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- Question
In India the modes of transportation, in the order of their importance, are
Options- A. air transport, shipping, roads, railways
- B. shipping, roads, railways, air transport
- C. roads, railways, air transport, shipping
- D. railways, roads, shipping, air transport
- E. shipping, railways, roads, air transport.
- Correct Answer
- railways, roads, shipping, air transport
- 1. The wall constructed for the stability of an excavated portion of a road on the hill side, is known as
Options- A. retaining wall
- B. breast wall
- C. parapet wall
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 2. For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is
Options- A. delta
- B. trumpet
- C. diamond interchange
- D. clover leaf. Discuss
- 3. According to the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the width formation of an ideal National Highway in hard rock cutting, is
Options- A. 8.9 m
- B. 7.9 m
- C. 6.9 m
- D. 6.5 m
- E. 7.5 m Discuss
- 4. The head light of vehicles should be such that its lower beam illuminates objects at
Options- A. 10 m
- B. 20 m
- C. 30 m
- D. 40 m
- E. 50 m Discuss
- 5. The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the
Options- A. type of the highway
- B. type of road surface
- C. type of curves
- D. sight distance
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 6. The weight of vehicles affects
Options- A. pavement thickness
- B. ruling gradient
- C. limiting gradient
- D. design of bridges
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 7. The road foundation for modern highways construction, was developed by
Options- A. Tresguet
- B. Telford
- C. Macadam
- D. Tresguet and Telford simultaneously
- E. Telford and Macadam simultaneously. Discuss
- 8. The period of long term plan for the development of roads in India, known as Bombay Plan (Aug. 1958), is
Options- A. 5 years
- B. 10 years
- C. 15 years
- D. 20 years
- E. 25 years Discuss
- 9. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by
Options- A. compaction of soil
- B. stabilisation of soil
- C. drainage of soil
- D. combination of all the above. Discuss
- 10. The absolute minimum radius of horizontal curve for a design speed 60 km ph is
Options- A. 131 m
- B. 210 m
- C. 360 m
- D. none of these. Discuss
Highway Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: breast wall
Correct Answer: clover leaf.
Correct Answer: 7.9 m
Correct Answer: 30 m
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: Telford and Macadam simultaneously.
Correct Answer: 20 years
Correct Answer: combination of all the above.
Correct Answer: none of these.
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