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CIVIL ENGINEERING
Subject :Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering DPP-02
¼e`nk vfHk;kaf=dh rFkk uhao bathfu;fjax½
Chapter : Index Properties of Soil
¼feêh ds lwpdkad xq.k½

1. The water content at which soil changes from a liquid
state to a plastic state is known as:
og ty lkexzh] ftl ij e`nk] nzo voLFkk esa lq?kV~;
voLFkk esa cny tkrh gS] mls fdl uke ls tkuk tkrk
gS\
(a) Consistency limit ¼l?kurk lhek½
(b) Plastic limit ¼lq?kV~;rk lhek½
(c) liquid limit ¼rjyrk lhek½
(d) Shrinkage limit ¼ladqpu lhek½
4. The liquid limit is determined from Casagrande
apparatus. The apparatus consists of semispherical
brass cup that is repeatedly dropped onto a hard
rubber base from a height of:
nzo lhek dk fu/kkZj.k dklkxzkaMs midj.k ls fd;k tkrk
gS] ftlesa ,d v/kZxksykdkj ihry dk :i gksrk gS] ftls
ckj&ckj ,d dBksj jcj ds vk/kkj ij --------------- Å¡pkbZ
ls fxjk;k tkrk gS
(a) 10 mm (b) 15 mm
(c) 5 mm (d) 20 mm

2. Identify the consistency limit corresponding to the 5. Consider the following statements:
smallest water content at which the soil is still in fuEu dFkuksa ij fopkj djsa&
liquid state. 1) Poorly graded or uniform sands compact to low
Tky dh ml lcls NksVh ek=k ds laxr xk<+siu dh lhek dry unit weights
(consistency limit) Kkr dhft,] ftl ij feêh rjy vYi xzsMsm vFkok ,dleku jsr] dke “kq’d ;wfuV
voLFkk esa cuh jgrh gSA Hkkjksa ij la?kfur gksrh gS
(a) Consistency index ¼ladqpu lhek½ 2) Heavy clays with high plasticity have very low
(b) Plastic limit ¼IykfLVd lhek½ maximum dry unit weight.
Hkkjh e`frdk] ftldh lq?kV~;rk mPp gS] dk fuEu
(c) liquid limit ¼rjyrk lhek½ “kq’d bdkbZ Hkkj gksrk gSA
(d) Shrinkage limit ¼xk<+kiu lwpdkad½ 3) In clays soils, the maximum dry weight tends to
decrease as plasticity increases.
3. The lowest water content at which soil can be
e`frdk esa egÙke “kq’d Hkkj.k ?kVrs gSa] tc lq?kV;rk
completely saturated is called- c<+rh gS
U;wure tyka”k ftl ij e`nk iw.kZr% lar`Ir gks ldrh gS] Which of these statements is/are correct?
dgykrh gS& fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk lgh gS%
(a) plastic limit ¼nzo lhek½ (a) 1, 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2
(c) 2 & 3 (d) 3
(b) liquid limit ¼ladqpu lhek½
(c) shrinkage limit ¼vi:i.k lhek½ 6. According to standard test method ASTM D-4318,
the moisture content (the liquid limit of a soil) is
(d) shear limit ¼lq?kV~; lhek½
determined by cassagrande's liquid device, at which
a groove closure of _______ occurs at ______ blows.

ASTM VsLV MsftXus”ku D 4318 ds vuqlkj] vVcZxZ dh
fdl ,d lhek ds :i esa e`nk dh nzo lhek dh ueh dh ek=k
dk fu/kkZj.k dklkxzkaMs ds nzo midj.k esa fd;k tkrk gS ftl
ij xzwo Dykstj fdruk gksxk\
(a) 12.7 mm, 25 ¼25 fo?kkrksa ij 12.7 mm gksrk gS½
(b) 12.7 mm, 20 ¼20 fo?kkrksa ij 12.7 mm gksrk gS½
(c) 11.7 mm, 20 ¼20 fo?kkrksa ij 11.7 mm gksrk gS½
(d) 11.7 mm, 25 ¼25 fo?kkrksa ij 11.7 mm gksrk gS½
7. The consistency index of soil is:
fdlh Hkh e`nk dk l?kurk lwpdkad gksrk gS\
(a) (Natural Water Content – Liquid Limit) –
Plasticity Index ¼izkd`frd tyka”k & nzo lhek½ &
lq?kV~;rk lwpdkad
(b) (Natural Water Content – Liquid Limit) –
Liquidity Index ¼izkd`frd tyka”k & nzo lhek½ &
nzO;rk lwpdkad
(c) (Liquid Limit – Natural Water Content) –
Plasticity Index ¼nzo lhek & izkd`frd tyka”k½ &
lq?kV~;rk lwpdkad
(d) None of these ¼buesa ls dksbZ ugha½
8. Which of the following represents the flow curve
graph that is plotted for the liquid limit test of soil?
¼fuEufyf[kr esa dkSu lk izokg oØ xzkQ iznf”kZr djrk
gS tks e`nk ds rjy lhek ijh{k.k ds fy, vkjsfZ[kr djrk
gS&½
(a) No. of blows v/s Mass of soil
¼vk?kkrksa dh la[;k v/s e`nk dk nzO;eku½
(b) Volume of soil mass v/s Water content
¼tyka”k v/s e`nk nzO;eku dk vk;ru½
(c) Water content v/s No. of blows
¼tyka”k v/s vk?kkrksa dh la[;k½
(d) Water content v/s Volume of soil mass
¼tyka”k v/d e`nk nzO;eku dk vk;ru½
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9. The ratio of liquid limit minus natural water content
to plasticity index of soil is called:
fdlh e`nk dk nzoh; lhek rFkk izkd`frd tyka”k ds vraj
dk lq?kV;rk lwpdkad ls vuqikr dgykrk gS&
(a) Liquidity index ¼nzoh; lwpdkad½
(b) Plasticity index ¼lq?kV;rk lwpdkad½
(c) Consistency index ¼l?kurk lwpdkad½
(d) Plastic limit ¼lq?kV; lhek½
10. Casagrande's apparatus is used to determine ______
dSalxzk.Ms midj.k ---------- dks fu/kkZfjr djus ds fy,
iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS&
(a) liquid limit ¼rjy lhek½
(b) plastic limit ¼lq?kV~; lhek½
(c) shear strength ¼vi:id rkdr½
(d) shrinkage limit ¼fldqMu
+ lhek½
11. If the consistency index of a soil sample is equal to
unity, it is as
;fn ,d e`nk izfrn”kZ dk l?kurk lwpdkad bdkbZ gks rks
og fuEu fLFkfr esa gS%
(a) liquid limit ¼nzo lhek½
(b) plastic limit ¼lq?kV~; lhek½
(c) shear strength ¼ladqpu lhek½
(d) none of the above ¼mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ugha½
12. The field density of soil can be found by which of the
following methods?
feêh ds {ks= ?kuRo fuEu fof/k;ksa esa ls fdlds }kjk Kkr
fd;k tkrk gSA
(a) Sand replacement method ¼jsr izfrLFkkiu fof/k½
(b) Sand compaction method ¼jsr lgauu fof/k½
(c) Sand compression method ¼jsr laihMu fof/k½
(d) Sand absorption method ¼jsr vo”kks’k.k fof/k½
13. All soils posses _______ at liquid limit:
lHkh izdkj dh e`nk,a nzo lhek ij gksrh gS&
(a) different shear strength of small magnitude
¼de ifjek.k ij fHkUu&fHkUu vi:i.k lkeF;Z½

(b) same shear strength of large magnitude
¼vf/kd ifjek.k ij leku vi:i.k lkeF;Z½
(c) same shear strength of small magnitude
¼de ifjek.k ij leku vi:i.k lkeF;Z½
(d) different shear strength of large magnitude
¼vf/kd ifjek.k ij fHkUu&fHkUu vi:i.k lkeF;Z½
14. According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of
medium plasticity, if the plasticity index PI is
vVjcxZ ds vuqlkj] e`nk e/;e lq?kV;rk okyh dgh
tkrh gS] vxj lq?kV;rk lwpdkad PI gS&
(a) 0 < PI < 7
(b) 7 ≤ PI ≤ 17
(c) 17 < PI < 27
(d) PI ≥ 27
15. When the consistency index of a soil is equal to zero,
then it is side to be at its
tc e`nk dk la?kurk ¼daflLVsalh½ lwpdkad “kwU; gks] rks
;g bldh ---------------- dgh tk,xhA
(a) liquid limit ¼rjy lhek½
(b) plastic limit ¼lq?kV~; lhek½
(c) shrinkage limit ¼ladqpu lhek½
(d) Any one of the above limits
¼mijksDr dksbZ Hkh ,d lhek½
16. The water content of soil which represents the
boundary between plastic state and liquid state is
known as :
lq?kV~; voLFkk vkSj rjy voLFkk ds chp dh lhek dk
izfrfuf/kRo djus okyh feêh esa ikuh dh ek=k dks
fuEufyf[kr :i esa tkuk tkrk gS
(a) liquid limit ¼rjy lhek½
(b) plastic limit ¼lq?kV~; lhek½
(c) shrinkage limit ¼ladqpu lhek½
(d) Plasticity index ¼lq?kV~;rk lwpdkad½
17. Which of the following methods is not used for
measuring in–situ density of compacted soils?
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Bksl feêh ds ;Fkkor ?kuRo dks ekius ds fy, fuEu esa
ls dkSu&lh fof/k dk bLrseky ugha gksrk\
(a) Sand replacement method ¼jsr izfrLFkkiu fof/k½
(b) Water replacement method ¼ty izfrLFkkiu fof/k½
(c) Nuclear density gauge method ¼ijek.kq ?kuRo
ekiu fof/k½
(d) Cassagrande’s method ¼dSlkxzkaMs fof/k½
18. Maximum water content at which a reduction in
water content will NOT cause a decrease in the
volume of soil mass is known as ______.
og vf/kdre tyka”k D;k dgykrk gS ftlesa ty dk
va”k ?kVus ij e`nk ds nzO;eku esa deh ugha gksrh\
(a) plasticity limit ¼lq?kV;rk lhek½
(b) plasticity index ¼lq?kV;rk lwpdk¡d½
(c) drying limit ¼”kq’du lhek½
(d) shrinkage limit ¼ladqpu lhek½
19. To determine the liquid limit, in the flow curve the
water content is plotted on :
nzo lhek Kkr djus ds fy, izokg oØ esa tyka”k dks
vafdr fd;k tkrk gS&
(a) X-axis ¼X & v{k ij½
(b) Y-axis ¼Y & v{k ij½
(c) on any axis ¼fdlh Hkh v{k ij½
(d) none of the above ¼buesa ls dksbZ ugha½
20. Consistency index for a clayey soil is____.
Where LL = liquid limit, PL = plastic limit, PI =
plasticity index, w = natural moisture content
e`.e; e`nk dk l?kurk lwpdkad ---------- gksrk gS] tgk¡]
LL = rjy lhek] PL = lq?kV~; lhek] PI = lq?kV;rk
lwpdkad] w = izkd`frd vknzZrk vo;o
LL − w
(a) 0.5w (b)
PI
w − LL
(c) (d) LL-PL
PI
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Answer Key
1. (c) 11. (b)
2. (c) 12. (a)
3. (c) 13. (c)
4. (a) 14. (b)
5. (a) 15. (a)
6. (a) 16. (a)
7. (c) 17. (d)
8. (c) 18. (d)
9. (c) 19. (b)
10. (a) 20. (b)