GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2027 Test: Soil Exploration Free Online Test
MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Soil Exploration (10 Questions)
You can prepare effectively for Civil Engineering (CE) GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2027 Mock Test Series with this dedicated MCQ Practice Test (available with solutions) on the important topic of "Test: Soil Exploration". These 10 questions have been designed by the experts with the latest curriculum of Civil Engineering (CE) 2026, to help you master the concept.
Test Highlights:
- - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- - Duration: 30 minutes
- - Number of Questions: 10
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Consider the following statements:
1. The soil obtained from wash boring is a representative sample.
2. Recovery ratio will be high during drilling in sound rock.
3. Hollow stem augers are sometimes used to. drill holes in silty sand.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
1. The soil obtained from wash boring is a representative sample.
2. Recovery ratio will be high during drilling in sound rock.
3. Hollow stem augers are sometimes used to. drill holes in silty sand.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Detailed Solution: Question 1
Consider the following statements:
On addition of lime to swelling soils,
1. their liquid limit increases
2. their plastic limit increases
3. their shrinkage limit increases
4. their swelling potential decreases
Which of these statements are correct?
On addition of lime to swelling soils,
1. their liquid limit increases
2. their plastic limit increases
3. their shrinkage limit increases
4. their swelling potential decreases
Which of these statements are correct?
During a sampling operation, the drive sampler is advanced 600 mm and the length of the sample recovered is 525 mm. What is the recovery ratio of the sample?
Detailed Solution: Question 3
Match List-I (Unit) with List-ll (Purpose) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Graded filter
B. Lime treatment
C. Impervious clay core
D. Curtain grouting
List-ll
1. To reduce seepage of water through body of earth dam
2. To reduce water seepage through foundation below dam
3. To stabilize black cotton soils
4. To drain water without losing fines from the soil
List-I
A. Graded filter
B. Lime treatment
C. Impervious clay core
D. Curtain grouting
List-ll
1. To reduce seepage of water through body of earth dam
2. To reduce water seepage through foundation below dam
3. To stabilize black cotton soils
4. To drain water without losing fines from the soil
Match List-I (Type of exploration) with List-ll (Soil profile) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Diamond core drilling
B. Uncased wash boring
C. Open pit excavation
D. Cased boring
List-ll
1. Medium strong cohesive soils
2. Rocky formation
3. Soft cohesive soils and cohesionless soils. Exploration up to relatively large depths
4. Exploration up to a shallow depth below ground level
List-I
A. Diamond core drilling
B. Uncased wash boring
C. Open pit excavation
D. Cased boring
List-ll
1. Medium strong cohesive soils
2. Rocky formation
3. Soft cohesive soils and cohesionless soils. Exploration up to relatively large depths
4. Exploration up to a shallow depth below ground level
The correct sequence of the increasing order of the disturbance to soil samples obtained from chunk, piston, split spoon and remoulded sampler is
Detailed Solution: Question 6
A soil sampler has inner and outer radii of 25 mm and 30 mm, respectively. The area ratio of the sampler is
Detailed Solution: Question 7
Which technique of stabilization for sub base is preferred for heavy plastic soils?
Detailed Solution: Question 8
Mechanical stabilization of the soil is done with the help of
Detailed Solution: Question 9
Detailed Solution: Question 10
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