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1.Nagpurroadplanformulawerepreparedbyassuming
a)rectangularorblockroadpattern
b)radialorstarandblockroadpattern

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c)radialorstarandcircularroadpattern
d)radialorstarandgridroadpattern

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2.Selectthecorrectstatement.

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a)Nagpurroadplanformulatakeintoaccountthetownswithverylargepopulation.

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b)Nagpurroadplanhasatargetroadlengthof32kmper100squarekm.

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c)Second20yearplanhasprovided1600kmofexpresswaysoutoftheproposed
Nationalhighway.
d)Second20yearplanalloweddeductionoflengthofrailwaytrackintheareawhile

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4.Theshapeofthecamber,bestsuitedforcementconcretepavements,is
a)straightline
b)parabolic
c)elliptical
d)combinationofstraightandparabolic

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a)1in30

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b)speedofvehicle
c)efficiencyofbrakes
d)alloftheabove
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7.Whenthepathtravelledalongtheroadsurfaceismorethanthecircumferentialmovement
ofthewheelsduetorotation,thenitresultsin
a)slipping
b)skidding
c)turning
d)revolving
Ans:b
8.Coefficientoffrictionislesswhenthepavementsurfaceis
a)rough
b)dry
c)smoothanddry
d)smoothandwet
Ans:d
9.Theshoulderprovidedalongtheroadedgeshouldbe
a)rougherthanthetrafficlanes
b)smootherthanthetrafficlanes
c)ofsamecolourasthatofthepavement
d)ofverylowloadbearingcapacity

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12.Onasinglelaneroadwithtwowaytraffic,theminimumstoppingsightdistanceisequal
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a)stoppingdistance
b)twotimesthestoppingdistance
c)halfthestoppingdistance
d)threetimesthestoppingdistance
Ans:b
13.ThedesirablelengthofovertakingzoneasperIRCrecommendationisequalto
a)overtakingsightdistance
b)twotimestheovertakingsightdistance
c)threetimestheovertakingsightdistance
d)fivetimestheovertakingsightdistance

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b)equaltoovertakingsightdistance
c)morethanovertakingsightdistance
d)noneoftheabove

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a)increaseswithincreaseinspeed
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16.Ifthestoppingdistanceis60meters,thentheminimumstoppingsightdistancefortwo
lane,twowaytrafficis
a)30m
b)60m
c)120m
d)180m
Ans:b
17.Theeffectofgradeonsafeovertakingsightdistanceis
a)toincreaseitondescendinggradesandtodecreaseitonascendinggrades
b)todecreaseitondescendinggradesandtoincreaseitonascendinggrades
c)toincreaseitonbothdescendingandascendinggrades
d)todecreaseitonbothdescendingandascendinggrades
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18.TherulingdesignspeedonaNationalHighwayinplainterrainasperIRC
recommendationsis
a)60kmph
b)80kmph
c)100kmph
d)120kmph
Ans:c
19.Theterrainmaybeclassifiedasrollingterrainifthecrossslopeoflandis
a)upto10%
b)between10%and25%
c)between25%and60%
d)morethan60%
Ans:b
20.Ifbisthewheeltrackofavehicleandhistheheightofcentreofgravityaboveroad
surface,thentoavoidoverturningandlateralskiddingonahorizontalcurve,thecentrifugal
ratioshouldalwaysbe
a)lessthanb/2handgreaterthancoefficientoflateralfriction
b)lessthanb/2handalsolessthancoefficientoflateralfriction
c)greaterthanb/2handlessthancoefficientoflateralfriction
d)greaterthanb/2handalsogreaterthancoefficientoflateralfriction
Ans:b
21.AsperIRCrecommendations,themaximumlimitofsuperelevationformixedtrafficin
plainterrainis
a)1in15
b)1in12.5
c)1in10
d)equaltocamber
Ans:a

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22.Forthedesignofsuperelevationformixedtrafficconditions,thespeedisreducedby
a)15%
b)20%
c)25%
d)75%
Ans:c
23.Onahorizontalcurveifthepavementiskepthorizontalacrossthealignment,thenthe
pressureontheouterwheelswillbe
a)morethanthepressureoninnerwheels
b)lessthanthepressureoninnerwheels
c)equaltothepressureoninnerwheels
d)zero
Ans:a
25.Foraconstantvalueofcoefficientoflateralfriction,thevalueofrequiredsuper
elevationincreaseswith
a)increaseinbothspeedandradiusofcurve
b)decreaseinbothspeedandradiusofcurve
c)increaseinspeedandwithdecreaseinradiusofcurve
d)decreaseinspeedandwithincreaseinradiusofcurve
Ans:d
26.Tocalculatetheminimumvalueofrulingradiusofhorizontalcurvesinplains,the
designspeedisgivenby
a)8kmph
b)12kmph
c)16kmph
d)20kmph
Ans:c
27.Theabsoluteminimumradiusofcurveforsafeoperationforaspeedof110kmphis
a)110m
b)220m
c)440m
d)577m
Ans:c
28.Theattainmentofsuperelevationbyrotationofpavementabouttheinneredgeofthe
pavement
a)ispreferableinsteepterrain
b)resultsinbalancingtheearthwork
c)avoidsthedrainageprobleminflatterrain
d)doesnotchangetheverticalalignmentofroad
Ans:c
29.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Psychologicalextrawideningdependsonthenumberoftrafficlanes.
b)Mechanicalextrawideningdependsonthespeedofvehicle.
c)Psychologicalextrawideningdependsonthelengthofwheelbase.
d)Psychologicalextrawideningdependsonthespeedofvehicle.
Ans:d
30.Incaseofhillroads,theextrawideningisgenerallyprovided
a)equallyoninnerandoutersidesofthecurve
b)fullyontheinnersideofthecurve
c)fullyontheoutersideofthecurve

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d)onefourthoninnersideandthreefourthonoutersideofthecurve
Ans:b
31.ThetransitioncurveusedinthehorizontalalignmentofhighwaysasperIRC
recommendationsis
a)spiral
b)lemniscate
c)cubicparabola
d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
32.Fordesign,thatlengthoftransitioncurveshouldbetakenwhichis
a)basedonallowablerateofchangeofcentrifugalacceleration
b)basedonrateofchangeofsuperelevation
c)higherof(a)and(b)
d)smallerof(a)and(b)
Ans:c
33.Themaximumdesigngradientforverticalprofileofaroadis
a)rulinggradient
b)limitinggradient
c)exceptionalgradient
d)minimumgradient
Ans:a
34.Thepercentagecompensationingradientforrulinggradientof4%andhorizontalcurve
ofradius760mis
a)0.1%
b)1%
c)10%
d)nocompensation
Ans:d
35.IfrulinggradientisIin20andthereisalsoahorizontalcurveofradius76m,thenthe
compensatedgradeshouldbe
a)3%
b)4%
c)5%
d)6%
Ans:b
36.Thecamberofroadshouldbeapproximatelyequalto
a)longitudinalgradient
b)twotimesthelongitudinalgradient
c)threetimesthelongitudinalgradient
d)halfthelongitudinalgradient
Ans:d
37.Whichofthefollowingshapesispreferredinavalleycurve?
a)simpleparabola
b)cubicparabola
c)spiral
d)lemniscate
Ans:b
38.ThevalueofrulinggradientinplainsasperIRCrecommendationis
a)1in12
b)1m15

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c)1in20
d)1in30
Ans:d
39.Incaseofsummitcurves,thedeviationanglewillbemaximumwhen
a)anascendinggradientmeetswithanotherascendinggradient
b)anascendinggradientmeetswithadescendinggradient
c)adescendinggradientmeetswithanotherdescendinggradient
d)anascendinggradientmeetswithalevelsurface
Ans:b
40.IfthedesignspeedisVkmphanddeviationangleisNradians,thenthetotallengthof
avalleycurveinmetersisgivenbytheexpression
a)0.38NV3/2
b)0.38(NV3)"2
c)3.8NV"2
d)3.8(NV3)"2
Ans:b
41.Ifanascendinggradientof1in50meetsadescendinggradientof1in50,thelengthof
summitcurveforastoppingsightdistanceof80mwillbe
a)zero
b)64m
c)80m
d)60m
Ans:d
42.Highwayfacilitiesaredesignedfor
a)annualaveragehourlyvolume
b)annualaveragedailytraffic
c)thirtiethhighesthourlyvolume
d)peakhourlyvolumeoftheyear
Ans:c
43.Enoscopeisusedtofind
a)averagespeed
b)spotspeed
c)spacemeanspeed
d)timemeanspeed
Ans:b
44.Forhighwaygeometricdesignpurposesthespeedusedis
a)15thpercentile
b)50""percentile
c)85thpercentile
d)98""percentile
Ans:d
45.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Trafficvolumeshouldalwaysbemorethantrafficcapacity.
b)Trafficcapacityshouldalwaysbemorethantrafficvolume.
c)Spotspeedistheaveragespeedofavehicleataspecifiedsection.
d)85thpercentilespeedismorethan98thpercentilespeed.
Ans:b
46.Lengthofavehicleaffects
a)widthoftrafficlanes
b)extrawidthofpavementandminimumturningradius

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c)widthofshouldersandparkingfacilities
d)clearancetobeprovidedunderstructuressuchasoverbridges,underbridgesetc.
Ans:b
47.ThemaximumwidthofavehicleasrecommendedbyIRCis
a)1.85m
b)2.44m
c)3.81m
d)4.72m
Ans:b
48.Desirelinesareplottedin
a)trafficvolumestudies
b)speedstudies
c)accidentstudies
d)originanddestinationstudies
Ans:d
49.Whichofthefollowingmethodsispreferredforcollectingoriginanddestinationdatafor
asmallarealikeamassbusinesscenteroralargeintersection?
a)roadsideinterviewmethod
b)licenseplatemethod
c)returnpostcardmethod
d)homeinterviewmethod
Ans:b
50.Thediagramwhichshowstheapproximatepathofvehiclesandpedestriansinvolvedin
accidentsisknownas
a)spotmaps
b)piecharts
c)conditiondiagram
d)collisiondiagram
Ans:d
51.Withincreaseinspeedofthetrafficstream,theminimumspacingofvehicles
a)increases
b)decreases
c)firstdecreasesandthenincreasesafterreachingaminimumvalueatoptimumspeed
d)firstincreasesandthendecreasesafterreachingamaximumvalueatoptimumspeed
Ans:a
52.Whichofthefollowingisknownasdesigncapacity?
a)basiccapacity
b)theoreticalcapacity
c)possiblecapacity
d)practicalcapacity
Ans:a
53.Iftheaveragecentertocenterspacingofvehiclesis20meters,thenthebasic
capacityofatrafficlaneataspeedof50kmphis
a)2500vehiclesperday
b)2000vehiclesperhour
c)2500vehiclesperhour
d)1000vehiclesperhour
Ans:c
54.Withincreaseinspeedofthetrafficstream,themaximumcapacityofthelane
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b)decreases
c)firstincreasesandthendecreasesafterreachingamaximumvalueatoptimumspeed
d)firstdecreasesandthenincreasesafterreachingaminimumvalueatoptimumspeed
Ans:c
55.Equivalentfactorofpassengercarunit(PCU)forapassengercarasperIRCis
a)1.0
b)2.0
c)0.5
d)10
Ans:a
56.Ifthestoppingdistanceandaveragelengthofavehicleare18mand6mrespectively,
thenthetheoreticalmaximumcapacityofatrafficlaneataspeedof10m/secis
a)1500vehiclesperhour
b)2000vehiclesperhour
c)2500vehiclesperhour
d)3000vehiclesperhour
Ans:a
57.Scientificplanningoftransportationsystemandmasstransitfacilitiesincitiesshouldbe
basedon
a)spotspeeddata
b)originanddestinationdata
c)trafficvolumedata
d)accidentdata
Ans:b
58.Thediagramwhichshowsallimportantphysicalconditionsofanaccidentlocationlike
roadwaylimits,bridges,treesandalldetailsofroadwayconditionsisknownas
a)piechart
b)spotmaps
c)conditiondiagram
d)collisiondiagram
Ans:c
59.Whenthespeedoftrafficflowbecomeszero,then
a)trafficdensityattainsmaximumvaluewhereastrafficvolumebecomeszero
b)trafficdensityandtrafficvolumebothattainmaximumvalue
c)trafficdensityandtrafficvolumebothbecomezero
d)trafficdensitybecomeszerowhereastrafficvolumeattainsmaximumvalue
Ans:a
60.Onarightangledroadintersectionwithtwowaytraffic,thetotalnumberofconflict
pointsis
a)6
b)11
c)18
d)24
Ans:d
61.Thebackgroundcolouroftheinformatorysignboardis
a)red
b)yellow
c)green
d)white
Ans:b

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62.Whichofthefollowingisindicatedbyawarningsign?
a)levelcrossing
b)noparking
c)endofspeedlimit
d)overtakingprohibited
Ans:a
63."DeadSlow"isa
a)regulatorysign
b)warningsign
c)informatorysign
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
64.Themostefficienttrafficsignalsystemis
a)simultaneoussystem
b)alternatesystem
c)flexibleprogressivesystem
d)simpleprogressivesystem
Ans:c
65.Theprovisionoftrafficsignalsatintersections
a)reducesrightangledandrearendcollisions
b)increasesrightangledandrearendcollisions
c)reducesrightangledcollisionsbutmayincreaserearendcollisions
d)reducesrearendcollisionsbutmayincreaserightangledcollisions
Ans:c
66.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Stoporredtimeofasignalisthesumofgoandclearanceintervalsforthecrossflow.
b)Goorgreentimeofasignalisthesumofstopandclearanceintervalsforthecrossflow.
c)Clearancetimeisgenerally3to5seconds.
d)Thecyclelengthisnormally40to60secondsfortwophasesignals.
Ans:b
67.Centrelinemarkingsareused
a)todesignatetrafficlanes
b)inroadwaysmeantfortwowaytraffic
c)toindicatethatovertakingisnotpermitted
d)todesignateproperlateralplacementofvehiclesbeforeturningtodifferentdirections
Ans:b
68.Theparticularplaceswherepedestriansaretocrossthepavementareproperly
markedbythepavementmarkingknown
as
a)stoplines
b)turnmarkings
c)crosswalklines
d)lanelines
Ans:c
69.Theentranceandexitcurvesofarotaryhave
a)equalradiiandequalwidthsofpavement
b)equalradiibutpavementwidthismoreatentrancethanatexitcurve
c)equalpavementwidthsbutradiusismoreatentrancecurvethanatexitcurve
d)differentradiianddifferentwidthsofpavement
Ans:d

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70.Whentwoequallyimportantroadscrossroughlyatrightangles,thesuitableshapeof
centralislandis
a)circular
b)elliptical
c)tangent
d)turbine
Ans:a
71.Themaximumnumberofvehiclesbeyondwhichtherotarymaynotfunctionefficiently
is
a)500vehiclesperhour
b)500vehiclesperday
c)5000vehiclesperhour
d)5000vehiclesperday
Ans:c
72.Atrafficrotaryisjustifiedwhere
a)numberofintersectingroadsisbetween4and7
b)spaceislimitedandcostly
c)whentrafficvolumeislessthan500vehiclesperhour
d)whentrafficvolumeismorethan5000vehiclesperhour
Ans:a
73.Whenanumberofroadsaremeetingatapointandonlyoneoftheroadsisimportant,
thenthesuitableshapeof
rotaryis
a)circular
b)tangent
c)elliptical
d)turbine
Ans:b
74.Maximumnumberofvehiclescanbeparkedwith
a)parallelparking
b)30angleparking
c)45angleparking
d)90angleparking
Ans:d
75.Whenthewidthofkerbparkingspaceandwidthofstreetarelimited,generally
preferredparkingsystemis
a)parallelparking
b)45angleparking
c)65angleparking
d)90angleparking
Ans:a
76.AsperIRCrecommendations,theaveragelevelofilluminationonimportantroads
carryingfasttrafficis
a)10lux
b)15lux
c)20lux
d)30lux
Ans:d
77.Themosteconomicallightinglayoutwhichissuitablefornarrowroadsis
a)singlesidelighting
b)staggeredsystem

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c)centrallightingsystem
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
78.Thedirectinterchangerampinvolves
a)divergingtotherightsideandmergingfromleft
b)divergingtotheleftsideandmergingfromright
c)divergingtotherightsideandmergingfromright
d)divergingtotheleftsideandmergingfromleft
Ans:c
79.Insoilshavingsamevaluesofplasticityindex,ifliquidlimitisincreased,then
a)compressibilityandpermeabilitydecreaseanddrystrengthincreases
b)compressibility,permeabilityanddrystrengthdecrease
c)compressibility,permeabilityanddrystrengthincrease
d)compressibilityandpermeabilityincreaseanddrystrengthdecreases
Ans:d
80.Whichofthefollowingtestsmeasuresthetoughnessofroadaggregates?
a)crushingstrengthtest
b)abrasiontest
c)impacttest
d)shapetest
Ans:c
81.LosAngelestestingmachineisusedtoconduct
a)abrasiontest
b)impacttest
c)attritiontest
d)crushingstrengthtest
Ans:a
82.InCBRtestthevalueofCBRiscalculatedat
a)2.5mmpenetrationonly
b)5.0mmpenetrationonly
c)7.5mmpenetrationonly
d)both2.5mmand5.0mmpenetrations
Ans:d
83.Ifaggregateimpactvalueis20to30percent,thenitisclassifiedas
a)exceptionallystrong
b)strong
c)satisfactoryforroadsurfacing
d)unsuitableforroadsurfacing
Ans:c
84.ThemaximumallowableLosAngelesabrasionvalueforhighqualitysurfacecourseis
a)10%
b)20%
c)30%
d)45%
Ans:c
85.Percentageoffreecarboninbitumenis
a)morethanthatintar
b)lessthanthatintar
c)equaltothatintar
d)noneoftheabove

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Ans:b
86.Theductilityvalueofbitumenforsuitabilityinroadconstructionshouldnotbelessthan
a)30cm
b)40cm
c)50cm
d)60cm
Ans:c
87.Themaximumlimitofwaterabsorptionforaggregatesuitableforroadconstructionis
a)0.4%
b)0.6%
c)0.8%
d)1.0%
Ans:b
88.Whichofthefollowingrepresentshardestgradeofbitumen?
a)30/40
b)60/70
c)80/100
d)100/120
Ans:a
89.Penetrationtestonbitumenisusedfordeterminingits
a)grade
b)viscosity
c)ductility
d)temperaturesusceptibility
Ans:a
90.Bitumenofgrade80/100means
a)itspenetrationvalueis8mm
b)itspenetrationvalueis10mm
c)itspenetrationvalueis8to10mm
d)itspenetrationvalueis8to10cm
Ans:c
91.RC2,MC2andSC2correspondto
a)sameviscosity
b)viscosityinincreasingorderfromRC2toSC2
c)viscosityindecreasingorderfromRC2toSC2
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
92.Therecommendedgradeoftarforgroutingpurposeis
a)RT1
b)RT2
c)RT.3
d)RT5
Ans:d
93.Softeningpointofbitumentobeusedforreadconstructionataplacewheremaximum
temperatureis40Cshouldbe
a)lessthan40C
b)greaterthan40C
c)equalto40C
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

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94.Forrapidcuringcutbacks,theoilusedis
a)gasoline
b)keroseneoil
c)lightdiesel
d)heavydiesel
Ans:a
95.ThemethodofdesignofflexiblepavementasrecommendedbyIRCis
a)groupindexmethod
b)CBRmethod
c)Westergaardmethod
d)Benkelmanbeammethod
Ans:b
96.Thegroupindexforasoil,whoseliquidlimitis40percent,plasticityindexis10percent
andpercentagepassing75micronISsieveis35,is
a)0
b)3
c)5
d)7
Ans:a
97.Bottommostlayerofpavementisknownas
a)wearingcourse
b)basecourse
c)subbasecourse
d)subgrade
Ans:d
98.Flexiblepavementdistributethewheelload
a)directlytosubgrade
b)throughstructuralaction
c)throughasetoflayerstothesubgrade
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
99.Thenumberofrepetitions,whichthepavementthicknessdesignedforagivenwheel
loadshouldbeabletosupport
duringthelifeofpavementis
a)1000
b)10000
c)100000
d)1000000
Ans:d
100.Groupindexmethodofdesignofflexiblepavementis
a)atheoreticalmethod
b)anempiricalmethodbasedonphysicalpropertiesofsubgradesoil
c)anempiricalmethodbasedonstrengthcharacteristicsofsubgradesoil
d)asemiempiricalmethod
Ans:b
101.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Morethevalueofgroupindex,lessthicknessofpavementwillberequired.
b)MorethevalueofCBR,greaterthicknessofpavementwillberequired.
c)Minimumandmaximumvaluesofgroupindexcanbe0and20respectively.
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Ans:c
102.Ifthegroupindexvalueofsubgradeisbetween5and9,thenthesubgradeistreated
as
a)good
b)fair
c)poor
d)verypoor
Ans:c
103.Tyrepressureinfluencesthe
a)totaldepthofpavement
b)qualityofsurfacecourse
c)boththeabove
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
104.Rigidityfactorforatyrepressuregreaterthan7kg/cm2is
a)equalto1
b)lessthan1
c)greaterthan1
d)zero
Ans:b

105.Thecriticalcombinationofstressesforcornerregionincementconcreteroadsis
a)loadstress+warpingstressfrictionalstress
b)loadstress+warpingstress+frictionalstress
c)loadstress+warpingstress
d)loadstress+frictionalstress
Ans:c
106.Tiebarsincementconcretepavementsareat
a)expansionjoints
b)contractionjoints
c)warpingjoints
d)longitudinaljoints
Ans:d
107.Themaximumspacingofcontractionjointsinrigidpavementsis
a)2.5m
b)3.5m
c)4.5m
d)5.5m
Ans:c
108.Themaximumthicknessofexpansionjointinrigidpavementsis
a)0
b)25mm
c)50mm
d)100mm
Ans:b
109.Thefunctionofanexpansionjointinrigidpavementsisto
a)relievewarpingstresses
b)relieveshrinkagestresses
c)resiststressesduetoexpansion
d)allowfreeexpansion

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Ans:d
110.Thefundamentalfactorintheselectionofpavementtypeis
a)climaticcondition
b)typeandintensityoftraffic
c)subgradesoilanddrainageconditions
d)availabilityoffundsfortheconstructionproject
Ans:b
111.Mostsuitablematerialforhighwayembankmentsis
a)granularsoil
b)organicsoil
c)silts
d)clays
Ans:a
112.Maximumdailytrafficcapacityofbituminouspavementsis
a)500tonnesperday
b)1000tonnesperday
c)1500tonnesperday
d)2000tonnesperday
Ans:c
113.Themostsuitableequipmentforcompactingclayeysoilsisa
a)smoothwheeledroller
b)pneumatictyredroller
c)sheepfootroller
d)vibrator
Ans:c
114.Theaggregatesrequiredforonekilometerlengthofwaterboundmacadamroadper
meterwidthandfor10mmthicknessis
a)8cubicmeter
b)10cubicmeter
c)12cubicmeter
d)15cubicmeter
Ans:c
115.Thecamberofshouldersinwaterboundmacadamroadsis
a)equaltothecrossslopeofpavement
b)lessthanthecrossslopeofpavement
c)greaterthanthecrossslopeofpavement
d)zero
Ans:a
116.Thebindernormallyusedinflexiblepavementconstructionis
a)cement
b)lime
c)bitumen
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
117.Inhighwayconstruction,rollingstartsfrom
a)sidesandproceedtocentre
b)centreandproceedtosides
c)onesideandproceedtootherside
d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a

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118.Fortheconstructionofwaterboundmacadamroads,thecorrectsequenceof
operationsafterspreadingcoarseaggregatesis
a)dryrolling,wetrolling,applicationofscreeningandapplicationoffiller
b)dryrolling,applicationoffiller,wetrollingandapplicationofscreening
c)dryrolling,applicationofscreening,wetrollingandapplicationoffiller
d)dryrolling,applicationofscreening,applicationoffillerandwetrolling
Ans:c
119.Inthepenetrationmacadamconstruction,thebitumenis
a)sprayedaftertheaggregatesarespreadandcompacted
b)premixedwithaggregatesandthenspread
c)sprayedbeforetheaggregatesarespreadandcompacted
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
120.Whenthebituminoussurfacingisdoneonalreadyexistingblacktoproadorover
existingcementconcreteroad,thetypeoftreatmenttobegivenis
a)sealcoat
b)tackcoat
c)primecoat
d)sprayofemulsion
Ans:b
121.Whichofthefollowingpremixmethodsisusedforbasecourse?
a)bituminouscarpet
b)masticasphalt
c)sheetasphalt
d)bituminousboundmacadam
Ans:d
122.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Quantityofbinderrequiredfortackcoatislessthanthatrequiredforprimecoat.
b)Primecoattreatmentisgivenforpluggingthevoidsinwaterboundmacadamduring
bituminousroadconstruction.
c)Sealcoatisthefinalcoatovercertainpreviousbituminouspavements.
d)Abitumenprimerisahighviscositycutback.
Ans:d
123.Thesuitablesurfacingmaterialforabridgedeckslabis
a)sheetasphalt
b)bituminouscarpet
c)masticasphalt
d)rolledasphalt
Ans:c
124.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredtobethehighestqualityconstructioninthegroup
ofblacktoppavements?
a)masticasphalt
b)sheetasphalt
c)bituminouscarpet
d)bituminousconcrete
Ans:d
125.Thethicknessofbituminouscarpetvariesfrom
a)20to25mm
b)50to75mm
c)75to100mm

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d)100to120mm
Ans:a
126.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsacarpetofsandbitumenmixwithoutcoarse
aggregates?
a)masticasphalt
b)sheetasphalt
c)bituminouscarpet
d)bituminousconcrete
Ans:b
127.Inhighwayconstructiononsuperelevatedcurves,therollingshallproceedfrom
a)sidestowardsthecentre
b)centretowardsthesides
c)loweredgetowardstheupperedge
d)upperedgetowardstheloweredge
Ans:c
128.Thecamberforhillroadsincaseofbituminoussurfacingisadoptedas
a)2%
b)2.5%
c)3%
d)4%
Ans:b
129.Theminimumdesignspeedforhairpinbendsinhillroadsistakenas
a)20kmph
b)30kmph
c)40kmph
d)50kmph
Ans:a
130.Thedrainwhichisprovidedparalleltoroadwaytointerceptanddivertthewaterfrom
hillslopesisknownas
a)slopingdrain
b)catchwaterdrain
c)sidedrain
d)crossdrain
Ans:b
131.Thewallswhicharenecessaryonthehillsideofroadwaywhereearthhastobe
retainedfromslippingisknownas
a)retainingwall
b)breastwall
c)parapetwall
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
132.Inhillroadsthesidedrainsarcprovided
a)onlyonthehillsideofroad
b)onlyontheoppositesideofhill
c)onbothsidesofroad
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

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ASRARon28June2013at00:06said...
Q.NO52ANSWERISWRONGITSANSWERISPRACRICALCAPACITYNOTBASIC
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NitinGohilon21March2016at23:19said...
Doyouhaveanyideaongroutingmethods?

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