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Soil Properties and Classification - Geotechnical Engineering - Civil Engineering Previous Year Questions

Practice Soil Properties and Classification - Geotechnical Engineering - Civil Engineering previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

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18Years
53Questions
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Easy 36 67.9%
Medium 17 32.1%

Question type distribution

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MCQ 38 71.7%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 12 22.6%
MSQ 2 3.8%
Fill in the blanks 1 1.9%

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Civil Engineering
53 Qs

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Geotechnical Engineering
53 Qs

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Soil Properties and Classification
53 Qs

Paper coverage

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Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2026
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]
4 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2013
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2012
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2011
2 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2010
1 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2009
5 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2008
3 Qs
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
3 Qs

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Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026
1 questions in this view		2026
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026
2 questions in this view		2026
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]2025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]2025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]2024
3 questions in this view		2024
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]2024
2 questions in this view		2024
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]2023
1 questions in this view		2023
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]2021
2 questions in this view		2021
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]2020
4 questions in this view		2020
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]2019
2 questions in this view		2019
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]2018
3 questions in this view		2018
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]2016
3 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]2016
1 questions in this view		2016
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]2015
3 questions in this view		2015
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]2015
1 questions in this view		2015
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]2014
1 questions in this view		2014
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Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]2014
3 questions in this view		2014
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20132013
1 questions in this view		2013
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20122012
2 questions in this view		2012
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20112011
2 questions in this view		2011
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20102010
1 questions in this view		2010
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20092009
5 questions in this view		2009
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20082008
3 questions in this view		2008
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Civil Engineering (CE) 20072007
3 questions in this view		2007
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
Sieve analysis on a dry soil sample of mass 1000 g showed that 980 g and 270 g of soil pass through 4.75 mm and 0.075 mm sieve, respectively. The liquid limit and plastic limits of the soil fraction passing through 425μ sieves are 40% and 18%, respectively. The soil may be classified as
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil are
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2007 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2007
Match the following groups.
Group-I
P Constant head permeability test
Q Consolidation test
R Pycnometer test
S Negative skin friction
Group-II
1 Pile foundations
2 Specific gravity
3 Clay soil
4 Sand
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]
A given cohesionless soil has $e_{max} = 0.85$ and $e_{min} = 0.50$. In the field, the soil is compacted to a mass density of $1800 \text{ kg/m}^3$ at a water content of 8%. Take the mass density of water as $1000 \text{ kg/m}^3$ and $G_s$ as 2.7. The relative density (in %) of the soil is
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
As per Indian Standard Soil Classification System (IS: 1498 - 1970), an expression for A-line is
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
The clay mineral primarily governing the swelling behavior of Black Cotton soil is
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2014 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 2]
A certain soil has the following properties, G_s = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to the nearest percent) is
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
A fine-grained soil has 60% (by weight) silt content. The soil behaves as semi-solid when water content is between 15% and 28%. The soil behaves fluid-like when the water content is more than 40%. The 'Activity' of the soil is
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
In an unconsolidated undrained triaxial test, it is observed that an increase in cell pressure from 150 kPa to 250 kPa leads to a pore pressure increase of 80 kPa. It is further observed that, an increase of 50 kPa in deviatoric stress results in an increase of 25 kPa in the pore pressure. The value of Skempton's pore pressure parameter B is:
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]
A non-homogeneous soil deposit consists of a silt layer sandwiched between a fine-sand layer at top and a clay layer below. Permeability of the silt layer is 10 times the permeability of the clay layer and one-tenth of the permeability of the sand layer. Thickness of the silt layer is 2 times the thickness of the sand layer and two-third of the thickness of the clay layer. The ratio of equivalent horizontal and equivalent vertical permeability of the deposit is _______________.
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2015 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]
A 588 cm³ volume of moist sand weighs 1010 gm. Its dry weight is 918 gm and specific gravity of solids, \( G \) is 2.67. Assuming density of water as 1 gm/cm³, the void ratio is __________.
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
In the consolidated undrained triaxial test on a saturated soil sample, the pore water pressure is zero
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
A fine grained soil is found to be plastic in the water content range of 26-48%. As per Indian Standard Classification System, the soil is classified as
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]
The porosity (n) and the degree of saturation (S) of a soil sample are 0.7 and 40%, respectively. In a 100 m³ volume of the soil, the volume (expressed in m³) of air is ________
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2016 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]
Water flows from P to Q through two soil samples, Soil 1 and Soil 2, having cross sectional area of 80 cm² as shown in the figure. Over a period of 15 minutes, 200 ml of water was observed to pass through any cross section. The flow conditions can be assumed to be steady state. If the coefficient of permeability of Soil 1 is 0.02 mm/s, the coefficient of permeability of Soil 2 (expressed in mm/s) would be _____
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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

The clay mineral, whose structural units are held together by potassium bond is

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

The initial concavity in the load-penetration curve of a CBR test is NOT due to

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
The notation "SC" as per Indian Standard Soil Classification System refers to
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2019 · Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Soil Properties and Classification
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]
Constant head permeability tests were performed on two soil specimens, S1 and S2. The ratio of height of the two specimens (\(L_{S1}:L_{S2}\)) is 1.5, the ratio of the diameter of specimens (\(D_{S1}:D_{S2}\)) is 0.5, and the ratio of the constant head (\(h_{S1}:h_{S2}\)) applied on the specimens is 2.0. If the discharge from both the specimens is equal, the ratio of the permeability of the soil specimens (\(k_{S1}:k_{S2}\)) is ____________
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