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1. Round-abouts are not suitable if number of vehicles exceed

A
3000
.

B
4000
.

C
5000
.

D
6000
.

2. For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed
A
0.10
.

B
0.15
.

C
0.20
.

D
0.25
.

E. 0.30

3. If V is speed in km/hour and R is radius of the curve, the superelevation e is equal to

A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

4. The traffic manoeuvre means

A
diverging
.

B
merging
.

C
crossing
.

D
all the above.
.
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5. To compensate the loss of tractive force of vehicles along curves of radius R, the percentage
reduction of gradient, is
A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

E.

6. The width formation of a road means the width of

A
carriageway
.

B
pavement and shoulders
.

C
embankment at ground level
.

D
embankment at the top level.
.

7. If P is the number of vehicles per day at last census, r is the increase in traffic and n is the
number of years passed after last census, number of vehicles A per day for design, is
A
P (1 + r)n
.

B
P (1 - r)n
.

C
P (1 + r)-n+5
.

D
P (1 + r)5n
.

8. Hill roads are

A
provided camber along spur curves
.

B
provided camber along valley curves
.
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C
seldom provided a camber
.

D
None of these.
.

9. For a poorly graded sub-grade soil, thickness of sub-base, is

A
10 cm
.

B
15 cm
.

C
20 cm
.

D
25 cm
.

E. 30 cm

10. For clear distinct vision, images of obstructions should fall on the retina with a cone of
A
2°
.

B
3°
.

C
4°
.

D
5°
.

E. 6°

11. The distance travelled by a moving vehicle during perception and brake reaction times, is known
as
A
sight distance
.

B
stopping distance
.

C
lag distance
.

D
none of these.
.
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12. Following type of pavement is generally known as flexible pavement

A
water-bound macadam roads
.

B
stabilised soil roads
.

C
road constructed with various layers of building material well compacted
.

D
all the above.
.

13. The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be

A
4.7 m
.

B
5.7 m
.

C
6.7 m
.

D
7.7 m
.

E. 8.0 m

14. If the radius of curvature of a hill road is 50 m, the percentage grade compensation should be
A
60/R
.

B
70/R
.

C
75/R
.

D
80/R
.

E. 100/R
15. In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be
A
nil
.

B
flatter
.

C
steeper
.
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D
None of these.
.

16. 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
.

E. 100 m per km

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

A
Transport Minister
.

B
Chief Engineer
.

C
Superintending Engineer
.

D
Executive Engineer.
.

18. If a Lemniscate curve having an angle of deflection Δ, is transitional throughout, the maximum
polar angle is
A
Δ/2
.

B
Δ/3
.

C
Δ/4
.

D
Δ/5
.

E. Δ/6

19. On most smooth hard surfaced roads, rolling resistance to moving vehicles, ranges from
A
5 kg to 7 kg/tonne
.
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B
7 kg to 9 kg/tonne
.

C
9 kg to 11 kg/tonne
.

D
11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
.

E. none of these.
20. 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
.

E. provision of future widening.

21. Formation width of a hill road is the distance between

A
outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
.

B
outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
.

C
inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
.

D
inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
.

E. none of these.

22. California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves
A
characteristics of soils
.

B
traffic intensities
.

C
character of the road making materials
.

D
none of these.
.
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23. Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

A
are for the guidance of the drivers
.

B
are not to be crossed over
.

C
may be crossed over at the discretion of the driver
.

D
all the above.
.

24. Design of flexible pavement, involves

A
wheel loads
.

B
intensity of traffic
.

C
climate of the region
.

D
sub-grade conditions
.

E. all the above.

25. Design of highways is based on
A
axle loads
.

B
axle spacings
.

C
wheel bases
.

D
over all length
.

E. all the above.

26. On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be
A
more at the crown
.

B
less at the edges
.

C
more at the edges
.
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D
same at the edges as well as at the crown
.

E. none of these.

27. The difference in gradients after full super-elevation and the initial alignment of a road, is known
as
A
ruling gradient
.

B
rising gradient
.

C
compensated gradient
.

D
differential gradient
.

E. none of these.

28. If the radius of a main curve is 300 m and length of the transition curve is 100 m, the angle with
tangent to locate the junction point, is
A
1° 11'
.

B
2° 11'
.

C
3° 11'
.

D
4° 11'
.

29. 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
.
30. When a number of hair pin bends are introduced, a minimum intervening distance in between is
kept
A
20 m
.
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B
40 m
.

C
60 m
.

D
100 m
.

31. If the designed speed on a circular curve of radius 1400 m is 80 km/hour, no superelevation is
provided, if the camber, is
A
4%
.

B
3%
.

C
2%
.

D
1.7%
.

32. Width of a rotary round should be equal to

A
twice the width of narrowest radial road
.

B
width of the widest road
.

C
width of the widest road plus the width of one lane
.

D
width of the widest road plus 2 metres.
.

33. To prevent movement of moisture from subgrade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6
m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is
A
15 cm
.

B
20 cm
.

C
30 cm
.

D
45 cm
.

E. none of these.

34. The statement, regarding the size of stones used at the wearing surface. "The size of a stone
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used on a road must be in due proportion to the space occupied by a wheel of ordinary
dimensions on a smooth level surface. The point of contact will be found to be longitudinal about
2.5 cm and every piece of stone put into the road which exceeds 2.5 cm in any of its dimension
is mischievious" was made by
A
Telford
.

B
Macadam
.

C
Tresguet
.

D
Sully.
.
35. If L metres is the distance between extreme axles of a vehicle, its gross load should not exceed
A
1525 (L + 4.3) - 14.7 L2
.

B
1526 (L + 5.3) - 14.7 L2
.

C
1525 (L + 6.3) - 14.7 L2
.

D
1525 (L + 7.3) - 14.7 L2
.

E. 1526 (L + 8.3) - 14.7 L2

36. 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
.

E. 2.00 m

37. For the design of cement concrete pavement for corner loading, Indian Road Congress
recommends the use of
A
Westergard's formula
.

B
Kelly's formula
.

C
Goldbeck's formula
.
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D
Spanlar's formula
.

E. Picker's formula.

39. 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
.

40. 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
.

E. 9 cm
41. If V is the design speed of vehicles in km/hour, the change of radial acceleration in metres/sec 3,
is
A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

E. 80/(75+V)

42. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as
A
development traffic
.
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B
generated traffic growth
.

C
normal traffic growth
.

D
current traffic.
.

43. Roughness index of roads, is expressed as

A
size of the stone on the pavement
.

B
number of patches on the pavement
.

C
cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
.

D
type of the road surface.
.

44. If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is
A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

E. both (a) and (b)

45. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A
The height of head light above road surface, is taken as 0.75 m
.

B
The beam of head light is up to one degree upwards from the grade of road
.

C
While designing the valley curve, the height of the object is assumed nil
.

D
All the above
.
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46. Degree of a road curve is defined as the angle in degrees subtended at the centre by an arc of
A
10 metres
.

B
20 metres
.

C
25 metres
.

D
30 metres
.

E. 50 metres

47. The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius R deflecting through θ°, is
A
R tan θ
.

B
R tan θ/2
.

C
R sin θ
.

D
R sin θ/2
.

E. R cot θ/2

48. Which one of the following transportation systems is not used for the conveyance of passengers
in India?
A
railways
.

B
roads
.

C
shipping
.

D
air lines
.

E. pipe lines.

49. Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept
A
10 cm
.

B
12 cm
.

C 15 cm
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D
18 cm
.

E. 20 cm