Highway Engineering Part 1

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

CBR

Thread

None of these

Stripping

2. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

prohibitory sign

informatory sign

mandatory sign

warning sign

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

50 cm

100 cm

60 cm

30 cm

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

7

14

32

24

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

Classified volume

Speed and delay

Origin and destination

Accident

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

Westergaards method

McLeod's method

CBR method

Group index method

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

Load capacity

Gauge

Track modulus

Tractive force

8. CTC stands for

None of these

Critical traffic channelizer

Centralized traffic control

Critical Track Control

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

Seperation of traffic streams by flyovers

Staggering of working hours

Deciding the choice for a mode

Segregation of fast and slow modes

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

Soil bitumen stabilization

Soil lime stabilization

Soil cement stabilization

Mechanical stabilization

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

footpath

any of these

footway

sidewalk

12. A road sign indicates 'Keep Left' is

warning sign

informatory sign

mandatory sign

prohibitory sign

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

sub-base course

base course

wearing course

subgrade

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

lime

surkhi

cement

clay

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

Ease of compaction

Stability

Bitumen adhesion

Good drainage

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

trunk road

country road

highway

main road

17. The stopping sight distance depends upon

total reaction time of driver

All of the above

Speed of vehicle

Efficiency of brakes

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

National highway

Village road

State highway

District road

19. 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, edge and interior

Corner and interior

Corner and edge

20. Which of the following pavement has greater life?

Bituminous pavements

Cement concrete pavements

Gravel roads

Earth roads

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21. A road sign indicates 'No parking' is

mandatory sign

informatory sign

prohibitory sign

warning sign

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

super elevation

camber

curve

gradient

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

Camber

Side slope

Gradient

Super elevation

24. Reflection cracking is observed in

Rigid overlay over flexible pavement

Rigid pavement

Flexible pavement

Bituminous overlay over cement concrete pavement

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

loop road

drive away

by pass road

fly over

26. 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

27. In earthen roads the common stabilizers used as

cement

all are correct

lime

bitumen

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

100, 0

100, 20

50, 5

10, 0

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

state highway

village road

minor district road

major district road

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

Modulus of elasticity of cement concrete

Poisson's ratio of concrete

Modulus of subgrade reaction

Wheel load

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

Impact test

Soundness test

Abrasion test

Crushing test

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

End of the transition curve

Beginning of the transition curve

Centre of the circular curve

Centre of the transition curve

33. Accidents can be avoided by adopting

interlocking

CTC system

pilot guard system

ATC system

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

lower edge towards the upper edge

sides towards the centre

upper edge towards the lower edge

centre towards the sides

35. The road connecting capitals of states is known as

Provincial highway

State Highway

Express Highway

National Highway

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

9.5 m

7.5 m

12 m

6 m

37. A road within a town is called

street

trunk road

country road

carriage way

38. Camber in the road is provided for

Counteracting the centrifugal force

Having proper sight distance

Effective drainage

Avoiding overturning

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

Blast furnace slag cement

Ordinary Portland cement

Rapid hardening cement

Low heat cement

40. The thickness of the road surfacing depends upon the

intensity of traffic

type of material

all of these

type of traffic

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