A. negative
B. zero
C. non-plastic (NP)
D. 1
Related Mcqs:
- According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is____________?
A. 0 < PI < 7
B. 7<PI< 17
C. 17<PI27 - 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 - If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. clayey silt - Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. gravel - The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as_________________?
A. liquid limit
B. plastic limit
C. shrinkage limit
D. plasticity index - The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is______________?
A. 0.028
B. 0.28
C. 036
D. 0.036 - If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then______________?
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 - At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?
A. same shear strength of small magnitude
B. same shear strength of large magnitude
C. different shear strengths of small magnitude
D. different shear strengths of large magnitude - 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 - If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is_______________?
A. gravel
B. sand
C. silt
D. clay
