Highway Engineering Online Test - Paper 2

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1. The thickness of the parapet wall on the valley side of the roadway is usually kept as

a) 20 cm

b) 40 cm

c) 60 cm

d) 80 cm

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2. Dorry testing machine is used for conducting

a) penetration test

b) abrasion test

c) attrition test

d) impact test

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3. 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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4. The degree of the road curve is defined as the angle in degrees subtended at the center by an arc of

a) 10 m

b) 20 m

c) 30 m

d) 40 m

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5. Customers prefer parking of their vehicles at

a) 0┬░ to aisles

b) 60┬░ to aisles

c) 75┬░ to aisles

d) 90┬░ to aisles

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6. Generally, sight distance at a curve is...

a) more

b) less

c) equal to

d) all of the above

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7. As compared to traffic volume, traffic capacity is always

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) none

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8. CBR (California Bearing Ratio) test is used for finding

a) strength of sub-grade

b) strength of concrete

c) strength of bitumen

d) all of the above

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9. Bottommost component of a flexible pavement is

a) sub-grade

b) sub-base

c) base

d) base course

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10. 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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11. The provision of wind guy cable in a suspension bridge is

a) to take live load

b) to take dead load

c) to fix walkway

d) to provide lateral stability

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12. A traffic rotary is suitable where

a) space is limited

b) traffic volume is less than 500 vehicles per hour

c) intersecting roads are between 4 and 7

d) all of the above

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13. The effect of gradient on safe overtaking sight distance is

a) to increase it on descending grades and decrease it on ascending grades

b) to decrease it on descending grade and increase it on ascending grades

c) to increase it on both descending grades and ascending grades

d) to decrease it on both descending grades and ascending grades

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14. The pavement suitable for very heavy traffic load is

a) cement concrete

b) R.C.C.

c) surface dressed macadam

d) bituminous grouted macadam

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15. The efficiency of the brake of a vehicle depends upon

a) condition of the road surface

b) condition of the tires

c) presence of moisture

d) all of the above

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16. In the case of a gravel road, pothole maintenance comes under the maintenance of

a) periodic

b) special

c) emergency

d) routine

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17. A traffic junction so designed that all traffic streams are divided and unobstructed to pass over and under each other is:

a) fly over structure

b) flashed junction

c) kerbed junction

d) none of the above

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18. The method of design of flexible pavements as recommended by Nepal Road Standard is:

a) ground index method

b) CBR method

c) Westergaard method

d) Benkelman beam method

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19. Which of the following is not true about highway drainage?

a) excess moisture in causes chemical reactions in sub grade and pavement materials

b) excess moisture in the sub grade causes its instability

c) excess moisture in the sub grade causes variation in the volume of the sub grade

d) excess moisture in stabilized soil and water-bound macadam reduces the strength of the pavement

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20. The change in road directions is made possible by introducing

a) horizontal curve

b) vertical curve

c) inclined curve

d) none of the above

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21. In hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

a) fully on the inner side of the curve

b) fully on the outer side of the curve

c) equally on both sides of the curve

d) none of the above

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22. Calculate the super elevation for the cross-section of the road as shown below

a) 1/15

b) 1/20

c) 1/25

d) 1/30

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23. The ratio of peak traffic volume in vehicles per hour to capacity of a single lane of traffic gives

a) traffic density

b) traffic speed

c) width of road

d) number of lanes to be provided

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24. Yellow color of a colored light traffic signal indicates

a) go

b) stop

c) be ready to go

d) clearance time

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25. 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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26. Which test is carried out to know the resistance to flow, of the given bituminous material?

a) softening point

b) penetration

c) ductility

d) viscosity

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27. Wood beam is suitable only for a span of

a) 5 m

b) 8 m

c) 13 m

d) 18 m

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28. The portion of the road surface, which is used by vehicular traffic, is known as

a) carriage way

b) shoulder

c) express way

d) all of the above

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29. The overall length of the vehicle affects the

a) turning radii of the curves

b) time needed to overtake

c) off-tracking of the vehicle

d) all of the above

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30. Binder used in bituminous road is

a) bitumen

b) kerosene oil

c) fevicol

d) stone dust

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