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  1. In highway construction, rolling starts from

    2. A.

     Sides and proceed to center
    B.

     Center and proceed to sides
    C.

     One side and proceed to other side
    D.

     Any of the above

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  2. The drain which is provided parallel to roadway to intercept and divert the water from hill slopes is known as

    3. A.

     Sloping drain
    B.

     Catch-water drain
    C.

     Side drain
    D.

     Cross drain

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  3. Centre line markings are used

    4. A.

     to designate traffic lanes
    B.

     in roadways meant for two way traffic
    C.

     to indicate that overtaking is not permitted
    D.

     to designate proper lateral placement of vehicles before turning to different directions

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  4. The maximum width of a vehicle as recommended by IRC is

    5. A.

     1.85 m
    B.

     2.44 m
    C.

     3.81 m
    D.

     4.72 m

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  5. The method of design of flexible pavement as recommended by IRC is

    6. A.

     group index method
    B.

     CBR method
    C.

     Westergaard method
    D.

     Benkelman beam method

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  6. In the penetration macadam construction, the bitumen is

    7. A.

     Sprayed after the aggregates are spread and compacted
    B.

     Premixed with aggregates and then spread
    C.

     Sprayed before the aggregates are spread and compacted
    D.

     None of the above

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  7. Select the correct statement.

    8. A.

     Nagpur road plan formula take into account the towns with very large population.
    B.

     Nagpur road plan has a target road length of 32 km per 100 square km.
    C.

     Second 20-year plan has provided 1600 km of expressways out of the proposed National highway.
    D.

     Second 20-year plan allowed deduction of length of railway track in the area while calculating the length of roads.

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  8. The direct interchange ramp involves

    9. A.

     diverging to the right side and merging from left
    B.

     diverging to the left side and merging from right
    C.

     diverging to the right side and merging from right
    D.

     diverging to the left side and merging from left

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  9. Maximum daily traffic capacity of bituminous pavements is

    10. A.

     500 tonnes per day
    B.

     1000 tonnes per day
    C.

     1500 tonnes per day
    D.

     2000 tonnes per day

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  10. The maximum number of vehicles beyond which the rotary may not function efficiently is

    11. A.

     500 vehicles per hour
    B.

     500 vehicles per day
    C.

     5000 vehicles per hour
    D.

     5000 vehicles per day

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