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41.

A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be

A.	10	B.	30
C.	50	D.	70

42.

The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of

A.	4? C	B.	17?C
C.	27?C	D.	36?C

43.

A dry soil sample weighing 100 g has volume of 60 ml and specific gravity 2.5. Its void ratio is

A.	0.4	B.	0.5
C.	0.6	D.	0.8

44.

For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18% and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is

A.	30%	B.	50%
C.	78%	D.	82.50%

45.

The ratio of the difference between the void ratio in its loosest state and its natural void ratio to the difference between the voids ratio is the loosest and the densest state, is called

A.	density index	B.	relative density
C.	degree of density	D.	any one of these

46.

The submerged or buoyant unit weight of soil is equal to the

A.	sum	B.	difference
C.	product	D.	ratio

47.

The water content is the ratio of weight of water to the weight of solids.

Yes

48.

The void ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the

A.	weight of water to the weight of solids	B.	volume of water to the volume of voids in the soil mass
C.	total volume of voids to the volume of soil solids	D.	total volume of voids to the total volume of soil

49.

The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the

A.	weight of water to the weight of solids	B.	volume of water to the volume of voids in the soil mass
C.	total volume of voids to the volume of soil solids	D.	total volume of voids to the total volume of soil

50.

The degree of saturation for the moist soil is about

A.	0%	B.	1 to 25%
C.	25 to 50%	D.	50 to 75%