Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 2

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1. A deep and big depression on a road is called

a) longitudinal rut

b) cross rut

c) pot hole

d) crack

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2. 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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3. 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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4. The percentage reduction of gradient for compensating the loss of tractive force of a vehicle along a radius R is

a) 1/R

b) 50/R

c) 75/R

d) 100/R

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5. The inventor of road making as a building science was:

a) Transnet

b) Macadam

c) Telford

d) Sully

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6. Hauling of excavated soil is done by

a) dozer

b) dump truck

c) grader

d) all of the above

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7. 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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8. Dorry testing machine is used for conducting

a) penetration test

b) abrasion test

c) attrition test

d) impact test

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9. Pothole maintenance in the case of a road is

a) routine maintenance

b) periodic maintenance

c) recurrent maintenance

d) special maintenance

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10. Traffic census is carried out to study

a) speed and delay

b) traffic volume

c) road parking

d) origin and destination

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11. Floating gradients are provided

a) at summit curves

b) along maximum gradients

c) at valley curves

d) along minimum gradients

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12. Sheep foot roller is used for

a) compaction of soil

b) stabilization

c) excavation

d) sprayer

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13. 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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14. On the approach, the horizontal curves in order to

a) increase jerk to allowable levels

b) minimize the length of the horizontal curve

c) simplify the laying-out and construction of the horizontal curve

d) reduce jerk to allowable levels

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15. In a concrete road, when the sub-grade is very poor and the road is subjected to heavy traffic, then

a) sub-base is provided

b) reinforcement is provided

c) soil is stabilized

d) asphalt concrete is provided on the surface

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16. In earthen roads, the common stabilizers used are

a) cement

b) bitumen

c) lime

d) all of the above

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17. The angle of most acute vision of a driver is a cone of

a) 3┬░

b) 10┬░

c) 15┬░

d) 20┬░

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18. The traffic conflicts that may occur in a rotary intersection are

a) merging and diverging

b) crossing and merging

c) crossing and diverging

d) crossing, merging, and diverging

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19. For calculating the minimum value of the ruling radius of horizontal curves in plains, the design speed is taken as

a) 12 kmph

b) 16 kmph

c) 20 kmph

d) 24 kmph

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20. The length of the side of warning sign boards on roads is

a) 30 cm

b) 45 cm

c) 60 cm

d) 75 cm

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21. 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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22. The main important modification made in Macadam's method of road construction with respect to the older method is:

a) sub grade drainage and compaction

b) identifying that foundation stones are not necessary at the bottom layer

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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23. In side drains, the free board should remain at least

a) 10 cm below the road surface

b) 25 cm below the road surface

c) 50 cm high from the road surface

d) 25 cm high from the sub-soil water level

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24. Sub-surface drainage of a road means removal of rainwater from

a) the surface of the road

b) the sub-grade or sub-surface of the road

c) the surface and sub-surface of the road

d) the soil mass

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25. 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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26. The intermediate supports of a bridge are called

a) abutment

b) piers

c) wing walls

d) support walls

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27. The minimum longitudinal gradient of the road required is:

a) 0.50%

b) 1.00%

c) 1.50%

d) 2.00%

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28. Cement grouted pavement is classified as

a) rigid pavement

b) semi-rigid pavement

c) flexible pavement

d) none of these

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29. 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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30. During construction of the road subgrade contains

a) cleaning

b) site clearance

c) preparation of sub grade

d) all of the above

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