Objective of civil engineering soil machanic
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS I. Select correct options from the list given in questions 1–180 1. The term Soil Mechanics was coined by (a) Rankine (b) Newton (c) Terzaghi (d) Newmark 2. In engineering, soil is defined as (a) a disintegrated rock (b) the top surface of the earth which is good for growth of plant (c) natural aggregates of mineral grains, loose or moderately cohesive, inorganic or organic in nature (d) all of the above. 3. Talus is the soil transported by (a) gravity (b) wind (c) rivers (d) glaciers 4. Aeoline deposit is a soil transport by (a) gravity (b) wind (c) streams (d) glaciers 5. Alluvial deposits is the soil transported by (a) gravity (b) wind (c) streams and rivers (d) glaciers 6. Till is the soil transported by (a) wind (b) streams (c) glaciers (d) gravity 7. Soil deposited in lake bed is known as (a) aeoline deposit (b) alluvial deposit (c) Till (d) lacustrine deposit 8. Red soil is rich in (a) iron (b) magnesium (c) calcium carbonate (d) both (a) and (b) 9. The...