Highway Engineering Part 1

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

minor district road

major district road

state highway

village road

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

Abrasion test

Crushing test

Impact test

Soundness test

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

Wheel load

Poisson's ratio of concrete

Modulus of subgrade reaction

Modulus of elasticity of cement concrete

4. A road within a town is called

carriage way

street

trunk road

country road

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

Deciding the choice for a mode

Seperation of traffic streams by flyovers

Segregation of fast and slow modes

Staggering of working hours

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

centre towards the sides

upper edge towards the lower edge

lower edge towards the upper edge

sides towards the centre

7. 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

Corner and interior

Corner and edge

Corner, edge and interior

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

Thread

None of these

Stripping

CBR

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

60 cm

100 cm

50 cm

30 cm

10. A road sign indicates 'Keep Left' is

prohibitory sign

informatory sign

warning sign

mandatory sign

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

100, 0

50, 5

100, 20

10, 0

12. Reflection cracking is observed in

Flexible pavement

Rigid pavement

Rigid overlay over flexible pavement

Bituminous overlay over cement concrete pavement

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

Gauge

Track modulus

Tractive force

Load capacity

14. In earthen roads the common stabilizers used as

lime

bitumen

cement

all are correct

15. The stopping sight distance depends upon

All of the above

Efficiency of brakes

Speed of vehicle

total reaction time of driver

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

loop road

drive away

by pass road

fly over

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

Soil cement stabilization

Soil lime stabilization

Soil bitumen stabilization

Mechanical stabilization

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

15 min peak period

ADT

30 th hour

Peak hour

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

Rapid hardening cement

Ordinary Portland cement

Low heat cement

Blast furnace slag cement

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

Classified volume

Accident

Origin and destination

Speed and delay

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

clay

surkhi

cement

lime

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

Good drainage

Stability

Ease of compaction

Bitumen adhesion

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

super elevation

curve

gradient

camber

24. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

mandatory sign

informatory sign

prohibitory sign

warning sign

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

subgrade

sub-base course

wearing course

base course

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

Group index method

McLeod's method

Westergaards method

CBR method

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

State highway

District road

National highway

Village road

28. Which of the following pavement has greater life?

Earth roads

Bituminous pavements

Cement concrete pavements

Gravel roads

29. CTC stands for

None of these

Critical traffic channelizer

Critical Track Control

Centralized traffic control

30. The road connecting capitals of states is known as

Express Highway

State Highway

National Highway

Provincial highway

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

12 m

6 m

7.5 m

9.5 m

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

Gradient

Super elevation

Camber

Side slope

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

footway

footpath

sidewalk

any of these

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

trunk road

main road

country road

highway

35. The thickness of the road surfacing depends upon the

type of material

intensity of traffic

type of traffic

all of these

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

End of the transition curve

Centre of the transition curve

Beginning of the transition curve

Centre of the circular curve

37. Accidents can be avoided by adopting

ATC system

interlocking

pilot guard system

CTC system

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

32

7

24

14

39. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

prohibitory sign

informatory sign

warning sign

mandatory sign

40. Camber in the road is provided for

Counteracting the centrifugal force

Avoiding overturning

Having proper sight distance

Effective drainage

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