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Civil Engineering :: Highway Engineering

  1. Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in

  2. A.
    1924
    B.
    1927
    C.
    1930
    D.
    1934
    E.
    1942

  3. Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is

  4. A.
    0.225 m
    B.
    0.589 m
    C.
    1.250 m
    D.
    none of these

  5. The normal road land width for a National or State highway, in open areas should be

  6. A.
    45 m
    B.
    30 m
    C.
    24 m
    D.
    20 m

  7. Excessive camber on pavements may cause

  8. A.
    deterioration of central portion
    B.
    slip of the speedy vehicles towards the edges
    C.
    erosion of the berms
    D.
    all the above.

  9. The type of curves generally provided on highways, is

  10. A.
    critical curve
    B.
    transition curve
    C.
    vertical curve
    D.
    all the above.

  11. The safe stopping sight distance D, may be computed from the equation


  12. Non-passing sight distance along a road is the longest distance at which the driver of a moving vehicle, may see an obstacle on the pavement

  13. A.
    10 cm high
    B.
    25 cm high
    C.
    50 cm high
    D.
    100 cm high
    E.
    150 cm high

  14. The minimum road width is taken

  15. A.
    9 m
    B.
    12 m
    C.
    16 m
    D.
    20 m

  16. If cross slope of a country is upto 10% the terain is classified as

  17. A.
    plain
    B.
    rolling
    C.
    mountainous
    D.
    steep.

  18. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as

  19. A.
    hydration
    B.
    gel
    C.
    concrete
    D.
    none of these.