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Consider the following statements soil creep:

1. It is a rapid movement of soil down hill slopes.

2. Soil creep is most common in damp soils.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

statement 1 is incorrect because soil creep, also known as soil creep or commonly just creep, is the slow downward progression of rock and soil down a low grade slope; it can also refer to slow deformation of such materials as a result of prolonged pressure and stress.