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highway engineering MCQs

Practise focused highway engineering questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

highway engineering Mcqs
1. Desire lines are plotted in_________________?
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A. traffic volume studies

B. origin and destination studies

C. accident studies

D. speed studies

2. The camber of road should be approximately equal to___________________?
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A. two times the longitudinal gradient

B. three times the longitudinal gradient

C. longitudinal gradient

D. half the longitudinal gradient
3. The minimum design speed for hairpin bends in hill roads is taken as_______________?
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A. 50 kmph

B. 40 kmph

C. 20 kmph

D. 30 kmph

4. RC-2, MC-2 and SC-2 correspond to_______________?
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A. viscosity in increasing order from RC-2 to SC-2

B. same viscosity

C. none of the above

D. viscosity in decreasing order from RC-2 to SC-2

5. The shape of the camber, best suited for cement concrete pavements, is_______________?
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A. combination of straight and parabolic

B. elliptical

C. parabolic

D. straight line
6. The ruling design speed on a National Highway in plain terrain as per IRC recommendations is_____________?
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A. 60 kmph

B. 80 kmph

C. 120 kmph

D. 100 kmph
7. The diagram which shows all important physical conditions of an accident location like roadway limits, bridges, trees and all details of roadway conditions is known as_____________?
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A. spot maps

B. collision diagram

C. pie chart

D. condition diagram
8. On a single lane road with two way traffic, the minimum stopping sight distance is equal to______________?
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A. two times the stopping distance

B. half the stopping distance

C. three times the stopping distance

D. stopping distance

9. Select the incorrect statement?
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A. Stop or red time of a signal is the sum of go and clearance intervals for the cross flow

B. Go or green time of a signal is the sum of stop and clearance intervals for the cross flow

C. The cycle length is normally 40 to 60 seconds for two phase signals

D. Clearance time is generally 3 to 5 seconds

10. Percentage of free carbon in bitumen is______________?
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A. none of the above

B. more than that in tar

C. equal to that in tar

D. less than that in tar
11. A traffic rotary is justified where______________?
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A. when traffic volume is more than 5000 vehicles per hour

B. space is limited and costly

C. number of intersecting roads is between 4 and 7

D. when traffic volume is less than 500 vehicles per hour

12. Group index method of design of flexible pavement is_______________?
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A. a semi empirical method

B. an empirical method based on physical properties of subgrade soil

C. an empirical method based on strength characteristics of subgrade soil

D. a theoretical method

13. Compared to a level surface, on a descending gradient the stopping sight distance is_______________?
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A. less

B. more

C. dependent on the speed

D. same

14. The background colour of the informatory sign board is______________?
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A. yellow

B. red

C. green

D. white

15. Which of the following tests measures the toughness of road aggregates ?
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A. shape test

B. crushing strength test

C. abrasion test

D. impact test
16. Rigidity factor for a tyre pressure greater than 7 kg/cm2 is_______________?
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A. equal to 1

B. zero

C. greater than 1

D. less than 1
17. The direct interchange ramp involves____________?
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A. diverging to the left side and merging from right

B. diverging to the right side and merging from left

C. diverging to the right side and merging from right

D. diverging to the left side and merging from left

18. The entrance and exit curves of a rotary have_______________?
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A. different radii and different widths of pavement

B. equal radii but pavement width is more at entrance than at exit curve

C. equal pavement widths but radius is more at entrance curve than at exit curve

D. equal radii and equal widths of pavement

19. The maximum allowable Los Angeles abrasion value for high quality surface course is_______________?
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A. 30%

B. 20%

C. 45%

D. 10%

20. The aggregates required for one kilometer length of water bound macadam road per meter width and for 10 mm thickness is________________?
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A. 10 cubic meter

B. 15 cubic meter

C. 12 cubic meter

D. 8 cubic meter