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This section includes 428 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
On concrete roads, the camber generally provided, is |
| A. | 1 in 20 to 1 in 24 |
| B. | 1 in 30 to 1 in 48 |
| C. | 1 in 36 to 1 in 48 |
| D. | 1 in 60 to 1 in 72 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 202. |
Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept |
| A. | 100 cm |
| B. | 125 cm |
| C. | 150 cm |
| D. | 250 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
The minimum cross fall of shoulders is kept |
| A. | 0.5% |
| B. | 1.0% |
| C. | 1.5% |
| D. | 3% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
Three points, A, B and C 500 m apart on a straight road have 500 m, 505 m and 510 m as their reduced levels. The road is said to have |
| A. | no gradient between A and C |
| B. | a positive gradient between A and C |
| C. | a negative gradient between A and C |
| D. | a positive gradient between A and B followed by a negative gradient between B to C. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Formation width of a hill road is the distance between |
| A. | outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall |
| B. | outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall |
| C. | inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall |
| D. | inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall |
| Answer» B. outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall | |
| 206. |
In ideal pavement is constructed with |
| A. | bricks |
| B. | hard soil |
| C. | Portland cement concrete |
| D. | tar |
| Answer» D. tar | |
| 207. |
Bottom-most component of a flexible pavement, is |
| A. | subgrade |
| B. | sub-base |
| C. | base |
| D. | base course. |
| Answer» B. sub-base | |
| 208. |
The top height of a route marker above crown level is |
| A. | 1.50 m |
| B. | 1.75 m |
| C. | 2.00 m |
| D. | 2.25 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
In welded wire mesh, the longitudinal wire is placed at |
| A. | 10 cm centres |
| B. | 15 cm centres |
| C. | 20 cm centres |
| D. | 25 cm centres |
| Answer» C. 20 cm centres | |
| 210. |
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. | |
| 211. |
The difference in gradients after full super-elevation and the initial alignment of a road, is known as |
| A. | ruling gradient |
| B. | rising gradient |
| C. | compensated gradient |
| D. | differential gradient |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by |
| A. | width of the vehicle |
| B. | length of the vehicle |
| C. | height of the vehicle |
| D. | speed of the vehicle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
The pavement width of a road depends upon |
| A. | terrain |
| B. | type of traffic |
| C. | number of lanes |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 214. |
If brakes of vehicles are effective, the vehicle-running at 30 km/hour comes to a stop in |
| A. | 10 metres |
| B. | 12 metres |
| C. | 15 metres |
| D. | 18 metres |
| Answer» C. 15 metres | |
| 215. |
Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve, is provided at |
| A. | beginning of the transition curve |
| B. | centre of the transition curve |
| C. | beginning of the circular curve |
| D. | centre of the circular curve. |
| Answer» D. centre of the circular curve. | |
| 216. |
In a right angle bend of a road provided with a transition throughout, the maximum polar angle will be |
| A. | 10° |
| B. | 15° |
| C. | 20° |
| D. | 30° |
| Answer» C. 20° | |
| 217. |
The maximum radial distance of a Lemniscate curve, having maximum polar angle a, is |
| A. | 3 R sin α |
| B. | 3 R sin²α |
| C. | 3 R sin 2α |
| D. | 3 R sin α/2 |
| Answer» D. 3 R sin α/2 | |
| 218. |
If V is speed of a moving vehicle, r is radius of the curve, g is the acceleration due to gravity, W is the width of the carriageway, the super elevation is |
| A. | WV/gr |
| B. | W²V/gr |
| C. | WV²/gr |
| D. | WV/gr² |
| Answer» D. WV/gr² | |
| 219. |
Design of flexible pavements is based on |
| A. | mathematical analysis |
| B. | empirical formulae |
| C. | a compromise of pure theory and pure empirical formula |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 220. |
According to Highway Research Board of U.S.A. practical land width, is |
| A. | 2.7 m |
| B. | 3.0 m |
| C. | 3.3 m |
| D. | 3.6 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
In water bound macadam roads, binding material, is |
| A. | sand |
| B. | stone dust |
| C. | cement |
| D. | brick dust. |
| Answer» C. cement | |
| 222. |
First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is |
| A. | hydrological and soil surveys |
| B. | adjustment of alignment along with curves |
| C. | derivation of longitudinal and cross-sections |
| D. | fixation of Bench Marks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
The minimum ratio of the radii of two circular curves of a compound curve, is kept |
| A. | 1.25 |
| B. | 1.5 |
| C. | 1.75 |
| D. | 2.0 |
| Answer» C. 1.75 | |
| 224. |
The period of long term plan for the development of roads in India, known as Bombay Plan (Aug. 1958), is |
| A. | 5 years |
| B. | 10 years |
| C. | 15 years |
| D. | 20 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
If C is basic capacity per lane, V is velocity in km/hour, S is stopping distance pluslength of the vehicles in metres, the formula C = 1000V/S is applicable to |
| A. | district roads |
| B. | two lane roads |
| C. | two lane roads in one direction |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 226. |
As per recommendations of I.R.C., traffic volume study is carried out for rural roads for 7 days continuously during |
| A. | harvesing |
| B. | lean season |
| C. | harvesting and lean season |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 227. |
If the ruling gradient on any highway is 3%, the gradient provided on the curve of 300 metre radius, is |
| A. | 2.00% |
| B. | 2.25% |
| C. | 2.50% |
| D. | 2.75% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 228. |
Traffic engineering only includes |
| A. | planning of regulatory measures |
| B. | design and application of control devices |
| C. | analysis of traffic characteristics |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
Width of vehicles affects the width of |
| A. | lanes |
| B. | shoulders |
| C. | parking spaces |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 230. |
The usual width of parapet walls along Highways in hilly region, is |
| A. | 50 cm |
| B. | 60 cm |
| C. | 70 cm |
| D. | 80 cm |
| Answer» C. 70 cm | |
| 231. |
The road foundation for modern highways construction, was developed by |
| A. | Tresguet |
| B. | Telford |
| C. | Macadam |
| D. | Telford and Macadam simultaneously. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. |
For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is |
| A. | delta |
| B. | trumpet |
| C. | diamond interchange |
| D. | clover leaf. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 233. |
If A is the projected area of a vehicle in square metres, V is speed of the vehicles in kilometres per hour and C is a constant, then the wind resistance R to the moving vehicles, is given by |
| A. | R = CAV |
| B. | R = CAV² |
| C. | R = CAV³ |
| D. | R = C²AV |
| Answer» C. R = CAV³ | |
| 234. |
Deviation of the alignment of a trace cut may be permitted in areas involving |
| A. | land slides |
| B. | sand dunes |
| C. | dens |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. sand dunes | |
| 235. |
If cross slope of a country is 10% to 25%, the terrain is classified as |
| A. | rolling |
| B. | mountainous |
| C. | steep |
| D. | plain. |
| Answer» B. mountainous | |
| 236. |
According to the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the width formation of an ideal National Highway in hard rock cutting, is |
| A. | 8.9 m |
| B. | 7.9 m |
| C. | 6.9 m |
| D. | 6.5 m |
| Answer» C. 6.9 m | |
| 237. |
Shoulders for high traffic volume roads, should |
| A. | be stable throughout the year to be used by vehicles in the case of emergency |
| B. | support and protect the ends of carriage ways |
| C. | not allow entrance of water to sub-grade |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 238. |
The safe length L of a valley curve for night travel is |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 239. |
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 | |
| 240. |
The type of curves generally provided on highways, is |
| A. | critical curve |
| B. | transition curve |
| C. | vertical curve |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 241. |
The desirable camber for straight roads with thin bituminous surfacing, is |
| A. | 1 in 33 to 1 in 25 |
| B. | 1 in 40 to 1 in 33 |
| C. | 1 in 150 to 1 in 140 |
| D. | 1 in 160 to 1 in 140 |
| Answer» D. 1 in 160 to 1 in 140 | |
| 242. |
If L is the length of a moving vehicle and R is the radius of curve, the extra mechanical width b to be provided on horizontal curves, |
| A. | L/R |
| B. | L/2R |
| C. | L²/2R |
| D. | L³/2R |
| Answer» D. L³/2R | |
| 243. |
If N is the algebraic difference of grades, S is the minimum sight distance in metres, the length (L) of a summit curve is |
| A. | NS/4 |
| B. | NS²/4 |
| C. | N²S/4 |
| D. | (NS)²/4 |
| Answer» C. N²S/4 | |
| 244. |
Length of vehicles does not affect |
| A. | extra widening |
| B. | minimum radius of turning |
| C. | passing sight distance |
| D. | width of shoulders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
The standard equation of a cubic parabolic transition curve provided on roads, is |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» B. B | |
| 246. |
Customers prefer parking of their vehicles at |
| A. | 90° to aisles |
| B. | 85° to aisles |
| C. | 80° to aisles |
| D. | 75° to aisles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 247. |
For a properly designed vehicle, the resistance generally ignored, is |
| A. | wind resistance |
| B. | rolling resistance |
| C. | grade resistance |
| D. | axle resistance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 248. |
If the radius of a main curve is 300 m and length of the transition curve is 100 m, the angle with tangent to locate the junction point, is |
| A. | 1° 11' |
| B. | 2° 11' |
| C. | 3° 11' |
| D. | 4° 11' |
| Answer» D. 4° 11' | |
| 249. |
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. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» D. D | |
| 250. |
During last phase of the reconnaissance, details of the grade line is recorded on 2 metre poles to indicate |
| A. | direction of the proposed alignment |
| B. | distance between the previous and forward pegs |
| C. | relative elevations of pegs |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |