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The compression index of a soil
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A. decreases with an increase in the liquid limit
B. increases with an increase in the liquid limit
C. decreases with an increase in the plastic limit
D. is not related with plastic limit.

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increases with an increase in the liquid limit

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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test
B. An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test
C. The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test
D. The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure.

4. In case of a double line river, contours are
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A. stopped at the banks of the river
B. stopped at the edge of the river
C. drawn across the water
D. drawn by parabolic curves having their vertex at the centre of the water.

9. A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is
Options
A. 100 tonnes
B. 50 tonnes
C. 20 tonnes
D. 10 tonnes.

10. Buoyant unit weight equals the saturated density
Options
A. multiplied by unit weight of water
B. divided by unit weight of water
C. plus unit weight of water
D. minus unit weight of water.

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