Highway Engineering Online Test - Paper 2

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1. Cross ruts are formed along an earthen road because of

a) heavy rainfall

b) steep camber

c) both (a) and (b) of above

d) none of the above

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2. Minimum stopping sight distance should be

a) 2 times calculated sight distance for one-way traffic

b) 3 times calculated sight distance for one-way traffic

c) 1 time calculated sight distance for one-way traffic

d) all of the above

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3. The road connecting the headquarters of the zone is called

a) national highway

b) local road

c) zonal road

d) feeder road

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4. In hill roads of Nepal, the side drains are provided

a) on the hillside of the road

b) on the outer side of the road

c) both sides of the road

d) none of the above

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5. The concrete pavement is provided when the daily traffic load per lane exceeds

a) 100 ton

b) 1000 ton

c) 500 ton

d) 10,000 ton

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6. The initial application of a binder to an absorbent highway surface, prior to the construction of a wearing coat is called

a) prime coat

b) tack coat

c) seal coat

d) base coat

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7. Road metal thickness of the layer to be compacted should not exceed

a) 5 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 30 cm

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8. The ideal shape of a transition curve is

a) clothoid

b) lamniscate

c) cubic parabola

d) none of the above

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9. 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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10. 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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11. When the degree of a road curve is defined by taking an arc of 30 m length, the radius of 1┬░ curve would be

a) 1619 m

b) 1718.9 m

c) 1197 m

d) 1971 m

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12. The loosening of the top surface of a road by pickaxes is called

a) picking

b) peeling

c) blistering

d) scarifying

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13. Extra width of mechanical widening on the curve is provided

a) inner side only

b) outer side only

c) half on both sides

d) none of the above

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14. The life of a cement concrete road is taken as

a) 5-10 years

b) 10-15 years

c) 15-20 years

d) 25-30 years

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15. The layer that is directly coming in contact with the traffic is

a) wearing course

b) base course

c) sub-base

d) sub-grade

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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. Horizontal curves on highways are provided

a) to break the monotony of driving

b) to discourage the tendency to increase speed

c) to decrease the mental tension on drivers

d) all of the above

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18. Road Board of Nepal is generally working in the field of road for the purpose of

a) routine maintenance

b) recurrent maintenance

c) periodic maintenance

d) all of the above

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19. 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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20. The advantage of a rotary is

a) traffic is in continuous motion

b) no waiting by traffic

c) vehicles move in the same direction

d) left turn is relatively easy

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21. The initial application of a binder to an existing surface given to ensure through bond between the new construction and the existing is called

a) basic coat

b) prime coat

c) tack coat

d) seal coat

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22. 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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23. 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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24. The length of the ring road around Kathmandu Valley is

a) 27 km

b) 29 km

c) 29.5 km

d) 30 km

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25. T-beam is suitable for a span of

a) 25-30 m span

b) >30 m span

c) 0-10 m span

d) 10-25 m span

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26. 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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27. The normal elevation (IS) of the driver's eye is

a) 100 cm above road level

b) 120 cm above road level

c) 150 cm above road level

d) 200 cm above road level

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28. Perception and brake reaction time depend upon

a) speed of the vehicle

b) alertness of the driver

c) efficiency of the brake

d) all of the above

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29. 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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30. Siddhartha highway connects

a) Belahiya-Pokhara

b) Kathmandu-Pokhara

c) Birgunj-Pokhara

d) none of the above

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