Highway Engineering MCQ

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• Which of the following is indicated by a warning sign ?
  ক

  level crossing

  খ

  no parking

  গ

  end of speed limit

  ঘ

  overtaking prohibited
• Which of the following shapes is preferred in a valley curve ?
  ক

  simple parabola

  খ

  cubic parabola

  গ

  spiral

  ঘ

  lemniscate
• The camber of road should be approximately equal to
  ক

  longitudinal gradient

  খ

  two times the longitudinal gradient

  গ

  three times the longitudinal gradient

  ঘ

  half the longitudinal gradient
• Group index method of design of flexible pavement is
  ক

  A theoretical method

  খ

  An empirical method based on physical properties of sub-grade soil

  গ

  An empirical method based on strength characteristics of sub-grade soil

  ঘ

  A semi empirical method
• If the stopping distance is 60 meters, then the minimum stopping sight distance for two lane, two way traffic is
  ক

  30m

  খ

  60m

  গ

  120m

  ঘ

  180m
• Coefficient of friction is less when the pavement surface is
  ক

  rough

  খ

  dry

  গ

  smooth and dry

  ঘ

  smooth and wet
• The diagram which shows all important physical conditions of an accident location like roadway limits, bridges, trees and all details of roadway conditions is known as
  ক

  pie chart

  খ

  spot maps

  গ

  condition diagram

  ঘ

  collision diagram
• For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is
  ক

  15^th percentile

  খ

  50^th percentile

  গ

  85^th percentile

  ঘ

  98^th percentile
• Flexible pavement distribute the wheel load
  ক

  directly to subgrade

  খ

  through structural action

  গ

  through a set of layers to the subgrade

  ঘ

  none of the above
• On a single lane road with two way traffic, the minimum stopping sight distance is equal to
  ক

  stopping distance

  খ

  two times the stopping distance

  গ

  half the stopping distance

  ঘ

  three times the stopping distance
• The binder normally used in flexible pavement construction is
  ক

  cement

  খ

  lime

  গ

  bitumen

  ঘ

  none of the above
• The maximum allowable Los Angeles abrasion value for high quality surface course is
  ক

  10%

  খ

  20 %

  গ

  30%

  ঘ

  45 %
• To calculate the minimum value of ruling radius of horizontal curves in plains, the design speed is given by
  ক

  8 kmph

  খ

  12kmph

  গ

  16kmph

  ঘ

  20 kmph
• The effect of grade on safe overtaking sight distance is
  ক

  to increase it on descending grades and to decrease it on ascending grades

  খ

  to decrease it on descending grades and to increase it on ascending grades

  গ

  to increase it on both descending and ascending grades

  ঘ

  to decrease it on both descending and ascending grades
• Compared to a level surface, on a descending gradient the stopping sight distance is
  ক

  less

  খ

  more

  গ

  same

  ঘ

  dependent on the speed
• Los Angeles testing machine is used to conduct
  ক

  Abrasion test

  খ

  Impact test

  গ

  Attrition test

  ঘ

  Crushing strength test
• The group index for a soil, whose liquid limit is 40 percent, plasticity index is 10 percent and percentage passing 75 micron IS sieve is 35, is
  ক

  0

  খ

  3

  গ

  5

  ঘ

  7
• A traffic rotary is justified where
  ক

  number of intersecting roads is between 4 and 7

  খ

  space is limited and costly

  গ

  when traffic volume is less than 500 vehicles per hour

  ঘ

  when traffic volume is more than 5000 vehicles per hour
• In soils having same values of plasticity index, if liquid limit is increased, then
  ক

  Compressibility and permeability decrease and dry strength increases

  খ

  Compressibility, permeability and dry strength decrease

  গ

  Compressibility, permeability and dry strength increase

  ঘ

  Compressibility and permeability increase and dry strength decreases
• The most economical lighting layout which is suitable for narrow roads is
  ক

  Single side lighting

  খ

  Staggered system

  গ

  Central lighting system

  ঘ

  None of the above
• Penetration test on bitumen is used for determining its
  ক

  Grade

  খ

  Viscosity

  গ

  Ductility

  ঘ

  Temperature susceptibility
• The walls which are necessary on the hill side of roadway where earth has to be retained from slipping is known as
  ক

  retaining wall

  খ

  breast wall

  গ

  parapet wall

  ঘ

  none of the above
• When the width of car parking space and width of street are limited, generally preferred parking system is
  ক

  Parallel parking

  খ

  45° angle parking

  গ

  65° angle parking

  ঘ

  90° angle parking
• Nagpur road plan formula were prepared by assuming
  ক

  rectangular or block road pattern

  খ

  radial or star and block road pattern

  গ

  radial or star and circular road pattern

  ঘ

  radial or star and grid road pattern
• The recommended grade of tar for grouting purpose is
  ক

  RT-1

  খ

  RT-2

  গ

  RT-3

  ঘ

  RT-5
• The background colour of the informatory sign board is
  ক

  red

  খ

  yellow

  গ

  green

  ঘ

  white
• On a right angled road intersection with two way traffic, the total number of conflict points is
  ক

  6

  খ

  11

  গ

  18

  ঘ

  24
• For a constant value of coefficient of lateral friction, the value of required super-elevation increases with
  ক

  increase in both speed and radius of curve

  খ

  decrease in both speed and radius of curve

  গ

  increase in speed and with decrease in radius of curve

  ঘ

  decrease in speed and with increase in radius of curve
• The maximum number of vehicles beyond which the rotary may not function efficiently is
  ক

  500 vehicles per hour

  খ

  500 vehicles per day

  গ

  5000 vehicles per hour

  ঘ

  5000 vehicles per day
• Maximum daily traffic capacity of bituminous pavements is
  ক

  500 tonnes per day

  খ

  1000 tonnes per day

  গ

  1500 tonnes per day

  ঘ

  2000 tonnes per day