Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

sum of the discharges from individual wells
less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

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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 undrained test
unconsolidated undrained test
unconsolidated drained test
consolidated drained test

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive
meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive
meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive
both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The effect of cohesion on a soil is to

increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99]
reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
With the increase in the amount of compaction energy

optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases
both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93]
both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase
optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases

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