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Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability - Geotechnical Engineering - Civil Engineering Previous Year Questions

Practice Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability - Geotechnical Engineering - Civil Engineering previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

21Papers
16Years
30Questions
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Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability question pattern

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Questions by year

Year-wise coverage for Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.

Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Medium 17 56.7%
Easy 11 36.7%
Hard 2 6.7%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MCQ 19 63.3%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 8 26.7%
Fill in the blanks 2 6.7%
MSQ 1 3.3%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Civil Engineering
30 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Geotechnical Engineering
30 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
30 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
4 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2013
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2012
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2010
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2009
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2008
1 Qs

Included previous year papers

Newest papers appear first. Sort by year, question coverage or name.

PaperYear / sessionQuestions in this viewOpen
Civil Engineering (CE) 202620264View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 202620261View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]20251View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]20241View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]20241View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]20222View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]20202View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]20192View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]20181View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]20171View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]20162View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]20161View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]20151View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]20151View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]20141View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]20142View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 201320132View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 201220121View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 201020101View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 200920091View paper
Civil Engineering (CE) 200820081View paper

All Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability previous year questions

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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
The degree of disturbance of the sample collected by the sampler is expressed by a term called the “area ratio”. If the outer diameter and inner diameter of the sampler are \( D_o \) and \( D_i \) respectively, the area ratio is given by
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
An infinitely long slope is made up of a c-φ soil having the properties: cohesion (c) = 20 kPa, and dry unit weight (γd) = 16 kN/m3. The angle of inclination and critical height of the slope are 40° and 5 m, respectively. To maintain the limiting equilibrium, the angle of internal friction of the soil (in degrees) is __________
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
Group I enlists in-situ field tests carried out for soil exploration, while Group II provides a list of parameters for sub-soil strength characterization. Match the type of tests with the characterization parameters.
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

Which of the following statements is TRUE for degree of disturbance of collected soil sample?

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
A 6 m high retaining wall having a smooth vertical back face retains a layered horizontal backfill. Top 3 m thick layer of the backfill is sand having an angle of internal friction, φ = 30° while the bottom layer is 3 m thick clay with cohesion, c = 20 kPa. Assume unit weight for both sand and clay as 18 kN/m³. The total active earth pressure per unit length of the wall (in kN/m) is:
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
A vertical cut is to be made in a soil mass having cohesion c, angle of internal friction ϕ, and unit weight γ. Considering Ka and Kp as the coefficients of active and passive earth pressures, respectively, the maximum depth of unsupported excavation is
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
A homogeneous gravity retaining wall supporting a cohesionless backfill is shown in the figure. The lateral active earth pressure at the bottom of the wall is 40 kPa.

The minimum weight of the wall (expressed in kN per m length) required to prevent it from overturning about its toe (Point P) is

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
The soil profile at a site consists of a 5 m thick sand layer underlain by a c-φ soil as shown in figure. The water table is found 1 m below the ground level. The entire soil mass is retained by a concrete retaining wall and is in the active state. The back of the wall is smooth and vertical. The total active earth pressure (expressed in kN/m²) at point A as per Rankine’s theory is __________
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2017 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]
Consider a rigid retaining wall with partially submerged cohesionless backfill with a surcharge. Which one of the following diagrams closely represents the Rankine’s active earth pressure distribution against this wall?
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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
A 3 m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal friction of 30° and unit weight of 20 kN/m³. If the wall is prevented from yielding (no movement), the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unit length) on the wall is
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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
An earthen dam of height \(H\) is made of cohesive soil whose cohesion and unit weight are \(c\) and \(\gamma\) respectively. If the factor of safety against cohesion is \(F_c\), the Taylor's stability number (\(S_n\)) is
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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
The dimensions of a soil sampler are given in the table.
ParameterCutting edgeSampling tube
Inside diameter (mm)8086
Outside diameter (mm)10090

For this sampler, the outside clearance ratio (in percent, round off to 2 decimal places) is ____________
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2020 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
A 10 m high slope of dry clay soil (unit weight = 20 kN/m³), with a slope angle of 45° and the circular slip surface, is shown in the figure (not drawn to the scale). The weight of the slip wedge is denoted by W. The undrained unit cohesion (cu) is 60 kPa.
The factor of safety of the slope against slip failure, is

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
A 5 m high vertical wall has a saturated clay backfill. The saturated unit weight and cohesion of clay are 18 kN/m³ and 20 kPa, respectively. The angle of internal friction of clay is zero. In order to prevent development of tension zone, the height of the wall is required to be increased. Dry sand is used as backfill above the clay for the increased portion of the wall. The unit weight and angle of internal friction of sand are 16 kN/m³ and 30°, respectively. Assume that the back of the wall is smooth and top of the backfill is horizontal. To prevent the development of tension zone, the minimum height (in m, round off to one decimal place) by which the wall has to be raised, is __________.
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2022 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
Read the following statements:
(P) While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in terms of bearing capacity.
(Q) For slope stability of an earthen dam, sudden drawdown is never a critical condition.
(R) In a sandy sea beach, quicksand condition can arise only if the critical hydraulic gradient exceeds the existing hydraulic gradient.
(S) The active earth thrust on a rigid retaining wall supporting homogeneous cohesionless backfill will reduce with the lowering of water table in the backfill.
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
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2022 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]
The inside diameter of a sampler tube is 50 mm. The inside diameter of the cutting edge is kept such that the Inside Clearance Ratio (ICR) is 1.0 % to minimize the friction on the sample as the sampler tube enters into the soil.
The inside diameter (in mm) of the cutting edge is _____. (round off to two decimal places)
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2024 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]
A vertical smooth rigid retaining wall is supporting horizontal ground with dry cohesionless backfill having a friction angle of 30°. The inclinations of failure planes with respect to the major principal plane for Rankine's active and passive earth pressure conditions, respectively, are
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2024 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]
Consider the statements P and Q related to the analysis/design of retaining walls.

P: When a rough retaining wall moves toward the backfill, the wall friction force/resistance mobilizes in upward direction along the wall.
Q: Most of the earth pressure theories calculate the earth pressure due to surcharge by neglecting the actual distribution of stresses due to surcharge.

Which one of the following options is CORRECT?
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2025 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]
The bank of a canal has the profile shown in the figure. The material is a homogeneous clay with a bulk unit weight of 20 kN/m³, undrained cohesion of 30 kPa and it is fully saturated (φu = 0). For the trial slip circle shown, the area ABCDEA is 150 m² and the centroid is at P. A tension crack (DE) of 2.5 m deep was also observed. Assume unit weight of water is 9.81 kN/m³ and consider 1 m run of the bank for the analysis.
Considering the canal is empty and tension crack is completely filled with water, the factor of safety against slope failure of the bank is _____ (round off to two decimal places).

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2008 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Site Investigation, Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
Civil Engineering (CE) 2008
When a retaining wall moves away from the backfill, the pressure exerted on the wall is termed as
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