Q. According to Indian Roads Congress, superelevation balances the centrifugal force corresponding to

  • (A) full design speed
  • (B) half of the design speed
  • (C) three-fourth of the design speed
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) three-fourth of the design speed

Q. The headquarter of the Indian Roads Congress is at

  • (A) Mumbai (Bombay)
  • (B) Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • (C) Chennai (Madras)
  • (D) New Delhi
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) New Delhi

Q. When the rainfall is more, flatter gradients should be provided in the side drains and the road.

  • (A) Yes
  • (B) No
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) No

Q. The Central Road Organisation (C.R.O.) was set up in

  • (A) 1930
  • (B) 1934
  • (C) 1948
  • (D) 1956
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 1930

Q. A batter of 1 in 12 may be given to the retaining wall on the outside.

  • (A) Correct
  • (B) Incorrect
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Correct

Q. On the recommendations of the Indian Roads Congress, the National Highways should have two-lane traffic at least

  • (A) 4 m
  • (B) 6 m
  • (C) 8 m
  • (D) 10 m
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) 8 m

Q. Retaining wall is constructed usually on the

  • (A) hill side
  • (B) valley side
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) valley side

Q. The width of the class 9 roads is

  • (A) 2.45 m
  • (B) 3.65 m
  • (C) 4.9 m
  • (D) 6 m
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 6 m

Q. The wearing course in the case of flexible pavements consist of

  • (A) hard well burnt clinker
  • (B) broken stone and granular material mixed with tar
  • (C) a mixture of bituminous material and aggregate
  • (D) all of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) a mixture of bituminous material and aggregate

Q. The instantaneous speed of a vehicle as it passes a point in a highway is known as

  • (A) design speed
  • (B) running speed
  • (C) spot speed
  • (D) overall speed
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) spot speed

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