{"id":6927,"date":"2024-04-15T02:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:36:16","slug":"in-a-deposit-of-normally-consolidated-clay-a-effective-stress-increases-with-depth-but-water-content-of-soil-and-un-drained-strength-decrease-with-depth-b-effective-stress-and-water-content-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-a-deposit-of-normally-consolidated-clay-a-effective-stress-increases-with-depth-but-water-content-of-soil-and-un-drained-strength-decrease-with-depth-b-effective-stress-and-water-content-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"In a deposit of normally consolidated clay A. effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth B. effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth C. effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth D. effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a999578f3b47\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" 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