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Question 31. Which of the following need not be avoided for construction of quake resistant buildings?
  1.    Uniform height
  2.    Chimneys
  3.    Heavy weight walls
  4.    Discontinuous foundations
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Uniform height
Answer: (a).Uniform height
Question 32. What is a type of mass failure in which a superficial mass fails by moving as a whole along a definite surface of failure called?
  1.    Flowage
  2.    Sliding
  3.    Subsidence
  4.    Earthquake
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sliding
Answer: (b).Sliding
Question 33. In which type of flowage, failure is easily visible?
  1.    Rapid failure
  2.    Quick failure
  3.    Slow failure
  4.    Moderate failure
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rapid failure
Answer: (a).Rapid failure
Question 34. In which type of flowage, failure is not easily perceptible?
  1.    Rapid failure
  2.    Quick failure
  3.    Slow failure
  4.    Moderate failure
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Slow failure
Answer: (c).Slow failure
Question 35. What is the characteristic of the mass above and below a landslide respectively?
  1.    Both stable
  2.    Both unstable
  3.    Unstable and stable
  4.    Stable and unstable
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Unstable and stable
Answer: (c).Unstable and stable
Question 36. What type of landslide may undergo landslide?
  1.    Rock fragments
  2.    Loose soil
  3.    Whole blocks
  4.    Any type of mass
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Any type of mass
Answer: (d).Any type of mass
Question 37. What is the character of the surface of shear in hard, brittle and coherent mass?
  1.    Curved
  2.    Planar
  3.    Circular
  4.    Undulated
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Planar
Answer: (b).Planar
Question 38. What is the character of the surface of shear in loose, inherently weak rocks?
  1.    Curved
  2.    Planar
  3.    Circular
  4.    Undulated
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Curved
Answer: (a).Curved
Question 39. Type of landslide where surface of failure is planar is __________
  1.    Translational
  2.    Rotational
  3.    Rock toppling
  4.    Longitudinal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Translational
Answer: (a).Translational
Question 40. Type in which falls are involved rather than sliding is __________
  1.    Translational sliding
  2.    Rotational sliding
  3.    Rock toppling and falls
  4.    Subsidence
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rock toppling and falls
Answer: (c).Rock toppling and falls

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