Highway Engineering MCQs
On Roads, kerb indicate
A) transverse slope of pavement
B) boundary between the pavement and shoulders
C) Longitudinal slope of pavement
D) None of the above
Check Answer
B) boundary between the pavement and shoulders
As per IRC the minimum width of carriage way for single lane road is
A) 5.0 m
B) 4.5 m
C) 3.75 m
D) 3.50 m
Check Answer
C) 3.75 m
Indian Road Congress was formed as a semi-official technical body in
A) 1939
B) 1964
C) 1934
D) 1947
Check Answer
C) 1934
The time taken for final action by the driver is called
A) perception time
B) volition time
C) emotion time
D) intellection time
Check Answer
B) volition time
The best example of rigid pavement is
A) WBM road
B) concrete road
C) gravel road
D) bitumen road
Check Answer
B) concrete road
For the bituminous material, the ring and ball apparatus determines
A) viscosity
B) Ductility
C) specific gravity
D) softening point
Check Answer
D) softening point
The consistency and flow resistance of bitumen can be determined from which of the following ?
A) viscosity test
B) softening test
C) penetration test
D) Ductility
Check Answer
A) viscosity test
Aligator or map cracking is the common type of failure in
A) Gravel roads
B) concrete pavements
C) water bound macadam ( WBM )
D) bituminous surfacing
Check Answer
D) bituminous surfacing
The first coat of bituminous surfacing over an existing base such as WBM is
A) cut back
B) tack coat
C) Prime coat
D) Seal coat
Check Answer
C) Prime coat
Reflection cracking is observed in
A) Rigid overlay over flexible pavement
B) Bituminous overlays over cement concrete surface
C) Rigid pavement
D) Flexible pavement
Check Answer
B) Bituminous overlays over cement concrete surface
