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