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This section includes 10 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. |
The average difference between observed speeds and time mean speed is _____ |
| A. | 85<sup>th</sup> percentile speed |
| B. | Median |
| C. | Standard deviation |
| D. | Pace |
| Answer» D. Pace | |
| 2. |
Which of the following instrument works on the Doppler principle? |
| A. | Enoscope |
| B. | Radar speed meter |
| C. | Pressure contact tubes |
| D. | Time lapse camera |
| Answer» C. Pressure contact tubes | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is an advantage of Enoscope? |
| A. | Tubes are visible which affects the driver s behaviour |
| B. | Parallax effect |
| C. | Inaccurate results |
| D. | Eliminates Parallax error |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is a disadvantage of Pressure contact tubes? |
| A. | Low initial cost |
| B. | Simple to install |
| C. | Easy maintenance |
| D. | Tubes are visible which affects the driver s behaviour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is not a procedure of Long base method? |
| A. | Direct Timing procedure |
| B. | Enoscope |
| C. | Pressure contact tubes |
| D. | Radar speed meters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
What is the disadvantage of Direct Timing procedure? |
| A. | Parallax effect |
| B. | Uneconomical |
| C. | Complicated |
| D. | Inaccurate results |
| Answer» B. Uneconomical | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is a method to measure spot speed? |
| A. | Long Base method |
| B. | Aerial Photography |
| C. | Inductive loop detector |
| D. | Weigh In Motion (WIM) sensor |
| Answer» B. Aerial Photography | |
| 8. |
The mean speed of all the vehicles crossing a location is known as ________ |
| A. | Standard deviation |
| B. | Median |
| C. | Time mean speed |
| D. | Pace |
| Answer» D. Pace | |
| 9. |
On a freeway, spot speed studies are not conducted if the traffic volumes exceed _____ |
| A. | 700-1000 veh/hr/ln |
| B. | 500-600 veh/hr/ln |
| C. | 750-1000 veh/hr/ln |
| D. | 100-200 veh/hr/ln |
| Answer» D. 100-200 veh/hr/ln | |
| 10. |
Why are Spot speed studies conducted? |
| A. | To record the distribution of vehicle speeds |
| B. | To record the distribution of time taken to reach a destination |
| C. | To design signals |
| D. | To determine design speed |
| Answer» B. To record the distribution of time taken to reach a destination | |