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  1. Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if

  2. A.
    catchment area of the watershed above road is large
    B.
    intensity of rainfall is heavy
    C.
    single catch water drain is inadequate
    D.
    all the above.

  3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  4. A.
    Minimum desirable width of medians on rural highways is 5 metres
    B.
    Minimum width of medians should be 3 metres
    C.
    On long bridges and viaducts, the width of medians should be 1.5 m
    D.
    All the above.

  5. Floating gradients are generally provided

  6. A.
    along maximum gradients
    B.
    along minimum gradients
    C.
    at summit curves
    D.
    at valley curves
    E.
    every where.

  7. Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge, is known

  8. A.
    super elevation
    B.
    cant
    C.
    banking
    D.
    all the above.

  9. Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept

  10. A.
    100 cm
    B.
    125 cm
    C.
    150 cm
    D.
    200 cm
    E.
    250 cm

  11. The correct formula for calculating superelevation for the hill roads, is


  12. The inventor of road making as a building science, was

  13. A.
    Sully
    B.
    Tresguet
    C.
    Telford
    D.
    Macadam.

  14. An upgrade g1% is followed by a downgrade g2%. The equation of the parabolic curve of length L to be introduced, is given by


  15. Area of steel required per metre width of pavement for a length of 20 m for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible stress in steel 1400 kg/cm2, is

  16. A.
    70 kg/sq cm
    B.
    80 kg/sq cm
    C.
    90 kg/sq cm
    D.
    100 kg/sq cm

  17. Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on

  18. A.
    design speed of vehicles
    B.
    permissible friction on the road surface
    C.
    permissible centrifugal ratio
    D.
    permissible maximum super-elevation
    E.
    all the above.