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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.
| 1. |
Roughness index of roads, is expressed as |
| A. | size of the stone on the pavement |
| B. | number of patches on the pavement |
| C. | cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance |
| D. | type of the road surface. |
| Answer» D. type of the road surface. | |
| 2. |
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 | |
| 3. |
The traffic carrying capacity of a single lane, depends on |
| A. | type of the vehicles |
| B. | level crossings |
| C. | road intersections |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
When load is applied on concrete pavement |
| A. | away from edges, the maximum bending moment is negative |
| B. | away from edges, the maximum bending moment cause compression |
| C. | on the edges, the maximum stress is parallel to the edge of the slab |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 5. |
The length of a transition curve, is governed by |
| A. | rate of change of radial acceleration |
| B. | rate of change of super-elevation |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
| 6. |
Traffic census is carried out for |
| A. | speed and delay study |
| B. | road parking study |
| C. | traffic volume study |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Setting out of Lemniscate transition curves, is done with |
| A. | perpendicular offsets |
| B. | radial offsets |
| C. | deflection angles |
| D. | polar deflection angles. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. On highways circular curves may be |
| A. | simple curves |
| B. | compound curves |
| C. | reverse curves |
| D. | vertical curves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
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 | |
| 10. |
The camber on pavements, is provided by |
| A. | straight line method |
| B. | parabolic method |
| C. | straight line and parabolic at crown |
| D. | elliptical method |
| Answer» D. elliptical method | |
| 11. |
Widening of the roads on curves in hilly region, is done |
| A. | on the outer side |
| B. | on the inner side |
| C. | on the outer and inner sides equally |
| D. | less on outer side and more on inner side. |
| Answer» C. on the outer and inner sides equally | |
| 12. |
If V is speed in km/hour and R is radius of the curve, the superelevation e is equal to |
| A. | V²/125R |
| B. | V²/225R |
| C. | V²/325R |
| D. | V²/25R |
| Answer» C. V²/325R | |
| 13. |
Minimum radius of curvature of National Highways or State highways in hill region free from snow, is kept |
| A. | 60 m |
| B. | 50 m |
| C. | 33 m |
| D. | 30 m |
| Answer» C. 33 m | |
| 14. |
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 |
| Answer» C. 7.0 | |
| 15. |
Reinforcement in cement concrete slab of road pavements, is placed |
| A. | longitudinally |
| B. | transversely |
| C. | longitudinally and transversely |
| D. | in the form of welded wire mesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
A subsidiary area in a carriageway placed so as to control the movement of the traffic, is |
| A. | median strip |
| B. | island |
| C. | flower bed |
| D. | refuge. |
| Answer» C. flower bed | |
| 17. |
The ideal shape of a transition curve, is |
| A. | clothoid |
| B. | cubic spiral |
| C. | cubic parabola |
| D. | lamniscate |
| Answer» B. cubic spiral | |
| 18. |
While calculating the sight distances, the driver's eye above road surface, is assumed |
| A. | 90 cm |
| B. | 100 cm |
| C. | 110 cm |
| D. | 120 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Horizontal curves on highways are provided |
| A. | to break the monotony of driving |
| B. | to discourage the tendency to increase speed |
| C. | to decrease the mental strain on drivers |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Minimum radius of a simple circular curve deflecting through 5°, is |
| A. | 1618.9 m |
| B. | 1816.9 m |
| C. | 1718.9 m |
| D. | 1817.9 m |
| Answer» D. 1817.9 m | |
| 21. |
For the administration of road transport, a Motor Vehicle Act was enacted in |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 22. |
If the designed speed on a circular curve of radius 1400 m is 80 km/hour, no superelevation is provided, if the camber, is |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 1.7% |
| Answer» D. 1.7% | |
| 23. |
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. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
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 | |
| 25. |
Along high ways confirmatory route markers are generally fixed |
| A. | before the crossing on the left side |
| B. | after the crossing on the left side |
| C. | before the crossing on the right side |
| D. | after the crossing on the right side. |
| Answer» C. before the crossing on the right side | |
| 26. |
If degree of a road curve is defined by assuming the standard length of an arc as 30 metres, the radius of 1° curve is equal |
| A. | 1719 m |
| B. | 1146 m |
| C. | 1046 m |
| D. | 1619 m |
| Answer» B. 1146 m | |
| 27. |
If N is the net difference of grades, S is the minimum overtaken sight distance in metres, the length (L) of a summit curve, is |
| A. | NS/4 |
| B. | NS²/4 |
| C. | NS²/4.8 |
| D. | NS²/9.6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The correct formula for calculating superelevation for the hill roads, is |
| A. | e = V²/254R |
| B. | e = V²/225R |
| C. | e = V²/278R |
| D. | e = V²/114R |
| Answer» C. e = V²/278R | |
| 29. |
For the design of cement concrete pavement for corner loading, Indian Road Congress recommends the use of |
| A. | Westergard's formula |
| B. | Kelly's formula |
| C. | Goldbeck's formula |
| D. | Picker's formula. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Increase in traffic volume, due to increase in transport vehicles, is known as |
| A. | development traffic |
| B. | normal traffic growth |
| C. | generated traffic growth |
| D. | current traffic |
| Answer» C. generated traffic growth | |
| 31. |
To prevent movement of moisture from subgrade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is |
| A. | 15 cm |
| B. | 20 cm |
| C. | 30 cm |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Over taking time required for a vehicle with design speed 50 km ph and overtaking acceleration 1.25 m/sec² to overtake a vehicle moving at a speed 30 km ph, is |
| A. | 5.0 secs |
| B. | 6.12 secs |
| C. | 225.48 secs |
| D. | 30 secs |
| Answer» C. 225.48 secs | |
| 33. |
The width of different roads as recommended in Nagpur plan by the Indian Road Conference for hilly region, is |
| A. | same for National Highways |
| B. | different for National Highways |
| C. | same for State Highways |
| D. | same for Major District roads. |
| Answer» C. same for State Highways | |
| 34. |
Round-abouts are not suitable if number of vehicles exceed |
| A. | 3000 |
| B. | 4000 |
| C. | 5000 |
| D. | 6000 |
| Answer» B. 4000 | |
| 35. |
The normal road land width for a major district road in open area, is |
| A. | 45 m |
| B. | 25 m |
| C. | 15 m |
| D. | 12 m |
| Answer» C. 15 m | |
| 36. |
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 | |
| 37. |
Reference pillars fixed on the centre line of a proposed road, provide the following information: |
| A. | reduced distance (R.D.) |
| B. | horizontal distance of road from the centre line |
| C. | reduced level at the top of pillar |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Minimum stopping distance for moving vehicles on road with a design speed of 80 km/hour, is |
| A. | 80 m |
| B. | 100 m |
| C. | 120 m |
| D. | 150 m |
| Answer» D. 150 m | |
| 39. |
Following type of pavement is generally known as flexible pavement |
| A. | water-bound macadam roads |
| B. | stabilised soil roads |
| C. | road constructed with various layers of building material well compacted |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
If D is the degree of a curve, the percentage reduction of gradient, is |
| A. | 0.01 D |
| B. | 0.02 D |
| C. | 0.03 D |
| D. | 0.04 D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The desirable camber for straight cement concrete roads, 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» E. | |
| 42. |
Transverse joints are provided at distances varying from |
| A. | 10 m to 15 m |
| B. | 12 m to 18 m |
| C. | 16 m to 24 m |
| D. | 17 m to 27 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The minimum superelevation in rolling terrain in plains, is limited to |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 7% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge, is known |
| A. | super elevation |
| B. | cant |
| C. | banking |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
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. | |
| 46. |
Stability of hill slopes depends upon |
| A. | nature of the slope |
| B. | angle of the slope |
| C. | geological conditions |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is |
| A. | 50 cm |
| B. | 60 cm |
| C. | 70 cm |
| D. | 80 cm |
| Answer» C. 70 cm | |
| 48. |
The maximum comfortable retardation applied to moving vehicles, is |
| A. | 3.42 m/sec² |
| B. | 4.42 m/sec² |
| C. | 5.56 m/sec² |
| D. | 7.80 m/sec² |
| Answer» B. 4.42 m/sec² | |
| 49. |
The absolute minimum sight distance required for stopping a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km ph, is |
| A. | 120 m |
| B. | 200 m |
| C. | 640 m |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. 200 m | |
| 50. |
Ruling gradient on hill roads 300 m above M.S.L. is kept |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 7% |
| Answer» C. 6% | |