HPGE TERMS 2020 TO 2023

In a triangular channel section, the most economical section is achieved when slopping sides make an

angle of _____ with vertical

• 90 deg

• 30 deg

• 60 deg

• 45 deg

What test is not performed in laboratory?

• Direct Shear Test

• Triaxial Shear Test

• Unconfined Compression Test

• Vane Test

Which is not a characteristic of soil mass?

• Gas

• Void Ratio

• Porosity

• None of the these

Answer explanation

In an open tube, what is the shape of a mercury?

• Curved Up

• Curved Down

• Horizontal

• Vertical

One of the following is not Characteristic of cohesionless soils :

• Easy to compact

• Practically Impermeable

• High Shear Strength

• Prone to Settlement under vibratory load

Which of the following is not a component of soil mass?

• Minerals

• Gas

• Organic Matter

• None of these

Molecules of liquid gets attacted to _____

• Surface Tension

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Capillary Action

The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called _________

• Specific Weight

• Mass Density

• Specific Gravity

• None of the above

In Civil Engineering, soil is ________

• Found in Earth's Crust

• Uncemented Aggregate

• It is all plants grow

• All of these

Specific Weight of liquid ________

• Remains constant at every place

• Does not vary on any other planet

• Does not remain constant at every place

• Varies from place to place on the earth