- (A) effective stress only
- (B) total stress only
- (C) both effective stress and total stress
- (D) none of the above
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- (A) undrained test
- (B) drained test
- (C) consolidated undrained test
- (D) consolidated drained test
- (A) effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
- (B) effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
- (C) effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
- (D) effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
- (A) 1
- (B) zero
- (C) between 0 and 1
- (D) greater than 1
- (A) is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
- (B) is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
- (C) decreases with increase in normal stress
- (D) decreases with decrease in normal stress
- (A) dry of OMC and wet of OMC
- (B) wet of OMC and dry of OMC
- (C) wet of OMC and wet of OMC
- (D) dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content
- (A) ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
- (B) ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
- (C) ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
- (D) ultimate strength is same but peak
- (A) optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases
- (B) optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases
- (C) both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase
- (D) both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease
- (A) only in fixed ring type consolido-meter
- (B) only in floating ring type consolido-meter
- (C) both (A) and (B)
- (D) none of the above
- (A) vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
- (B) vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
- (C) inclined at 45° to the vertical plane
- (D) none of the above
