SSC RSMSSB JE Mock Test 2024 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Soil Structure and Clay Mineralogy
Assertion (A): Black cotton soils are clay and exhibit characteristic property of swelling.
Reason (R): These clays contain Montmorillonite which attracts external water into its lattice structure.1
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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A is false but R is true
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A is true but R is false
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