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  1. If V is the design speed of vehicles in km/hour, the change of radial acceleration in metres/sec3, is

  2. A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    80/(75+V)

  3. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as

  4. A.
    development traffic
    B.
    generated traffic growth
    C.
    normal traffic growth
    D.
    current traffic.

  5. Roughness index of roads, is expressed as

  6. A.
    size of the stone on the pavement
    B.
    number of patches on the pavement
    C.
    cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
    D.
    type of the road surface.

  7. If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is

  8. A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    both (a) and (b)

  9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  10. A.
    The height of head light above road surface, is taken as 0.75 m
    B.
    The beam of head light is up to one degree upwards from the grade of road
    C.
    While designing the valley curve, the height of the object is assumed nil
    D.
    All the above

  11. Degree of a road curve is defined as the angle in degrees subtended at the centre by an arc of

  12. A.
    10 metres
    B.
    20 metres
    C.
    25 metres
    D.
    30 metres
    E.
    50 metres

  13. The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius R deflecting through θ°, is

  14. A.
    R tan θ
    B.
    R tan θ/2
    C.
    R sin θ
    D.
    R sin θ/2
    E.
    R cot θ/2

  15. Which one of the following transportation systems is not used for the conveyance of passengers in India?

  16. A.
    railways
    B.
    roads
    C.
    shipping
    D.
    air lines
    E.
    pipe lines.

  17. Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept

  18. A.
    10 cm
    B.
    12 cm
    C.
    15 cm
    D.
    18 cm
    E.
    20 cm