Q.1) The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as :
A) 2.0%
B) 2.5%
C) 3.0%
D) 3.5%
Option (B)
Q.2) In highway construction on super elevated curves, the rolling shall proceed from :
A) Sides towards the centre
B) Centre towards the sides
C) Lower edge towards the upper edge
D) Upper edge towards the lower edge
Option (C)
Q.3) According to the recommendations of Nagpur Conference the width formation of an ideal National Highway in hard rock cutting is :
A) 8.9 m
B) 7.9 m
C) 6.9 m
D) 6.5 m
Option (B)
Q.4) What is the value of lateral coefficient of the friction as per IRC?
A) 0.007
B) 0.01
C) 0.15
D) 0.3
Option (C)
Q.5) The intermediate sight distance is equal to –
A) Overtaking sight distance
B) Stopping sight distance
C) 2 x stopping sight distance
D) None of the above
Option (C)
Q.6) Right of way is the summation of the width of –
A) Carriage way and shoulder
B) Carriage way, shoulder and margins
C) Carriage way and road margins
D) Road margins and shoulder
Option (B)
Q.7) A flyover seggregates traffic w.r.t. –
A) Direction
B) Grade
C) Speed
D) Class of vehicle
Option (B)
Q.8) The traffic volume of a roadway is defined as the multiplication of –
A) Speed and time headway
B) Speed and distance way
C) Traffic density and speed
D) Time headway and distance headway
Option (C)
Q.9) Bitumen is generally obtained from –
A) Organic material
B) Synthetic material
C) Petroleum product
D) Coal
Option (C)
Q.10) A flaky aggregate is said to be elongated if its length is –
A) = mean size
B) 2 x mean size
C) 3 x mean size
D) 4 x mean size
Option (B)
Q.11) When the bituminous surfacing is done on already existing black top road or over existing cement concrete road, the type of treatment to be given is –
A) Tack coat
B) Spray of emulsion
C) Seal coat
D) Prime coat
Option (A)
Q.12) The resistance of an aggregate to wear is known as –
A) Impact value
B) Abrasion resistance
C) Shear resistance
D) Crushing resistance
Option (B)
Q.13) For constructing road pavements, the type of cement generally used –
A) Ordinary Portland Cement
B) Rapid Hardening Cement
C) Low Heat Cement
D) Blast Furnace Slag Cement
Option (B)
Q.14) The resistance of a material to penetration is –
A) Toughness
B) Hardness
C) Fatigue
D) Roughness
Option (B)
Q.15) The penetration test on bitumen is used for determining its –
A) Grade
B) Ductility
C) Viscosity
D) None of the above
Option (A)
Q.16) An excess of flaky particles in concrete aggregates –
A) Decreases the workability
B) Increases the quantity of water and sand
C) Affects the durability of concrete
D) All of the above
Option (D)
Q.17) Which instrument is used for the measurement of the longitudinal coefficient of friction?
A) Bump Integrator
B) Both bump integrator and roughometer
C) Rough meter
D) Speedometer
Option (B)
Q.18) Due to slipping of wheels the rail forms –
A) Crushed head
B) Battered ends
C) Split head
D) Horizontal fissure
Option (B)
Q.19) What does the gauge of a railway line define?
A) Thickness of steel plates used
B) Distance between two parallel rails of a track
C) Instrument to measure pressure
D) Pressure that a railway track can stand
Option (B)
Q.20) What is the value of the slope require for coning of the wheel?
A) 1 in 5
B) 1 in 10
C) 1 in 20
D) 1 in 25
Option (C)
