Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 3

1. The economic survey of a proposed road project includes a detailed survey of

2. Wood beam is suitable only for a span of

3. Calculate the super elevation for the cross-section of the road as shown below

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

5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

6. The maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed:

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

8. The coefficient of friction is more when the pavement surface is

9. Cement grouted pavement is classified as

10. The minimum number of abutments in a bridge should be

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

12. The height of the parapet wall provided above the beam level is

13. If the cross slope of the terrain is more than 60%, it is classified as

14. Factors affecting the design of horizontal curves on a highway include

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

16. Green color of a colored light traffic signal indicates

17. Camber depends on

18. Tyre pressure influences the

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

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

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

22. In earthen roads, the common stabilizers used are

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

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

25. As compared to traffic volume, traffic capacity is always

26. The desirable property of road stone is

27. A road sign indicating 'No Parking' is

28. When roads do not cross each other at the same level, i.e., one road crosses either above or below the other road with the help of an over-bridge or sub-way, then it is called

29. The highway code denoted by BP Highway is:

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

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

32. The width of roads that can be lighted by mounting street lights on one side of the road is

33. In a proposed alignment, the type of soil which will not be preferred is

34. Level Crossing is a

35. The shoulder provided along the road edge as compared to traffic lanes should be

36. In the premix method of bitumen road construction, aggregate is also heated

37. The length of the road ahead of the vehicle that is visible to the driver is called

38. Fixed delay is found in roads due to

39. Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement is

40. Which test is performed for quick determination of the quality of sub-grade soil?

41. An advantage of a one-way traffic system is that

42. In bituminous macadam road, the binding material used is

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

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

45. Which vehicle has the lowest equivalent pcu

46. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

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

48. 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

49. An advantage of a traffic signal is

50. Horizontal curves on highways are provided