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Question 41. Ground water may be also called as ___________
  1.    Capillary water
  2.    Gravitational water and Free water
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Capillary water
Answer: (a).Capillary water
Question 42. Water present in the voids of soil mass is called __________
  1.    Soil water
  2.    Free water
  3.    Ground water
  4.    Pore water
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Soil water
Answer: (a).Soil water
Question 43. Hygroscopic water is affected by which of the following factor?
  1.    Gravity
  2.    Capillary forces
  3.    All of the mentioned
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of the mentioned
Answer: (d).None of the mentioned
Question 44. The average hygroscopicity of clay is ___________
  1.    6 %
  2.    16 %
  3.    1 %
  4.    4 %
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 16 %
Answer: (b).16 %
Question 45. What are the forces involved in hygroscopic water or contact moisture?
  1.    Adhesion force
  2.    Capillary force
  3.    All of the mentioned
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Adhesion force
Answer: (a).Adhesion force
Question 46. When the meniscus attains a minimum value, shrinkage is ________
  1.    maximum
  2.    minimum
  3.    no effect
  4.    zero
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> maximum
Answer: (a).maximum
Question 47. The degree of shrinkage does not depend upon _________
  1.    initial water content
  2.    type of clay
  3.    cation exchange capacity
  4.    amount of clay
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> cation exchange capacity
Answer: (c).cation exchange capacity
Question 48. Free swell ceases when the water content reaches ________
  1.    liquid limit
  2.    plastic limit
  3.    shrinkage limit
  4.    plasticity index
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> shrinkage limit
Answer: (c).shrinkage limit
Question 49. Arrange the following to explain the swelling of the soils.
I. Increase in tension in the pore water
II. Reduction in compressive stress in the soil
III. Menisci are destroyed
  1.    (II), (I), (III)
  2.    (I), (II), (III)
  3.    (III), (I), (II)
  4.    (III), (II), (I)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> (III), (I), (II)
Answer: (c).(III), (I), (II)
Question 50. The slaking of the clay occurs when clayey soil is dried ________
  1.    below the shrinkage limit
  2.    above the shrinkage limit
  3.    below the plastic limit
  4.    above the plastic limit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> below the shrinkage limit
Answer: (a).below the shrinkage limit

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