UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

Which one of the following, gives the correct decreasing order of the densities of a soil sample?

A Saturated, submerged, wet, dry

B Saturated, wet, submerged, dry

C Saturated, wet, dry, submerged

D Wet, saturated, submerged, dry

ANS:C - Saturated, wet, dry, submerged

The overall sequence is;

Unit weights of solids > saturated > bulk > dry > submerged.