1.  The inventor of the term soil mechanics, was
A. Kray
B. Dr. Karl Terzaghi
C. Leygue
D. Fellenius.

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2.  Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. To an agriculturist, soil is the_substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plants
B. To a geologist, soils the material in a relatively thin surface zone within which roots oceur, and rest of the crust is termed as rock irrespective of hardness ,
C. To an engineer, soil is the unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the earth's crust
D. All the above.

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3.  Geologic cycle for the formation of soil, is
A. Upheavel-- >transportation -4 deposition -> weathering
B. Weathering ?> upheaval -4 transportation - > deposition
C. Transportation>upheaval ?> weathering --> deposition
D. Weathering --> transportation ---> deposition --> upheaval

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4.  Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to
A. oxidation
B. carbonation
C. hydration
D. all the above.

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5.  Transporting and redepositing soils, is done by
A. water
B. glacier
C. gravity
D. all the above.

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6.  Water formed transported soil is
A. alluvial
B. marine
C.lacustrine
D. loess.

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7.  'Talus' is the soil transported by
A. wind
B. water
C. glacier
D. gravitational force.

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