Highway Engineering problems
- 1. As per recommendations of I.R.C., traffic volume study is carried out for rural roads for 7 days continuously during
Options- A. harvesing
- B. lean season
- C. harvesting and lean season
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: harvesting and lean season
- 2. Maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed
Options- A. 5%
- B. 7%
- C. 8%
- D. 10%
- E. 15% Discuss
Correct Answer: 10%
- 3. If the ruling gradient on any highway is 3%, the gradient provided on the curve of 300 metre radius, is
Options- A. 2.00%
- B. 2.25%
- C. 2.50%
- D. 2.75%
- E. 3.00% Discuss
Correct Answer: 2.75%
- 4. First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is
Options- A. hydrological and soil surveys
- B. adjustment of alignment along with curves
- C. derivation of longitudinal and cross-sections
- D. fixation of Bench Marks
- E. staking the ground. Discuss
Correct Answer: fixation of Bench Marks
- 5. The length of the side of warning sign boards of roads is
Options- A. 30 cm
- B. 40 cm
- C. 45 cm
- D. 50 cm Discuss
Correct Answer: 45 cm
- 6. If C is basic capacity per lane, V is velocity in km/hour, S is stopping distance pluslength of the vehicles in metres, the formula
is applicable to
Options- A. district roads
- B. two lane roads
- C. two lane roads in one direction
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: two lane roads in one direction
- 7. Increase in traffic volume, due to increase in transport vehicles, is known as
Options- A. development traffic
- B. normal traffic growth
- C. generated traffic growth
- D. current traffic
- E. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: normal traffic growth
- 8. Road makers along roads from the edge of a kerb should not be less than
Options- A. 40 cm
- B. 45 cm
- C. 50 cm
- D. 55 cm
- E. 60 cm Discuss
Correct Answer: 60 cm
- 9. The weaving length of a roadway is the distance
Options- A. between the channelising islands
- B. equal to half circumference
- C. equal to total width of adjoining radial roads
- D. equal to diameter of rotary. Discuss
Correct Answer: between the channelising islands
- 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Safety fences are provided on either side of a roadway if embankments are in excess of 6 metres
- B. Safety fences are provided on outside of the curves of radii less than 750 m if the embankments are between 3 metres and 6 metres
- C. Guard stones are provided at 2.5 metres intervals if embankments are between 1.6 metres to 3 metres
- D. All the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: All the above.
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