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Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept
Options
A. 10 cm
B. 12 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 18 cm
E. 20 cm
Correct Answer
10 cm
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1. For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of
Options
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
2. Formation width of a hill road is the distance between
Options
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
3. The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius
R
deflecting through ?°, is
Options
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
4. 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
Options
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
5. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as
Options
A. development traffic
B. generated traffic growth
C. normal traffic growth
D. current traffic.
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Correct Answer: development traffic
6. California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves
Options
A. characteristics of soils
B. traffic intensities
C. character of the road making materials
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: character of the road making materials
7. Design of flexible pavement, involves
Options
A. wheel loads
B. intensity of traffic
C. climate of the region
D. sub-grade conditions
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: climate of the region
8. If the radius of curvature of a hill road is 50 m, the percentage grade compensation should be
Options
A. 60/R
B. 70/R
C. 75/R
D. 80/R
E. 100/R
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Correct Answer: 75/R
9. The difference in gradients after full super-elevation and the initial alignment of a road, is known as
Options
A. ruling gradient
B. rising gradient
C. compensated gradient
D. differential gradient
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: differential gradient
10. If
L
metres is the distance between extreme axles of a vehicle, its gross load should not exceed
Options
A. 1525 (
L
+ 4.3) - 14.7
L
2
B. 1526 (
L
+ 5.3) - 14.7
L
2
C. 1525 (
L
+ 6.3) - 14.7
L
2
D. 1525 (
L
+ 7.3) - 14.7
L
2
E. 1526 (
L
+ 8.3) - 14.7
L
2
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Correct Answer: 1525 (
L
+ 7.3) - 14.7
L
2
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