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1. Water-bound Macadam is one of the..... types of pavement.

a) most recent

b) oldest

c) Canadian

d) washable

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2. Maximum thickness of otta seal is

a) 8 mm

b) 16 mm

c) 24 mm

d) 32 mm

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3. Bituminous road is

a) fair weather road

b) all-weather road

c) rigid pavement

d) all of the above

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4. 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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5. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

a) compaction of soil

b) stabilization of soil

c) drainage of soil

d) a combination of all of the above

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6. The super elevation obtained by the rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement

a) causes no change in the vertical alignment

b) results in balancing the earthquake

c) avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain

d) is preferred in steep terrain

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7. Waves and corrugation may be formed because of

a) lack of bond for aggregate

b) wearing coat being more elastic

c) excessive compression

d) defective rolling

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8. Design of flexible pavements is based on

a) mathematical formulae

b) empirical formulae

c) a compromise of pure theory and pure empirical formula

d) none of the above

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9. Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with

a) Parallel parking

b) right-angle parking

c) 45┬░ angle parking

d) 75┬░ parking

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10. At the horizontal curve, the outer edge of the pavement is raised with respect to the inner edge to counteract the effect of centrifugal force, is known as

a) super elevation

b) camber

c) crown

d) shoulder

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11. Wave-like deformation on the road is called

a) wave forms

b) zig-zag forms

c) corrugations

d) wavy defects

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

a) rumble strip

b) zebra crossing

c) bridge

d) median strip

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13. 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

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

a) generated traffic growth

b) development traffic

c) normal traffic growth

d) current traffic

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16. Super elevation provided from the center of the road to the outer edge is known as

a) cambering

b) peaking

c) hampering

d) tempering

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

a) cross drains

b) under drains

c) catch water drains

d) side drains

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18. The steepest gradient in ordinary condition should not exceed

a) ruling gradient

b) maximum gradient

c) exceptional gradient

d) floating gradient

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19. In water-bound macadam road, the binding material used is

a) cement

b) bitumen

c) clay

d) stone dust

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

a) airlines

b) roadways

c) railways

d) shipping

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22. The total reaction time for an average driver for a normal situation is

a) 5 sec.

b) 2.5 sec.

c) 4 sec.

d) 2 sec.

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

a) footpath

b) traffic island

c) conflict area

d) none of the above

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

a) on one side of the road

b) on both sides of the road

c) in the middle of the road

d) on both sides and the middle of the road

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25. The portion of the road just both sides of the carriage way is known as

a) width of formation

b) right of way

c) carriage way

d) shoulders

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26. Camber is

a) b/a

b) 2b/a

c) a/b

d) 2a/b

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27. The depression formed by the junction of two falling gradients is

a) depression

b) valley

c) sag

d) fall

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28. To transfer wheel load at expansion joints from one slab to the other

a) tie base is used

b) dowel bars are used

c) hanger bars are used

d) bitumen filler is used

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29. The city roads which are meant for through traffic usually on a continuous route are known as

a) express

b) arterial/street road

c) sub-arterial streets

d) collector streets

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30. 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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31. Traffic density is

a) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per lane per day

b) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per hour

c) number of vehicles per unit length

d) maximum number of vehicles passing a given point in one hour

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32. The portion of the road surface, which is used by vehicular traffic, is known as

a) carriage way

b) shoulder

c) express way

d) all of the above

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

a) spiral

b) circular

c) parabolic

d) lemniscate

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

a) strength of sub-grade

b) strength of concrete

c) strength of bitumen

d) all of the above

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36. 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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37. For the most effective traffic control, adopt

a) more number of traffic signs

b) limited numbers of traffic signs

c) more varieties of traffic signs

d) more warning and fewer traffic signs

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38. Bitumen stabilization acts as:

a) a hydrophilic medium

b) an adhesive for coarse-grained and a waterproofing agent for fine-grained

c) a destroyer of organic matter and hence more strength

d) all of the above

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39. Tyre pressure influences the

a) total depth of the pavement

b) quality of the surface course

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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

a) 120 cm above road level

b) 150 cm above road level

c) 180 cm above road level

d) 200 cm above road level

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

a) 82 km

b) 93 km

c) 112 km

d) 123 km

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42. Road furniture means

a) informatory board

b) warning sign

c) informatory sign

d) all of the above

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43. Bleeding may be reduced by

a) hot metal chips

b) cement

c) clay

d) dust

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44. Minimum super elevation provided is

a) 7%

b) 10%

c) not less than the grade of the road

d) not less than camber at the section

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45. Flexible pavement distributes the wheel load

a) directly to the sub-grade

b) through a set of layers to the sub-grade

c) through structural action

d) all of the above

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46. While negotiating a curve

a) wheels of both axles tread the same path

b) front wheels follow a less radius than rear wheels

c) rear wheels follow a less radius than front wheels

d) none of the above

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47. Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance, and grades are worst affected by:

a) width of the vehicle

b) speed of the vehicle

c) length of the vehicle

d) height of the vehicle

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48. 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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49. The background color of the informatory signboard is:

a) red

b) white

c) yellow

d) both (b) and (c)

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50. Traffic volume is equal to

a) traffic density / traffic speed

b) traffic speed / traffic density

c) traffic density * Traffic speed

d) none of the above

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