GATE 2019 Soil Mechanics Quiz 2 for ESE & GATE CE Exams

Question 1

Group symbols assigned to silty sand and clayey sand are respectively

Question 2

The plasticity characteristics of clays are due to

Question 3

A soil mass contains 40% gravel, 50% sand and 10% silt. This soil can be classified as

Question 4

A fine grained soil has liquid limit of 60 and plastic limit of 20. As per the plasticity chart, according is IS classification, the soil is represented by the letter symbols

Question 5

Laboratory sieve analysis was carried out on a soil sample using a complete set of standard IS sieves. Out of 500g of soil used in the test, 200g was retained on IS 600 µ sieve, 250g was retained on IS 500 µ sieve and the remaining 50g was retained on IS 425 µ sieve.

The coefficient of uniformity (C_u) of the soil is

Question 6

Laboratory sieve analysis was carried out on a soil sample using a complete set of standard IS sieves. Out of 500g of soil used in the test, 200g was retained on IS 600 µ sieve, 250g was retained on IS 500 µ sieve and the remaining 50g was retained on IS 425 µ sieve.

The classification of the soil is