JE CIVIL Topic wise test highway engineering MCQ by Home academy
1. Consider the following important lines defining different land-widths in the context of roads
1. Centre line
2. Building line
3. Road boundary
4. Control line
The correct sequence of these lines w.r.t. location is
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 2, 4
2. Match List-I (Highway Survey) with ListII (outcome) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists List-I List-II (a) Map study 1. Best alignment of road (b) Reconnaiss- 2. Grade line ance and central line of road (c) Preliiminary 3. Cross-drain survey age locations (d) Detailed survey 4. Obligatory points
| (a) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| (b) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| (d) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
(b) 4 3 1 2
3. The compensated gradient provided at the curve of radius 60 m with a ruling gradient of 6% is
| (a) 5.26% (c) 4.5% | (b) 4.75% (d) 3.75% |
(b) 4.75%
4. Assuming a longitudinal coefficient of friction to be 0.4, the resulting retardation of a vehicle being brought to a stop is, nearly
| (a) 0.98 m/s2 | (b) 1.95 m/s2 |
| (c) 2.90 m/s2 | (d) 3.93 m/s2 |
(d) 3.93 m/s2
5.A vehicle with track width of 2.5m and height 3.8 m is moving on a horizontal curved roadway. What is the value of stability factor?
(a) 6.3 (b) 1.3
(c) 0.64 (d) 0.32
(d) 0.32
6.What is the approximate value of headlight sight distance required on valley critical curves for highways having design speed 65 kmph, coefficient of longitudinal friction 0.36 and reaction timeof driver 2.5s (rounded off value fordesign?
| (a) 45 m (c) 90 m |
| (b) 60 m (d) 180 m |
(c) 90 m
7.Which one of the following indicates the minimum required sight distance in valley curves?
(a) Design speed
(b) Height of obstacle
(c) Height of drivers eye
(d) Night time driving condition
(d) Night time driving
8.If the difference in elevation between the edges of a pavement of width 9.0 m and its crown is 7.5 cm, what is the camber of the pavement?
(a) 1 in 60 (b) 1 in 45
| (c) 1 in 30 | (d) 1 in 15 |
(a) 1 in 60
9.Traffic flow equation for a section of road is u = 80 - 0.7 K where 'u' is the speed in kmph and 'K' is the density in vpkm (vehicles per km). The maximum expected flow is
| (a) 4572 vph | (b) 2286 vph |
| (c) 1143 vph | (d) 572 vph |
(b) 2286 vph
10. For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads without any interference, which type of grade separation is generally preferred?
(a) Delta (b) Diamond
| (c) Trumpet | (d) Cloverleaf |
(d) Cloverleaf