A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. clayey silt
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 - When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as_____________?
A. negative
B. zero
C. non-plastic (NP)
D. 1 - Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. gravel - 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 - When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents______________?
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. three phase system - Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is______________?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 16 - 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 degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is______________?
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 100% - 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________________?
A. 1.0 and 0.0
B. 0.0 and 1.0
C. 0.5 and 1.0
D. 1.0 and 0.5 - 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
