Highway Engineering - Part 1 Online Exam Quiz

Highway Engineering - Part 1 GK Quiz. Question and Answers related to Highway Engineering - Part 1. MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions with answers about Highway Engineering - Part 1

A district road with a bituminous pavement has a horizontal curve of 1000 m for a design speed of 75 km ph. The super-elevation is

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A : 1 in 40

B : 1 in 50

C : 1 in 60

D : 1 in 70

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The minimum value of camber provided for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is

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A : 2.2%

B : 2.5%

C : 3.0%

D : 3.5%

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Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by

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A : width of the vehicle

B : length of the vehicle

C : height of the vehicle

D : speed of the vehicle

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Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

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A : compaction of soil

B : stabilisation of soil

C : drainage of soil

D : combination of all the above.

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The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec 2 , for a design speed 100 km ph, is

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A : 16.0 m

B : 42.3 m

C : 84.6 m

D : none of these.

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For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is

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A : delta

B : trumpet

C : diamond interchange

D : clover leaf.

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If the ruling gradient on any highway is 3%, the gradient provided on the curve of 300 metre radius, is

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A : 2.00%

B : 2.25%

C : 2.50%

D : 2.75%

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As per recommendations of I.R.C., traffic volume study is carried out for rural roads for 7 days continuously during

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A : harvesing

B : lean season

C : harvesting and lean season

D : none of these.

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The minimum ratio of the radii of two circular curves of a compound curve, is kept

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A : 1.25

B : 1.5

C : 1.75

D : 2.0

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Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in

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A : 1947

B : 1954

C : 1958

D : 1960

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