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Transportation Engineering | Set 1
1. The braking efficiency for a vehicle moving with a speed of 18kmph, having a lag distance of 14m and coefficient of longitudinal friction is 0.36.
A. 25.28%
B. 25.4%
C. 25.6%
D. 25.8%
Correct : A. 25.28%
2. If the longitude coefficient of friction is 0.4, then the resultant retardation in m/sec2 as per IRC will be ___________
A. 3.93
B. 4.00
C. 4.01
D. 4.02
Correct : A. 3.93
3. The unevenness index for a good pavement surface of high speed should be ___________
A. 1500mm/km
B. 2500mm/km
C. 3500mm/km
D. 4500mm/km
Correct : A. 1500mm/km
4. If the camber is x%, then cross slope is ___________
A. 100x
B. 200/x
C. x/100
D. 100+x
Correct : C. x/100
5. The camber required depends on ___________
A. type of pavement
B. rainfall
C. type of pavement and rainfall
D. rainfall characteristics
Correct : C. type of pavement and rainfall
6. The minimum camber required in heavy rainfall area for bituminous roads as per IRC is ___________
A. 1%
B. 2.5%
C. 2.7%
D. 3%
Correct : B. 2.5%
7. The camber is not provided in which of the following shape?
A. straight
B. parabolic
C. combination of straight and parabolic
D. circular
Correct : D. circular
8. The rise of crown for pavement of 7m wide having 1 in 50 slopes with respect to edges is ___________
A. 0.14
B. 0.07
C. 0.09
D. 0.11
Correct : B. 0.07
9. The equation of parabolic camber is given by ___________
A. y=x/a
B. y=x2/a
C. y=x3/a
D. y=ax2
Correct : B. y=x2/a
10. The minimum width of carriage way in urban roads is ___________
A. 2.5m
B. 3.0m
C. 3.5m
D. 3.75m
Correct : D. 3.75m
11. A median is also called as ___________
A. traffic separator
B. traffic junction
C. traffic check post
D. traffic flow
Correct : A. traffic separator
12. The desirable width as per IRC for median on rural roads is ___________
A. 3m
B. 5m
C. 8m
D. 14m
Correct : B. 5m
13. The height of low kerb is kept about ___________
A. 50mm
B. 75mm
C. 100mm
D. 200mm
Correct : C. 100mm
14. The minimum shoulder width recommended by IRC is ___________
A. 1.0m
B. 1.5m
C. 2.0m
D. 2.5m
Correct : D. 2.5m
15. The width of drive way should be ___________
A. minimum
B. maximum
C. intermediate
D. maximum or minimum
Correct : A. minimum
16. A road running parallel to highway for some selected areas with grade separator are called ___________
A. footage road
B. urban road
C. frontage road
D. parallel highway
Correct : C. frontage road
17. The width of formation is calculated by adding?
A. sum of the width of pavements
B. width of pavement+ separators
C. width of pavement + separators + shoulders
D. width of pavement + separator + shoulders + side drains
Correct : C. width of pavement + separators + shoulders
18. The boundary till which building activities are prohibited is called ___________
A. right of way
B. boundary line
C. building line
D. control line
Correct : C. building line
19. The normal width recommended in rural areas by IRC for a national highway is ___________
A. 45m
B. 29 m
C. 60 m
D. 25 m
Correct : A. 45m
20. The length visible to driver at any instance of time is called ___________
A. sight distance
B. visibility limit
C. head light distance
D. overtaking sight distance
Correct : A. sight distance
21. The stopping sight distance of a vehicle moving with 45kmph and having a coefficient of friction as 0.4 is?
A. 48m
B. 49m
C. 50m
D. 51m
Correct : D. 51m
22. The stopping sight distance does not depend on ___________
A. break reaction time
B. speed of vehicle
C. length of vehicle
D. friction
Correct : C. length of vehicle
23. The SSD is based on ___________
A. speed of vehicle
B. piev theory
C. voluntary action of brain
D. reflex action of brain
Correct : B. piev theory
24. The reaction time considered in SSD is ___________
A. 1.5 sec
B. 2 sec
C. 2.5 sec
D. 3 sec
Correct : C. 2.5 sec
25. The desirable relationship between OSD and length of overtaking zone is ___________
A. length of overtaking zone = osd
B. length of overtaking zone = 2 osd
C. length of overtaking zone = 3 osd
D. length of overtaking zone = 5 osd
Correct : D. length of overtaking zone = 5 osd
26. If the speed of overtaken vehicle is 80Kmph, then the design speed is ___________
A. 80kmph
B. 96kmph
C. 100kmph
D. 106kmph
Correct : C. 100kmph
27. If the speed of overtaken vehicle is 50kmph then spacing of vehicles is ___________
A. 10m
B. 12m
C. 14m
D. 16m
Correct : D. 16m
28. The reaction time of a driver assumed in OSD is ___________
A. 1 sec
B. 2 sec
C. 2.5sec
D. 3 sec
Correct : B. 2 sec
29. The height of the driver above the road level is assumed as ___________
A. 1.1m
B. 1.2 m
C. 1.5 m
D. 1.6m
Correct : B. 1.2 m
30. The relationship between SSD and ISD is?
A. ssd = isd
B. ssd = 1.5 ssd
C. ssd = isd + osd
D. ssd = 2 isd
Correct : D. ssd = 2 isd
31. The sight distance recommended by IRC for 50kmph speed is?
A. 100m
B. 110m
C. 120m
D. 200m
Correct : B. 110m
32. As per the Nagpur plan, the un-surfaced roads were meant for _____________
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. major district road
D. other district road and village road
Correct : D. other district road and village road
33. The total length of the first category roads was calculated by adding up the sum of __________
A. nh+sh+mdr
B. nh+sh
C. sh*2
D. nh+2sh+mdr
Correct : A. nh+sh+mdr
34. What was the development allowance assumed in the Nagpur plan?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 15%
D. 25%
Correct : C. 15%
35. During the development of the roads maximum priority is given to which type of road?
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. major district road
D. village road
Correct : A. national highway
36. The total length of highways in 2001 in km was __________
A. 56000
B. 56756
C. 56750
D. 57000
Correct : D. 57000
37. The total area of a state is 2500km. Calculate the length of MDR.
A. 100 km
B. 200 km
C. 300 km
D. 400 km
Correct : B. 200 km
38. The tertiary road system consists of __________
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. major district road
D. other district road and village road
Correct : D. other district road and village road
39. The ‘rural road development plan: Vision 2025’ aims to provide basic access to villages in how many phases?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Correct : C. three
40. Expressways should be constructed along __________
A. congested cities
B. major traffic corridors
C. along with highways
D. small cities
Correct : B. major traffic corridors
41. The maximum number of cities and towns are connected by which type of highway?
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. major district road
D. village road
Correct : A. national highway
42. The phases of highway planning do not include the following?
A. assessment of road length requirement
B. preparation of master plan
C. showing the phasing of a plan in five year plan
D. financing
Correct : D. financing
43. Which type of roads can be utilized during monsoon?
A. unpaved roads
B. gravel roads
C. fair weather roads
D. bituminous roads
Correct : D. bituminous roads
44. The Nagpur plan classified the roads based on ______________
A. location
B. function
C. location and function
D. annual daily traffic
Correct : C. location and function
45. The roads that connect the district headquarters to important city of other state is called ___________
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. major district road
D. other district road
Correct : B. state highway
46. The arterial roads are a classification of which type of roads?
A. rural roads
B. urban rods
C. national highway
D. state highway
Correct : B. urban rods
47. The rectangular pattern of roads has been adopted in which Indian city?
A. new delhi
B. chandigarh
C. hyderabad
D. mumbai
Correct : B. chandigarh
48. The Nagpur plan formulae assumed which type of pattern?
A. star and grid
B. star and circular
C. hexagonal
D. circular
Correct : A. star and grid
49. The Nagpur plan conference was held in which year?
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1947
Correct : C. 1943
50. The highway research Board was set up in which year?
A. 1947
B. 1953
C. 1963
D. 1973
Correct : D. 1973
51. The second 20 year development plan conference was held in which city?
A. nagpur
B. bombay
C. madras
D. lucknow
Correct : B. bombay
52. The changes in gradient and vertical curve are covered under which type of alignment?
A. horizontal alignment
B. vertical alignment
C. geometric design
D. highway specifications
Correct : B. vertical alignment
53. The improper alignment of road will not result in __________
A. increase in construction cost
B. increase in maintenance cost
C. increase of population
D. increase in accidents
Correct : C. increase of population
54. The basic requirement of alignment should be __________
A. short
B. easy
C. safe
D. short, easy, safe and economical
Correct : D. short, easy, safe and economical
55. The economical option during the construction of a road around a hill is __________
A. cut the hill
B. provide a tunnel
C. provide a road around the hill
D. look for other alternative approaches
Correct : C. provide a road around the hill
56. Obligatory points through which the alignment should not pass are __________
A. religious structure and costly structures
B. intermediate towns
C. important cities
D. important places of worship
Correct : A. religious structure and costly structures
57. The desire lines are prepared for the study of __________
A. traffic flow
B. origin and destination
C. growth of traffic in the future
D. anticipated traffic flow
Correct : A. traffic flow
58. Which of the following types of roads are most preferred for highways?
A. cement concrete roads
B. gravel roads
C. bituminous roads
D. unpaved surfaces
Correct : C. bituminous roads
59. The stability of slopes is considered while designing?
A. national highway
B. state highway
C. hill roads
D. district roads
Correct : C. hill roads
60. The coefficient of lateral friction as recommended by IRC is __________
A. 0.15
B. 0.40
C. 0.35
D. 0.30
Correct : A. 0.15
61. The resisting length should be kept __________
A. minimum
B. maximum
C. depends on gradient
D. depends on rise and fall
Correct : A. minimum
62. The branch of engineering that deals with improvement of traffic performance, traffic studies and traffic network is called ___________
A. highway engineering
B. railway engineering
C. traffic engineering
D. traffic management
Correct : C. traffic engineering
63. In India for design of roads pedestrian is considered as ___________
A. element of traffic
B. intruder in traffic
C. essential part of traffic
D. controller of traffic
Correct : B. intruder in traffic
64. The basic objective of traffic engineering is to achieve ___________
A. efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with least priority given to accidents
B. efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with fewer accidents
C. efficient and rapid flow of traffic
D. rapid flow of traffic
Correct : B. efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with fewer accidents
65. The study of traffic engineering is divided into how many major categories?
A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
Correct : C. seven
66. The “3-Es” of traffic engineering stand for?
A. enforcement, empowerment and eradication
B. engineering, education and expulsion
C. engineering, education and enforcement
D. engineering, education and enthusiasm
Correct : C. engineering, education and enforcement
67. In traffic engineering, the elements are classified into how many categories?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Correct : B. two
68. Which of the following roads are congested during peak hours?
A. rural roads
B. urban roads
C. highways
D. express ways
Correct : B. urban roads
69. The traffic survey is conducted during ___________
A. harvest season
B. harvest and lean season
C. rainy season
D. summer season
Correct : B. harvest and lean season
70. Design of road intersections is a part of ___________
A. highway engineering
B. railway engineering
C. traffic engineering
D. harbour engineering
Correct : C. traffic engineering
71. What is the most important objective of traffic engineering?
A. to consider pedestrians as obstruction
B. to reduce the accidents
C. to increase the traffic
D. to provide a high speed road without any other priority
Correct : B. to reduce the accidents
72. What is the first stage in traffic engineering studies?
A. traffic volume studies
B. spot speed studies
C. speed and delay studies
D. origin and destination studies
Correct : A. traffic volume studies
73. The traffic volume is usually expressed in __________
A. lmv
B. pcu
C. lcv
D. hcv
Correct : B. pcu
74. The number of vehicles that pass through a transverse line of road at a given time in a specified direction is called __________
A. traffic studies
B. traffic flow
C. traffic origin
D. traffic destination
Correct : B. traffic flow
75. HCV stands for __________
A. heavy commercial vehicle
B. heavy cash vehicle
C. heavy consolidated vehicle
D. hard commercial vehicle
Correct : A. heavy commercial vehicle
76. The traffic flow is __________
A. static
B. dynamic
C. static and dynamic
D. may be static or dynamic
Correct : B. dynamic
77. What is the first objective of traffic volume studies?
A. to decide priority for improvement of roads
B. for geometric design
C. for computing roadway capacity
D. to plan traffic operation
Correct : A. to decide priority for improvement of roads
78. Pedestrian data is used for planning __________
A. highway
B. sidewalks and cross-walks
C. kerb
D. camber
Correct : B. sidewalks and cross-walks
79. Which of the following method is more accurate for traffic analysis?
A. manual count
B. automatic count
C. average of manual and automatic
D. past records
Correct : B. automatic count
80. The outgoing and incoming traffic are counted at __________
A. traffic intersections
B. highway
C. urban roads
D. traffic symbols
Correct : A. traffic intersections
81. The traffic that is prepared based on 365 days of the year is called?
A. yearly traffic
B. annual average daily traffic
C. average daily traffic
D. average yearly traffic
Correct : B. annual average daily traffic
82. The charts showing the variation of the traffic is called __________
A. traffic chart
B. trend chart
C. variation chart
D. traffic flow maps
Correct : C. variation chart
83. The traffic design in India is based on __________
A. 10th hourly volume
B. 20th hourly volume
C. 30th hourly volume
D. 45th hourly volume
Correct : C. 30th hourly volume
84. The 5 minute count at a traffic junction is 15 find the hourly count?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 120
D. 180
Correct : D. 180
85. If the traffic volume count on a road is 150 and daily factor is 1.1 and seasonal factor is 1.2 then ADT is __________
A. 196
B. 197
C. 198
D. 199
Correct : C. 198
86. The ratio of seven day average for 24 hours and 24 hours count on any particular day is __________
A. daily factor
B. seasonal factor
C. annual factor
D. weekly factor
Correct : A. daily factor