Quiz  /  Geotechnical engineering Bank PO MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Volume of calibrating cylinder in Sand replacement method is:

  • 200cc
  • 500cc
  • 1000cc
  • 2000cc

  • 2. 
    Which of the following is not an engineering property of soil?

  • Compressibility
  • Permeability
  • Particle Size
  • Shear Strength

  • 3. 
    In sand replacement method, sand must:

  • Pass through 1mm and retain on 300micron sieve
  • Pass through 2.36mm and retain on 1mm sieve
  • Pass through 1mm and retain on 600micron sieve
  • Pass through 4.75mm and retain on 1mm sieve

  • 4. 
    Final velocity attained by a particle settling in a fluid is called,

  • End velocity
  • Constant velocity
  • Terminal Velocity
  • Tertiary Velocity

  • 5. 
    According to Stokes law, velocity of a falling sphere in a liquid is:

  • Inversely proportional to D2
  • Directly proportional to D2
  • Inversely proportional to D3
  • Directly proportional to D3

  • 6. 
    Hydrometer is used for measuring:

  • Water content
  • Specific gravity of solids
  • Specific gravity of liquids
  • Vapour pressure

  • 7. 
    In oven drying method for determination of water content, temperature maintained is:

  • 100-1050C
  • 150-1600C
  • 105-1100C
  • 110-1200C

  • 8. 
    Who is the father of Geotechnical Engineering?

  • Christian Otto Mohr
  • Clausius Cleyperon
  • John Smith
  • Karl Von Terzaghi

  • 9. 
    For preparation of dispersing agent 33g of .............. is added

  • Potassium hexameta phospahte
  • Sodium carbonate
  • Sodium hexameta phosphate
  • Potassium cyanide

  • 10. 
    Fine particles are those particles with size less than _______ mm diameter.

  • 0.023
  • 0.09
  • 0.075
  • 4.75

  • 11. 
    In Geotechnical Engineering, soil is considered as a _________ phase material.

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 4

  • 12. 
    The mass density of water at 40C is:

  • 1000g/ml
  • 1kg/m3
  • 1000Mg/m3
  • 1000kg/m3

  • 13. 
    _________ apparatus is used to test liquid limit of a soil.

  • Mohr
  • Casagrande
  • Otto
  • Terzaghi

  • 14. 
    Percentage air voids is denoted as:

  • ac
  • na
  • S
  • av

  • 15. 
    Water content is given by:

  • Weight of water/mass of soil
  • Mass of water/mass of solid
  • Mass of water/mass of soil
  • Mass of water/weight of solid

  • 16. 
    If the reading on the scale of hydrometer is 1.015, the hydrometer reading is

  • 85
  • 15
  • 1000
  • 1.015
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