Description : In India the modes of transportation, in the order of their importance, are (A) Air transport, shipping, roads, railways (B) Shipping, roads, railways, air transport (C) Roads, railways, air transport, shipping (D) Railways, roads, shipping, air transport
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which one of the following transportation systems is not used for the conveyance of passengers in India? (A) Railways (B) Roads (C) Shipping (D) Pipe lines
Description : The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as (A) 2 % (B) 2.5 % (C) 3 % (D) 4 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The most commonly adopted method to provide super-elevation on roads, is by pivoting the road surface about (A) Outer edge so that the inner edge is lowered (B) Crown so that outer edge is raised and inner edge is lowered (C) Inner edge so that outer edge is raised (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Why did the Britishers build roads and railways? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Britishers build a network of roads and railways in order to promote their own commercial interest in India.
Description : Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is : (a) near to major iron and steel centres (b) a big link of roads and railways (c) rich in minerals and power fuels (d) very fertile for industrial crops
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways A. 1.435 m as adopted in England B. 1.800 m as per Indian conditions C. 1.676 m as a compromise gauge D. 1.000 m as a standard gauge
Last Answer : C [1.676 m as a compromise gauge]
Description : The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as (A) Degree of density (B) Relativity (C) Density index (D) All the above
Description : For similarity, in addition to models being geometrically similar to prototype, the following in both cases should also be equal (A) Ratio of inertial force to force due to viscosity (B) ... the four ratios of inertial force to force due to viscosity, gravitation, surface tension, and elasticity
Description : With usual notations, the expression V²/gR represents (A) Centrifugal force (B) Centrifugal ratio (C) Super elevation (D) Radial acceleration
Last Answer : (B) Centrifugal ratio
Description : If the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m per sec3 and full centrifugal ratio is developed. On the curve the ratio of the length of the transition curve of same radius on road and railway, is (A) 2.828 (B) 3.828 (C) 1.828 (D) 0.828
Last Answer : (A) 2.828
Description : For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed (A) 0.10 (B) 0.15 (C) 0.20 (D) 0.25
Description : Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on (A) Design speed of vehicles (B) Permissible friction on the road surface (C) Permissible centrifugal ratio (D) All the above
Description : One year ago the ratio between Laxman and Gopal salary was 3:4. The individual ratios between their last year’s and this year’s salary are 4:5 and 2:3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs.4160. The salary of laxman now is? a) 1800 b) 1500 c) 2160 d) 2560 e) 1600
Last Answer : Answer: E Let the salaries of Laxman and Gopal one year before be x1 ,y1 respectively. ∴ x1/y1 = 3/4 ......(1) x2 + y2 = 4160 .....(2) From equations (1) and (2) x2 = Rs. 1600.
Description : What are Ratios that have the same value and simplified ratio?
Last Answer : Two ratios, a/b and c/d have the same value is a*d = b*c. Aratio, a/b, is said to be simplified if a and b are co-prime.
Description : Which one of the following ratios is likely to be affected the most on account of price level changes ? (A) Current Ratio (B) Inventory Turnover Ratio (C) Debtors’ Turnover Ratio (D) Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
Last Answer : Answer: Debtors’ Turnover Ratio
Description : Liquidity ratios are expressed in A. Pure ratio form B. Percentage C. Rate or time D. None of the above
Last Answer : A. Pure ratio form
Description : The ratio which is a good indicator to maintain the correct selling price and efficiency of trading activity is------ a) Net profit ratio b) Gross profit ratio c) Current ratio d) Liquid ratios
Last Answer : b) Gross profit ratio
Description : Ratio to assess the short term debt paying capacity of a firm is---------- a) Debt equity ratio b) Propriety ratio c) Liquid ratio d) Solvency ratios
Last Answer : c) Liquid ratio
Description : Stock turn over ratio is an example of ------------------- a) Liquidity ratio b) Leverage ratio c) Profitability ratios d) Activity ratios
Last Answer : d) Activity ratios
Description : Example of activity ratios ------------------------ a) Gross profit ratio b) Net profit ratio c) Operating ratio d) Stock turn over ratio
Last Answer : d) Stock turn over ratio
Description : Debt equity ratio is an example of ---------------- ratios a) Balance sheet ratio b) Profit & loss account ratio c) Mixed ratio d) Liquidity ratio
Last Answer : a) Balance sheet ratio
Description : The ratio that highlight the end result of business activities are known as ---------------- ratios a) Liquidity b) Leverage c) Activity d) Profitability
Last Answer : d) Profitability
Description : The ratios that shows tha capacity of the business unit to meet its short term obligation out of its short term resources is known as -------------- a) Solvency ratio b) Leverage ratio c) Liquidity ratio d) Trend Ratio
Last Answer : c) Liquidity ratio
Description : Leverage ratios are also known as -------------- ratios a) Short term solvency ratios b) Long term solvency ratios c) Solvency ratio d) Liquidity ratio
Last Answer : b) Long term solvency ratios
Description : Income statement ratios are also called ----------- a) Operating ratio b) Liquidity ratio c) Activity ratio d) Trend ratio
Last Answer : a) Operating ratio
Description : Ratios of different items for various periods are calculated and compared a) Common size b) Comparative c) Trend analysis d) Ratio analysis
Last Answer : d) Ratio analysis
Description : Basic values of span/effective depth ratios to be used for beams and slabs with spans [ A ] Less than 10m [ B ] Less than 20 m [ C ] 10 m- 20 m [ D ] More than 20 m
Last Answer : [ A ] Less than 10m
Description : Which of the following are repair docks? (A) Marine railways, dry docks, floating docks, wet docks (B) Dry docks, wet docks, floating docks, lift docks (C) Wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways (D) Wet docks, lift docks, marine railways, dry docks
Last Answer : (C) Wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways
Description : The stones obtained by blasting are used as (A) Ballast in railways (B) Aggregates for concrete (C) Road metal (D) All the above
Description : On most smooth hard surfaced roads, rolling resistance to moving vehicles, ranges from (A) 5 kg to 7 kg/tonne (B) 7 kg to 9 kg/tonne (C) 9 kg to 11 kg/tonne (D) 11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
Description : Maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed (A) 5 % (B) 7 % (C) 8 % (D) 10 %
Description : The period of long term plan for the development of roads in India, known as Bombay Plan (Aug. 1958), is (A) 5 years (B) 10 years (C) 15 years (D) 20 years
Description : The minimum value of camber provided for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is (A) 2.2 % (B) 2.5 % (C) 3.0 % (D) 3.5 %
Description : Ruling gradient on hill roads 300 m above M.S.L. is kept (A) 4 % (B) 5 % (C) 7 % (D) 8 %
Description : Demand for public uses in a city, does not include water required for (A) Watering of public parks (B) Watering of public gardens (C) Sprinkling on roads (D) Drinking purposes
Last Answer : (D) Drinking purposes
Description : The correct formula for calculating super-elevation for the hill roads, is (A) e = V²/254 R (B) e = V²/225 R (C) e = V²/278 R (D) e = V²/114 R
Description : Minimum permissible speed on high speed roads, is decided on the basis of (A) 15 percentile cumulative frequency (B) 20 percentile cumulative frequency (C) 30 percentile cumulative frequency (D) 40 percentile cumulative frequency
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The length of the side of warning sign boards of roads is (A) 30 cm (B) 40 cm (C) 45 cm (D) 50 cm
Description : Road makers along roads from the edge of a kerb should not be less than (A) 40 cm (B) 45 cm (C) 50 cm (D) 60 cm
Description : At a road junction, 16 cross conflict points are severe, if (A) Both are one-way roads (B) Both are two-way roads (C) One is two-way road and other is one-way road (D) None of these
Description : The desirable camber for straight roads with water bound macadam or gravel surface, is (A) 1 in 33 to 1 in 25 (B) 1 in 40 to 1 in 33 (C) 1 in 150 to 1 in 140 (D) 1 in 160 to 1 in 140
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The super-elevation on roads is (A) Directly proportional to width of pavement (B) Directly proportional to velocity of vehicles (C) Inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity (D) Inversely proportional to the radius of curvature
Description : Parapet walls along hill roads, are provided (A) To retain the back filling (B) To prevent the hill from sliding (C) To prevent the wheels of the vehicle from coming on the retaining wall (D) None of these
Description : Roughness index of roads, is expressed as (A) Size of the stone on the pavement (B) Number of patches on the pavement (C) Cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance (D) Type of the road surface
Description : Shoulders for high traffic volume roads, should (A) Be stable throughout the year to be used by vehicles in the case of emergency (B) Support and protect the ends of carriage ways (C) Not allow entrance of water to sub-grade (D) All the above
Description : An exceptional grade may be provided upto 1 in 12 along hill roads, if the length does not exceed (A) 45 m per km (B) 60 m per km (C) 75 m per km (D) 90 m per km
Description : The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the (A) Type of road surface (B) Type of curves (C) Sight distance (D) All the above
Description : For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is (A) Delta (B) Trumpet (C) Diamond interchange (D) Clover leaf
Description : The standard equation of a cubic parabolic transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = x3 /6 RL (B) y = x/6 RL (C) y = l²/6 RL (D) y = l3 /6 RL