Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

25 mm
greater than 25 mm
15 mm
between 15 mm and 25 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

consolidated drained test
consolidated undrained test
unconsolidated undrained test
unconsolidated drained test

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index

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