To provide inverted filter to improve the bearing capacity of soil the liquid limit of blanketing material should not be greater than a) 5 b) 20 c) 27 d) 35

To provide inverted filter to improve the bearing capacity of soil the liquid limit of blanketing  material should not be greater than
a) 5
b) 20  
c) 27  
d) 35
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d) 35
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