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Q. 1) Explanation: For soft sensitive soil, the area ratio of sample should preferably not exceed 10%. The thin-wall samplers are those for

(A) thin wall samplers
(B) thick wall samplers
(C) both thin and thick wall samplers
(D) no type of samplers
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Q. 2) To impart cohesion,              is used.

(A) water
(B) asphaltic emulsions
(C) lime
(D) powder soda
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Q. 3) For undistributed samples              is used.

(A) compressed air sampler
(B) thick sampler
(C) care cutter
(D) rotary sampler
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Q. 4) For transport of sample to laboratory, the sample is                  

(A) wrapped in wax paper
(B) mixed with other samples
(C) given disturbance
(D) saturated with lime
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Q. 5) The two commonly used penetration tests are                          

(A) standard penetration test
(B) cone penetration test
(C) all of the mentioned
(D) none of the mentioned
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Q. 6) The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding                          

(A) depth of hard stratum and strength of soil
(B) soil saturation
(C) none of the mentioned
(D) all of the mentioned
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Q. 7) The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by                    

(A) overburden and dilatancy /submergence
(B) effective pressure
(C) none of the mentioned
(D) all of the mentioned
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Q. 8) Correction for increasing effective overburden pressure have been proposed by

(A) gibbs and holtz
(B) peck
(C) thornburn
(D) all of the mentioned
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Q. 9) The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as

(A) split spoon sampler
(B) split tube sampler
(C) tube sampler
(D) all of the mentioned
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Q. 10) The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as                          

(A) seating drive
(B) penetration resistance
(C) overburden pressure
(D) dilatancy/submergence
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