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  • The group index of a soil subgrade is 7. The subgrade soil is rated as


  • Options
  • A. poor
  • B. very poor
  • C. good
  • D. fair

  • Correct Answer
  • poor 

    • GATE Exam Questions problems

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    • 1. The relationship between the length (l) and radius (r) of an ideal transition curve is given by

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    • A. l ? r
    • B. l ? r2
    • C. l ? 1/r
    • D. l ? 1/r2
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    • 2. The shape of clay particle is usually

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    • A. angular
    • B. flaky
    • C. tubular
    • D. rounde
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    • 3. The type of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account is called

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    • A. Geodetic surveying
    • B. Plane surveying
    • C. Preliminary surveying
    • D. Topographical surveying
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    • 4. What is the equivalent single wheel load of a dual wheel assembly carrying 20, 440 N each for pavement thickness of 20 cm? Centre to centre spacing of tyres is 27 cm and the distance between the walls of tyres is 11 cm

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    • A. 27, 600 N
    • B. 32, 300 N
    • C. 40, 880 N
    • D. 30, 190 N
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    • 5. For a highway with design speed of 100 kmph, the safe overtaking sight distance is (assume accelerations as 0.53 m/sec2)

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    • A. 300 m
    • B. 750 m
    • C. 320 m
    • D. 470 m
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    • 6. The width of expansion joint gap is 2.5 cm in a cement concrete pavement. The spacing between expansion joints for a maximum rise in temperature of 25°C is, (assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete as 10 x 10-6 per degree C),

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    • A. 5 m
    • B. 50 m
    • C. 100 m
    • D. 25 M
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    • 7. The shape factor of the section shown in the below figure is

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    • A. 1.5
    • B. 1.12
    • C. 2
    • D. 1.7
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    • 8. If, for a fluid in motion, pressure at a point is same in all directions, then the fluid is :

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    • A. a real fluid
    • B. a Newtonian fluid
    • C. an ideal fluid
    • D. a non-Newtonian fluid
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    • 9. Sand drains are used to :

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    • A. reduce the settlement
    • B. accelerate the consolidation
    • C. increase the permeability
    • D. transfer the load
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    • 10. The unit for coefficient of subgrade modulus is

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    • A. kN/m3
    • B. kN/m2
    • C. kN/m
    • D. kN.m
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