The Indian standard soil classification system, (ISCS) was first developed in _____

Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics - Quiz(MCQ)

1951

1956

1959

1963

Correct Answer : 1959

Explanation : The Indian standard classification system (ISCS) was first developed in 1959 and revised in 1970.

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The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known______.

ductility

porosity

permeability

plasticity

Correct Answer : Option (D) : plasticity

During seepage through a soil, direction of seepage is always_______.

perpendicular to stream lines

parallel to equipotential lines

perpendicular to equipotential lines

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) : perpendicular to equipotential lines

The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known_______.

porosity

water content

void ratio

specific gravity

Correct Answer : Option (B) : water content