Transportation Engineering (3150611) MCQs

MCQs of Highway Transportation_Part 2: Highway Geometric design

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11.
Carriageway width is not dependent on ___________.
(a) Width of traffic lane
(b) Number of traffic lanes
(c) Thickness of pavement
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

12.
_______ m is considered as standard width of vehicle for deciding the width of carriageway.
(a) 2.5
(b) 3.75
(c) 3.5
(d) 5.5
Answer:

Option (a)

13.
_______ m is the width of single lane in case of multilane pavements.
(a) 3.75
(b) 3.65
(c) 3.60
(d) 3.50
Answer:

Option (d)

14.
The IRC recommends a minimum desirable width of _______ for medians of rural highways.
(a) 3.0 m
(b) 5.0 m
(c) 3.5 m
(d) 4.5 m
Answer:

Option (b)

15.
The height of a mountable kerb is _________.
(a) 50 mm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 100 mm
(d) 15 cm
Answer:

Option (c)

16.
The minimum shoulder width recommended by IRC is ______.
(a) 3.5 m
(b) 2.5 m
(c) 2.8 m
(d) 3.2 m
Answer:

Option (b)

17.
In India, the outward minimum slope of shoulders for earthen surfaces is _______ steeper than the pavement camber
(a) 0.5 %
(b) 1.2 %
(c) 0.7 %
(d) 1.5 %
Answer:

Option (a)

18.
____________ is the sum of widths of pavement or carriageway including separators if any and the shoulders.
(a) Traffic way
(b) Carriageway
(c) Right of way
(d) Roadway
Answer:

Option (d)

19.
Which of the following is correct?
(a) ISD = 2 x SSD
(b) HSD = 2 x ISD
(c) SSD = 2 x ISD
(d) OSD = HSD
Answer:

Option (a)

20.
For the purpose of measuring SSD, IRC has suggested the height of eye level of driver as ________.
(a) 1.0 m
(b) 1.5 m
(c) 1.2 m
(d) 0.8 m
Answer:

Option (c)

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