An ideal transition curve is (A) Cubic parabola (B) Cubic spiral (C) Clothoid spiral(D) True spiral

An ideal transition curve is 

(A) Cubic parabola 

(B) Cubic spiral 

(C) Clothoid spiral 

(D) True spiral 

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(C) Clothoid spiral

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