Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Soil Mechanics Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally a) Turbulent b) Supercritical c) Transitional d) Laminar 2 / 50 2. * When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be: a) Solid state b) Liquid state c) Semi-solid state d) Plastic state 3 / 50 3. The ratio of volume of air voids to the total volume of the given soil mass is known as a) Air content b) Percentage of air voids c) Percentage voids d) Degree of saturation 4 / 50 4. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is a) Proportional to the head of water downstream b) Proportional to the head of water upstream c) Proportional to the total head loss d) None of the above 5 / 50 5. Raising of water table in shallow foundations, near foundation level: a) Reduces bearing capacity b) Increases bearing capacity c) Does not affect bearing capacity d) Increases and then decreases bearing capacity 6 / 50 6. The curve A, B, and C shown in fig below are respectively the stress-strain curves for stress of a) Dense sand, clay, and loose sand b) Dense sand, loose sand, and clay c) Loose sand, dense sand, and clay d) Clay, loose sand, and dense sand 7 / 50 7. The value of net allowable bearing pressure is: a) Net safe bearing capacity b) Net safe settlement pressure c) Minimum of net safe bearing capacity and net safe settlement pressure d) Gross safe bearing capacity 8 / 50 8. Consolidation theory was enunciated by a) Rankine b) Westergaard c) Skempton d) Terzaghi 9 / 50 9. The failure plane a) Carries maximum shear stress b) Does not carry maximum shear stress c) Carries minimum shear stress d) None of the above 10 / 50 10. California Bearing Ratio test is used: a) To find the bearing capacity of the soil b) To find the thickness of a flexible pavement c) To find the ratio of ultimate bearing capacity to net bearing capacity d) None of the above 11 / 50 11. For the determination of shear strength in the laboratory, the tests done are a) Triaxial shear test b) Direct shear test c) All of the above d) Unconfined shear test 12 / 50 12. The strength of a soil is generally identified by a) Direct tensile stress b) Net stress c) Ultimate shear stress d) Direct ultimate compressive stress 13 / 50 13. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of a) 5 to 15% b) 15 to 30% c) 30 to 40% d) 40 to 50% 14 / 50 14. In a flow net, which of the following statements is true? a) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect at oblique angles b) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect orthogonally c) Flow rate through each flow channel is different d) The head along each flow line is constant 15 / 50 15. The minimum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of the soil is called: a) Safe bearing capacity b) Net ultimate bearing capacity c) Net bearing capacity d) Ultimate bearing capacity 16 / 50 16. Which of the following soils will have the least value of the safe load? a) Sandstone b) Limestone c) Moorum d) Soft chalk 17 / 50 17. The difference between plastic limit and shrinkage limit is called a) Fluidity index b) Relative consistency c) Plasticity index d) Shrinkage index 18 / 50 18. A dam is a) One-dimensional structure b) Two-dimensional structure c) Three-dimensional structure d) None of the above 19 / 50 19. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is a) 45° b) 90° c) 135° d) 180° 20 / 50 20. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of the roadway is called: a) Breast wall b) Retaining wall c) Parapet wall d) Wing wall 21 / 50 21. When a static load is applied, the consolidation is fast in the case of a) Clays b) Silty clays c) Sandy silts d) Sands 22 / 50 22. A foundation may be classified as a strip foundation if: a) Length is very large b) Length is very large compared with uniform width c) Load is applied at long intervals d) None of the above 23 / 50 23. Negative skin friction: a) Increases the load-carrying capacity of the pile b) Decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile c) Neither increases nor decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile d) All of the above 24 / 50 24. Overturning moment due to the pressure of the soil is 10 KN-m while the resisting moment is 5 KN-m. Find the factor of safety: a) 2 b) 1 c) 0.5 d) None of the above 25 / 50 25. The difference of the range of water between liquid limit and plastic limit is called a) Fluidity index b) Relative consistency c) Shrinkage index d) Plasticity index 26 / 50 26. The ratio of settlement at any time t, to the final settlement is called a) Percentage settlement b) Partial settlement c) Degree of consolidation d) Residual consolidation 27 / 50 27. Cement stabilizer is suitable for a) RCC b) Masonry c) Soil stabilization d) All of the above 28 / 50 28. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table just below the footing is: a) 0.25 b) 0.50 c) 0.75 d) 1.00 29 / 50 29. The bearing capacity factors (N_c, N_q,) and (N_r) are functions of: a) Cohesion only b) Angle of internal friction c) Both (a) and (b) of above d) None of the above 30 / 50 30. A clay deposit subjected to pressure in the past which is more than the present overburden pressure is known as a) Normally consolidated soil b) Overconsolidated soil c) Underconsolidated soil d) None of the above. 31 / 50 31. The bearing capacity of soil depends upon: a) Shape and size of the particles b) Cohesive properties of particles c) Internal frictional resistance of particles d) All of the above 32 / 50 32. Sheet piles are held in position by: a) Self-weight of the sheet pile b) Tie rods which are anchored c) Embedding the bottom of the sheet pile d) Adjusting water level on one side 33 / 50 33. As moisture content of soil increases, cohesion of soil a) Increases b) Decreases c) Constant d) All of the above 34 / 50 34. The load-carrying capacity of the pile is............due to skin friction. a) Increases b) Decreases c) Constant d) None of the above 35 / 50 35. A foundation may be classified as continuous foundation if: a) Depth to width ratio is more than 2 b) Length to width ratio is more than 2 c) Depth to width ratio is equal to 2 d) Length to width ratio is less than 2 36 / 50 36. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils a) Increases with a decrease in the specific gravity b) Increases with an increase in the specific gravity c) Decreases with an increase in the liquid limit d) None of the above 37 / 50 37. A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support is known as: a) Natural slope line b) The stable line c) Repose line d) All of the above 38 / 50 38. An agent responsible for the transportation of soil is a) Wind b) Water c) Gravity d) All of the above 39 / 50 39. Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between a) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit b) Shrinkage limit and plastic limit c) Liquid limit and plastic limit d) None of the above 40 / 50 40. The lateral pressure exerted by a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area is: a) q times the lateral pressure within the surface b) q/γ, where γ is the density of backfill c) 1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface d) None of the above 41 / 50 41. Contribution due to skin friction is maximum in: a) Sands b) Soft clays c) Piles resting on rock d) None of the above 42 / 50 42. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon: a) Size of the particles b) Shape of the particles c) Cohesive properties of particles d) All of the above 43 / 50 43. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in a soil is a) (1-e) / (G-1) b) (G+e) / (1+e) c) (G-1)/(1+e) d) None of the above 44 / 50 44. The types of soil, which contain particles of almost the same size a) Uniform soil b) Uniformly graded soil c) Skip-graded soil d) Gap-graded soil 45 / 50 45. The active earth pressure of a soil can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when a) The retaining wall tends to move away from the backfill b) The wall moves into the soil c) The wall moves relative to the backfill d) Any of the above 46 / 50 46. If the coefficient of permeability of a soil is 0.08 cm/sec, that soil will be a) Clay b) Silt c) Sand d) Gravel 47 / 50 47. Which of the following is responsible for the shear resistance in soils? a) Intergranular friction b) Cohesion and adhesion between the soil particles c) Both (a) and (b) of the above d) None of the above 48 / 50 48. A pycnometer is used to determine a) Specific gravity and dry density b) Water content and void ratio c) Water content and specific gravity d) Dry density and void ratio 49 / 50 49. Theoretically, the void ratio in soils can have the following values a) >1 b) <1 c) >0.5 d) All of the above 50 / 50 50. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in a triaxial test is generally a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5 Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Soil Mechanics MCQ PDF for Offline Study Share the above MCQs: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
