Description : Formation width of a hill road is the distance between (A) Outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (B) Outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall (C) Inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (D) Inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : According to the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the width formation of an ideal National Highway in hard rock cutting, is (A) 8.9 m (B) 7.9 m (C) 6.9 m (D) 6.5 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The width of pavement in addition to a gravelled berm 1 m on either side for a two directional traffic recommended by Nagpur Conference of Chief Engineers, is (A) 4.7 m (B) 5.7 m (C) 6.7 m (D) 7.7 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Road width 8.8 m of two lane National highways or State highways in mountainous terrain (A) Excludes the width of parapet (0.6 m) (B) Excludes the width of side drain (0.6 m) (C) Excludes the width of parapet and side drain (D) Includes the width of parapet and side drain
Description : The pavement width of a road depends upon (A) Terrain (B) Type of traffic (C) Number of lanes (D) All the above
Description : The width of road pavements, depends upon (A) Width of traffic lane (B) Number of traffic (C) Width of median strip (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The normal road land width for a major district road in open area, is (A) 45 m (B) 25 m (C) 15 m (D) 12 m
Description : The normal road width of National and State highways (A) Is kept 45 m (B) In plain and rolling terrain built-up area, is 30 m (C) In mountainous built-up area is 20 m (D) All the above
Description : The normal road land width for a National or State highway, in open areas should be (A) 45 m (B) 30 m (C) 24 m (D) 20 m
Description : The width of the right of way, is influenced by (A) Formation width (B) Shoulders or berms (C) Classification of road (D) All the above
Description : According to IRC : 52-1973, for a single lane National Highway in hilly region, (A) Width of the carriageway must be 3.75 m (B) Shoulders on either side must be 1.25 m (C) Total width of the road-way must be 6.25 m (D) Total of the above
Description : According to Indian Road Congress, the width of carriageway, is (A) 3.75 m for single lane (B) 7.0 m for two lanes without raised kerbs (C) 7.5 m for two lanes with raised kerbs (D) All the above
Description : Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is (A) 0.225 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.250 m (D) None of these
Description : The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of a hill road, should be (A) 3 m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) 6 m
Description : The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is (A) 0.500 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.089 m (D) 0.089 m
Description : The width formation of a road means the width of (A) Carriageway (B) Pavement and shoulders (C) Embankment at ground level (D) Embankment at the top level
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 : Formation width for banks for B.G. single line section is (a) 6.10 m (b) 6.50 m (c) 6.85 m* (d) 7.0 m
Last Answer : (c) 6.85 m*
Description : Volume of traffic which would immediately use a new road or an improved one when opened to traffic, is known (A) Development traffic (B) Current traffic (C) General traffic (D) Normal traffic growth
Description : An R.C.C. beam of 25 cm width and 50 cm effective depth has a clear span of 6 metres and carries a U.D.L. of 3000 kg/m inclusive of its self weight. If the lever arm constant for the section is 0.865, the maximum intensity ... , is (A) 8.3 kg/cm2 (B) 7.6 kg/cm2 (C) 21.5 kg/cm2 (D) 11.4 kg/cm2
Description : On the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the minimum width of a village road may be (A) 2.45 m (B) 2.75 m (C) 3.66 m (D) 4.90 m
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 : The minimum road width is taken (A) 9 m (B) 12 m (C) 16 m (D) 20 m
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 : Ruling gradient on hill roads 300 m above M.S.L. is kept (A) 4 % (B) 5 % (C) 7 % (D) 8 %
Description : The aggregates required for one kilometre length of water bound macadam road per meter width and for 10 mm thickness is (A) 8 cubic meter (B) 10 cubic meter (C) 12 cubic meter (D) 15 cubic meter
Description : If the velocities of flow of a stream of 10 m depth recorded by a current meter at depths of 2 m and 8 m are 0.7 m and 0.3 m respectively, the discharge per unit width of the stream in cubic metres, is (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Description : Formation width for bank for M.G. double line section is (a) 8.50 m (b) 8.84 m (c) 9.65 m (d) 9.81 m*
Last Answer : (d) 9.81 m*
Description : The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be (A) 4.7 m (B) 5.7 m (C) 6.7 m (D) 7.7 m
Description : According to Highway Research Board of U.S.A. practical land width, is (A) 2.7 m (B) 3.0 m (C) 3.3 m (D) 3.6 m
Description : For new lines, width of formation in bank for M.G. single line is (a) 5.25 m (b) 5.85 m* (c ) 6.25 m (e) 6.85 m
Last Answer : (b) 5.85 m*
Description : For new lines, width of formation in cutting for M.G. single line is (a) 5.25 m* (b) 5.85 m (c) 6.25 m (d) 6.85 m
Last Answer : (a) 5.25 m*
Description : Formation width for cuttings for B.G. single line section is (a) 5.40 m (b) 6.20 m (c) 6.25 m* (d) 6.50 m
Last Answer : (c) 6.25 m*
Description : Maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a road during one hour under the most ideal road way and traffic conditions, is known as (A) Traffic density (B) Basic capacity of traffic lane (C) Possible capacity of traffic lane (D) All the above
Description : The wall constructed for the stability of an excavated portion of a road on the hill side, is known as (A) Retaining wall (B) Breast wall (C) Parapet wall (D) All the above
Description : First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is (A) Hydrological and soil surveys (B) Adjustment of alignment along with curves (C) Derivation of longitudinal and cross-sections (D) Fixation of Bench Marks
Description : Along a hill road, a side drain is provided on (A) Outer side of a spur curve (B) Outer side of a re-entrant curve (C) Outer side of both (a) and (b) (D) Inner side of both (a) and (b)
Description : If V is the design speed in km/hour and R is the radius of the curve of a hill road, the superelevation (A) e = V / 127 R (B) e = V² / 127 R (C) e = V ²/ 225 R (D) e = V / 225 R
Description : Side drains on both sides of a hill road, are essential when the road is (A) Along the spur curves (B) Along the re-entrant curves (C) In cutting (D) None of these
Description : The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road, is (A) Reconnaissance (B) Detailed survey (C) Trace-out (D) Preliminary survey
Description : In hill roads the side drains arc provided (A) Only on the hill side of road (B) Only on the opposite side of hill (C) On both sides of roa (D) None of the above
Description : According to the recommendations of International Navigational Congress in 1912, the ratio of length to width at the entrance for cargo vessels is (A) 5.5 and 6.0 to 1 (B) 6.2 and 6.8 to 1 (C) 7.4 and 7.8 to 1 (D) 8.2 and 8.5 to 1
Last Answer : (C) 7.4 and 7.8 to 1
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate (A) Formation width (B) Side slopes (C) Horizontal curve (D) Vertical curve
Description : The full width of land acquired before finalising a highway, alignment is known (A) Width of formation (B) Right of way (C) Carriage way (D) Roadway
Description : If At is the area of steel cross-section, t is working stress, L is width of road and W is weight of slab per square metre, the spacing of the tie bars for a longitudinal joint, is (A) (100 At × t)/WL (B) 100 At/tWL (C) (100 WAt × t)/tL (D) 100 WL/At t
Description : Width of a rotary round should be equal to (A) Twice the width of narrowest radial road (B) Width of the widest road (C) Width of the widest road plus the width of one lane (D) Width of the widest road plus 2 metres
Description : The width of different roads as recommended in Nagpur plan by the Indian Road Conference for hilly region, is (A) Same for National Highways (B) Different for National Highways (C) Same for State Highways (D) Same for Major District roads
Description : Commuters: Do you feel that road work and roadside tree trimming should be done after 10:00 a.m., when possible, in order to help reduce traffic jams?
Last Answer : Not necessarily. I think that commuting should be done at other hours than it is.
Description : California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves (A) Characteristics of soils (B) Traffic intensities (C) Character of the road making materials (D) None of these
Description : The traffic carrying capacity of a single lane, depends on (A) Type of the vehicles (B) Level crossings (C) Road intersections (D) All the above