Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. Which is an advantage of cement concrete pavement?
- (A) Initial coat
is low
- (B) Tractive
resistance is low
- (C) Rolling
resistance is high
- (D) Less time
for construction
2. What is marked as ʹXʹ?
- (A) Right of way
- (B) Formation
- (C) Roadway
- (D) Carriage way
3. Which system of transportation is the fastest and provides more comfort for men and material?
- (A) Railways
- (B) Airways
- (C) Waterways
- (D) Roadways
4. What is the time required for a driver to realize the necessity of applying brakes to the vehicles?
- (A) Reaction
- (B) Reflection
- (C) Perception
- (D) Sight
distance
5. Which survey established the centre line of the actual highway?
- (A) Location
- (B) Preliminary
- (C) Reconnaissance
- (D) Cadastral
6. Which is the basic requirement of alignment?
- (A) Crosses
maximum number of bridges
- (B) Short
- (C) Lengthy
straight routes
- (D) Curves
7. Which road connects areas of production and market with state highways and railways?
- (A) National
highway
- (B) Major
district
- (C) Village
- (D) Other
district
8. Which is the classification of road according to importance?
- (A) State highways
- (B) Second class
- (C) Cement
concrete
- (D) Express
highways
9. Which is the direction of rolling in highway construction?
- (A) Sides and
proceeds to centre
- (B) Centre and
proceeds to sides
- (C) Centre only
- (D) One side and
proceed to other
10. Which is an advantage of cement concrete pavement?
- (A) Initial coat
is low
- (B) Tractive
resistance is low
- (C) Rolling
resistance is high
- (D) Less time
for construction
11. Which system of transportation is the fastest and provides more comfort for men and material?
- (A) Railways
- (B) Airways
- (C) Waterways
- (D) Roadways
12. Which mode of transportation has the maximum flexibility for travel with respect to route, directions, time etc?
- (A) Roadways
- (B) Railways
- (C) Waterways
- (D) Airways
13. Which cross slope is given to the top layer of road in Macadam Construction?
- (A) 1 in 20
- (B) 1 in 45
- (C) 1 in 10
- (D) 1 in 36
14. Which cross slope is given to the top layer of road in Macadam Construction?
- (A) 1 in 20
- (B) 1 in 45
- (C) 1 in 10
- (D) 1 in 36
15. What is the restriction given to lengthy straight routes while setting road alignment?
- (A) Minimum
- (B) Maximum
- (C) Depends on
gradient
- (D) Depends on
rise and fall
16. 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
17. What is the value of camber provided in the carriage way of gravel road?
- (A) 1 in 30 to 1
in 35
- (B) 1 in 25 to 1
in 30
- (C) 1 in 15 to 1
in 20
- (D) 1 in 10 to 1
in 15
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