Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 2

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1. The initial application of a binder to an existing surface given to ensure through bond between the new construction and the existing is called

a) basic coat

b) prime coat

c) tack coat

d) seal coat

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2. The breaking up of the road surface layer through cracking into some irregular-shaped areas is called

a) creeping

b) crazing

c) tearing

d) cracking

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3. The minimum number of vehicles for the position of a traffic rotary is

a) 100 per hour

b) 300 per hour

c) 500 per hour

d) 500 per day

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4. The drawback of rigid pavement is that

a) no cracks occur even if local settlement takes place

b) it acts as a cover over small depressions

c) any small rifts further widen

d) its ability to withstand high loads is less

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5. For the most effective traffic control, adopt

a) more number of traffic signs

b) limited numbers of traffic signs

c) more varieties of traffic signs

d) more warning and fewer traffic signs

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6. The highest point on the road surface is called

a) crown

b) camber

c) super elevation

d) center of the road

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7. Traffic density is

a) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per lane per day

b) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per hour

c) number of vehicles per unit length

d) maximum number of vehicles passing a given point in one hour

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8. The stopping sight distance required on a down slope of a road is:

a) the same as the horizontal road

b) less than that in horizontal road

c) more than that in the horizontal road

d) none of the above

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9. On the pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of vehicles will be

a) more at the edges

b) less at the edges

c) more at the crown

d) all of the above

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10. The length of Arniko Highway connecting Kathmandu to Kodari is

a) 82 km

b) 93 km

c) 112 km

d) 123 km

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11. Widening of the roads on curves in a hilly region is done?

a) on the outer side

b) on the inner side

c) equally on the outer and inner side

d) less on the outer and more on the inner side

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12. Design of flexible pavements is based on

a) mathematical formulae

b) empirical formulae

c) a compromise of pure theory and pure empirical formula

d) none of the above

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13. The structure provided on both sides of shoulders to pass the rainwater is known as

a) width of formation

b) right of way

c) side drain

d) shoulders

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14. Bitumen is soluble in

a) diesel

b) petrol

c) ammonia

d) carbon disulphide

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15. The width of bay on a concrete road is generally taken as

a) >4.5 m

b) <4.5 m

c) 3 to 4 m

d) 2 to 3 m

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16. When the degree of a road curve is defined by taking an arc of 30 m length, the radius of 1┬░ curve would be

a) 1619 m

b) 1718.9 m

c) 1197 m

d) 1971 m

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17. If no super elevation is provided on the road along curves, potholes may develop at

a) outer edge of the road

b) inner edge of the road

c) center of the road

d) anywhere on the road

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18. Which pavement is better for highway lighting?

a) Black top surface

b) Cement concrete

c) WBM (Water Bound Macadam)

d) Gravel roads

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19. In highway construction, rolling starts from

a) edges towards the center with an overlap of minimum 30 cm

b) center towards the edges

c) from one edge to another edge

d) from the edge to the center

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20. The main element for providing effective drainage in the case of the road is

a) super elevation

b) camber

c) crown

d) shoulder

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21. The example of rigid pavement is

a) gravel road

b) bituminous road

c) WBM

d) cement concrete road

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22. Character of traffic means

a) average speed of vehicles

b) speed of vehicles

c) whether the traffic is motor traffic or steel tire traffic or both

d) all of the above

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23. The vehicle having the lowest equivalent p.c.u. is

a) moped

b) all of the above

c) cycle

d) scooter

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24. The convexity provided to the carriageway between the crown and edge of pavement is called

a) camber

b) transverse slope

c) cross fall

d) all of the above

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25. The loosening of the top surface of a road by mechanical or other means is called

a) picking

b) peeling

c) blistering

d) scarifying

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26. A road sign indicating 'No Parking' is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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27. A higher value of super elevation is highly undesirable for:

a) fast-moving vehicles

b) slow-moving vehicles

c) mixed traffic

d) non-snow falling area

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28. The total reaction time for an average driver for a normal situation is

a) 5 sec.

b) 2.5 sec.

c) 4 sec.

d) 2 sec.

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29. Extra width of pavement is not provided on horizontal curves when the radius is

a) less than 300m

b) more than 300m

c) less than 460m

d) more than 460m

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30. Intensity of traffic for bituminous carpet roads is

a) 160-200 t/m width/day

b) 200-300 t/m width/day

c) 300-500 t/m width/day

d) 500-1500 t/m width/day

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