Highway Engineering Online Test - Paper 2

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1. A traffic rotary is suitable where

a) space is limited

b) traffic volume is less than 500 vehicles per hour

c) intersecting roads are between 4 and 7

d) all of the above

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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. The distance over which excavated material is transported is called

a) lead

b) haul

c) run

d) all of the above

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6. A pavement is classified as flexible or rigid pavement based on its

a) wearing course

b) base course

c) sub-base

d) sub-grade

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7. 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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8. 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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9. In case of a multi-lane road, overtaking is generally permitted

a) from the left

b) from the right

c) from left and right

d) not permitted

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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. While performing attrition and Los Angeles abrasion tests, the minimum weight of stones to be used should be

a) 5 kg

b) 2 kg

c) 8 kg

d) 7.5 kg

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12. For the surface course, the durable method of stabilization is

a) soil-cement stabilization

b) lime stabilization

c) soil-bitumen stabilization

d) mechanical stabilization

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

a) spiral

b) circular

c) lemniscate

d) cubic parabola

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14. In highway construction, rolling starts from

a) edges towards the center with an overlap of minimum 30 cm

b) center towards the edges

c) from one edge to another edge

d) from the edge to the center

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15. Longitudinal ruts are formed because of

a) heavy rainfall

b) heavy axle loads of vehicles

c) iron-wheeled traffic

d) combined iron-wheeled and pneumatic traffic

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16. The position of the base course in a flexible pavement is

a) over the sub-base

b) below the sub-base

c) over the sub-grade but below the sub-base

d) over the wearing course when renewal of surface is needed

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17. The minimum distance between two hairpin bends, when a number of hairpin bends are introduced, is

a) 30 m

b) 60 m

c) 90 m

d) 120 m

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18. 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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19. Los Angeles testing machine is used for

a) attrition test

b) abrasion test

c) impact test

d) cashing strength test

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20. Signs should normally be mounted so that the lower edge of the sign plate is...

a) 2 m above the level of the carriageway

b) 2.5 m above the level of the carriageway

c) 3 m above the level of the carriageway

d) 3.5 m above the level of the carriageway

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21. 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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22. The highest overall speed at which a driver can travel under prevailing conditions without exceeding the safe design speed is known as the:

a) operating speed

b) design speed

c) critical speed

d) maximum speed

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23. 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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24. The effect of gradient on safe overtaking sight distance is

a) to increase it on descending grades and decrease it on ascending grades

b) to decrease it on descending grade and increase it on ascending grades

c) to increase it on both descending grades and ascending grades

d) to decrease it on both descending grades and ascending grades

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25. 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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26. The method of design of flexible pavements as recommended by Nepal Road Standard is:

a) ground index method

b) CBR method

c) Westergaard method

d) Benkelman beam method

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27. For transportation purposes in Nepal, the first preference is given to:

a) airlines

b) roadways

c) railways

d) shipping

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28. In highway pavements, emulsions are mainly used in

a) surface dressing

b) patching and maintenance operating

c) bitumen macadam

d) asphaltic concrete

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29. Minimum super elevation on a curve is equal to

a) 0

b) 7%

c) camber

d) gradient

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30. Higher values of super elevation are highly undesirable to

a) fast-moving vehicles

b) slow-moving vehicles

c) mixed traffic

d) non-snow falling areas

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