Explore topic-wise MCQs in Traffic Engineering.

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.

What is the disadvantage of Pneumatic tubes?

A. They are costly
B. They require skill
C. They count the number of axles
D. They are not portable
Answer» D. They are not portable
2.

Pneumatic tubes are used for ______

A. Traffic counting
B. Surveying
C. Parking counts
D. Delay time
Answer» B. Surveying
3.

Radar meters must have a license from ________

A. Indian Traffic Commission
B. Federal Communication Commission
C. Federal Traffic Commission
D. Indian Communication Commission
Answer» C. Federal Traffic Commission
4.

What principle does radar meters use?

A. Doppler principle
B. Van-Hoff principle
C. Hooke’s law
D. Tyndall effect
Answer» B. Van-Hoff principle
5.

What is the error reported when using a stopwatch for manual study?

A. Time error
B. Parallax
C. Reading error
D. Cumulative error
Answer» C. Reading error
6.

Which of the following is the prime disadvantage of fixed signal?

A. Data is available for a short period of time
B. It is not portable
C. Requires skills to use
D. Costly
Answer» B. It is not portable
7.

Which of the following study is not conducted manually?

A. Traffic counts
B. Intersection delay
C. Operation of the traffic signal
D. Travel time data
Answer» D. Travel time data
8.

The Fully automated study makes use of portable devices and sensors.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

Pneumatic road tube device is a type of _______

A. Manual data collection method
B. Semi-automated data collection method
C. Fully-automated data collection method
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Fully-automated data collection method
10.

Goods movement and transit study is a type of traffic study.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

Aerial photography and surveying are required in which type of traffic study?

A. Inventories
B. Administrative studies
C. Dynamic studies
D. Detailed study
Answer» C. Dynamic studies
12.

Spot speed studies are conducted to ______

A. estimate distribution of speeds of vehicles in traffic at a particular location
B. estimate distribution of traffic density at a particular location
C. survey various locations based on speed
D. survey various locations based on traffic density
Answer» B. estimate distribution of traffic density at a particular location
13.

Which of the following traffic study requires the collection of data under operational conditions?

A. Dynamic studies
B. Administrative studies
C. Inventories
D. Economic studies
Answer» B. Administrative studies
14.

Which of the following is not a category of Traffic Studies?

A. Inventories
B. Administrative studies
C. Dynamic studies
D. Economic studies
Answer» E.