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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.

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 ___________

Correct : A. 3.93

3. The unevenness index for a good pavement surface of high speed should be ___________

Correct : A. 1500mm/km

4. If the camber is x%, then cross slope is ___________

Correct : C. x/100

5. The camber required depends on ___________

Correct : C. type of pavement and rainfall

6. The minimum camber required in heavy rainfall area for bituminous roads as per IRC is ___________

Correct : B. 2.5%

7. The camber is not provided in which of the following shape?

Correct : D. circular

8. The rise of crown for pavement of 7m wide having 1 in 50 slopes with respect to edges is ___________

Correct : B. 0.07

9. The equation of parabolic camber is given by ___________

Correct : B. y=x2/a

10. The minimum width of carriage way in urban roads is ___________

Correct : D. 3.75m

11. A median is also called as ___________

Correct : A. traffic separator

12. The desirable width as per IRC for median on rural roads is ___________

Correct : B. 5m

13. The height of low kerb is kept about ___________

Correct : C. 100mm

14. The minimum shoulder width recommended by IRC is ___________

Correct : D. 2.5m

15. The width of drive way should be ___________

Correct : A. minimum

16. A road running parallel to highway for some selected areas with grade separator are called ___________

Correct : C. frontage road

17. The width of formation is calculated by adding?

Correct : C. width of pavement + separators + shoulders

18. The boundary till which building activities are prohibited is called ___________

Correct : C. building line

19. The normal width recommended in rural areas by IRC for a national highway is ___________

Correct : A. 45m

20. The length visible to driver at any instance of time is called ___________

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?

Correct : D. 51m

22. The stopping sight distance does not depend on ___________

Correct : C. length of vehicle

23. The SSD is based on ___________

Correct : B. piev theory

24. The reaction time considered in SSD is ___________

Correct : C. 2.5 sec

25. The desirable relationship between OSD and length of overtaking zone is ___________

Correct : D. length of overtaking zone = 5 osd

26. If the speed of overtaken vehicle is 80Kmph, then the design speed is ___________

Correct : C. 100kmph

27. If the speed of overtaken vehicle is 50kmph then spacing of vehicles is ___________

Correct : D. 16m

28. The reaction time of a driver assumed in OSD is ___________

Correct : B. 2 sec

29. The height of the driver above the road level is assumed as ___________

Correct : B. 1.2 m

30. The relationship between SSD and ISD is?

Correct : D. ssd = 2 isd

31. The sight distance recommended by IRC for 50kmph speed is?

Correct : B. 110m

32. As per the Nagpur plan, the un-surfaced roads were meant for _____________

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 __________

Correct : A. nh+sh+mdr

34. What was the development allowance assumed in the Nagpur plan?

Correct : C. 15%

35. During the development of the roads maximum priority is given to which type of road?

Correct : A. national highway

36. The total length of highways in 2001 in km was __________

Correct : D. 57000

37. The total area of a state is 2500km. Calculate the length of MDR.

Correct : B. 200 km

38. The tertiary road system consists of __________

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?

Correct : C. three

40. Expressways should be constructed along __________

Correct : B. major traffic corridors

41. The maximum number of cities and towns are connected by which type of highway?

Correct : A. national highway

42. The phases of highway planning do not include the following?

Correct : D. financing

43. Which type of roads can be utilized during monsoon?

Correct : D. bituminous roads

44. The Nagpur plan classified the roads based on ______________

Correct : C. location and function

45. The roads that connect the district headquarters to important city of other state is called ___________

Correct : B. state highway

46. The arterial roads are a classification of which type of roads?

Correct : B. urban rods

47. The rectangular pattern of roads has been adopted in which Indian city?

Correct : B. chandigarh

48. The Nagpur plan formulae assumed which type of pattern?

Correct : A. star and grid

49. The Nagpur plan conference was held in which year?

Correct : C. 1943

50. The highway research Board was set up in which year?

Correct : D. 1973

51. The second 20 year development plan conference was held in which city?

Correct : B. bombay

52. The changes in gradient and vertical curve are covered under which type of alignment?

Correct : B. vertical alignment

53. The improper alignment of road will not result in __________

Correct : C. increase of population

54. The basic requirement of alignment should be __________

Correct : D. short, easy, safe and economical

55. The economical option during the construction of a road around a hill is __________

Correct : C. provide a road around the hill

56. Obligatory points through which the alignment should not pass are __________

Correct : A. religious structure and costly structures

57. The desire lines are prepared for the study of __________

Correct : A. traffic flow

58. Which of the following types of roads are most preferred for highways?

Correct : C. bituminous roads

59. The stability of slopes is considered while designing?

Correct : C. hill roads

60. The coefficient of lateral friction as recommended by IRC is __________

Correct : A. 0.15

61. The resisting length should be kept __________

Correct : A. minimum

62. The branch of engineering that deals with improvement of traffic performance, traffic studies and traffic network is called ___________

Correct : C. traffic engineering

63. In India for design of roads pedestrian is considered as ___________

Correct : B. intruder in traffic

64. The basic objective of traffic engineering is to achieve ___________

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?

Correct : C. seven

66. The “3-Es” of traffic engineering stand for?

Correct : C. engineering, education and enforcement

67. In traffic engineering, the elements are classified into how many categories?

Correct : B. two

68. Which of the following roads are congested during peak hours?

Correct : B. urban roads

69. The traffic survey is conducted during ___________

Correct : B. harvest and lean season

70. Design of road intersections is a part of ___________

Correct : C. traffic engineering

71. What is the most important objective of traffic engineering?

Correct : B. to reduce the accidents

72. What is the first stage in traffic engineering studies?

Correct : A. traffic volume studies

73. The traffic volume is usually expressed in __________

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 __________

Correct : B. traffic flow

75. HCV stands for __________

Correct : A. heavy commercial vehicle

76. The traffic flow is __________

Correct : B. dynamic

77. What is the first objective of traffic volume studies?

Correct : A. to decide priority for improvement of roads

78. Pedestrian data is used for planning __________

Correct : B. sidewalks and cross-walks

79. Which of the following method is more accurate for traffic analysis?

Correct : B. automatic count

80. The outgoing and incoming traffic are counted at __________

Correct : A. traffic intersections

81. The traffic that is prepared based on 365 days of the year is called?

Correct : B. annual average daily traffic

82. The charts showing the variation of the traffic is called __________

Correct : C. variation chart

83. The traffic design in India is based on __________

Correct : C. 30th hourly volume

84. The 5 minute count at a traffic junction is 15 find the hourly count?

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 __________

Correct : C. 198

86. The ratio of seven day average for 24 hours and 24 hours count on any particular day is __________

Correct : A. daily factor