Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 3

1. The road surfacing should be

2. CBR (California Bearing Ratio) test is used for finding

3. The drawback of rigid pavement is that

4. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent areas is known as

5. Red color of a colored light traffic signal indicates

6. In cement concrete roads, the repair work of cracks should be done just at the end of:

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

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

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

10. Green color of a colored light traffic signal indicates

11. A portion of the traffic way that is used by pedestrians only is called

12. The different materials used for road construction are

13. The main element for providing effective drainage in the case of the road is

14. Maximum thickness of otta seal is

15. A road gradient at which a vehicle does not require any tractive force to maintain the specific speed is called

16. Water absorption of the aggregates used for road marking should not exceed

17. When the width of the street and kerb parking space is limited, the system generally preferred is

18. The drains constructed on the up slope of hillsides are known as

19. Raising of the outer edge of a road with respect to the inner edge is known as

20. The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road is

21. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of a roadway is called

22. 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?

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

24. The traffic conflicts that may occur in a rotary intersection are

25. The distance over which excavated material is transported is called

26. Generally, a cement concrete road is discouraged because

27. If a road has to be provided in cutting, then side drains should be

28. Seal coat is a layer of

29. A traffic rotary is suitable where

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

31. Page testing machine is used for

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

33. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

34. In highway engineering, which of the following terms is irrelevant?

35. Which one is not concerned with the cross-section of the road?

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

37. Los Angeles testing machine is used for

38. Highway facilities are designed for

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

40. The types of transition curves generally used in hill road is

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

42. The end supports of a bridge are called

43. Compaction of a concrete slab is done with the help of

44. The stopping sight distance required on a down slope of a road is:

45. A road will have certain weak areas where the problems repeatedly occur. Such spots are known as:

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

47. The portion of a road causing a loud rumbling sound and vibration when a vehicle passes over them is called:

48. A road sign indicating 'No Parking' is

49. The wall constructed on the side of the hill slope to resist the pressure of earth filling and traffic load of the road is known as

50. Camber in the road is provided for