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For the following statements: P - The lateral stress in the soil while being tested in an oedometer is always at-rest. $\mathrm{Q}-\quad$ For a perfectly rigid strip footing at deeper depths in a sand deposit, the vertical normal contact stress at the footing edge is greater than that at its centre. $\mathrm{R}-\quad$ The corrections for overburden pressure and dilatancy are not applied to measured SPT- $N$ values in case of clay deposits.The correct combination of the statements is
(A) $P-$ TRUE; Q - TRUE; $\quad$ R - TRUE
(B) $P-$ FALSE; $\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{FALSE};\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{TRUE}$
(C) $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{TRUE} ;$$\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{TRUE} ; \quad \mathrm{R}-\mathrm{FALSE}$
(D) $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{FALSE} ;$
$\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{FALSE} ; \quad \mathrm{R}-\mathrm{FALSE}$



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For the following statements: P - The lateral stress in the soil while being tested in an oedometer is always at-rest. $\mathrm{Q}-\quad$ For a perfectly rigid strip footing at deeper depths in a sand deposit, the vertical normal contact stress at the footing edge is greater than that at its centre. $\mathrm{R}-\quad$ The corrections for overburden pressure and dilatancy are not applied to measured SPT- $N$ values in case of clay deposits.The correct combination of the statements is
(A) $P-$ TRUE; Q - TRUE; $\quad$ R - TRUE
(B) $P-$ FALSE; $\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{FALSE};\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{TRUE}$
(C) $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{TRUE} ;$$\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{TRUE} ; \quad \mathrm{R}-\mathrm{FALSE}$
(D) $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{FALSE} ;$
$\mathrm{Q}-\mathrm{FALSE} ; \quad \mathrm{R}-\mathrm{FALSE}$

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Answer Key / Explanation : (A) -

$P-$ TRUE; Q - TRUE; $\quad$ R - TRUE

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