Select the INCORRECT statement in the case of triaxial test.

Vane shear test is used to find out shear strength of :

The triaxial test is usually carried out as

Which of the following statements is false?

In a direct shear test, the shear stress and normal stress on a dry sand sample at failure are 0.6 Kg/cm² and 1.0 Kg/cm² respectively. The angle of internal friction of the sand will be nearly :

Select the correct option with regard to the following two statements (S1, S2) pertaining to consolidation in soils.

S1:    A soil is termed as normally consolidated, if the present effective over burden pressure is less than the maximum to which the soil was ever been subjected to in the past.

S2:    The larger the value of coefficient of consolidation, the shorter it takes for full consolidation to occur.

In a consolidation test, when the load is changed from 50 kN/m² to 100 kN/m², then the void ratio changes from 0.80 to 0.60. The coefficient of compressibility will be:

The clay deposit of thickness 10 cm and void ratio 0.5 undergoes settlement and now its final void ratio is 0.2. The thickness (cm) of the settlement layer.

Which of the following statements are true about quicksand ?

In the flow over length of 50m, the head loss of 6m occurred due to seepage. The hydraulic gradient is given by ..................... .

The expression for the discharge (Q) through a flow net for isotropic soil is given by :

Which of the following factors does NOT affect permeabilty of soil?

During the flow over length of 30 m, the head loss of 5 m is occured during the seepage. What is the value of hydraulic gradient?

The total and effective stresses at depth of 5m below the top level of water in a pond respectively are :

Which of the following roller is used to compact the coarse-grained soil ?

Which of the following bonding is responsible to combine the silica - gibbsite sheet in kaolinite clay mineral ?

The maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of a soil is given by 1.65 gm/cc and 20.5% respectively. What is the percentage of air content of soil at OMC, if the specific gravity of particles is given by 2.65?

Which of the following expression represent the relative compaction of soil, where variables have their standard meanings?

Where has the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently launched the 'Param Shakti' supercomputing facility?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

With which country has the Indian Army recently signed an agreement for the long-range rocket launcher 'Suryastra'?

Liquidity index (in %) is equal to

The moisture content of soil below which the soil volume become constant is called the:

Where will Indian Railways launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train?

Determine the theoretical maximum dry density for a soil sample having specific gravity of 2.7 and optimum moisture content of 16%.

A saturated soil sample can be represented by:

The relation between porosity and void ratio is given by :

Under whose presidency will the 52nd G7 Summit of 2026 be held?

Which of the following methods is used to determine the mass density?

A project engineer collects a sample of red soil having moist unit weight of a soils is 18.5 kN/m3. water content available is 22% and the specific gravity of the solid of the soil is 2.85. Find the void ratio Assume unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³.

Where was the supercomputer PARAM Rudra recently unveiled?

In the soil mechanics and foundation engineering, the ratio of the density of solid to that of water at a given temperature is termed as ........ of  soil solids.

Which state has recently won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for the first time?

Which of the following expression represents the CORRECT value of coefficient of curvature?

According to standard test method ASTM D-4318, the moisture content (the liquid limit of a soil) is determined by casagrande's liquid device, at which a groove closure of ....... occurs at ..... blows.

Who has recently been awarded the presidency of the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026?

Who recently became the most expensive player in the IPL 2026 auction?

What will be the dry unit weight (in kN/m3) for a saturated soil, given that moisture content (w) =35% and specific gravity of soil (Gs=2.5)?

Soil- phase diagram for a soil sample can be called a unit- phase diagram if volume of ...... in the soil sample is considered as unity.

If during a hydrometer calibration test for determination of particle size, as sedimentation progresses the specific gravity of the suspension decreases, then the effective depth:

The correction for hydrometer test reading for particle size determination with respect to addition of dispersing agent is:

Density index is defined as 

Which of the following is NOT a physical weathering agent ? 

Calculate the consistency index a soil sample whose liquid limit, plastic limit and water content are  found to be 52%, 20% and 40% respectively.

As per IS soil classification, if the coefficient of uniformity of a soil sample is greater than 6 and the coefficient of curvatures lies between 1 to 3, the soil is classified as______ .

How many days of employment are guaranteed under the "VB-G RAM G Bill," which has recently been in the news?

Which country recently conferred its highest honor, 'The Great Honor Nishan', upon PM Modi?

Which of the following has recently been included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

Who recently topped the medal tally at the fifth Khelo India University Games?

What is 'Seva Tirath', which has recently been in the news, associated with?