2342. Degree of consolidation is________________?

A. directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
B. directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path
C. directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
D. directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
✅ The correct answer is option B.

2343. Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is__________________?

A. less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure
B. greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
C. greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
D. less than both the active and passive earth pressures
✅ The correct answer is option B.

2345. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is________________?

A. directly proportional to the voids ratio
B. directly proportional to the compression index
C. inversely proportional to the compression index
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.

2346. Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay__________________?

A. a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
B. a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
C. both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
D. both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase
✅ The correct answer is option B.

2350. The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in_____________?

A. the principle of test
B. the method of taking observations
C. the method of preparation of soil suspension
D. all of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.