Civil Engineering MCQs

A. The liquid limit of soil always increases
B. The liquid limit of soil always decreases
C. The liquid limit of soil may increase
D. The liquid limit of soil may decrease

A. Mh
B. Sl
C. Ml
D. Ch

A. Face to face or parallel orientation
B. Edge to edge orientation
C. Edge to face orientation
D. All of the above

A. Rock minerals
B. Kaolinite
C. Illite
D. Montmorillonite

A. Kaolinite
B. Illite
C. Montmorillonite
D. None of the above

A. Zero and zero
B. 0.5 kg/cm2 and zero
C. 0.5 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
D. 1.0 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2

A. Type of sand
B. Flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
C. Flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
D. Flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils

A. Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress
B. Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
C. Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
D. Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress

A. Particle size composition
B. Plasticity characteristics
C. Both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
D. None of the above

A. Effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
B. Effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
C. Total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does not change
D. Total stress is increased due to de-crease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change