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________________?

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1. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called______________?

   A. air content
   B. porosity
   C. percentage air voids
   D. voids ratio

2. If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?

   A. air entrained soil
   B. partially saturated soil
   C. dry soil
   D. dehydrated soil

3. Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?

   A. never be greater than unity
   B. be zero
   C. take any value greater than zero
   D. take values between 0 and 1 only

4. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is________________?

   A. less than specific gravity of soil
   B. equal to specific gravity of soil
   C. greater than specific gravity of soil
   D. independent of specific gravity of soil

5. The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to_______________?

   A. 1.0m
   B. 1.5 m
   C. 2.0 m
   D. 3m

6. If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in______________?

   A. liquid state
   B. plastic state
   C. semi-solid state
   D. solid state

7. A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively______________________?

   A. 0.5 N/mm2 and 30°
   B. 0.05 N/mm2 and 0°
   C. 0.2 N/mm2 and 0°
   D. 0.05 N/mm2 and 45°

8. If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?

   A. sand
   B. silt
   C. clay
   D. clayey silt

9. Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is______________?

   A. 0<n<100
   B. 0<n0
   D. n<0

10. For proper field control, which of the following methods is best suited for quick determination of water content of a soil mass ?

    A. oven drying method
    B. sand bath method
    C. alcohol method
    D. calcium carbide method