The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of_____.

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volume of water to volume of given soil

volume of water to volume of voids in soil

weight of water to weight of air in voids

weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil

Correct Answer : weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil

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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