Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Highway Engineering Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. 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 2 / 50 2. The maximum super elevation on a hill road should not exceed: a) 5% b) 7% c) 8% d) 10% 3 / 50 3. Factors affecting the design of horizontal curves on a highway include a) design speed of the vehicle b) allowable friction on the road surface c) allowable maximum super elevation d) all of the above 4 / 50 4. Super elevation provided from the center of the road to the outer edge is known as a) cambering b) peaking c) hampering d) tempering 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. Maximum thickness of otta seal is a) 8 mm b) 16 mm c) 24 mm d) 32 mm 7 / 50 7. During construction of the road subgrade contains a) cleaning b) site clearance c) preparation of sub grade d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. The width of the road including carriage way and shoulders on both sides is known as a) width of formation b) right of way c) carriage way d) shoulders 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. A road within a town is called a) truck road b) country road c) carriage road d) street 11 / 50 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 12 / 50 12. A dividing strip in the middle of the roadway is called a) central strip b) median strip c) mid strip d) road center 13 / 50 13. The stopping sight distance depends upon a) reaction time of the driver b) brake efficiency c) speed of the vehicle d) all of the above 14 / 50 14. Minimum super elevation on a curve is equal to a) 0 b) 7% c) camber d) gradient 15 / 50 15. Which vehicle has the lowest equivalent pcu a) car b) light truck c) hand cart d) bullock cart 16 / 50 16. The types of surface dressing generally used for the existing pavement are a) premix b) single surface dressing c) double surface dressing d) triple surface dressing 17 / 50 17. A bridge whose center line is not at right angles to the stream flow is known as a) tilting bridge b) wing bridge c) angle bridge d) skew bridge 18 / 50 18. The timber bridge is used where a) narrow width b) small width c) wide width d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. The length of the ring road around Kathmandu Valley is a) 27 km b) 29 km c) 29.5 km d) 30 km 20 / 50 20. The end supports of a bridge are called a) abutment b) piers c) wing walls d) support walls 21 / 50 21. The loosening of the top surface of a road by pickaxes is called a) picking b) peeling c) blistering d) scarifying 22 / 50 22. Any gradient on a road is said to be an exceptional gradient if it is a) more than the ruling gradient b) less than the average gradient c) more than the floating gradient d) more than the maximum or less than the minimum gradient 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The minimum number of vehicles for the position of a traffic rotary is a) 100 per hour b) 300 per hour c) 500 per hour d) 500 per day 25 / 50 25. If no super elevation is provided on the road along curves, potholes may develop at a) outer edge of the road b) inner edge of the road c) center of the road d) anywhere on the road 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. Longitudinal joints in concrete roads are provided if the width exceeds a) 3.0 m b) 4.5 m c) 7.5 m d) 10 m 28 / 50 28. Raised portion of the road between longitudinal ruts is known as a) rut b) pot height c) camber d) reel 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. The length of the vehicle has no effect on a) width of shoulders b) passing sight distance c) minimum radius of turning d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with a) Parallel parking b) right-angle parking c) 45┬░ angle parking d) 75┬░ parking 32 / 50 32. An advantage of a traffic signal is a) no rear-end collision b) easy segregation of traffic c) quick movement of vehicles d) orderly movement of vehicles 33 / 50 33. Traffic census is carried out to study a) speed and delay b) traffic volume c) road parking d) origin and destination 34 / 50 34. As per NRS 2070, a minimum width of the footpath should be a) 60 cm b) 120 cm c) 150 cm d) 300 cm 35 / 50 35. The ideal form of the curve for the summit curve is a) spiral b) parabola c) circle d) lemniscates 36 / 50 36. The overall length of the vehicle affects the a) turning radii of the curves b) time needed to overtake c) off-tracking of the vehicle d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. The minimum angle for crossing is a) 30┬░ b) 45┬░ c) 60┬░ d) 75┬░ 38 / 50 38. Road furniture means a) informatory board b) warning sign c) informatory sign d) all of the above 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. The vehicle having the lowest equivalent p.c.u. is a) moped b) all of the above c) cycle d) scooter 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. The percentage reduction of gradient for compensating the loss of tractive force of a vehicle along a radius R is a) 1/R b) 50/R c) 75/R d) 100/R 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. Parking lanes are provided on a) urban roads b) national highway c) major district road d) state highway 46 / 50 46. Seal coat is a layer of a) cement concrete b) coarse sand & bitumen c) water repellent agent d) adhesive to improve the bond between aggregates 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. Calculate the super elevation for the cross-section of the road as shown below a) 1/15 b) 1/20 c) 1/25 d) 1/30 49 / 50 49. Which one of the following does not take load in a suspension bridge? a) wind guy cable b) main cable c) handrail cable d) walk way cable 50 / 50 50. The height of the parapet wall provided above the beam level is a) 25 cm b) 50 cm c) 75 cm d) 100 cm Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Highway Engineering MCQ PDF for Offline Study Share the above MCQs: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
