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  1. When a number of roads are meeting at a point and only one of the roads is important, then the suitable shape of rotary is

  2. A.

     circular

    B.

     tangent

    C.

     elliptical

    D.

     turbine


  3. When the path travelled along the road surface is more than the circumferential movement of the wheels due to rotation, then it results in

  4. A.

     slipping

    B.

     skidding

    C.

     turning

    D.

     revolving


  5. Scientific planning of transportation system and mass transit facilities in cities should be based on

  6. A.

     spot speed data

    B.

     origin and destination data

    C.

     traffic volume data

    D.

     accident data


  7. The sequence of four stages of survey in a highway alignment is

  8. A.

     reconnaissance, map study, preliminary survey and detailed survey

    B.

     map study, preliminary survey, reconnaissance and detailed survey

    C.

     map study, reconnaissance, preliminary survey and detailed survey

    D.

     preliminary survey, map study, reconnaissance and detailed survey


  9. The suitable surfacing material for a bridge deck slab is

  10. A.

     sheet asphalt

    B.

     bituminous carpet

    C.

     mastic asphalt

    D.

     rolled asphalt


  11. The maximum thickness of expansion joint in rigid pavements is

  12. A.

     10 mm

    B.

     25 mm

    C.

     50 mm

    D.

     100 mm


  13. The maximum spacing of contraction joints in rigid pavements is

  14. A.

     2.5 m

    B.

     3.5 m

    C.

     4.5 m

    D.

     5.5m


  15. The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as

  16. A.

     2%

    B.

     2.5%

    C.

     3%

    D.

     4%


  17. Stopping sight distance is always

  18. A.

     less than overtaking sight distance

    B.

     equal to overtaking sight distance

    C.

     more than overtaking sight distance

    D.

     none of the above


  19. In case of summit curves, the deviation angle will be maximum when

  20. A.

     an ascending gradient meets with another ascending gradient

    B.

     an ascending gradient meets with a descending gradient

    C.

     a descending gradient meets with another descending gradient

    D.

     an ascending gradient meets with a level surface