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Civil Engineering - Highway Engineering

Exercise : Highway Engineering - Section 1
11.
Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in
1947
1954
1958
1960
1962
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) was conceived and raised in the year 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the great visionary and the first Prime Ministry of India. This was done with the aim of coordinating the speedy development of network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the country. BRO is regarded as a symbol of nation-building, national integration and an inseparable component in maintaining the security and integrity of the country.
12.
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The super-elevation on roads is
directly proportional to width of pavement
directly proportional to velocity of vehicles
inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity
inversely proportional to the radius of curvature.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
The weaving length of a roadway is the distance
between the channelising islands
equal to half circumference
equal to total width of adjoining radial roads
equal to diameter of rotary.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Road makers along roads from the edge of a kerb should not be less than
40 cm
45 cm
50 cm
55 cm
60 cm
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Traffic surveys are carried out
to know the type of traffic
to determine the facilities to traffic regulations
to design proper drainage system
all the above.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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