Practice Test: Question Set - 14
1. Maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a road during one hour under the most ideal road way and traffic conditions, is known as
- (A) Traffic
density
- (B) Basic
capacity of traffic lane
- (C) Possible
capacity of traffic lane
- (D) All the
above
2. Reference pillars fixed on the centre line of a proposed road, provide the following information:
- (A) Reduced
distance (R.D.)
- (B) Horizontal
distance of road from the centre line
- (C) Reduced level
at the top of pillar
- (D) All
the above
3. In an ideal transition curve, the radius of curvature
- (A) Is
constant
- (B) At any point
is directly proportional to its distance from the point of commencement
- (C) Is inversely
proportional to the radius of main curve
- (D) Is
directly proportional to the radius of main curve
4. Alignment of highways in hilly regions, is decided on
- (A) Long
stretch of very hard cutting
- (B) Number
of river crossings
- (C) Natural
unstable areas
- (D) All
the above
5. The desirable camber for straight cement concrete roads, is
- (A) 1 in 33 to 1
in 25
- (B) 1 in 40 to 1
in 33
- (C) 1 in 150 to
1 in 140
- (D) 1 in 160 to
1 in 140
6. In case of cement concrete pavements, pick up the incorrect statement
- (A) Tractive
resistance is low
- (B) Initial cost
of construction is high
- (C) Initial cost
of construction is low
- (D) Visibility
during nights is high
7. If D is the degree of a curve, the percentage reduction of gradient, is
- (A) 0.01 D
- (B) 0.02 D
- (C) 0.03 D
- (D) 0.04 D
8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
- (A) Highways are
always constructed in straight line
- (B) Highways may
be provided horizontal curves
- (C) Highways
may be provided vertical curves
- (D) Highways may
be provided both horizontal and vertical curves
9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) Long
tangent sections exceeding 3 km in length should be avoided
- (B) Curve length
should be at least 150 meters for a deflection angle of 5 degree
- (C) For
every degree decrease in the deflection angle, 30 metre length of curve to be
increased
- (D) All the
above
10. Minimum number of 50 kg cement bags per cubic metre of concrete for a mix corresponding to crushing strength 280 kg/cm2 at 28 days, are
- (A) 5.0
- (B) 6.5
- (C) 7.0
- (D) 7.5
11. For Indian conditions, the water bound macadam roads, are suitable if daily traffic does not exceed
- (A) 2000 tonnes
- (B) 2500 tonnes
- (C) 3000 tonnes
- (D) 3500 tonnes
12. Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in
- (A) 1924
- (B) 1927
- (C) 1930
- (D) 1934
13. The steepest gradient permitted on roads which, in ordinary conditions, does not exceed, is known
- (A) Ruling
gradient
- (B) Maximum
gradient
- (C) Exceptional
gradient
- (D) Floating
gradient
14. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as
- (A) Hydration
- (B) Gel
- (C) Concrete
- (D) None of
these
15. Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept
- (A) 100 cm
- (B) 125 cm
- (C) 150 cm
- (D) 250 cm
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