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Following type of pavement is generally known as flexible pavement
Options
A. water-bound macadam roads
B. stabilised soil roads
C. road constructed with various layers of building material well compacted
D. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. For clear distinct vision, images of obstructions should fall on the retina with a cone of
Options
A. 2°
B. 3°
C. 4°
D. 5°
E. 6°
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Correct Answer: 5°
2. To compensate the loss of tractive force of vehicles along curves of radius
R
, the percentage reduction of gradient, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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Correct Answer:
3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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
6. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as
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A. development traffic
B. generated traffic growth
C. normal traffic growth
D. current traffic.
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Correct Answer: development traffic
7. The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is
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A. 0.500 m
B. 0.589 m
C. 1.089 m
D. 0.089 m
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Correct Answer: 1.089 m
8. The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius
R
deflecting through ?°, is
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A. R tan ?
B. R tan ?/2
C. R sin ?
D. R sin ?/2
E. R cot ?/2
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Correct Answer: R tan ?/2
9. Formation width of a hill road is the distance between
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A. outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
B. outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
C. inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
D. inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
10. For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of
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A. l.00 m
B. 1.25 m
C. 1.50 m
D. 1.75 m
E. 2.00 m
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Correct Answer: 1.50 m
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