1. The opportunities to cross slow moving traffic at intervals is not provided in case of ?

two-lane highways

three-lane highways

four lane highways

all of these

Answer: four lane highways

Explanation:


2. When the bearing capacity of soil is poor and the intensity of traffic is high, an additional layer provided between the soling and sub-grade. This additional layer is called ?

wearing layer

sub-base

road surfacing

all of these

Answer: sub-base

Explanation:


3. For transportation purposes in India, the first preference is given ?

air lines

roads

shipping

railways

Answer: roads

Explanation:


4. The selection of design curve in Wyoming method of flexible pavement design, is based ?

annual precipitation

water-table

frost action

all of these

Answer: all of these

Explanation:


5. Of all the forces stressing a concrete pavement, the most significant are those imposed by ?

change in temperature

change in moisture

wheel loads

force of friction

Answer: wheel loads

Explanation:


6. The city roads which are meant for through traffic usually on a continuous route are known as ?

carriage way

express way

arterial streets

sub-arterial streets

Answer: arterial streets

Explanation:


7. The theoretical capacity of a highway depends upon the ?

average length of the vehicles

average spacing of the moving vehicles

either (a) or (b)

both (a) and (b)

Answer: both (a) and (b)

Explanation:


8. Which of the following statement is correct ?

The amount of camber depends upon the rainfall of that area in which the road is constructed

The steeper the camber of road, the more inconvenient it is for the traffic

On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be at the edges

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

Explanation:


9. In water-bound Macadam roads ?

small broken stones are laid in two

voids between the stones are filled by stone

camber for drainage is given at the formation layers

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

Explanation:


10. The longest road constructed during the time of Shershah Suri was from ?

Delhi to Kolkata (Calcutta)

Lahore to Delhi

Lahore to Kolkata (Calcutta)

Lahore to Agra

Answer: Lahore to Kolkata (Calcutta)

Explanation: