GT MCQ TEST 2

NAME

RIOLL NO

The ability to undergo deformation without cracking or fracturing is called ------

• Elasticity
• Plasticity
• Ductility
• None of these

Plasticity characteristics are the index properties of ------ soil.

• Fine-grained
• Coarse-grained
• Boulder
• All the above

Shear strength is zero in ----- state.

• Liquid state
• Plastic state
• Semisolid state
• Solid state

Volume change is constant in ----- state.

• Liquid state
• Plastic state
• Semisolid state
• Solid state

Water content at which the soil changes from the liquid state to the plastic state is called ------

• Liquid limit
• Plastic limit
• Shrinkage limit
• None of the above

Water content at which the soil changes from the plastic state to the semi-solid state is called ------

• Liquid limit
• Plastic limit
• Shrinkage limit
• None of the above

Water content at which the soil changes from the semi-solid state to the solid state is called ------

• Liquid limit
• Plastic limit
• Shrinkage limit
• None of the above

Liquid limit is determined in the laboratory by ------- (Choose all the correct answers)

• Hydrometer
• Cone penetrometer
• Casagrande's apparatus
• Pipette