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Question 1. Slaking is due to the ______ into the drying of the soil below the shrinkage limit.
  1.    entry of water
  2.    exit of water
  3.    entry of air
  4.    exit of air
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> entry of air
Answer: (c).entry of air
Question 2. If the void ratio is 40% in saturated soil, then the expansion of the soil will be __________
  1.    5%
  2.    2.3%
  3.    3.6%
  4.    4%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3.6%
Answer: (c).3.6%
Question 3. What are the types of soils, that are prone to frost action?
  1.    Sand and Silt
  2.    Clay
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sand and Silt
Answer: (a).Sand and Silt
Question 4. Frost heave is defined as ___________
  1.    Rise of ground water surface
  2.    Freezing of water in soil
  3.    Increase in volume due to freezing
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rise of ground water surface
Answer: (a).Rise of ground water surface
Question 5. The bulking of sand is maximum when the water content is _________
  1.    0
  2.    5 to 6%
  3.    15 to 17%
  4.    20 to 21%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5 to 6%
Answer: (b).5 to 6%
Question 6. What is the maximum capillary tension for a tube of 0.05 mm diameter at 4°c?
  1.    6.05 KN/m³
  2.    0.617 KN/m³
  3.    5.45 KN/m³
  4.    3.00 KN/m³
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 6.05 KN/m³
Answer: (a).6.05 KN/m³
Question 7. The ground surface up to which water freeze is called ___________
  1.    Frost heave
  2.    Frost boil
  3.    Frost line
  4.    Ice lenses
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Frost line
Answer: (c).Frost line
Question 8. A well graded soil is said to be frost susceptible if more than _________
  1.    10% particle are smaller than 0.002 mm
  2.    3% particle are smaller than 0.002 mm
  3.    3% particle are smaller than 0.005 mm
  4.    10% particle are smaller than 0.005 mm
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3% particle are smaller than 0.002 mm
Answer: (b).3% particle are smaller than 0.002 mm
Question 9. Silt soils are more susceptible to frost action than __________
  1.    Sand soil and Clayey soil
  2.    Gravel soil
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sand soil and Clayey soil
Answer: (a).Sand soil and Clayey soil
Question 10. The temperature at which the soil freezes in the pores of the soil depend on __________
  1.    Pore size
  2.    Frost action
  3.    Saturation
  4.    Capillary tension
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pore size
Answer: (a).Pore size

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