Online Civil Engineering Test - Highway Engineering Test

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1.

In India the modes of transportation, in the order of their importance, are

air transport, shipping, roads, railways

shipping, roads, railways, air transport

roads, railways, air transport, shipping

railways, roads, shipping, air transport

shipping, railways, roads, air transport.

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2.

The efficiency of the brakes of a vehicle depends upon

condition of road surface

condition of the tyres

presence of the show moisture

all the above.

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3.

The absolute minimum radius of horizontal curve for a design speed 60 km ph is

131 m

210 m

360 m

none of these.

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4.

The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road, is

reconnaissance

detailed survey

trace-out

preliminary survey.

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5.

Along high ways confirmatory route markers are generally fixed

before the crossing on the left side

after the crossing on the left side

before the crossing on the right side

after the crossing on the right side.

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6.

The desirable camber for straight cement concrete roads, is

1 in 33 to 1 in 25

1 in 40 to 1 in 33

1 in 150 to 1 in 140

1 in 160 to 1 in 140

none of these.

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7.

Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is

10 cm

15 cm

20 cm

25 cm

30 cm.

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8.

The width formation of a road means the width of

carriageway

pavement and shoulders

embankment at ground level

embankment at the top level.

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9.

For the design of cement concrete pavement for corner loading, Indian Road Congress recommends the use of

Westergard's formula

Kelly's formula

Goldbeck's formula

Spanlar's formula

Picker's formula.

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10.

If L metres is the distance between extreme axles of a vehicle, its gross load should not exceed

1525 (L + 4.3) - 14.7 L²

1526 (L + 5.3) - 14.7 L²

1525 (L + 6.3) - 14.7 L²

1525 (L + 7.3) - 14.7 L²

1526 (L + 8.3) - 14.7 L²

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11.

If P is the number of vehicles per day at last census, r is the increase in traffic and n is the number of years passed after last census, number of vehicles A per day for design, is

P (1 + r)ⁿ

P (1 - r)ⁿ

P (1 + r)^-n+5

P (1 + r)⁵ⁿ

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12.

Minimum radius of a simple circular curve deflecting through 5°, is

1618.9 m

1816.9 m

1718.9 m

1817.9 m

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13.

If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is

both (a) and (b)

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14.

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 15 m on either side of the trace cut along straight portions

Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 30 m at sharp curves

Levels are taken along the trace cut at an interval of 20 m

Contour interval is generally adopted at 2 metres vertical interval

All the above.

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15.

In case of cement concrete pavements, pick up the incorrect statement

tractive resistance is low

initial cost of construction is high

initial cost of construction is low

visibility during nights is high

none of these.

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16.

The safe stopping sight distance D, may be computed from the equation

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17.

If the difference in elevation of an edge of the pavement 9 m wide and its crown is 15 cm, the camber of the pavement, is

1 in 60

1 in 45

1 in 30

1 in 15

1 in 7.5

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18.

The camber on pavements, is provided by

straight line method

parabolic method

straight line and parabolic at crown

elliptical method

circular method.

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19.

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

5.0 secs

6.12 secs

225.48 secs

30 secs

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20.

The minimum cross fall of shoulders is kept

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.5%

3%

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