Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 2

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1. Setback distance is the distance between

a) center line of the horizontal curve and building line

b) road land boundary and control line

c) building line and control line

d) road land boundary and control line

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2. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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3. The full width of land acquired before finalizing a highway is known as

a) width of formation

b) right of way

c) carriage way

d) road way

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4. 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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5. A circumferential road, built around an urban area to enable free flow of traffic is called

a) ring road

b) loop road

c) mid strip

d) circular road

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6. Traffic surveys are carried out to

a) know the types of traffic

b) determine the traffic regulations

c) design a proper drainage system

d) all of the above

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7. The drains constructed on the up slope of hillsides are known as

a) cross drains

b) under drains

c) catch water drains

d) side drains

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8. In the geometric design of highways, the most controlling features are:

a) speed and comfort

b) comfort and safety

c) safety and speed

d) all of the above

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9. 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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10. Sheep foot roller is used for

a) compaction of soil

b) stabilization

c) excavation

d) sprayer

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11. The width of the carriageway of a two-lane road without a raised curb is

a) 7.0 m

b) 7.5 m

c) 5.6 m

d) 5.0 m

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12. 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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13. Bituminous grouted macadam roads may be expected to have a useful life of about

a) 2 to 3 years

b) 3 to 5 years

c) 7 to 10 years

d) 15 to 20 years

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14. The city roads which are meant for through traffic usually on a continuous route are known as

a) express

b) arterial/street road

c) sub-arterial streets

d) collector streets

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15. Camber depends on

a) amount of rainfall

b) grade of wearing coarse

c) smoothness of the base course

d) permeability of subgrade

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16. Traffic signs and devices should be placed within a cone of

a) 3┬░

b) 10┬░

c) 15┬░

d) 20┬░

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17. Which vehicle has the highest equivalent pcu

a) car

b) light truck

c) hand cart

d) bullock cart

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18. Bituminous road is

a) fair weather road

b) all-weather road

c) rigid pavement

d) all of the above

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19. 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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20. A groove or depression formed in a surface layer longitudinal to the road by the wheels of traveling vehicles is called

a) pot hole

b) rut

c) blow hole

d) depression

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21. Camber is

a) b/a

b) 2b/a

c) a/b

d) 2a/b

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22. Raised portion of the road between longitudinal ruts is known as

a) rut

b) pot height

c) camber

d) reel

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23. The design speed for hill terrain of a trunk road is

a) 20 kmph

b) 30 kmph

c) 40 kmph

d) 50 kmph

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24. Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with

a) Parallel parking

b) right-angle parking

c) 45┬░ angle parking

d) 75┬░ parking

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25. If the difference of an edge of the pavement (18m wide) and its crown is 30 cm, then the camber in the pavement is

a) 1 in 60

b) 1 in 30

c) 1 in 15

d) 1 in 45

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26. 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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27. 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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28. The following types of pavement are generally known as flexible pavement:

a) water-bound macadam road

b) stabilized soil roads

c) road constructed with various layers of building material well-compacted

d) all of the above

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29. 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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30. 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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