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Transportation Engineering | MCQ – 03 | 20 MCQs

Posted on August 10, 2021March 17, 2023 By Civil Vedant

Q.1) The Indian Road Congress (I.R.C) was set up in –

A) 1930

B) 1934

C) 1948

D) 1956

Answer

Option (B)

Q.2) The thickness of road surfacing depends upon the –

A) Type of traffic

B) Intensity of traffic

C) Type of material

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.3) The shape of camber provided for cement concrete pavement is –

A) Straight line

B) Parabolic

C) Elliptical

D) Hyperbolic

Answer

Option (A)

Q.4) The value of maximum gradient for hill roads is –

A) 1 in 5

B) 1 in 10

C) 1 in 15

D) 1 in 20

Answer

Option (C)

Q.5) A curve which consists of a single arc connecting two straights is known as –

A) Simple circular curve

B) Reverse circular curve

C) Cubic spiral curve

D) Lemniscate

Answer

Option (A)

Q.6) As per IRC recommendations, the rate of change of radial acceleration (C) in m/s3 for highways varies according to the relation –

A) C = (65+V)/75

B) C = 75/(65+V)

C) C = (85+V)/95

D) C = 95/(85+V)

Answer

Option (B)

Q.7) The length of the tangent of a simple curve having angle of deflection ‘ϴ’ and radius of curvature ‘R’, is equal to –

A) R sinϴ/2

B) R cosϴ/2

C) R tanϴ/2

D) R cotϴ/2

Answer

Option (C)

Q.8) A terrain with cross-slope less than 10%, is called –

A) Steep terrain

B) Mountainous terrain

C) Level terrain

D) Rolling terrain

Answer

Option (C)

Q.9) A gradient at which no tractive force is required to maintain constant speed by a vehicle is called –

A) Average gradient

B) Limiting gradient

C) Exceptional gradient

D) Floating gradient

Answer

Option (D)

Q.10) The maximum super elevation on hill roads should not exceed –

A) 7%

B) 8%

C) 9%

D) 10%

Answer

Option (D)

Q.11) The flexible pavement distribute the wheel load –

A) Directly to sub-grade

B) Through a set of layers to sub-grade

C) Through structural action

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (B)

Q.12) In C.B.R. test, the value of CBR is calculated at a penetration of –

A) 2.5 mm only

B) 5 mm only

C) Both 2.5 mm and 5 mm

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (C)

Q.13) The minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement is kept as –

A) 5 cm

B) 10 cm

C) 15 cm

D) 20 cm

Answer

Option (B)

Q.14) The joints parallel to the centre line of the road, are called –

A) Longitudinal joints

B) Transverse joints

C) Expansion joints

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (A)

Q.15) The dowel bars are used in rigid pavements for –

A) Resisting tensile stresses

B) Resisting bending stresses

C) Resisting shear stresses

D) Transforming load from one portion to another

Answer

Option (D)

Q.16) The instantaneous speed of a vehicle as it passes a point in a highway is known as –

A) Design speed

B) Running speed

C) Spot speed

D) Overall speed

Answer

Option (C)

Q.17) The overall length of the vehicle effects the –

A) Turning radii of curve

B) Time needed to overtake

C) Off-tracking of vehicle

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.18) The theoretical capacity (C) of a highway is given by –

A) C = (100 V)/S

B) C = (500 V)/S

C) C = (1000 V)/S

D) C = (2000 V)/S

Answer

Option (C)

Q.19) The enoscope is used to determine –

A) Running speed

B) Spot speed

C) Travel time

D) Average speed

Answer

Option (B)

Q.20) The traffic census is carried out to study –

A) Speed and Delay

B) Traffic volume

C) Road parking

D) Origin and Destination

Answer

Option (C)

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