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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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil

Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil

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