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Transportation Engineering | MCQ – 05 | 20 MCQs

Posted on October 12, 2021March 17, 2023 By Civil Vedant

Q.1) A camber consisting of two straight slopes joining at the centre is called –

A) Barrel camber

B) Sloped camber

C) Composite camber

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (B)

Q.2) The raising of outer edge of the road above the inner edge is known as –

A) Super-elevation

B) Cant

C) Banking

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.3) Exceptional gradient should not be provided in a length more than –

A) 10 m

B) 20 m

C) 50 m

D) 100 m

Answer

Option (D)

Q.4) The shape of a vertical curve is –

A) Parabolic

B) Spiral

C) Elliptical

D) Linear

Answer

Option (A)

Q.5) In hill roads, minimum sight distance required is –

A) Stopping sight distance

B) Passing sight distance

C) Braking distance

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (A)

Q.6) A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of the roadway is called –

A) Breast wall

B) Retaining wall

C) Parapet wall

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (A)

Q.7) Which of the following method is recommended by I.R.C for the design of flexible pavement?

A) Group Index Method

B) CBR Method

C) Westergaard Method

D) None of the above

Answer

Option (B)

Q.8) The depth of reinforcement, below the surface of pavement is kept as –

A) 25 mm

B) 50 mm

C) 75 mm

D) 100 mm

Answer

Option (B)

Q.9) The design capacity is also known as –

A) Basic capacity

B) Theoretical capacity

C) Practical capacity

D) Possible capacity

Answer

Option (C)

Q.10) The traffic maneuver means –

A) Diverging

B) Merging

C) Crossing

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

Q.11) 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)

Q.12) The colour of light used for visibility during fog is –

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Green

D) White

Answer

Option (B)

Q.13) The most efficient traffic signal system is –

A) Simultaneous system

B) Alternate system

C) Flexible progressive system

D) Simple progressive system

Answer

Option (C)

Q.14) The cumulative speed distribution curve is usually adopted for the geometric design of highways. The percentile speed adopted for geometric design is –

A) 85th percentile speed

B) 90th percentile speed

C) 98th percentile speed

D) 99.99th percentile speed

Answer

Option (C)

Q.15) The value of rigidity factor for design purposes, if the tyre pressure is > 0.7 MPa is –

A) > 1

B) < 1

C) = 1

D) Zero

Answer

Option (B)

Q.16) An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than –

A) 2/3 x mean dimension

B) 3/4 x mean dimension

C) 3/5 x mean dimension

D) 5/8 x mean dimension

Answer

Option (C)

Q.17) Bottommost layer of pavement is known as –

A) Sub base course

B) Sub grade

C) Wearing course

D) Base course

Answer

Option (B)

Q.18) The resistance of an aggregate to the effect of hydration of cement and weather is called –

A) Impact value

B) Soundness

C) Crushing strength

D) Abrasion resistance

Answer

Option (B)

Q.19) For concreting the surface of the runways, roads, and pavements, the aggregate impact value shall not exceed by weight –

A) 0.2

B) 0.25

C) 0.3

D) 0.45

Answer

Option (C)

Q.20) Which of the following are the required corrections for runway length?

A) Correction for elevation

B) Correction for gradient

C) Correction for temperature

D) All of the above

Answer

Option (D)

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