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51.

At a road junction, 7 cross conflict points are severe if

A. both are one-way roads
B. both are two-way roads
C. one is two-way road and other is one-way road
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
52.

Degree of a road curve is defined as the angle in degrees subtended at the centre by an arc of

A. 10 metres
B. 20 metres
C. 25 metres
D. 30 metres
Answer» C. 25 metres
53.

California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves

A. characteristics of soils
B. traffic intensities
C. character of the road making materials
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
54.

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. all the above.
Answer» E.
55.

For calculating the tractive force along an upgrade of an asphalt road, the most probable value of the co-efficient of traction resistance μ is assumed

A. 1/10
B. 1/20
C. 1/30
D. 1/100
Answer» E.
56.

The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of a hill road, should be

A. 3 m
B. 4 m
C. 5 m
D. 6 m
Answer» D. 6 m
57.

The weight of vehicles affects

A. pavement thickness
B. ruling gradient
C. limiting gradient
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
58.

Minimum permissible speed on high speed roads, is decided on the basis of

A. 15 percentile cumulative frequency
B. 20 percentile cumulative frequency
C. 30 percentile cumulative frequency
D. 40 percentile cumulative frequency.
Answer» B. 20 percentile cumulative frequency
59.

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.
60.

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.
61.

The distance travelled by a moving vehicle during perception and brake reaction times, is known as

A. sight distance
B. stopping distance
C. lag distance
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
62.

Super-elevation on roads in snow bound areas, should generally not exceed

A. 15%
B. 12%
C. 10%
D. 7%
Answer» E.
63.

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
Answer» E.
64.

Concrete pavement is provided if daily traffic per lane exceeds

A. 500 tonnes
B. 750 tonnes
C. 1000 tonnes
D. 1250 tonnes
Answer» D. 1250 tonnes
65.

From the point of tangency before an intersection, the route markers are fixed at a distance of

A. 15 m to 30 m
B. 20 m to 35 m
C. 40 m to 50 m
D. 100 m to 150
Answer» E.
66.

Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept

A. 10 cm
B. 12 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 18 cm
Answer» B. 12 cm
67.

The G.T. road from Lahore to Calcutta in undivided India, was constructed during

A. 3495-3500 BC
B. 265-270 BC
C. 1540-1545 AD
D. 1440-1450
Answer» D. 1440-1450
68.

The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the

A. type of the highway
B. type of road surface
C. type of curves
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
69.

Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

A. compaction of soil
B. stabilisation of soil
C. drainage of soil
D. combination of all the above.
Answer» E.
70.

Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as

A. development traffic
B. generated traffic growth
C. normal traffic growth
D. current traffic.
Answer» B. generated traffic growth
71.

Set-back distance is the distance between

A. road land boundary and building line
B. road land boundary and control line
C. building line and control line
D. road land boundary and control line.
Answer» B. road land boundary and control line
72.

Interior thickness of concrete road slab for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible flexural stress 21 kg/cm², is

A. 17.0 cm
B. 25.5 cm
C. 34.0 cm
D. 42.5 cm
Answer» C. 34.0 cm
73.

If d is the economic designed depth of a slab, the thickness of the cement concrete pavement slab at interior, is kept

A. 1.275 d
B. 1.125 d
C. 0.85 d
D. 0.75 d
Answer» D. 0.75 d
74.

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
75.

In case of a hair pin bend of a highway,

A. minimum radius of inner curve is 14 m
B. minimum radius of transition is 15 m
C. circular compound curve may be provided
D. All the above.
Answer» E.
76.

For Indian conditions, the water bound macadam roads, are suitable if daily traffic does not exceed

A. 2000 tonnes
B. 2500 tonnes
C. 3000 tonnes
D. 3500 tonnes
Answer» B. 2500 tonnes
77.

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
Answer» C. 6.6 m
78.

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.
79.

I.R.T.D.A. (Indian Roads and Transport Development Association) was set up at Bombay in

A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1927
D. 1937
Answer» D. 1937
80.

Before providing super-elevation on roads, the portion of the carriageway between the crown and the outer edge is made

A. to have a reduced fall
B. horizontal
C. to have slope of the camber on the other half of the carriageway
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
81.

Hill roads are

A. provided camber along spur curves
B. provided camber along valley curves
C. seldom provided a camber
D. None of these.
Answer» D. None of these.
82.

To prevent movement of moisture from subgrade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is

A. 15 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 45 cm
Answer» B. 20 cm
83.

To compensate the loss of tractive force of vehicles along curves of radius R, the percentage reduction of gradient, is

A. 50/R
B. 75/R
C. 100/R
D. 125/R
Answer» C. 100/R
84.

The normal road land width for a National or State highway, in open areas should be

A. 45 m
B. 30 m
C. 24 m
D. 20 m
Answer» B. 30 m
85.

The width of road pavements, depends upon

A. width of traffic lane
B. number of traffic
C. width of median strip
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
86.

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
87.

Road width 8.8 m of two lane National highways or State highways in mountainous terrain

A. excludes the width of parapet (0.6 m)
B. excludes the width of side drain (0.6 m)
C. excludes the width of parapet and side drain
D. includes the width of parapet and side drain
Answer» D. includes the width of parapet and side drain
88.

If the elevations along a road increase, the slope of the road along the longitudinal direction, is known as

A. gradient
B. grade
C. positive grade
D. negative grade.
Answer» B. grade
89.

The most commonly adopted method to provide super-elevation on roads, is by pivoting the road surface about

A. outer edge so that the inner edge is lowered
B. crown so that outer edge is raised and inner edge is lowered
C. inner edge so that outer edge is raised
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
90.

If L is the length of the transition curves provided on either side of a circular curve of radius R, the maximum angle of deflection with tangent for the junctions of the transition curve and circular curve, is

A. L/R
B. L/2R
C. L/3R
D. none of these.
Answer» E.
91.

Maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane during one hour without creating unreasonable delay, is known as

A. traffic density of lane
B. basic capacity of lane
C. probable capacity of lane
D. practical capacity of lane.
Answer» E.
92.

The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be

A. 4.7 m
B. 5.7 m
C. 6.7 m
D. 7.7 m
Answer» C. 6.7 m
93.

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
Answer» E.
94.

Along a hill road, a side drain is provided on

A. outer side of a spur curve
B. outer side of a re-entrant curve
C. outer side of both (a) and (b)
D. inner side of both (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
95.

To ensure that bullock carts may not overturn on curves, the maximum value of super-elevation, recommended by I.R.C., is

A. 1 in 10
B. 1 in 12
C. 1 in 15
D. 1 in 20
Answer» D. 1 in 20
96.

On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be

A. more at the crown
B. less at the edges
C. more at the edges
D. same at the edges as well as at the crown
Answer» D. same at the edges as well as at the crown
97.

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.
98.

If the number of lanes on the carriageway of a road is more than two, the total width of lane ways is equal to 3.0 m

A. + 0.60 m
B. + 0.70 m
C. + 0.80 xn
D. + 0.90 m
Answer» C. + 0.80 xn
99.

Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

A. are for the guidance of the drivers
B. are not to be crossed over
C. may be crossed over at the discretion of the driver
D. all the above.
Answer» D. all the above.
100.

Newly constructed pavement with ordinary Portland cement attains its working strength after

A. 7 days
B. 14 days
C. 21 days
D. 28 days
Answer» E.