The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of_______.

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natural water content plus its plastic limit to its plasticity index

liquid limit minus the natural water content to the plasticity index

natural water content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index

plastic limit minus the natural water content, to its plasticity index

Correct Answer : natural water content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index

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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