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Round-abouts are not suitable if number of vehicles exceed
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A. 3000
B. 4000
C. 5000
D. 6000
Correct Answer
3000
Highway Engineering problems
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1. The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be
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A. 4.7 m
B. 5.7 m
C. 6.7 m
D. 7.7 m
E. 8.0 m
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Correct Answer: 5.7 m
2. Enoscope is used to determine
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A. spot speed
B. average speed
C. travel time
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: spot speed
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Minimum desirable width of medians on rural highways is 5 metres
B. Minimum width of medians should be 3 metres
C. On long bridges and viaducts, the width of medians should be 1.5 m
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
4. The pavement width of a road depends upon
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A. terrain
B. type of traffic
C. number of lanes
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: number of lanes
5. The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is
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A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 70 cm
D. 80 cm
E. 100 cm
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Correct Answer: 60 cm
6. For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed
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A. 0.10
B. 0.15
C. 0.20
D. 0.25
E. 0.30
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Correct Answer: 0.25
7. The width formation of a road means the width of
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A. carriageway
B. pavement and shoulders
C. embankment at ground level
D. embankment at the top level.
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Correct Answer: embankment at the top level.
8. An exceptional grade may be provided upto 1 in 12 along hill roads, if the length does not exceed
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A. 45 m per km
B. 60 m per km
C. 75 m per km
D. 90 m per km
E. 100 m per km
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Correct Answer: 60 m per km
9. 1.R.T.D.A. (Indian Roads and Transport Development Association) was set up at Bombay in
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A. 1907
B. 1917
C. 1927
D. 1937
E. 1942
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Correct Answer: 1927
10. The traffic manoeuvre means
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A. diverging
B. merging
C. crossing
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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