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1. 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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2. Widening of the roads on curves in a hilly region is done?

a) on the outer side

b) on the inner side

c) equally on the outer and inner side

d) less on the outer and more on the inner side

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3. Wood beam is suitable only for a span of

a) 5 m

b) 8 m

c) 13 m

d) 18 m

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4. Perception and brake reaction time depend upon

a) speed of the vehicle

b) alertness of the driver

c) efficiency of the brake

d) all of the above

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

a) spiral

b) circular

c) parabolic

d) lemniscate

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7. Radius of the transition curve at the junction of circular curve and straight segment is

a) R/2

b) R

c) 2R

d) 0

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

a) soft rock

b) ordinary soil

c) hard rock

d) all of the above

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9. A higher value of super elevation is highly undesirable for:

a) fast-moving vehicles

b) slow-moving vehicles

c) mixed traffic

d) non-snow falling area

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10. The length of the side of warning sign boards on roads is

a) 30 cm

b) 45 cm

c) 60 cm

d) 75 cm

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11. 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

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12. The drawback of rigid pavement is that

a) no cracks occur even if local settlement takes place

b) it acts as a cover over small depressions

c) any small rifts further widen

d) its ability to withstand high loads is less

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13. Traffic signs and devices should be placed within a cone of

a) 3┬░

b) 10┬░

c) 15┬░

d) 20┬░

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14. The angle of most acute vision of a driver is a cone of

a) 3┬░

b) 10┬░

c) 15┬░

d) 20┬░

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15. When the degree of a road curve is defined by taking an arc of 30 m length, the radius of 1┬░ curve would be

a) 1619 m

b) 1718.9 m

c) 1197 m

d) 1971 m

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16. Generally, sight distance at a curve is...

a) more

b) less

c) equal to

d) all of the above

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17. The provision of wind guy cable in a suspension bridge is

a) to take live load

b) to take dead load

c) to fix walkway

d) to provide lateral stability

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18. Routine maintenance is normally done by the use of

a) labour contract

b) material contract

c) item rate contract

d) all of the above

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19. The loosening of a wearing surface under the action of traffic or weather, associated with the failure of the binding agent to keep the surface consolidated is called

a) abrasion

b) fretting

c) cracking

d) descaling

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

a) moped

b) all of the above

c) cycle

d) scooter

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21. Dorry testing machine is used for conducting

a) penetration test

b) abrasion test

c) attrition test

d) impact test

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22. 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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23. Sub-surface drainage of a road means removal of rainwater from

a) the surface of the road

b) the sub-grade or sub-surface of the road

c) the surface and sub-surface of the road

d) the soil mass

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

a) beginning of the transition curve

b) centre of the transition curve

c) beginning of the circular curve

d) centre of the circular curve

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26. Camber is provided on

a) straight road

b) curved road

c) super-elevation

d) all of the above

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27. The initial application of a binder to an existing surface given to ensure through bond between the new construction and the existing is called

a) basic coat

b) prime coat

c) tack coat

d) seal coat

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

a) 30 m

b) 60 m

c) 90 m

d) 120 m

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30. Hauling of excavated soil is done by

a) dozer

b) dump truck

c) grader

d) all of the above

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31. Intensity of traffic is expressed in terms of

a) number of vehicles per hour

b) number of wheels per hour

c) number of traffic per unit width of a traffic way

d) all of the above

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32. The ideal form of the curve for the summit curve is

a) spiral

b) parabola

c) circle

d) lemniscates

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33. Bottommost component of a flexible pavement is

a) sub-grade

b) sub-base

c) base

d) base course

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34. Traffic density depends upon the

a) width of the vehicle

b) length of the vehicle

c) speed of the vehicle

d) height of the vehicle

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35. Siddhartha highway connects

a) Belahiya-Pokhara

b) Kathmandu-Pokhara

c) Birgunj-Pokhara

d) none of the above

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36. The different materials used for road construction are

a) stone, aggregate, soil, and binder

b) sand, soil, and binder

c) bitumen, soil, and binder

d) cement, soil, and binder

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37. Which of the following is not true about highway drainage?

a) excess moisture in causes chemical reactions in sub grade and pavement materials

b) excess moisture in the sub grade causes its instability

c) excess moisture in the sub grade causes variation in the volume of the sub grade

d) excess moisture in stabilized soil and water-bound macadam reduces the strength of the pavement

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

a) sight distance

b) clear distance

c) visible distance

d) safe distance

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39. The grade separation has the advantage of

a) no speed restrictions

b) number of conflicting points reduces to nil

c) occupying the least space

d) easy right turn

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40. Ratio of the width of the car parking area required at the kerb for 30┬░ parking relative to 60┬░ parking is approximately

a) 0.57

b) 0.7

c) 0.8

d) 2

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41. Bitumen is soluble in

a) diesel

b) petrol

c) ammonia

d) carbon disulphide

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

a) ground index method

b) CBR method

c) Westergaard method

d) Benkelman beam method

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

a) C.B.R

b) stripping

c) thread

d) none of the above

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45. Design of flexible pavements involves,

a) wheel loads

b) type and intensity of traffic

c) climate of the region

d) sub-grade conditions

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46. 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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47. In the case of a gravel road, pothole maintenance comes under the maintenance of

a) periodic

b) special

c) emergency

d) routine

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48. Extra widening of pavements depends upon

a) number of lanes

b) speed of the vehicle

c) length of the wheelbase

d) all of the above

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49. Character of traffic means

a) average speed of vehicles

b) speed of vehicles

c) whether the traffic is motor traffic or steel tire traffic or both

d) all of the above

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50. 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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