Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 2

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1. The factor influencing the selection of pavement type is

a) climate

b) type and intensity of traffic

c) sub-grade soil

d) drainage condition

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2. The maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed:

a) 7%

b) 8%

c) 9%

d) 10%

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3. A road will have certain weak areas where the problems repeatedly occur. Such spots are known as:

a) black spots

b) red spots

c) white spots

d) all of the above

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4. 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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5. The portion of the road for high-speed vehicles is known as

a) motorway

b) expressway

c) both (a) and (b) above

d) carriageway

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6. At the horizontal curve, the outer edge of the pavement is raised with respect to the inner edge to counteract the effect of centrifugal force, is known as

a) super elevation

b) camber

c) crown

d) shoulder

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7. Bituminous road is

a) fair weather road

b) all-weather road

c) rigid pavement

d) all of the above

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8. The minimum thickness of the base course should be

a) 10 cm

b) 15 cm

c) 20 cm

d) 30 cm

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9. The type of transition curve generally provided on hill traces is

a) spiral

b) circular

c) lemniscate

d) cubic parabola

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10. 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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11. The efficiency and life of a hill road can be considerably increased by providing

a) a good road drainage system

b) a good road surface

c) a good soil foundation

d) good material in road construction

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12. A road sign indicating parking for four vehicles is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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13. The thickness of pavement may be reduced considerably by

a) compaction of soil

b) stabilization of soil

c) draining of soil

d) all of the above

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14. If the path traveled along the road surface by the wheels due to rotation results in

a) slipping

b) revolving

c) skidding

d) all of the above

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15. 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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16. Bleeding may occur due to

a) an excess of tar material

b) insufficient quantity of binding

c) binder not hot enough at the time of application

d) all of the above

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17. 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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18. 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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19. The distance traveled by a moving vehicle during perception and brake reaction time is known as

a) lag distance

b) braking distance

c) sight distance

d) stopping distance

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20. Mahendra Rajmarg of Nepal does not touch the border of ......... Terai district.

a) Sarlahi

b) Rautahat

c) Bara

d) Parsa

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21. Camber is

a) b/a

b) 2b/a

c) a/b

d) 2a/b

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22. The width of roads that can be lighted by mounting street lights on one side of the road is

a) 10 m

b) 20 m

c) 25 m

d) 30 m

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23. Camber is provided on

a) straight road

b) curved road

c) super-elevation

d) all of the above

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24. Transition curve is provided in horizontal alignment

a) to increase the radius of transition curvature

b) to facilitate the application of super-elevation

c) to counteract the centrifugal force developed

d) to prevent vehicles from skidding laterally

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25. Any gradient on a road is said to be an exceptional gradient if it is

a) more than the ruling gradient

b) less than the average gradient

c) more than the floating gradient

d) more than the maximum or less than the minimum gradient

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26. 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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27. Longitudinal joints in concrete roads are provided if the width exceeds

a) 3.0 m

b) 4.5 m

c) 7.5 m

d) 10 m

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28. Carpeting is

a) laying of a road surface

b) laying of red carpets on a road

c) laying of bitumen or concrete layer on a road

d) operation of removing ice from a road after snowfall

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29. Tyre pressure influences the

a) total depth of the pavement

b) quality of the surface course

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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30. Design capacity is also known as

a) possible capacity

b) practical capacity

c) theoretical capacity

d) basic capacity

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