Highway Engineering Online Test - Paper 2

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1. If the average center-to-center spacing of vehicles is 25 meters, then the basic capacity of a traffic lane at a speed of 50 kmph is

a) 500 vehicles per day

b) 1000 vehicles per day

c) 2000 vehicles per day

d) 2500 vehicles per day

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2. 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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3. 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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4. The efficiency of the brake of a vehicle depends upon

a) condition of the road surface

b) condition of the tires

c) presence of moisture

d) all of the above

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5. Which vehicle has the highest equivalent pcu

a) car

b) light truck

c) hand cart

d) bullock cart

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6. The coefficient of friction is more when the pavement surface is

a) wet

b) smooth

c) rough and dry

d) rough and wet

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7. The loosening of the top surface of a road by mechanical or other means is called

a) picking

b) peeling

c) blistering

d) scarifying

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8. The maximum number of vehicles that can be expected to pass through a roadway in one hour is called

a) traffic density

b) traffic capacity

c) traffic volume

d) all of the above

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9. At places of heavy rainfall, side drains to be provided on a road should be

a) triangular in section

b) trapezoidal in section

c) rectangular in section

d) circular in section

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10. The height of the object above the road surface for the consideration of sight distance is

a) 10 cm above road level

b) 15 cm above road level

c) 20 cm above road level

d) 25 cm above road level

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11. 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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12. The alignment of a road should cross the series of hills through

a) ridge

b) saddle

c) valley

d) none of the above

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13. 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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14. 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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15. At highway stretches, the required overtaking sight distance can't be provided; it is necessary

a) at least twice the stopping sight distance

b) half the required overtaking sight distance

c) one-third the required overtaking sight distance

d) three times the stopping sight distance

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16. Which of the following is not a machine used in road construction?

a) excavator

b) bulldozer

c) tower crane

d) roller

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17. When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided is known as

a) valley curve

b) sag curve

c) summit curve

d) all of the above

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

a) rut

b) pot height

c) camber

d) reel

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19. Traffic density depends upon the

a) width of the vehicle

b) length of the vehicle

c) speed of the vehicle

d) height of the vehicle

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20. 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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21. The California bearing Ratio (CBR) test is carried out for:

a) evaluating the shearing strength of the soil sample

b) evaluating the stability of soil subgrade

c) evaluating the water content of the subgrade

d) evaluating the compressive strength of the soil sample

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22. Routine maintenance is normally done by the use of

a) labour contract

b) material contract

c) item rate contract

d) all of the above

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23. 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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24. At horizontal curves on a highway, the inner side of the road is

a) lower than the outer face

b) higher than the outer face

c) the same as the outer face

d) all the above

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25. Camber in the road is provided for

a) effective drainage

b) counteracting the centrifugal force

c) having proper sight distance

d) all of the above

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26. 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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27. In the case of a gravel road, pothole maintenance comes under the maintenance of

a) periodic

b) special

c) emergency

d) routine

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28. The difference in gradients after full super elevation and the original alignment of a road is known as

a) ruling gradient

b) limiting gradient

c) floating gradient

d) differential gradient

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29. Cement grouted pavement is classified as

a) rigid pavement

b) semi-rigid pavement

c) flexible pavement

d) none of these

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30. The road surfacing should be

a) impervious

b) durable

c) stable

d) all of the above

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