3-1

1. Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if

A
catchment area of the watershed above road is large
.

B
intensity of rainfall is heavy
.

C
single catch water drain is inadequate
.

D
all the above.
.

2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A
Minimum desirable width of medians on rural highways is 5 metres
.

B
Minimum width of medians should be 3 metres
.

C
On long bridges and viaducts, the width of medians should be 1.5 m
.

D
All the above.
.

3. Floating gradients are generally provided

A
along maximum gradients
.

B
along minimum gradients
.

C
at summit curves
.

D
at valley curves
.

E. every where.

4. Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge, is known

A
super elevation
.

B
cant
.

C
banking
.

D all the above.

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5. Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept

A
100 cm
.

B
125 cm
.

C
150 cm
.

D
200 cm
.

E. 250 cm

6. The correct formula for calculating superelevation for the hill roads, is

A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

7. The inventor of road making as a building science, was

A
Sully
.

B
Tresguet
.

C
Telford
.

D
Macadam.
.

8. An upgrade g1% is followed by a downgrade g2%. The equation of the parabolic curve of
length L to be introduced, is given by
A
.
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B
.

C
.

D
.

9. 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/cm2, is
A
70 kg/sq cm
.

B
80 kg/sq cm
.

C
90 kg/sq cm
.

D
100 kg/sq cm
.

10. Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on

A
design speed of vehicles
.

B
permissible friction on the road surface
.

C
permissible centrifugal ratio
.

D
permissible maximum super-elevation
.

E. all the above.

11. If no super elevation is provided on a road along curves, pot holes may develop at
A
inner edge of the road
.

B
outer edge of the road
.

C
centre of the road
.

D
no where on the road.
.
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12. Enoscope is used to determine

A
spot speed
.

B
average speed
.

C
travel time
.

D
none of these.
.

13. 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.
.

14. If L is the length of vehicles in metres, C is the clear distance between two consecutive vehicles
(stopping sight distance), V is the speed of vehicles in km/hour, the maximum number N of
vehicles/hour, is
A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

E.

15. The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of
a hill road, should be
A
3m
.
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B
4m
.

C
5m
.

D
6m
.

E. 4.5 m

16. 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.
.

17. Reconnaissance is best done with the help of

A
aerial photographic survey
.

B
condastral surveys
.

C
topographical surveys
.

D
triangulation surveys
.

E. none of these.

18. The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is
A
50 cm
.

B
60 cm
.

C
70 cm
.

D
80 cm
.

E. 100 cm
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19. 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
.

E. 8m

20. 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.
.

21. Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is

A
10 cm
.

B
15 cm
.

C
20 cm
.

D
25 cm
.

E. 30 cm.

22. 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

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D
reduce the number of accidents
.

E. all the above.

23. The perpendicular offset from the tan-get to the central point of the circular curve, is
A
R sin θ/2
.

B
R cos θ/2
.

C
R (1 - cos θ/2)
.

D
R (1 - sin θ/2)
.

E. none of these.
24. 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.
.

25. Newly constructed pavement with ordinary Portland cement attains its working strength after
A
7 days
.

B
14 days
.

C
21 days
.

D
28 days
.

E. 42 days

26. Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called
A
simple circular curves
.
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B
compound curves
.

C
transition curves
.

D
broken-back curves.
.

E. None of these.

27. 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.
.

28. 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
.

E. 72.44 km/hour

29. The maximum distance of the apex of a vertical curve of length L from the point of intersection of
two grades + g1%, and - g2% (g1 > g2), is

A
.

B
.

C
.
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D
.

30. 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.
.

31. If the velocity of moving vehicles on a road is 24 km/per hour, stopping distance is 19 metres
and average length of vehicles is 6 metres, the basic capacity of lane, is
A
500 vehicles per hour
.

B
700 vehicles per hour
.

C
1000 vehicles per hour
.

D
1250 vehicles per hour
.

32. If the rate of change of grade permitted along a vertical curve is r and total change of grade is g
%, the length L of the curve to be provided, is
A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

E. none of these.

33. In case of a multi-lane road, overtaking is generally permitted

A from right
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B
from left
.

C
from both sides right and left
.

D
not at all.
.

34. The pavement width of a road depends upon

A
terrain
.

B
type of traffic
.

C
number of lanes
.

D
all the above.
.

35. For a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km per hour, the brake reaction time, in ordinary cases,
is
A
1 sec
.

B
1.5 sec
.

C
2.0 sec
.

D
2.5 sec
.

E. 3.0 sec

36. The desirable camber for straight roads with thin bituminous surfacing, is
A
1 in 33 to 1 in 25
.

B
1 in 40 to 1 in 33
.

C
1 in 150 to 1 in 140
.

D
1 in 160 to 1 in 140
.
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E. none of these.

37. Minimum stopping distance for moving vehicles on road with a design speed of 80 km/hour, is
A
80 m
.

B
100 m
.

C
120 m
.

D
150 m
.

E. 200 m
38. If the radii of a compound curve and a reverse curve are respectively the same, the length of
common tangent
A
of compound curve will be more
.

B
of reverse curve will be more
.

C
of both curves will be equal
.

D
none of these.
.

39. If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as
A
rolling
.

B
mountainous
.

C
steep
.

D
plain.
.

40. 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
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D
none of these.
.

41. 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.
.

42. 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
50 m to 75 m
.

E. 100 m to 150

43. 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
.

44. The traffic carrying capacity of a single lane, depends on

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A
type of the vehicles
.

B
level crossings
.

C
road intersections
.

D
surface texture
.

E. all the above.

45. 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.
.

46. Bottom-most component of a flexible pavement, is

A
subgrade
.

B
sub-base
.

C
base
.

D
base course.
.

47. If V is the design speed in km/hour and R is the radius of the curve of a hill road, the super-
elevation
A
.

B
.

C
.
 3-14

D
.

48. Pavement is said to be flexible if it contains

A
water bound macadam surface
.

B
stabilised soil base constructed of lime cement or tar
.

C
bitumen-bound stone layer of varying aggregates
.

D
lean concrete base
.

E. all the above.

49. In ideal pavement is constructed with

A
bricks
.

B
hard soil
.

C
Portland cement concrete
.

D
tar
.

E. none of these.