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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In determination of pre-consolidation pressure ___________ point of virgin curve is selected. |
| A. | maximum curvature |
| B. | maximum radius |
| C. | minimum curvature |
| D. | initial point |
| Answer» B. maximum radius | |
| 2. |
Who founded the method of determination of pre-consolidation pressure? |
| A. | Casagrande |
| B. | Appuswamy |
| C. | Falcon India |
| D. | Darcy |
| Answer» B. Appuswamy | |
| 3. |
In finding pre-consolidation pressure, the lower portion of the curve is ________________ |
| A. | parabolic curve |
| B. | swelling curve |
| C. | expansion curve |
| D. | straight line |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
In finding pre-consolidation pressure, initial portion of curve resembles ___________ |
| A. | recompression curve of remolded sample |
| B. | swelling curve |
| C. | expansion curve |
| D. | laboratory virgin curve |
| Answer» B. swelling curve | |
| 5. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure, __________ graph is used. |
| A. | hexagonal paper |
| B. | semi-log graph |
| C. | log-log graph |
| D. | normal probability paper |
| Answer» C. log-log graph | |
| 6. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure __________ relationship in graph is plotted. |
| A. | voids ratio and effective pressure |
| B. | effective pressure and total pressure |
| C. | effective pressure and pore pressure |
| D. | total pressure and total pressure |
| Answer» B. effective pressure and total pressure | |
| 7. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure __________ sample is used. |
| A. | undisturbed clay |
| B. | disturbed clay |
| C. | gravel |
| D. | sand gravel |
| Answer» B. disturbed clay | |
| 8. |
In case of normally consolidated and pre-consolidated soils, it is not fully consolidated under existing over-burden pressure. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 9. |
___________ soil has never been subjected to an effective pressure greater than existing over-burden pressure and has completely consolidated. |
| A. | Normally consolidated |
| B. | Pre-consolidated |
| C. | Under- consolidated |
| D. | Pre- compressed |
| Answer» B. Pre-consolidated | |
| 10. |
A soil that is not fully consolidated is called ___________ |
| A. | normally consolidated |
| B. | pre-consolidated |
| C. | over- consolidated |
| D. | under-consolidated |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The example of pre-consolidation pressure is _____________ |
| A. | ice sheet or glacier |
| B. | desert soil |
| C. | sea soil |
| D. | marine soil |
| Answer» B. desert soil | |
| 12. |
The temporary over burden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated is known as ________ |
| A. | normally consolidation pressure |
| B. | pre- consolidation pressure |
| C. | under- consolidation pressure |
| D. | pre- compression pressure |
| Answer» C. under- consolidation pressure | |
| 13. |
Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in ________ |
| A. | past |
| B. | present but not future |
| C. | future but not present |
| D. | present but not past |
| Answer» B. present but not future | |
| 14. |
A clay is not said to be ___________ if it has been subjected to a pressure in excess of its present overburden pressure. |
| A. | normally consolidated |
| B. | pre-consolidated |
| C. | over- consolidated |
| D. | pre- compressed |
| Answer» B. pre-consolidated | |
| 15. |
The soil deposits may be divided into _________ classes according to consolidation theory. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |