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Transportation Engineering | MCQ – 01 | 20 MCQs

Posted on July 9, 2021March 17, 2023 By Civil Vedant

Q.1) The Central Road Organisation (C.R.O) was set up in :

A) 1930

B) 1934

C) 1948

D) 1956

Answer

Option (A)

Q.2) The Central Road Research Institute (C.R.R.I) was started in Delhi, in –

A) 1951

B) 1955

C) 1964

D) 1965

Answer

Option (A)

Q.3) The camber, for the drainage of surface water was first introduced by :

A) Telford

B) Tresaguet

C) Sully

D) Macadam

Answer

Option (B)

Q.4) In order to give satisfactory service throughout the year, the road surface should :

A) Have a good carriage-way

B) Have smooth gradient

C) Have a good wearing surface

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.5) The top of the ground on which the foundation of road rests, is called :

A) Sub-grade

B) Sub-base

C) Base

D) Wearing layer

Answer

Option (A)

Q.6) The thickness of base in no case should be more than –

A) 10 cm

B) 15 cm

C) 20 cm

D) 30 cm

Answer

Option (D)

Q.7) The highest point on road surface is called –

A) Crown

B) Camber

C) Gradient

D) Berm

Answer

Option (A)

Q.8) According to IRC, superelevation balances the centrifugal force corresponding to :

A) Full design speed

B) 1/2th  of design speed

C) 3/4th of design speed

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (C)

Q.9) The suitable gradient within which the engineer must endeavour to design the road is called –

A) Limiting gradient

B) Ruling gradient

C) Average gradient

D) Exceptional gradient

Answer

Option (B)

Q.10) An essential gradient, which has to be provided for the purpose of road drainage, is called –

A) Maximum gradient

B) Minimum gradient

C) Exceptional gradient

D) Floating gradient

Answer

Option (B)

Q.11) George Stephenson succeeded in running the first train of the world in :

A) 1825

B) 1835

C) 1841

D) 1853

Answer

Option (A)

Q.12) The broad gauge is ………wide.

A) 0.6096 m

B) 0.762 m

C) 1.00 m

D) 1.676 m

Answer

Option (D)

Q.13) The rail section used in Indian Railways is :

A) Double headed type

B) Dumb-bell type

C) Bull headed type

D) Flat footed type

Answer

Option (C)

Q.14) The fillet in rail section is provided to –

A) Increase the vertical stiffness

B) Increase the lateral strength

C) Reduce wear

D) Avoid stress concentration

Answer

Option (D)

Q.15) The rail gauge is the distance between :

A) Outer faces of rails

B) Running faces of rails

C) Centre to centre of rails

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (B)

Q.16) The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track is technically known as :

A) Buckling

B) Hogging

C) Creeping

D) Sagging

Answer

Option (C)

Q.17) The adjustment of rails is usually needed when creep exceeds –

A) 50 mm

B) 100 mm

C) 120 mm

D) 150 mm

Answer

Option (D)

Q.18) The chief function of sleepers is to :

A) Support the rails

B) Keep the rails at correct gauge

C) Distribute the loads coming on rails to ballast

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.19) Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers is :

A) 250 to 300 mm

B) 300 to 350 mm

C) 350 to 400 mm

D) 400 to 450 mm

Answer

Option (B)

Q.20) In India, the sleeper density provided is :

A) 18 sleepers per rail length

B) 25 sleepers per rail length

C) 28 sleepers per rail length

D) 40 sleepers per rail length

Answer

Option (A)

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