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  • Question
  • Along horizontal curves, if centrifugal force exceeds lateral friction, vehicles may


  • Options
  • A. skid
  • B. slip
  • C. not be affected
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • skid 


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    • 1. Over taking time required for a vehicle with design speed 50 km ph and overtaking acceleration 1.25 m/sec2 to overtake a vehicle moving at a speed 30 km ph, is

    • Options
    • A. 5.0 secs
    • B. 6.12 secs
    • C. 225.48 secs
    • D. 30 secs
    • Discuss
    • 2. Set-back distance is the distance between

    • Options
    • A. road land boundary and building line
    • B. road land boundary and control line
    • C. building line and control line
    • D. road land boundary and control line.
    • Discuss
    • 3. On the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the minimum width of a village road may be

    • Options
    • A. 2.45 m
    • B. 2.75 m
    • C. 3.66 m
    • D. 4.90 m
    • E. 5.00 m
    • Discuss
    • 4. While calculating the overtaking sight distance, the height of the object above road surface, is assumed

    • Options
    • A. Zero
    • B. 50 cm
    • C. 75 cm
    • D. 100 cm
    • E. 120 cm
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The corss fall of the shoulder should be at least 0.5% steeper than camber
    • B. On superelevated sections, the shoulders should be provided a cross fall equal to camber
    • C. Earthern roads in general are provided steepest crossfall
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The top height of a route marker above crown level is

    • Options
    • A. 1.50 m
    • B. 1.75 m
    • C. 2.00 m
    • D. 2.25 m
    • Discuss
    • 7. Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve, is provided at

    • Options
    • A. beginning of the transition curve
    • B. centre of the transition curve
    • C. beginning of the circular curve
    • D. centre of the circular curve.
    • Discuss
    • 8. If V is speed of a moving vehicle, r is radius of the curve, g is the acceleration due to gravity, W is the width of the carriageway, the super elevation is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
    • Discuss
    • 9. If brakes of vehicles are effective, the vehicle-running at 30 km/hour comes to a stop in

    • Options
    • A. 10 metres
    • B. 12 metres
    • C. 15 metres
    • D. 18 metres
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a right angle bend of a road provided with a transition throughout, the maximum polar angle will be

    • Options
    • A. 10°
    • B. 15°
    • C. 20°
    • D. 30°
    • E. 45°
    • Discuss


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