Explore topic-wise MCQs in Highway Engineering.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Highway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The National Highway network should be expanded so that no part of a country is more than 50km away from NH is policy of which twenty year road development plan?

A. 1st 20 year road development plan
B. 2nd 20 year road development plan
C. 3rd 20 year road development plan
D. 4th 20 year road development plan
Answer» D. 4th 20 year road development plan
2.

The 4th 20 year road development plan aims for vision in which year?

A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2024
D. 2025
Answer» B. 2022
3.

Primary system of roads consists of?

A. National highway
B. Expressway
C. National highway and Expressway
D. State highway
Answer» D. State highway
4.

The east west corridor of National highway connects which of the following cities?

A. Delhi-Bombay
B. Bombay-Madras
C. Kolkata-Vadodara
D. Porbandar- Silichar
Answer» E.
5.

The first 20 year development plan is also called as?

A. Nagpur road plan
B. Lucknow road plan
C. Bombay road plan
D. Delhi road plan
Answer» B. Lucknow road plan
6.

A research organisation that was formed for the research and development organisation works related to roads was?

A. Indian Roads Congress
B. Central Research Institute
C. Central road found
D. NHAI
Answer» C. Central road found
7.

The Indian Roads Congress was formed in the year?

A. 1928
B. 1934
C. 1929
D. 1930
Answer» C. 1929
8.

The broken stones that were used in the construction of roads in macadam s construction were?

A. 10mm and 20mm
B. 20mm and 40mm
C. 30mm and 50mm
D. 50mm and 100mm
Answer» E.
9.

The cross slopes provided for drainage water under Macadam s construction road is?

A. 1 in 10
B. 1 in 20
C. 1 in 36
D. 1 in 40
Answer» D. 1 in 40
10.

The method of providing a definite cross slope by varying thickness of foundations under roads was proposed by?

A. Tresauguet
B. Metcalf
C. Telford
D. Macadam
Answer» D. Macadam
11.

The tresaguet method of laying roads was developed in the year?

A. 1764
B. 1774
C. 1800
D. 1796
Answer» B. 1774
12.

The main features of the roman road do not include the following?

A. They were built straight
B. They were strong
C. They excavated soft soil till hard strata was obtained
D. The total thickness was 0.75m to 1.2m
Answer» C. They excavated soft soil till hard strata was obtained