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  1. Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in

  2. A.
    1947
    B.
    1954
    C.
    1958
    D.
    1960
    E.
    1962

  3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The super-elevation on roads is

  4. A.
    directly proportional to width of pavement
    B.
    directly proportional to velocity of vehicles
    C.
    inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity
    D.
    inversely proportional to the radius of curvature.

  5. The weaving length of a roadway is the distance

  6. A.
    between the channelising islands
    B.
    equal to half circumference
    C.
    equal to total width of adjoining radial roads
    D.
    equal to diameter of rotary.

  7. Road makers along roads from the edge of a kerb should not be less than

  8. A.
    40 cm
    B.
    45 cm
    C.
    50 cm
    D.
    55 cm
    E.
    60 cm

  9. Traffic surveys are carried out

  10. A.
    to know the type of traffic
    B.
    to determine the facilities to traffic regulations
    C.
    to design proper drainage system
    D.
    all the above.

  11. The formula for calculating the depth of concrete pavements suggested by Goldbeck, is


  12. If A is the projected area of a vehicle in square metres, V is speed of the vehicles in kilometres per hour and C is a constant, then the wind resistance R to the moving vehicles, is given by

  13. A.
    R = CAV
    B.
    R = CAV2
    C.
    R = CAV3
    D.
    E.
    R = C2AV

  14. The usual width of parapet walls along Highways in hilly region, is

  15. A.
    50 cm
    B.
    60 cm
    C.
    70 cm
    D.
    80 cm
    E.
    100 cm

  16. The road foundation for modern highways construction, was developed by

  17. A.
    Tresguet
    B.
    Telford
    C.
    Macadam
    D.
    Tresguet and Telford simultaneously
    E.
    Telford and Macadam simultaneously.

  18. If N is deviation angle the length L of a parabolic vetical curve for overtaking sight distance S, is

  19. A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    Both (A) and (C)