Highway Engineering Part 1

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1. Which test is performed for quick determination of the quality of subgrade soil?

Stripping

Thread

CBR

None of these

2. Which one of the following methods is used in the design of rigid pavements?

McLeod's method

Group index method

CBR method

Westergaards method

3. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

prohibitory sign

warning sign

informatory sign

mandatory sign

4. The road connecting capitals of states is known as

State Highway

Provincial highway

Express Highway

National Highway

5. For a National highway, the minimum formation width is

9.5 m

12 m

6 m

7.5 m

6. The stopping sight distance depends upon

Efficiency of brakes

total reaction time of driver

All of the above

Speed of vehicle

7. CTC stands for

Critical traffic channelizer

Centralized traffic control

Critical Track Control

None of these

8. With two way, two lane right angled road intersection, what are total number of potential conflict points?

7

32

24

14

9. Reflection cracking is observed in

Rigid pavement

Rigid overlay over flexible pavement

Bituminous overlay over cement concrete pavement

Flexible pavement

10. In a gravel road, the building material used is

clay

cement

lime

surkhi

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11. In earthen roads the common stabilizers used as

lime

all are correct

bitumen

cement

12. Camber in the road is provided for

Counteracting the centrifugal force

Avoiding overturning

Having proper sight distance

Effective drainage

13. A portion of the traffic way that is used by the pedestrians only is called

footpath

footway

any of these

sidewalk

14. For constructing road pavements, the type of cement generally used is

Blast furnace slag cement

Rapid hardening cement

Ordinary Portland cement

Low heat cement

15. The rate of rise or fall of a road along its alignment is known as

Camber

Side slope

Super elevation

Gradient

16. The road connecting one town with another town is designated as

Village road

State highway

District road

National highway

17. In concrete roads, the course which can be ommitted is

subgrade

base course

sub-base course

wearing course

18. Name the traffic survey data is plotted by means of 'Desire lines'.

Speed and delay

Origin and destination

Accident

Classified volume

19. Which one of the following tests is performed in the laboratory to determine the extent of weathering of aggregates for roadworks?

Crushing test

Soundness test

Abrasion test

Impact test

20. In urban transportation planning, the 'Modal Split' is the process of which one of the following?

Deciding the choice for a mode

Segregation of fast and slow modes

Seperation of traffic streams by flyovers

Staggering of working hours

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21. An access from a road to private property is known as

loop road

fly over

drive away

by pass road

22. In highway construction on superelevated curves, the rolling shall proceed from

sides towards the centre

upper edge towards the lower edge

centre towards the sides

lower edge towards the upper edge

23. Radius of relative Stiffness of cement concrete pavement does not depend upon which one of the following?

Modulus of elasticity of cement concrete

Modulus of subgrade reaction

Poisson's ratio of concrete

Wheel load

24. For sandy soils the most common method of stabilization is

Soil lime stabilization

Soil cement stabilization

Soil bitumen stabilization

Mechanical stabilization

25. The measure of Stiffness of track required to produce a unit depression in the track is known as

Load capacity

Tractive force

Gauge

Track modulus

26. A road within a town is called

country road

trunk road

carriage way

street

27. A road connecting one town with another is called a

main road

highway

country road

trunk road

28. The convexity provided on the surface of a highway is known as

gradient

curve

camber

super elevation

29. The thickness of the road surfacing depends upon the

type of material

intensity of traffic

type of traffic

all of these

30. Which of the following is not a desirable property of the subgrade soil as a highway material?

Ease of compaction

Good drainage

Bitumen adhesion

Stability

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31. Accidents can be avoided by adopting

ATC system

pilot guard system

CTC system

interlocking

32. The roads connecting village with towns or cities are classified as

state highway

major district road

minor district road

village road

33. Which of the following pavement has greater life?

Gravel roads

Bituminous pavements

Cement concrete pavements

Earth roads

34. For conditions obtaining in India, at which location in a cement concrete pavement will the combined stresses due to traffic wheel load and temperature have to be critically checked during design?

Corner and edge

Corner

Corner, edge and interior

Corner and interior

35. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

prohibitory sign

warning sign

mandatory sign

informatory sign

36. A road sign indicates 'Keep Left' is

informatory sign

prohibitory sign

warning sign

mandatory sign

37. Mandatory signs are displayed on a disc having a diameter of

30 cm

100 cm

60 cm

50 cm

38. It is a common practice to design a highway to accommodate the traffic volume corresponding to

Peak hour

15 min peak period

30 th hour

ADT

39. What are the maximum value of CBR and minimum value of GI of any material, respectively?

100, 0

100, 20

10, 0

50, 5

40. Full amount of super-elevation on a horizontal curve is provided at the

Centre of the circular curve

Centre of the transition curve

Beginning of the transition curve

End of the transition curve

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