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| 4101. |
The number of vehicles moving in a specified direction on a roadway that pass a given point during specified unit of time, is called |
| A. | traffic volume |
| B. | traffic density |
| C. | basic capacity |
| D. | traffic capacity. |
| Answer» B. traffic density | |
| 4102. |
If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as |
| A. | rolling |
| B. | mountainous |
| C. | steep |
| D. | plain. |
| Answer» D. plain. | |
| 4103. |
Side drains on both sides of a hill road, are essential when the road is |
| A. | along the spur curves |
| B. | along the re-entrant curves |
| C. | in cutting |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 4104. |
Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called |
| A. | simple circular curves |
| B. | compound curves |
| C. | transition curves |
| D. | broken-back curves. |
| E. | None of these. |
| Answer» E. None of these. | |
| 4105. |
If the coefficient of friction on the road surface is 0.15 and a maximum super-elevation 1 in 15 is provided, the maximum speed of the vehicles on a curve of 100 metre radius, is |
| A. | 32.44 km/hour |
| B. | 42.44 kg/hour |
| C. | 52.44 km/hour |
| D. | 62.44 km/hour |
| E. | 72.44 km/hour |
| Answer» D. 62.44 km/hour | |
| 4106. |
The maximum distance of the apex of a vertical curve of length L from the point of intersection of two grades + g1%, and - g2% (g1 > g2), is |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-116-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-116-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-116-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-116-4.png"> |
| Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-116-4.png"> | |
| 4107. |
The wall constructed for the stability of a back filling portion of a road on the down hill side, is known as |
| A. | retaining wall |
| B. | breast wall |
| C. | parapet wall |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» B. breast wall | |
| 4108. |
One-way streets are generally provided in crowded cities as, these |
| A. | are inexpensive means of traffic flow |
| B. | reduce delays to vehicles |
| C. | permit higher speed |
| D. | reduce the number of accidents |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4109. |
An Executive Engineer of roads, executes works under direct control of |
| A. | Superintending Engineer |
| B. | Secretary to the Govt |
| C. | Chief Engineer |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. Secretary to the Govt | |
| 4110. |
The perpendicular offset from the tan-get to the central point of the circular curve, is |
| A. | R sin /2 |
| B. | R cos /2 |
| C. | R (1 - cos /2) |
| D. | R (1 - sin /2) |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. R (1 - sin /2) | |
| 4111. |
Speed regulations on roads is decided on the basis of |
| A. | 60 percentile cumulative frequency |
| B. | 75 percentile cumulative frequency |
| C. | 80 percentile cumulative frequency |
| D. | 85 percentile cumulative frequency. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4112. |
The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is |
| A. | 50 cm |
| B. | 60 cm |
| C. | 70 cm |
| D. | 80 cm |
| E. | 100 cm |
| Answer» C. 70 cm | |
| 4113. |
Normal formation width of a hill road for one-way traffic, is |
| A. | 3.6 m |
| B. | 4.8 m |
| C. | 6.6 m |
| D. | 7.2 m |
| E. | 8 m |
| Answer» C. 6.6 m | |
| 4114. |
Reconnaissance is best done with the help of |
| A. | aerial photographic survey |
| B. | condastral surveys |
| C. | topographical surveys |
| D. | triangulation surveys |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. condastral surveys | |
| 4115. |
If no super elevation is provided on a road along curves, pot holes may develop at |
| A. | inner edge of the road |
| B. | outer edge of the road |
| C. | centre of the road |
| D. | no where on the road. |
| Answer» C. centre of the road | |
| 4116. |
The correct formula for calculating superelevation for the hill roads, is |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/49-16-329-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/49-16-329-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/49-16-329-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/49-16-329-4.png"> |
| Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/49-16-329-3.png"> | |
| 4117. |
The inventor of road making as a building science, was |
| A. | Sully |
| B. | Tresguet |
| C. | Telford |
| D. | Macadam. |
| Answer» B. Tresguet | |
| 4118. |
An upgrade g1% is followed by a downgrade g2%. The equation of the parabolic curve of length L to be introduced, is given by |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-117-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-117-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-117-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-117-4.png"> |
| Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/33-16-117-3.png"> | |
| 4119. |
Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1934 |
| E. | 1942 |
| Answer» E. 1942 | |
| 4120. |
Non-passing sight distance along a road is the longest distance at which the driver of a moving vehicle, may see an obstacle on the pavement |
| A. | 10 cm high |
| B. | 25 cm high |
| C. | 50 cm high |
| D. | 100 cm high |
| E. | 150 cm high |
| Answer» B. 25 cm high | |
| 4121. |
Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is |
| A. | 0.225 m |
| B. | 0.589 m |
| C. | 1.250 m |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 1.250 m | |
| 4122. |
Area of steel required per metre width of pavement for a length of 20 m for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible stress in steel 1400 kg/cm2, is |
| A. | 70 kg/sq cm |
| B. | 80 kg/sq cm |
| C. | 90 kg/sq cm |
| D. | 100 kg/sq cm |
| Answer» D. 100 kg/sq cm | |
| 4123. |
The minimum road width is taken |
| A. | 9 m |
| B. | 12 m |
| C. | 16 m |
| D. | 20 m |
| Answer» B. 12 m | |
| 4124. |
If cross slope of a country is upto 10% the terain is classified as |
| A. | plain |
| B. | rolling |
| C. | mountainous |
| D. | steep. |
| Answer» B. rolling | |
| 4125. |
When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as |
| A. | hydration |
| B. | gel |
| C. | concrete |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 4126. |
Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on |
| A. | design speed of vehicles |
| B. | permissible friction on the road surface |
| C. | permissible centrifugal ratio |
| D. | permissible maximum super-elevation |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4127. |
The type of curves generally provided on highways, is |
| A. | critical curve |
| B. | transition curve |
| C. | vertical curve |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4128. |
In a braking test, a vehicle travelling at 36 km ph was stopped at a braking distance of 8.0 m. The average value of the vehicle's skid resistance (friction coefficient) is |
| A. | 0.64 |
| B. | 6.25 |
| C. | 0.16 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 4129. |
If present A.D.T. is 5000 vehicles and annual increase is 10%, the average future flow after 5 years will be |
| A. | 6050 vehicles |
| B. | 7050 vehicles |
| C. | 8050 vehicles |
| D. | 9050 vehicles |
| Answer» D. 9050 vehicles | |
| 4130. |
To prevent a head-on-collision of vehicles travelling in opposite directions along four-lane roads |
| A. | markings on the road are provided |
| B. | physical dividers are provided |
| C. | area dividers are provided |
| D. | medians of wide area are provided |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» E. none of these. | |
| 4131. |
Super-elevation on roads in snow bound areas, should generally not exceed |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 7% |
| E. | 6% |
| Answer» E. 6% | |
| 4132. |
If the width of a pavement slab is 7.5 m, thickness 20 cm and working stress 1400 kg/cm2, spacing of 10 mm tie bars for the longitudinal joint, is |
| A. | 10 cm |
| B. | 20 cm |
| C. | 30 cm |
| D. | 40 cm |
| E. | 50 cm |
| Answer» D. 40 cm | |
| 4133. |
Minimum number of 50 kg cement bags per cubic metre of concrete for a mix corresponding to crushing strength 280 kg/cm2 at 28 days, are |
| A. | 5.0 |
| B. | 6.5 |
| C. | 7.0 |
| D. | 7.5 |
| E. | 8.0 |
| Answer» C. 7.0 | |
| 4134. |
If the width of carriage way is 12.5 metres, outer edge 50 cm higher than the inner edge, the required super elevation is |
| A. | 50 cm |
| B. | 1 in 25 |
| C. | 1 in 400 |
| D. | 1 in 40 |
| E. | 1 in 24 |
| Answer» C. 1 in 400 | |
| 4135. |
In cement concrete pavements, tensile stress is due to : |
| A. | bending or deflection under wheel loads |
| B. | difference in temperature of the top and bottom of pavement |
| C. | contraction of slab during falling temperature |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4136. |
If V is the velocity in km.p.h., t the brake reaction time in seconds and the efficiency of the brakes, the stopping distance S of the vehicle, is |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/30-16-70-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/30-16-70-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/30-16-70-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/30-16-70-4.png"> |
| Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/highway-engineering/30-16-70-4.png"> | |
| 4137. |
Retaining walls are generally constructed with dry rubble stones with 60 cm top width and |
| A. | 1 : 2 front batter |
| B. | 1 : 3 front batter |
| C. | 1 : 4 front batter |
| D. | 1 : 5 front batter |
| Answer» C. 1 : 4 front batter | |
| 4138. |
The ability of a driver to stop the vehicle moving with the designed speed, depends upon: |
| A. | perception time |
| B. | brake reaction time |
| C. | efficiency of the brakes |
| D. | frictional resistance between road surface and vehicle |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4139. |
The radius of curvature provided along a transition curve, is |
| A. | minimum at the beginning |
| B. | same throughout its length |
| C. | equal to the radius of circular curve |
| D. | varying from infinity to the radius of circular curve. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4140. |
To prevent compressive stresses in a rigid concrete pavement, the joint prvoided, is |
| A. | expansion joint |
| B. | contraction joint |
| C. | hinged joint |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4141. |
The gradients of trace cuts for hilly roads, are kept |
| A. | equal to ruling gradient |
| B. | 10 tO 20 per cent easier than ruling gradients |
| C. | 10 to 20 per cent steeper than ruling gradients |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. 10 to 20 per cent steeper than ruling gradients | |
| 4142. |
The width of the right of way in urban area, is kept between 24 m to 60 m for |
| A. | National Highways |
| B. | State Highways |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» D. None of these. | |
| 4143. |
If the rate of change of the super-elevation along a curved portion of a 7 metre wide road is 1 in 150 and the maximum super-elevation allowed is 1 in 15, the maximum length of the transition curve to be provided at either end, is |
| A. | 65 m |
| B. | 70 m |
| C. | 75 m |
| D. | 80 m |
| E. | 90 m |
| Answer» C. 75 m | |
| 4144. |
The full width of land acquired before finalising a highway, alignment is known |
| A. | width of formation |
| B. | right of way |
| C. | carriage way |
| D. | roadway. |
| Answer» C. carriage way | |
| 4145. |
Selection of the routes, of highways depends upon |
| A. | feasibility of attaining ruling gradient |
| B. | avoidance of cutting hard rocks |
| C. | minimum number of bridges |
| D. | minimum possible length of alignment |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4146. |
The normal road width of National and State highways |
| A. | is kept 45 m |
| B. | in plain and rolling terrain built-up area, is 30 m |
| C. | in mountainous built-up area is 20 m |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4147. |
While designing hair pin bends on higways, the minimum |
| A. | designed speed is 20 km/hour |
| B. | gradient is 1 in 40 |
| C. | gradient is 1 in 200 |
| D. | superelevations is 1 in 10 |
| E. | All the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4148. |
The extra widening of pavements recommended by Indian Roads Congress for hill roads having radius 150 metres, is |
| A. | 1.5 m |
| B. | 1.0 m |
| C. | 0.5 m |
| D. | 0.0 m |
| E. | 2.0 m |
| Answer» E. 2.0 m | |
| 4149. |
The steepest gradient permitted on roads which, in ordinary conditions, does not exceed, is known |
| A. | ruling gradient |
| B. | maximum gradient |
| C. | exceptional gradient |
| D. | floating gradient |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» C. exceptional gradient | |
| 4150. |
Stability of hill slopes depends upon |
| A. | nature of the slope |
| B. | angle of the slope |
| C. | geological conditions |
| D. | ground water conditions |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |