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Question 41. Which of the following factors affects compacted density?
  1.    Water content and Type of compaction
  2.    Degree of saturation
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Water content and Type of compaction
Answer: (a).Water content and Type of compaction
Question 42. The compacted density is increased when the water content of the soil is _________
  1.    Increased
  2.    Decreased
  3.    Constant
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Increased
Answer: (a).Increased
Question 43. Higher density and lower optimum water content is easily achieved by _________
  1.    Coarse grained soil
  2.    Fine grained soil
  3.    Cohesion less soil
  4.    Saturated soil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Coarse grained soil
Answer: (a).Coarse grained soil
Question 44. The amount of compaction greatly affects ___________
  1.    Water content and Maximum dry density
  2.    Saturation of soil
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Water content and Maximum dry density
Answer: (a).Water content and Maximum dry density
Question 45. The force which is responsible for withholding of soil particles, of lower content is __________
  1.    Vander Waals force
  2.    Electric force
  3.    Frictional force
  4.    Cationic linkage
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Electric force
Answer: (b).Electric force
Question 46. The dry density decreases in cohesion less soil with an increase in water content due to which of the following reasons?
  1.    Capillary rise
  2.    Bulking of sand
  3.    Degree of saturation
  4.    Water content
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bulking of sand
Answer: (b).Bulking of sand
Question 47. The maximum density is reached in cohesion less soil when the soil is _________
  1.    Zero water content
  2.    Partially saturated
  3.    Fully saturated
  4.    Maximum specific surface
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Fully saturated
Answer: (c).Fully saturated
Question 48. The maximum bulking of sand occurs at a water content between ___________
  1.    4 to 5 %
  2.    2 to 6 %
  3.    4 to 8 %
  4.    1 to 5 %
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4 to 5 %
Answer: (a).4 to 5 %
Question 49. The initial decrease of dry density at lower water content is exhibited in ____________ type of soil.
  1.    Fine grained soil
  2.    Black cotton soil
  3.    Alluvial soil
  4.    Cohesion soil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Black cotton soil
Answer: (b).Black cotton soil
Question 50. The attainment of maximum density of soil at full saturation is due to __________
  1.    Lubrication action
  2.    Hydrostatic pressure
  3.    Bulking of sand
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Hydrostatic pressure
Answer: (b).Hydrostatic pressure

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