Question 1

The minimum width of carriage way in urban roads is ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5m
B)  3.0m
C)  3.5m
D)  3.75m D

Question 2

The boundary till which building activities are prohibited is called ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  right of way
B)  boundary line
C)  building line
D)  control line C

Question 3

The rise of crown for pavement of 7m wide having 1 in 50 slopes with respect to edges is ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  0.14
B)  0.07
C)  0.09
D)  0.11 B

Question 4

A road running parallel to highway for some selected areas with grade separator are called ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  footage road
B)  urban road
C)  frontage road
D)  parallel highway

Question 5

The width of formation is calculated by adding?

Accepted Answer

A)  sum of the width of pavements
B)  width of pavement+ separators
C)  width of pavement + separators + shoulders
D)  width of pavement + separator + shoulders + side drains

Question 6

If the camber is x%, then cross slope is ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  100x
B)  200/x
C)  x/100
D)  100+x

Question 7

The width of drive way should be ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum
B)  maximum
C)  intermediate
D)  maximum or minimum

Question 8

The camber is not provided in which of the following shape?

Accepted Answer

A)  straight
B)  parabolic
C)  combination of straight and parabolic
D)  circular

Question 9

The stopping sight distance does not depend on ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  break reaction time
B)  speed of vehicle
C)  length of vehicle
D)  friction

Question 10

The braking efficiency for a vehicle moving with a speed of 18kmph, having a lag distance of 14m and coefficient of longitudinal friction is 0.36.

Accepted Answer

A)  25.28%
B)  25.4%
C)  25.6%
D)  25.8%

Question 11

The unevenness index for a good pavement surface of high speed should be ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  1500mm/km
B)  2500mm/km
C)  3500mm/km
D)  4500mm/km

Question 12

The height of low kerb is kept about ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  50mm
B)  75mm
C)  100mm
D)  200mm

Question 13

If the longitude coefficient of friction is 0.4, then the resultant retardation in m/sec2 as per IRC will be ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  3.93
B)  4.00
C)  4.01
D)  4.02

Question 14

A median is also called as ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  traffic separator
B)  traffic junction
C)  traffic check post
D)  traffic flow

Question 15

The minimum camber required in heavy rainfall area for bituminous roads as per IRC is ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  1%
B)  2.5%
C)  2.7%
D)  3%

Question 16

The camber required depends on ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  type of pavement
B)  rainfall
C)  type of pavement and rainfall
D)  rainfall characteristics

Question 17

The normal width recommended in rural areas by IRC for a national highway is ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  45m
B)  29 m
C)  60 m
D)  25 m

Question 18

The equation of parabolic camber is given by ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  y=x/a
B)  y=x2 /a
C)  y=x3 /a
D)  y=ax2

Question 19

The stopping sight distance of a vehicle moving with 45kmph and having a coefficient of friction as 0.4 is?

Accepted Answer

A)  48m
B)  49m
C)  50m
D)  51m

Question 20

The SSD is based on ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  speed of vehicle
B)  piev theory
C)  voluntary action of brain
D)  reflex action of brain

Exam 1: Road Design and Safety Standards: Camber, Slope, Width, and Distance Requirements