Description : Select the correct statement. (A) Quantity of binder required for tack coat is less than that required for prime coat (B) Prime coat treatment is given for plugging the voids in water ... the final coat over certain previous bituminous pavements (D) A bitumen primer is a high viscosity cutback
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
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 : Which of the following represents hardest grade of bitumen? (A) 30/40 (B) 60/70 (C) 80/100 (D) 100/120
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Penetration test on bitumen is used for determining its (A) Grade (B) Viscosity (C) Ductility (D) Temperature susceptibilit
Description : State different types of Tar used in construction of Road with its suitability.
Last Answer : The following are the types of Tar with their suitability. 1) RT1 - It is suitable for painting road pavements under exceptionally cold weather. 2) RT2 - It is suitable for painting road pavements ... is suitable for premixed macadam in base course. 5) RT5 - It is suitable for grouting macadam.
Description : Softening point of bitumen to be used for read construction at a place where maximum temperature is 40°C should be (A) Less than 40°C (B) Greater than 40°C (C) Equal to 40°C (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : If aggregates completely pass through a sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a sieve of size 60 mm, the particular aggregate will be flaky if its minimum dimension is less than (A) 20.5 mm (B) 30.5 mm (C) 40.5 mm (D) 50.5 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Bitumen of grade 80/100 means (A) Its penetration value is 8 mm (B) Its penetration value is 10 mm (C) Its penetration value is 8 to 10 mm (D) Its penetration value is 8 to 10 cm
Description : For the construction of cement concrete dams, the maximum permissible size of the aggregates, is (A) 40 mm (B) 50 mm (C) 60 mm (D) 70 mm
Description : A district road with a bituminous pavement has a horizontal curve of 1000 m for a design speed of 75 km ph. The super-elevation is (A) 1 in 40 (B) 1 in 50 (C) 1 in 60 (D) 1 in 70
Description : The binder normally used in flexible pavement construction is (A) Cement (B) Lime (C) Bitumen (D) None of the above
Description : In the penetration macadam construction, the bitumen is (A) Sprayed after the aggregates are spread and compacted (B) Premixed with aggregates and then spread (C) Sprayed before the aggregates are spread and compacted (D) None of the above
Description : Plastic bitumen is generally used for (A) Road pavements (B) Expansion joints (C) Crack fillings (D) None to these
Description : The irrigation water requirement of onion is (a) 60 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 30 cm
Last Answer : (c) 40 cm
Description : A four wheel truck or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The ... will be (A) 20 kg/tonne (B) 30 kg/tonne (C) 40 kg/tonne (D) 50 kg/tonne
Last Answer : (C) 40 kg/tonne
Description : Two concave lenses of 60 cm focal length are cemented on either side of a convex lens of 15 cm focal length. The focal length of the combination is (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 40 cm
Last Answer : (C) 30 cm
Description : In slump test, each layer of concrete is compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long and of 16 mm diameter for (A) 20 times (B) 25 times (C) 30 times (D) 50 time
Description : The percentage of chlorine in fresh bleaching powder is roughly (A) 50 to 60 (B) 30 to 35 (C) 40 to 50 (D) 20 to 25
Last Answer : (B) 30 to 35
Description : Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay upto 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement, is (A) 30 % (B) 40 % (C) 50 % (D) 60 %
Last Answer : (A) 30 %
Description : The percentage of the aggregate of F.M. 2.6 to be combined with coarse aggregate of F.M. 6.8 for obtaining the aggregates of F.M. 5.4, is (A) 30 % (B) 40 % (C) 50 % (D) 60 %
Last Answer : (C) 50 %
Description : The diameter of the Vicat plunger is 10 mm and its length varies from (A) 20 mm to 30 mm (B) 30 mm to 40 mm (C) 40 mm to 50 mm (D) 50 mm to 60 mm
Description : Minimum required water cement ratio for a workable concrete, is (A) 0.30 (B) 0.40 (C) 0.50 (D) 0.60
Description : If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is: (A) 0.40 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.60 (D) None of these
Description : For Unbraced column, the ratio of the clear height of the column to the minimum dimension of the column shall not exceed [ A ] 30 [ B ] 40 [ C ] 50 [ D ] 60
Last Answer : [ A ] 30
Description : In order to avoid the material failure in a braced column, the clear distance between restraints should never exceed [ A ] 30 times the minimum dimensions of the column [ B ] 40 times the minimum ... 50 times the minimum dimensions of the column [ D ] 60 times the minimum dimensions of the column
Last Answer : [ D ] 60 times the minimum dimensions of the column
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 : A girl covered a definite distance at same speed. Had she moved 6 km/hr faster, she would have taken 30 mins less. If she had moved 4 km/hr slower, she would have taken 30 mins more. The distance (in km) is. a) 50 b) 40 c) 70 d) 60
Last Answer : D Let distance = x km Rate = y km/hr x/y - x / (y+6) = 30/60 (x(y+6)-xy) / y(y+6) = ½ (xy +6x - xy) / y(y+6) = ½ 12x = y(y+6) ------------>1 And x/ (y-4) - x/y = 30/60 (Xy - x(y-4 ... = (y+6) / (y-4) 3y - 12 = 2y +12 Y = 24km Put y value in 1 we get 12x = 24 (24+6) 12x = 24 *30 X=60km
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 75 cm
Description : The profit of a company (whose capital is divided into 25‚000 shares of Rs. 10 each) for the last three years are : Rs. 50‚000; Rs. 60‚000 and Rs. 40‚000. The fair return on investment is taken at 10% p.a. The value of company’s share will be– (A) Rs. 10 (B) Rs. 20 (C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 40
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 20
Description : Percentage of free carbon in bitumen is (A) More than that in tar (B) Less than that in tar (C) Equal to that in tar (D) None of the above
Description : A bus stop is barricaded from the remaining part of the road, by using 50 hollow cones made of recycled cardboard. Each cone has a base diameter of 40 cm and height 1 m. -Maths 9th
Last Answer : Given: Radius of cone, r = diameter/2 = 40/2 cm = 20cm = 0.2 m Height of cone, h = 1m Slant height of cone is l, and l2 = (r2+h2) Using given values, l2 = (0.22+12) = (1.04) Or l ... (32.028 12) = Rs.384.336 = Rs.384.34 (approximately) Therefore, the cost of painting all these cones is Rs. 384.34.
Description : Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its (A) Aeration (B) Pyrolysis (C) Hydrogenation (D) Steam reforming
Last Answer : (D) Steam reforming
Description : Discuss the merits and demerits of bitumen road.
Last Answer : The merits of bitumen road are as follows: 1) It gives joint less smooth surface. 2) Failure of Bitumen road is gradual. 3) The quick repair of road is possible. 4) Curing time is ... . 3) They develop hydrocarbon pollution to soil. 4) Maintenance cost is more than cement concrete road.
Description : An R.C.C. column is treated as short column if its slenderness ratio is less than (A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 50
Description : The value of 'A' of Indian type W.C. shown in the given figure is: (A) 25 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 45 cm
Last Answer : (B) 30 cm
Description : The aggregate impact value of the aggregate used in (A) Building concrete is less than 45 (B) Road pavement concrete is less than 30 (C) Runway concrete is less than 30 (D) All the above
Description : If the number of lanes on the carriageway of a road is more than two, the total width of lane ways is equal to 3.0 m (A) + 0.60 m (B) + 0.70 m (C) + 0.90 m (D) + 1.50 m
Description : Standard disc plough diameter size is A. 40 to 60 cm C. 70 to 90 cm B. 60 to 90 cm D. 50 to 70 cm
Last Answer : 60 to 90 cm
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) None of these
Description : Standard disc Plough consists of steel disc of _ diameter a) 20 to 40 cm. c) 60 to 90 cm b) 30 to 60 cm. d) 70 to 100 cm
Description : If the radius of curvature of a hill road is 50 m, the percentage grade compensation should be (A) 60/R (B) 70/R (C) 75/R (D) 80/R
Description : Non-passing sight distance along a road is the longest distance at which the driver of a moving vehicle, may see an obstacle on the pavement (A) 10 cm high (B) 25 cm high (C) 50 cm high (D) 100 cm high
Description : While calculating the overtaking sight distance, the height of the object above road surface, is assumed (A) 50 cm (B) 75 cm (C) 100 cm (D) 120 cm
Description : The value of 'B' of Indian type W.C. shown in the given figure is: (A) 45 cm (B) 50 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 25 cm
Last Answer : (A) 45 cm
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm
Description : An intense rain is falling at a uniform rate of 7.5 cm/hour for a period of 60 minutes on a basin whose area is 500 hectares. If the average infiltration capacity during the entire rain period is assumed to be 1.5 ... of the basin, is (A) 40 cumecs (B) 60 cumecs (C) 80 cumecs (D) 100 cumecs
Description : In case of Raymond pile (A) Lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m (B) Diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm (C) Diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm (D) All the above
Description : A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance ... 200 kg (B) Increase by 200 kg (C) Increase by 250 kg (D) Reduce by 250 kg
Last Answer : (A) Reduce by 200 kg
Description : For compacting plain concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use (A) Internal vibrator (B) Screed vibrator (C) Form vibrator (D) None of these
Description : For compacting plain concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, the following vibrator is used. [ A ] Internal vibrator [ B ] Screed vibrator [ C ] Form vibrator [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Screed vibrator