Traffic Engineering and Management (3160615) MCQs

MCQs of Highway Capacity

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1.

________________ is a qualitative measure of traffic flow conditions which describes the operational quality within a traffic stream, as experienced by the drivers/passengers.

(a)

LOS
(b)

PCU
(c)

PHD
(d)

ADT
Answer:

Option (a)

2.

Which one the following LOS level represents free flow conditions?

(a)

B
(b)

C
(c)

A
(d)

F
Answer:

Option (c)

3.

Volume to capacity ratio for LOS C is approximately equal to ______. 

(a)

0.1
(b)

1.0
(c)

1.2
(d)

0.7
Answer:

Option (d)

4.

Design capacity is often provided as _____________.

(a)

Basic capacity
(b)

Practical capacity
(c)

Ideal capacity
(d)

Possible capacity
Answer:

Option (b)

5.

Which one of the following is taken into consideration for computing traffic capacity per lane of a study road?

(a)

Passenger cars and two-wheelers
(b)

Truck and buses
(c)

All types of vehicles including pedestrian traffic
(d)

Passenger car equivalents
Answer:

Option (d)

6.

____________ is defined as the ratio of flow in PCUs per hour to the flow in vehicles per hour.

(a)

Peak hour factor
(b)

Stream equivalency factor
(c)

Design hour factor
(d)

Saturation flow factor
Answer:

Option (b)

7.

Which one the following LOS level represents stable flow conditions?

(a)

D
(b)

C
(c)

A
(d)

E
Answer:

Option (b)

8.

Which one of the following is not a speed-density model?

(a)

Underwood's model
(b)

Greenberg's model
(c)

Forbes' model
(d)

Greenshield's model
Answer:

Option (c)

9.

y = 65.32 - 2.6x is a speed density model developed for a test road section. What will be the free flow speed & jam density?

(a)

65.32 km/hr & 25.12 veh/km
(b)

90.44 km/hr & 65.32 veh/km
(c)

40.2 km/hr & 25.12 veh/km
(d)

25.12 km/hr & 65.32 veh/km
Answer:

Option (a)

10.

Greenshield developed a _______________ model for traffic stream.

(a)

Exponential
(b)

Polynomial
(c)

Linear
(d)

Logarithmic
Answer:

Option (c)

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