Explore topic-wise MCQs in Surveying.

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401.

On earth roads, the camber should preferably be

A. 1 in 20 to 1 in 24
B. 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
C. 1 in 15 to 1 in 20
D. 1 in 10 to 1 in 15
Answer» B. 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
402.

Depth of reinforcement below the surface of a concrete pavement, is generally kept

A. 5 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 7 cm
D. 8 cm
Answer» B. 6 cm
403.

The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is

A. 0.500 m
B. 0.589 m
C. 1.089 m
D. 0.089 m
Answer» D. 0.089 m
404.

1.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
405.

For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of

A. l.00 m
B. 1.25 m
C. 1.50 m
D. 1.75 m
Answer» D. 1.75 m
406.

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
407.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate

A. formation width
B. side slopes
C. horizontal curve
D. vertical curve
Answer» E.
408.

On most smooth hard surfaced roads, rolling resistance to moving vehicles, ranges from

A. 5 kg to 7 kg/tonne
B. 7 kg to 9 kg/tonne
C. 9 kg to 11 kg/tonne
D. 11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
Answer» D. 11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
409.

An exceptional grade may be provided upto 1 in 12 along hill roads, if the length does not exceed

A. 45 m per km
B. 60 m per km
C. 75 m per km
D. 90 m per km
Answer» C. 75 m per km
410.

The head of public works department of any Indian state, is

A. Transport Minister
B. Chief Engineer
C. Superintending Engineer
D. Executive Engineer.
Answer» C. Superintending Engineer
411.

The traffic manoeuvre means

A. diverging
B. merging
C. crossing
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
412.

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
413.

A gradient along which the vehicle does not require any tractive effort to maintain a specified speed, is known as

A. ruling gradient
B. pushing gradient
C. floating gradient
D. minimum gradient
Answer» D. minimum gradient
414.

Parapet walls along hill roads, are provided

A. to retain the back filling
B. to prevent the hill from sliding
C. to prevent the wheels of the vehicle from coming on the retaining wall
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
415.

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
416.

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
Answer» D. 62.44 km/hour
417.

When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided, is known as

A. valley curve
B. sag curve
C. summit curve
D. all the above.
Answer» D. all the above.
418.

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.
Answer» E.
419.

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/cm 2 , 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
420.

The inventor of road making as a building science, was

A. Sully
B. Tresguet
C. Telford
D. Macadam.
Answer» B. Tresguet
421.

Cement grouted pavement is classified as

A. rigid pavement
B. semi-rigid pavement
C. flexible pavement
D. none of these.
Answer» C. flexible pavement
422.

The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road, is

A. reconnaissance
B. detailed survey
C. trace-out
D. preliminary survey.
Answer» B. detailed survey
423.

Passing zones are generally not provided on

A. summit curves
B. horizontal curves
C. two lane highways
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
424.

The minimum design speed of various types of highways in plain terrain is the same as the ruling design speed of

A. rolling terrain
B. mountainous terrain
C. steep terrain
D. none of these.
Answer» B. mountainous terrain
425.

Camber in pavements is provided by

A. straight line method
B. parabola method
C. straight at the edges and parabolic at the crown
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
426.

For maximum strength and durability minimum percentage of cement, by weight is

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Answer» E.
427.

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 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.
428.

The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec 2 , for a design speed 100 km ph, is

A. 16.0 m
B. 42.3 m
C. 84.6 m
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.