Practice Test: Question Set - 03
1. Which survey is conducted to find the number of possible alternative routes between two points?
- (A) Preliminary
- (B) Reconnaissance
- (C) Location
- (D) Detailed
2. Which is the highest point of a cross section of highway?
- (A) Camber
- (B) Sub base
- (C) Carriage way
- (D) Crown
3. Who created central public works department to look after the work of road?
- (A) Lord
William Bentinck
- (B) Lord Mayo
- (C) Lord
Dalhousie
- (D) Lord Ripon
4. What is the normal recommended land width of national highway in open area?
- (A) 24 m
- (B) 25 m
- (C) 35 m
- (D) 45 m
5. Which alternative road is provided to divert traffic to avoid obstruction?
- (A) Loop
- (B) Ring
- (C) Trunk
- (D) By pass
6. Which is the basic requirement of alignment?
- (A) Crosses
maximum number of bridges
- (B) Short
- (C) Lengthy
straight routes
- (D) Curves
7. Which camber is provided for earth roads?
- (A) 1 in 25 to 1
in 30
- (B) 1 in 20 to 1
in 25
- (C) 1 in 5 to 1
in 20
- (D) 1 in 5 to 1
in 10
8. Which survey is conducted to find the number of possible alternative routes between two points?
- (A) Preliminary
- (B) Reconnaissance
- (C) Location
- (D) Detailed
9. Who created central public works department to look after the work of road?
- (A) Lord
William Bentinck
- (B) Lord Mayo
- (C) Lord
Dalhousie
- (D) Lord Ripon
10. Which is the highest point of a cross section of highway?
- (A) Camber
- (B) Sub base
- (C) Carriage way
- (D) Crown
11. What is the another name of continuous bay method?
- (A) Alternate
- (B) Strip
- (C) Expansion
- (D) Traverse
12. What is the normal recommended land width of national highway in open area?
- (A) 24 m
- (B) 25 m
- (C) 35 m
- (D) 45 m
13. What is the width of shoulders in roads?
- (A) 0.5 m to
1.25 m
- (B) 1.25 m to 2
m
- (C) 2 m to 4 m
- (D) 4 m to 6 m
14. Which alternative road is provided to divert traffic to avoid obstruction?
- (A) Loop
- (B) Ring
- (C) Trunk
- (D) By pass
15. What is the minimum width of shoulders provided in national highways?
- (A) 1 m
- (B) 1.5 m
- (C) 2 m
- (D) 2.5 m
16. Which is the portion of the road constructed for vehicular traffic?
- (A) Right way
- (B) Formation
- (C) Carriage way
- (D) Road way
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