Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 2

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1. If the wearing course of the road is 5 cm, the base course is 15 cm, the sub-base course is 15 cm, and the capping layer is 15 cm, then what will be the thickness of the pavement?

a) 35 cm

b) 50 cm

c) 5 cm

d) 20 cm

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2. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

a) compaction of soil

b) stabilization of soil

c) drainage of soil

d) a combination of all of the above

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3. Raising of the outer edge of a road with respect to the inner edge is known as

a) super elevation

b) cant

c) banking

d) all of the above

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4. Minimum super elevation provided is

a) 7%

b) 10%

c) not less than the grade of the road

d) not less than camber at the section

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5. Ratio of the width of the car parking area required at the kerb for 30┬░ parking relative to 60┬░ parking is approximately

a) 0.57

b) 0.7

c) 0.8

d) 2

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6. Bitumen is soluble in

a) diesel

b) petrol

c) ammonia

d) carbon disulphide

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7. The highest overall speed at which a driver can travel under prevailing conditions without exceeding the safe design speed is known as the:

a) operating speed

b) design speed

c) critical speed

d) maximum speed

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8. 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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9. Highway facilities are designed for

a) annual average hourly volume

b) thirtieth highest hourly volume

c) annual average daily traffic

d) peak hourly volume of the year

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10. The pressure intensity at the sub-grade should be...bearing capacity

a) less than

b) more than

c) equal

d) none of the above

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11. When the width of the street and kerb parking space is limited, the system generally preferred is

a) parallel parking

b) right-angle parking

c) 45┬░ angle parking

d) 75┬░ angle parking

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12. 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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13. In hill roads, the minimum sight distance required is

a) stopping sight distance

b) passing sight distance

c) breaking distance

d) none of the above

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14. In scant rainfall regions, the camber provided is

a) nil

b) flatter

c) steeper

d) normal

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15. 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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16. 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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17. Waves and corrugation may be formed because of

a) lack of bond for aggregate

b) wearing coat being more elastic

c) excessive compression

d) defective rolling

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18. 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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19. The position of the base course in a flexible pavement is

a) over the sub-base

b) below the sub-base

c) over the sub-grade but below the sub-base

d) over the wearing course when renewal of surface is needed

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20. Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance, and grades are worst affected by:

a) width of the vehicle

b) speed of the vehicle

c) length of the vehicle

d) height of the vehicle

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21. Excessive camber on pavement may cause

a) erosion of the berms

b) deterioration of the center position

c) slip of the speedy vehicle

d) all of the above

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22. The shape of the camber provided for cement concrete pavement is

a) straight line

b) parabolic

c) elliptical

d) none of the above

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23. A junction so designed that traffic streams are divided to enable them to pass over or under each other is called

a) subway

b) loop-road

c) flyover

d) bypass road

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24. An endoscope is used to determine

a) average speed

b) spot speed

c) space mean speed

d) time mean speed

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25. The height of the parapet wall provided above the beam level is

a) 25 cm

b) 50 cm

c) 75 cm

d) 100 cm

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26. Maximum thickness of otta seal is

a) 8 mm

b) 16 mm

c) 24 mm

d) 32 mm

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27. Seal coat provides

a) desired grade

b) camber

c) an impervious layer

d) all the above

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28. The ability of a driver to stop the vehicle moving with the designed speed depends upon

a) perception time

b) brake efficiency

c) friction between the road surface and vehicle

d) brake reaction time

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29. 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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30. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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