CUET-PG SERIES Water-engineering-and-management
Soil Mechanics
18 previous year questions.
Volume: 18 Ques
Yield: Medium
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2024 Chapter Questions 18 MCQs
01
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
What will be the value of the coefficient of volume change if, in a consolidation test, the void ratio decreased from to when the load was changed from to ?
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4
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PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
Calculate the critical hydraulic gradient for a soil deposit with a void ratio of 0.7 and having a specific gravity of 2.7.
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0.25
2
0.5
3
1
4
1.5
03
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
Find the relation between , , and if, during a variable head permeability test on a soil sample, equal time intervals are noted for the head to drop from to and to .
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2
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04
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
Water held by fine-grained soil particles due to electrochemical force of adhesion is known as:
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Free water
2
Capillary water
3
Structural water
4
Adsorbed water
05
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
The swelling and shrinking nature of black cotton soil is primarily due to the presence of:
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Kaolinite
2
Illite
3
Montmorillonite
4
Vermiculite
06
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
If natural water content (w) of a soil sample is equal to its plastic limit ( ), then the consistency index of the soil will be:
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0
2
1
3
-0.5
4
1.5
07
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
The natural dry density of a soil deposit was found to be . A sample of soil was brought to the laboratory, and the minimum and maximum dry density were found to be and , respectively. The density index for the soil deposit will be:
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2
3
4
08
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
If a soil has a plasticity index value of 10%, then the soil is classified as:
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Non Plastic
2
Low Plastic
3
Medium Plastic
4
Highly Plastic
09
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
In a particle size distribution curve, the coefficient of curvature ( ) for a soil having particle size , , corresponding to percentage finer value (N) 10%, 30%, and 60%, respectively, can be calculated as:
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2
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10
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
For a soil sample having void ratio e, porosity n, water content w, degree of saturation , specific gravity of soil , Unit weight of water , and saturated unit weight of water , which of the following expressions stands true?
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2
3
4
11
PYQ 2024
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
A soil sample in its undisturbed state was found to have a volume of 100 cm3 and a mass of 300 g. After oven drying, the mass got reduced to 200 g. What will be the value of the void ratio if the specific gravity of soil is 2.7? Assume the unit weight of water to be 1 g/cm3
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0.35
2
4.4
3
1.35
4
0.66
12
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
When effective stress on a normally consolidated clay is increased from 25 kN/m to 50 kN/m , settlement becomes 5mm. If the stress is increased to 175 kN/m , settlement will increase to (assuming coefficient of volume-decrease to be constant):
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25 mm
2
30 mm
3
35 mm
4
40 mm
13
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 29.6%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.7, the dry unit weight (in gram/cm ) of the soil is equal to:
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0.5
2
0.75
3
1
4
1.5
14
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Less than 0.002 mm | (IV) Clay |
| (B) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm | (III) Silt |
| (C) 0.80 mm to 4.75 mm | (II) Sand |
| (D) 4.75 mm to 0.075 mm | (I) Gravel |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
2
(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
3
(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
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(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
15
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
The most expansive clay mineral is:
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Quartz
2
Montmorillonite
3
Kaolinite
4
Illite
16
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
The levels of soil density are given below: (A) Saturated density
(B) Submerged density
(C) Wet density
(D) Dry density
Choose the most appropriate sequence in the decreasing order of magnitude of the densities of a soil sample:
(B) Submerged density
(C) Wet density
(D) Dry density
Choose the most appropriate sequence in the decreasing order of magnitude of the densities of a soil sample:
1
(C), (B), (A), (D)
2
(A), (B), (C), (D)
3
(A), (C), (B), (D)
4
(A), (B), (C), (D)
17
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
Consider the following statements related to pore pressure parameter , (value of at failure) and (over consolidation ratio): (A) is zero when
(B) is negative when
(C) increases as decreases
(D) decreases as decreases
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(B) is negative when
(C) increases as decreases
(D) decreases as decreases
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
(A) and (C) only
2
(A), (B) and (C) only
3
(A), (B), (C) and (D)
4
(B) and (D) only
18
PYQ 2025
medium
water-engineering-and-management ID: cuet-pg-
If a sample of clay has a cohesion of 80 kPa and an angle of shearing resistance of 10°, the shear strength of clay at a normal stress of 100 kPa will be:
1
97.63 kPa
2
98.48 kPa
3
78.78 kPa
4
95.34 kPa