1. The Central Road Organisation (C.R.O.) was set up in ?

1956

1930

1948

1934

Answer: 1930

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2. The highest point on road surface is called ?

berm

crown

gradient

camber

Answer: crown

Explanation:


3. Which of the following method is recommended by I.R.C. for design of flexible pavement ?

Westergaard method

Group index method

none of these

CBR method

Answer: CBR method

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4. In detailed survey of a hill road, the interval for plotting the contours at sharp curves is generally ?

1 m

2 m

4 m

6 m

Answer: 2 m

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5. The overall width of a vehicle determines the ?

width of the pavement needed for the highway

height of the tunnels along the highway

lengths of the valley curves at the underpasses in the city area

height of the bridges on the highway

Answer: width of the pavement needed for the highway

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6. The minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement is kept as ?

5 cm

10 cm

15 cm

20 cm

Answer: 10 cm

Explanation:


7. The conference of chief engineers of all provinces was held at Nagpur in ................. into the problem of road development ?

1960

1958

1943

1947

Answer: 1943

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8. Which of the following statement is correct ?

Mid-summer seasonal cycle of traffic is the least of traffic volume

Seasonal cycle of traffic volume during April and November is usually near the a average

Mid-winter seasonal cycle of traffic is the highest of traffic volume

all of the above

Answer: Seasonal cycle of traffic volume during April and November is usually near the a average

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9. The overall height of the vehicle determines the ?

lengths of the valley curves at the underpasses in the rural areas

width of the pavement needed for the highway

width of the bridges on the highway

height of the tunnels along the highways

Answer: height of the tunnels along the highways

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10. An gradient on a road is said to be an exceptional gradient if it is ?

less than the minimum gradient

more than the maximum gradient

more than the minimum gradient

both a and b

Answer: both a and b

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