Question

Directions : The following items consists of two statements; one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below :

Codes:

Assertion (A) : Bearing capacity of an under-reamed pile is less than that of a straight bored pile of the same diameter.

Reason (R) : Under-reamed piles have enlarged bulbs.

• A. both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. both A and R true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is D A is false but R is true

The bearing capacity of under-reamed pile is more than driven or bored pile of the same diameter.