Highway Engineering MCQ Questions with answers and solutions Page 3

Q. The purpose of traffic signals is to

(A) provide an orderly movement of traffic
(B) reduce the frequency of accidents of some special nature
(C) control speed on the main highways
(D) all of the above

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✅ Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

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Q. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) Footpaths are particularly provided in the case of urban roads.
(B) Footpaths are 15 cm to 20 cm higher than the road surface.
(C) Shoulders are generally in level with road surface, having a slope towards the drain side.
(D) all of the above

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✅ Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

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Q. The camber of road should be approximately equal to

(A) one-half
(B) two times
(C) three times
(D) four times

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✅ Correct Answer: (A) one-half

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Q. The super-elevation is

(A) directly proportional to the velocity of vehicles
(B) inversely proportional to the velocity of vehicles
(C) directly proportional to the width of pavement
(D) inversely proportional to the width of pavement

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✅ Correct Answer: (A) directly proportional to the velocity of vehicles

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Q. The camber recommended for water bound macadam roads in

(A) 1 in 24 to 1 in 30
(B) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
(C) 1 in 48 to 1 in 60
(D) 1 in 60 to 1 in 80

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✅ Correct Answer: (B) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48

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Q. The California bearing ratio (CBR) method of flexible pavement design gives an idean about

(A) the quality of road making material
(B) the traffic intensities
(C) the characteristics of soil
(D) all of these

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✅ Correct Answer: (A) the quality of road making material

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Q. In snow-bound sections, the super-elevation on roads should not be more than

(A) 7%
(B) 8%
(C) 9%
(D) 10%

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✅ Correct Answer: (A) 7%

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Q. The tongue and groove type of longitudinal joint do not help to control the differential uplift between the two adjacent edges.

(A) Right
(B) Wrong
(C) ---
(D) ---

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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Wrong

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Q. An ideal vertical curve is a cubic spiral.

(A) True
(B) False
(C) ---
(D) ---

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✅ Correct Answer: (B) False

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Q. According to Telford

(A) the size of stone at the centre varied from 160 mm to 200 mm and gradually decreased to 75 mm to 125 mm towards the haunches
(B) the central 6 metre width of the road was covered with two layers of stones about 100 mm and 50 mm respectively
(C) the size of stone used was of 63 mm diameter
(D) all of the above

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✅ Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

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