rise up between pores due to capillary action (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following: (A) The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm (B) In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no ... The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz (D) All the above
Description : Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is (A) 0.002 mm (B) 0.04 mm (C) 0.06 mm (D) 0.08 mm
Last Answer : (A) 0.002 mm
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 : Fine sand possesses (A) Good plasticity (B) Limited plasticity (C) Reasonable plasticity (D) clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Particles of 0.002 mm size are that of (A) Clay (B) Sand (C) Gravel (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 : The beach is built: (A) With largest material locally available to the waves (B) With large material locally available to the waves (C) With fine material locally available to the waves (D) With finest material locally available to the waves
Last Answer : (A) With largest material locally available to the waves
Description : Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? 1. Red soil 2. Clay soil 3. Alluvial soil 4. Silt soil 5. Sandy soil In d i a n So i l , Se a s o n s a n d N a t u r a l Ve g e t a t i o n (a) I and II (b) I, III and IV (c) II and V (d) II, III and V
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 : Ultra centrifuges are used for the separation of __________ solid particles. (A) Coarse (B) Fine (C) Colloidal (D) Dissolved
Last Answer : (C) Colloidal
Description : __________ are used for the separation of coarse particles from a slurry of fine particles. (A) Thickeners (B) Classifiers (C) Hydrocyclones (D) Decanters
Last Answer : (B) Classifiers
Description : Turbidity of water may be caused due to (A) Suspended clay (B) Suspended silt (C) Finely divided organic material (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least (A) 50 % (B) 40 % (C) 30 % (D) 25 %
Description : A 30% (by volume) suspension of spherical sand particles in a viscous oil has a hindered settling velocity of 4.44 μm/s. If the Richardson Zaki hindered settling index is 4.5, then the terminal velocity of a sand grain is (A) 0.90 μm/s (B) 1 μm/s (C) 22.1 μm/s (D) 0.02 μm/s
Last Answer : (B) 1 μm/s
Description : Wet sieving is employed, when the product contains __________ materials. (A) Abrasive (B) Large quantity of very fine (C) Coarse (D) Non-sticky
Last Answer : (B) Large quantity of very fine
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 : According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is (A) 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm (B) 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm (C) 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm (D) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
Last Answer : (D) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Porosity of clay sand soil is 45% (B) Porosity of pure sand is 35% (C) Porosity of sand stone is up to 15% (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. For a saturated soil, Skempton's B-parameter is nearly equal to unity. 2. For an undisturbed sensitive clay, the stress-strain curve shows a peak. 3. Interlocking contributes significantly to the shearing ... 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (a) 1, 2 & 3