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  • 1. 
    The first international Conference of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (formerly called International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) was held in

  • (a) USA.
  • (b) France.
  • (c) India.
  • (d) Germany.

  • 2. 
    Dry density of soil can be defined as the ratio of

  • mass of solid to the total volume.
  • mass of the soil to the total volume of solids.
  • unit weight of soil to the unit weight of water.
  • none of the selection.

  • 3. 
    If the moisture content of a fully saturated soil is 100%, then void ratio is equal to

  • Mass of specific gravity
  • True specific gravity
  • Half of true specific gravity
  • No relation with specific gravity

  • 4. 
    Based on USCS, less than 0.075mm size particles are considered as ____.

  • Sand
  • Silt
  • Clay
  • Silt and Clay
  • Sand and Clay

  • 5. 
    If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are

  • 1 and 0
  • 0 and 1
  • 0.5 and 1
  • 1 and 0.5

  • 6. 
    Uniformity coefficient of a soil is

  • equal to or greater than 1
  • always less than 1
  • always equal to 1
  • equal or less than 1

  • 7. 
    The unit of water is

  • (a) 9.8 kN/m3.
  • (b) 13.4 kN/m3.
  • (c) 16.0 kN/m3.
  • (d) 18.9 kN/m3.

  • 8. 
    When porosity is 50%, the void ratio is

  • 0
  • 0.5
  • 1.0
  • 1.5

  • 9. 
    In 1997, the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE) was renamed as

  • (a) International Society of Soil Mechanics (ISSM).
  • (b) International Society of Gcotechnical Engineering (ISGE).
  • (c) International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).
  • (d) International Society of Foundation Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering (ISFEGE).

  • 10. 
    N/m^3 is the SI unit of

  • (a) Weight.
  • (b) unit weight.
  • (c) density
  • (d) none of the above.

  • 11. 
    Ancient Greek civilization used

  • (a) isolated pad foundation.
  • (b) strip foundation.
  • (c) raft foundation.
  • (d) all of the above.

  • 12. 
    We can use the following testing to determine the Particle Density (Specific Gravity).I. Particle density bottleII. Gas jarIII. Core cutter IV. Pyknometer

  • I and II
  • I, II and III
  • I, II and IV
  • All of the above

  • 13. 
    Theoretically, the void ratio in soils can have the following values, which is

  • less than one only.
  • more than one.
  • can be less or more than one.
  • less than 0.5

  • 14. 
    Fully saturated soil is said to be

  • one phase system
  • two phase system with soil and air
  • two phase system with soil and water
  • three phase system

  • 15. 
    Pyknometer method is used to determine

  • Water content and void ratio
  • Specific gravity
  • Specific gravity and dry density
  • Specific gravity and water content

  • 16. 
    Fibrous soil composed of decayed plant matter

  • Peat
  • Muck
  • Silts
  • Clay

  • 17. 
    Which one of the following topics is not a part of geotechnical engineering?

  • (a) Earth slopes
  • (b) Foundations
  • (c) Retaining Walls
  • (d) Roof slabs

  • 18. 
    Who is known as the father of modem soil mechanics?

  • (a) Charles Augustine Coulomb (173(x1806)
  • (b) Jean Victor Poncelet (1788-1867)
  • (c) William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872)
  • (d) Karl Terzaghi (1883-1963)

  • 19. 
    Residual soils are formed by

  • glaciers
  • wind
  • water
  • none of the above

  • 20. 
    The void ratio is defined as the ratio of volume of

  • voids to solid volume
  • voids to soil volume
  • solid to voids volume
  • solids to total volume

  • 21. 
    This is a good measure to estimate the hydraulic conductivity and drainage through the soil.

  • Uniformity Coefficient
  • Sorting Coefficient
  • Effective Size
  • Coefficient of Gradation
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