GURUKUL STUDY CENTRE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION,
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Multiple choice Question:
1. The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits
(A) Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
(B) Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
(C) Is always same in both directions
(D) Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
2. Effective stress on soil
(A) Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability (B) Increases both voids ratio and permeability
(C) Decreases both voids ratio and permeability (D) Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
3. Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are
(A) Viscosity only (B) Unit weight only (C) Both viscosity and unit weight (D) None of the above
4. Coefficient of permeability of soil
(A) Does not depend upon temperature (B) Increases with the increase in temperature
(C) Increases with the decrease in temperature (D) None of the above
5. During seepage through a soil, direction of seepage is always
(A) Parallel to equipotential lines (B) Perpendicular to stream lines
(C) Perpendicular to equipotential lines (D) None of these
6. The seepage force in a soil, is
(A) Perpendicular to the equipotential lines (B) Proportional to the exit gradient
(C) Proportional to the head loss (D) All the above
7. A flow net may be utilised for the determination of
(A) Exit gradient (B) Seepage (C) Hydrostatic pressure (D) All the above
8. Effective stress is
(A) The stress at particles contact (B) A physical parameter that can be measured
(C) Important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil (D) All of the above
9. When a cohesionless soil attains quick condition, it looses
(A) Shear strength (B) Bearing capacity (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
10. Select the correct statement.
(A) The greater the viscosity, the greater is permeability
(B) The greater the unit weight, the greater is permeability
(C) The greater the unit weight, the smaller is permeability (D) Unit weight does not affect permeability
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11. When the seepage pressure becomes equal to the pressure due to submerged weight of a soil, the effective
pressure is reduced to zero and the soil particles have a tendency to move up in the direction of flow. This
phenomenon is generally known
(A) Quick condition (B) Boiling condition (C) Quick sand (D) All the above
12. If ‘G’ is specific gravity of sand particles, ‘e’ is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient
(A) ic = (G + 1)/(1 - e) (B) ic = (G + 1)/(1 + e) (C) ic = (G - 1)/(1 + e) (D) ic = (G - 1)/(1 - e)
13. The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to
(A) Coefficient of permeability of soil (B) Total head loss through the soil
(C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
14. A flow line makes angles θ1 and θ2 with the normal to the interface of the soils having permeabilities k1,
k2 before and after deflection. According to the law of deflection of the flow lines at the interface of the
dissimilar soils
(A) sin θ1/sin θ2 = k1/k2 (B) cos θ1/cos θ2 = k1/k2
(C) tan θ1/tan θ2 = k1/k2 (D) tan θ2/tan θ1 = k1/k2
15. The critical exist gradient of seepage water in soils, increases with
(A) An increase in specific gravity (B) A decrease in specific gravity
(C) A decrease in void ratio (D) Both (a) and (c)
16. Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is
A) Less at edges compared to middle (B) More at edges compared to middle
(C) Uniform throughout (D) None of the above
17. The phreatic line in an earth dam may be
(A) Circular (B) Elliptical (C) Parabolic (D) A straight line
18. On wetting, cohesive soils,
(A) Loose permeability (B) Gain shear strength
(C) Loose elasticity (D) Decrease their shear strength
19. In a flow net
(A) Flow lines and equipotential lines cross each other at right angles
(B) Fields are rectangles whose length is twice the breadth
(C) Smaller the dimensions of the field, smaller will be the hydraulic gradient and velocity of flow through it
(D) For homogeneous soil, the curves are smooth and circular
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GURUKUL STUDY CENTRE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION,
GARIA STATION, KOL – 84. M – 9874074233, 8013958966, 8617277161
20. If Nf, Nd and H are total number flow channels, total number of potential drops and total hydraulic head
differences respectively, the discharge q through the complete flow is given by (where K is a constant)
(A) q = √H (Nf/Nd) (B) q = KH (Nd/(Nf) (C) q = KH (Nf/Nd) (D) q = KH √(Nf/Nd)
21. Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils?
(A) Constant head method (B) Falling head method (C) Both the above (D) None of the above
22. The Westergaard analysis is used for
(A) Sandy soils (B) Cohesive soils (C) Stratified soils (D) Clayey soils
23. The intensity of vertical pressure at a depth ‘Z’ directly below the point load ‘Q’ on its axis of loading is:
(A) 0.4775 Q/Z (B) 0.4775 Q/Z2 (C) 0.4775 Q/Z3 (D) 0.4775 Q/√Z
24. Quick sand is a
(A) Type of sand (B) Flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
(C) Flow condition occurring in cohesion-less soils
(D) Flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesion-less soils
25. If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the
(A) Effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
(B) Effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
(C) Total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change
(D) Total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
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