Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 3

1. For iron-wheeled traffic, the best suitable pavement is

2. Routine maintenance is normally done by the use of

3. Which vehicle has the highest equivalent pcu

4. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

5. The normal height of the driver's eye (NRS 2070) above the road surface is

6. Level Crossing is a

7. Bleeding may be reduced by

8. Pothole maintenance in the case of a road is

9. The example of rigid pavement is

10. Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve is provided at

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

12. If the wearing course of the road is 5 cm, the base course is 15 cm, the sub-base course is 15 cm, and the capping layer is 15 cm, then what will be the thickness of the pavement?

13. Horizontal curves on highways are provided

14. In hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

15. Bituminous road is

16. Bottommost component of a flexible pavement is

17. In a concrete road, when the sub-grade is very poor and the road is subjected to heavy traffic, then

18. The length of the proposed Kathmandu Nijgadh Fast Track is equal to:

19. Road furniture means

20. A dividing strip in the middle of the roadway is called

21. The thickness of the parapet wall on the valley side of the roadway is usually kept as

22. In earthen roads, the common stabilizers used are

23. The raised areas constructed within the roadway to establish physical channels through which traffic may be guided are called

24. The percentage reduction of gradient for compensating the loss of tractive force of a vehicle along a radius R is

25. Radius of the curve is decided based on

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

27. If no super elevation is provided on the road along curves, potholes may develop at

28. The distance along the road surface at which a driver may perceive objects at a specific height above the carriage way is known as

29. In hill roads, the minimum sight distance required is

30. Patching should be done just:

31. The main important modification made in Macadam's method of road construction with respect to the older method is:

32. Design of flexible pavements involves,

33. Best road suitable for pneumatic & iron-wheeled vehicles is

34. The overall length of the vehicle affects the

35. The vehicle having the lowest equivalent p.c.u. is

36. The length of Arniko Highway connecting Kathmandu to Kodari is

37. Feeder roads will have

38. Bitumen stabilization acts as:

39. The minimum angle for crossing is

40. During construction of the road subgrade contains

41. Which one of the following does not take load in a suspension bridge?

42. Perception and brake reaction time depend upon

43. The thickness of pavement may be reduced considerably by

44. The background color of the informatory signboard is:

45. The super elevation in roads is

46. A subsidiary area in a carriageway placed so as to control the movement of traffic is known as

47. If the coefficient of lateral friction is constant, then the value of required super elevation increases with

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

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

50. Traffic maneuver means