Description : On concrete roads, the camber generally provided, is (A) 1 in 20 to 1 in 24 (B) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48 (C) 1 in 36 to 1 in 48 (D) 1 in 60 to 1 in 72
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Before providing super-elevation on roads, the portion of the carriageway between the crown and the outer edge is made (A) To have a reduced fall (B) Horizontal (C) To have slope of the camber on the other half of the carriageway (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The desirable camber for straight cement concrete roads, 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 : The desirable camber for straight roads with thin bituminous surfacing, 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 : 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 : The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as (A) 2 % (B) 2.5 % (C) 3 % (D) 4 %
Description : The camber of shoulders in water bound macadam roads is (A) Equal to the cross slope of pavement (B) Less than the cross slope of pavement (C) Greater than the cross slope of pavement (D) Zero
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Hill roads are (A) Provided camber along spur curves (B) Provided camber along valley curves (C) Seldom provided a camber (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The cross fall of the shoulder should be at least 0.5% steeper than camber (B) On super-elevated sections, the shoulders should be provided a ... equal to camber (C) Earthen roads in general are provided steepest cross-fall (D) All the above
Description : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50'. What number is missing? -Riddles
Last Answer : 22
Description : As per IRC recommendations, the average level of illumination on important roads carrying fast traffic is (A) 10 Lux (B) 15 Lux (C) 20 Lux (D) 30 Lux
Description : If the difference in elevation of an edge of the pavement 9 m wide and its crown is 15 cm, the camber of the pavement, is (A) 1 in 60 (B) 1 in 45 (C) 1 in 30 (D) 1 in 15
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
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 : 3 , 8 , 15 , 24 , ? 48 , 63 (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 36
Last Answer : The numbers in this series are the squares of numbers in natural order minus 1 starting from 2.
Description : 15 30 ? 40 8 48 a) 10 b) 20 c) 18 d) 12 e) None of these
Last Answer : The series is ×2, ÷3, ×4, ÷5, ... Answer: a)
Description : The marks obtained by 15 students in an examination are given below : 40, 20, 24, 19,20, 35, 12, 48, 29, 40, 45, 48, 42, 23, 35. Find the average mark
Last Answer : The marks obtained by 15 students in an examination are given below : 40, 20, 24, 19,20, 35, 12, ... , 23, 35. Find the average mark of the students.
Description : Taper on Cotter is varies from A. 1 in 15 to 1 in 12 B. 1 in 20 to 1 in 15 C. 1 in 25 to 1 in 20 D. 1 in 48 to 1 in 24
Last Answer : D. 1 in 48 to 1 in 24
Description : The minimum design speed for hairpin bends in hill roads is taken as (A) 20 kmph (B) 30 kmph (C) 40 kmph (D) 50 kmph
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Space between the exterior walls of a warehouse and bag piles should be 30 cm (B) Cement bags should preferably be piled on wooden planks (C) Width and height of the pile should not exceed 3 m and 2.70 m respectively (D) None of these
Description : Super-elevation on roads in snow bound areas, should generally not exceed (A) 15 % (B) 12 % (C) 10 % (D) 7 %
Description : The ratio of the incomes of A and B last year was 9 : 13. Ratio of their incomes of last year to this year is 9 : 10 and 13 : 15 respectively. The sum of their present incomes is Rs 50,000. What is the present income of B? A) Rs 32,000 B) Rs 24,000 C) Rs 20,000 D) Rs 30,000 E) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: D ratio of the incomes of A and B last year was 9x : 13y Now given that ratio of the incomes of A and B last year was 9 : 13. So 9x/13y = 9/13 This gives x = y Total of incomes of A ... = 50,000 This gives x = 2,000 So present income of B = 15y = 15x = 15*2000 = 30,000
Description : A barrier has four inlets A, B, C and D. The barrier can be filled in 24 minutes through the first three inlets and it can be filled in 30 minutes through the second, the third and fourth inlet also it can be ... all the four inlets? A) 10 mins B) 15 mins C) 20 mins D) 25 mins E) None of the Above
Last Answer : C (1/A + 1/B + 1/C) = 1/24 …(i) (1/B + 1/C + 1/D) = 1/30 …(ii) (1/A + 1/D) = 1/40…(iii) From eqn (i) and (ii) (1/A – 1/D) = 1/120…(iv) From eqn (iii) and (iv) A=60,D=120. Let the time taken to full the tank = s S(1/A + 1/B +1/C +1/D)= 1 S(1/24+1/120) = 1 S= 20 mins
Description : The gradients of trace cuts for hilly roads, are kept (A) Equal to ruling gradient (B) 10 to 20 per cent easier than ruling gradients (C) 10 to 20 per cent steeper than ruling gradients (D) None of these
Description : The convexity provided to the carriageway between the crown and edge of the pavement, is known as (A) Super-elevation (B) Camber (C) Height of the pavement (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Tresguet did not provide the top camber for the drainage of surface water (B) Tresguet provided the top camber for the drainage of surface ... (D) Macadam provided a camber to the formation at the dug-up state, to drain percolated water
Description : If the designed speed on a circular curve of radius 1400 m is 80 km/hour, no super-elevation is provided, if the camber, is (A) 4 % (B) 3 % (C) 2 % (D) 1.7 %
Description : On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be (A) More at the crown (B) Less at the edges (C) More at the edges (D) Same at the edges as well as at the crown
Description : In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be (A) Nil (B) Flatter (C) Steeper (D) None of these
Description : The camber on pavements, is provided by (A) Straight line method (B) Parabolic method (C) Straight line and parabolic at crown (D) Elliptical method
Description : Camber in pavements is provided by (A) Straight line method (B) Parabola method (C) Straight at the edges and parabolic at the crown (D) All the above
Description : Excessive camber on pavements may cause (A) Deterioration of central portion (B) Slip of the speedy vehicles towards the edges (C) Erosion of the berms (D) All the above
Description : A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : The first Philippine Mabuhay satellite has how many channels? A. 30 B. 24 C. 48 D. 50
Last Answer : A. 30
Description : The request information should normally be made within a) 48 Hrs b) 24 Hrs c) 30 days d) 45 days
Last Answer : c) 30 days
Description : 5, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, ____ a) 52 b) 46 c) 48 d) 54 e) 56
Last Answer : Each term in the series is the addition of successive prime numbers. Like Prime numbers are2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 and so on. So first term is addition of (2 + 3). Ie 5, then second term is (3 + 5) ie ... +17)ie. 30, then (17+19)ie.36, then (19+23)ie., 42, then (23+29)i.e. 52. Answer: a)
Description : Two goods trains having equal lengths, take 30 seconds and 45 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train is 360 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other when traveling in opposite direction? A) 36 B) 12 C) 24 D) 48
Last Answer : ANSWER:A Explanation: Speed of train = distance /time = 360/30 m/s = 12 m/s Speed of train 2 = distance /time = 360 /45 m/s = 8 m/s If 2 trains are moving in opposite ... +360 = 720 m Time = distance/speed = (720/20) = 36 Seconds Hence the required answer is 36 seconds
Description : There is a bridge besides a river. Two friends Arun and varun started their journey from place L, moved to the garden located at another place M & then returned to place L. Arun moves by swimming at a speed of 30 ... 12km/hr, what will be the average speed of boat sailor? A) 36 B) 18 C) 24 D) 48
Last Answer : ANSWER:B Explanation: As Arun swims both the ways at the speed of 30km/hr, the average speed of swimming is 30 km/hr Being a boat sailor, varun moves downstream at speed =24 +12=36km/hr and upstream at speed = 24-12= ... Upstream Speed])] = (36*12)/0.5(36+12) km/hr = 432/24 km/hr = 18 km/hr
Description : Find the greatest unit of time with which 5 hours 15 minutes and 8 hours 24 minutes can both be represented as integers. (a) 70 min. (b) 63 min. (c) 48 min. (d) 42 min.
Last Answer : 63 min.
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 : The Earth takes about _________ to complete one rotation around its axis. A. 48 hours B. One month C. 24 hours D. 365 days
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : The Earth takes about _________ to complete one rotation around its axis. A. 48 hours B. One month C. 24 hours D. 365 days 27
Description : 6 men and 8 women can complete a work in 10 days. 26 men and 48 women can finish the same work in 2 days. 15 men and 20 women can do the same work in - days. a) 4 days b) 6 days c) 2 days d) 8 days e) 7 days
Last Answer : Let work done by 1 man in 1 day = m and work done by 1 woman in 1 day = b Work done by 6 men and 8 women in 1 day = 1/10 => 6m + 8b = 1/10 => 60m + 80b = 1 --- (1) Work done by 26 men and 48 ... 1 day = 15/100 + 20/200 =1/4 => Time taken by 15 men and 20 women in doing the work = 4 days Answer: a)
Description : What is the mean median mode and range of 78 25 57 98 20 48 45 37 88 24 19?
Last Answer : 19, 20, 24, 25, 37, 45, 48, 57, 78, 88, 98Mean: 49Median: 45Range: 79There is no mode.
Description : In the illustration, 24 volts is applied to the circut where the resistance for R1 is 3 ohms, R2 is 4 ohms, and R3 is 5 ohms. What is the power consumed in R3? EL-0020 A. 12 watts B. 20 watts C. 24 watts D. 48 watts
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : What is the power consumed by 'R3' in the circuit illustrated if the supply is 24 volts and resistance of R1 is 3 ohms, R2 is 4 ohms, and R3 is 5 ohms? EL-0020 A. 12 watts B. 20 watts C. 24 watts D. 48 watts
Description : What are some examples of diseases that can kill someone (preferably someone between ages 15-25) within a year or two?
Last Answer : Leukemia.