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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Traffic Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is not a feature of cross-section elements of a highway? |
| A. | Shoulders |
| B. | Side slopes |
| C. | Curbs |
| D. | Signal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Broken-back grade lines should be provided where ever practicable. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 3. |
The sight distance in a sag vertical curve is limited by which factor given below during night time driving condition? |
| A. | Design speed |
| B. | Driver s height |
| C. | Headlamp range |
| D. | Ruling speed |
| Answer» D. Ruling speed | |
| 4. |
What is the mid-ordinate of a curve with a radius of curvature 2m and angle of deflection = 60 ? |
| A. | 0.342 |
| B. | 0.268 |
| C. | 0.112 |
| D. | 0.245 |
| Answer» C. 0.112 | |
| 5. |
What are the two types of vertical curves? |
| A. | Crest and sag |
| B. | Crest and plume |
| C. | Sag and sink |
| D. | Sink and fall |
| Answer» B. Crest and plume | |
| 6. |
The distance from the centreline of the inside lane to the nearest roadside sight blockage is called. |
| A. | Length of curve |
| B. | Apex |
| C. | Mid-ordinate |
| D. | Tangent |
| Answer» D. Tangent | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following is not an advantage of spiral transition? |
| A. | Easy path for drivers to follow |
| B. | Aesthetics |
| C. | Agreeable arrangement of superelevation runoff |
| D. | Less delay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Length of the transition curve is the maximum of length due to _____ |
| A. | centrifugal force, superelevation, and empirical |
| B. | centrifugal force, superelevation, and tangent |
| C. | superelevation, centripetal, and empirical |
| D. | superelevation, centripetal, and design speed |
| Answer» B. centrifugal force, superelevation, and tangent | |
| 9. |
In how many stages does the transition from a tangent section to super-elevated horizontal curve takes place? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 10. |
The value of side-friction factor varies with ______ |
| A. | design speed |
| B. | superelevation |
| C. | skidding |
| D. | overturning |
| Answer» B. superelevation | |
| 11. |
What is the maximum superelevation in snowy areas? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 6% |
| C. | 3% |
| D. | 8% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
What is the maximum side slope of cut and fill section where sandy soil is predominant? |
| A. | 1:2 |
| B. | 3:1 |
| C. | 6:1 |
| D. | 10:1 |
| Answer» D. 10:1 | |
| 13. |
If the degree of curvature is higher then the curve is ______ |
| A. | sharper |
| B. | flatter |
| C. | vertical |
| D. | elliptical |
| Answer» B. flatter | |
| 14. |
A Spiral transition curve has a varying radius. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |