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Q. 1 For two major-roads with divided carriage way crossing at right angle, a full clover
leaf interchange with four indirect ramps is provided. Following statements are
made on turning movement of vehicles to all direction from both road, identity
the correct statement.
(A) Merging from left is not possible, but diverging to left not possible
(B) Merging from left and diverging to left is possible
(C) Merging from left is possible but diverging is not possible
(D) Neither merging from left nor diverging to left is possible
Q. 6 Two major roads with two lanes each are crossing in an urban areas to form an
uncontrolled intersection. The number of conflict points when both roads are one
way is “X ” and when both roads are two way is “Y ”. The ratio of X to Y is
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.33
(C) 0.50 (D) 0.75
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Q. 7 Two bitumen samples “X ” and “Y ” have softening points 45cC and 60cC ,
respectively. Consider the following statement :
I. Viscosity of “X ” will be higher than that of “Y ” at the same temperature.
II. Penetration value of “X ” will be lesser than that of “Y ” under standard
conditions.
The CORRECT option evaluating the above statements is
(A) Both I and II are TRUE
(B) I is FALSE and II is TRUE
(C) Both I and II are FALSE
(D) I is TRUE and II is FALSE
Q. 11 The following data are related to a horizontal curved portion of a two lane highway
: length of curve = 200 m, radius of curve = 300 m and width of pavement
= 7.5 m . In order to provide a stopping sight distance (SSD) of 80 m, the set back
distance (in m) required from the centre line of the inner lane of the pavement is
(A) 2.54 (B) 4.55
(C) 7.10 (D) 7.96
Q. 12 A two-lane urban road with one-way traffic has a maximum capacity of 1800
vehicles/hour. Under the jam condition, the average length occupied by the
vehicles is 5.0 m. The speed versus density relationship is linear. For a traffic
volume of 1000 vehicles/hour, the density (in vehicles/km) is
(A) 52 (B) 58
(C) 67 (D) 75
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Q. 13 The horizontal distance between two stations P and Q is 100 m. The vertical
angles from P and Q to the top of a vertical tower at T and 3c and 5c above
horizontal, respectively. The vertical angles fromP and Q to the base of the tower
are 0.1c and 0.5c below horizontal, respectively. Stations P , Q and the tower are
in the same vertical plane with P and Q being on the same side of T . Neglecting
earth’s curvature and atomspheric refraction, the height (in m) of the tower is
(A) 6.972 (B) 12.387
(C) 12.540 (D) 128.745
Q. 14 The probability that k number of vehicles arrive (i.e. cross a predefined line) in
time t is given as ^lt hk e- lt /k!, where l is the average vehicle arrival rate. What is
the probability that the time headway is greater than or equal to time t1 ?
(A) lelt 1
(B) le-t
1
(C) elt1
(D) e- lt
1
Q. 15 A vehicle negotiates a transition curve with uniform speed v . If the radius of the
horizontal curve and the allowable jerk are R and J , respectively, the minimum
length of the transition curve is
(A) R3 / ^vJ h (B) J 3 / ^Rv h
(C) v2 R/J (D) v3 / ^RJ h
Q. 18 If the jam density is given as k j and the free flow speed is given as u f , the
maximum flow for a linear traffic speed density model is given by which of the
following options ?
(A) 1 k j # u f (B) 1 k j # u f
4 3
(C) 3 k j # u f (D) 2 k j # u f
5 3
Q. 19 If v is the initial speed of a vehicle, g is the gravitational acceleration, G is the
upward longitudinal slope of the road and fr is the coefficient of rolling friction
during braking, the braking distance (measured horizontally) for the vehicle to
stop is
(A) v2 (B) v2
g ^G + fr h 2g ^G + fr h
vg vfr
(C) (D)
^G + fr h ^G + g h
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Q. 20 The cumulative arrival and departure curve of one cycle of an approach lane of
a signalized intersection is shown in the adjoining figure. The cycle time is 50 s
and the effective red time is 30 s and the effective green time is 20 s. What is the
average delay ?
(A) 15 s (B) 25 s
(C) 35 s (D) 45 s
Q. 22 Aggregate impact value indicates which one of the following property of aggregates
?
(A) Durability (B) Toughness
(C) Hardness (D) Strength
Q. 23 As per IRC : 67-2001, a traffic sign indicating the Speed Limit on a road should
be of
(A) circular shape with white background and red border
(B) triangular shape with white background and red border
(C) triangular shape with red background and white border.
(D) circular shape with red background and white border
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Q. 24 The local mean time at a place located in Longitude 90c 40lE when the standard
time is 6 hours and 30 minutes and the standard meridian is 82c30lE is
(A) 5 hours, 2 minutes and 40 seconds (B) 5 hours, 47 minutes and 20 seconds
(C) 6 hours and 30 minutes (D) 7 hours, 02 minutes and 40 seconds
Q. 26 The design speed for a two lane road is 80 kmph. When a design vehicle with a
wheelbase of 6.6 m is negotiating a horizontal curve on that road, the off-tracking
is measured as 0.096 m. The required widening of carriageway of the two-lane
road on the curve is approximately.
(A) 0.55 m (B) 0.65 m
(C) 0.75 m (D) 0.85 m
Q. 28 A bench mark has been established at the soffit of an ornamental arch at the
known elevation of 100.0 m above mean sea level. The back sight used to establish
height of instrument is an inverted staff reading of 2.105 m. A forward sight
reading with normally held staff of 1.105 m is taken on a recently constructed
plinth. The elevation of the plinth is
(A) 103.210 m (B) 101.000 m
(C) 99.000 m (D) 96.790 m
Q. 29 The value of lateral friction or side friction used in the design of horizontal curve
as per Indian Roads Congress guidelines is
(A) 0.40 (B) 0.35
(C) 0.24 (D) 0.15
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Q. 30 During a CBR test, the load sustained by a remolded soil specimen at 5.00
penetration is 50 kg. The CBR value of the soil will be
(A) 10.0% (B) 5.0%
(C) 3.6% (D) 2.4%
Q. 32 Which of the flowing stress combinations are appropriate in identifying the critical
condition for the design of concrete pavements ?
Location
Type of stress
1. Corner
a. Load
2. Edge
b. Temperature
3. Interior
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(A) a-2, b-3
(B) a-1, b-3
(C) a-3, b-1
(D) a-2, b-2
Q. 33 A crest vertical curve joins two gradients of +3% and - 2% for a design speed of
80 km/h and the corresponding stopping sight distance of 120 m. The height of
driver’s eye and the object above the road surface are 1.20 m 0.15 m respectively.
The curve length (which is less than stopping sight distance) to be provided is
(A) 120 m
(B) 152 m
(C) 163 m
(D) 240 m
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Q. 36 The magnetic bearing of a line AB was N 59c30' W in the year 1967, when the
declination was 4c10' E . If the present declination is 3c W , the whole circle
bearing of the line is
(A) 299c20' (B) 307c40'
(C) 293c20' (D) 301c40'
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Q. 40 The capacities of “ One-way 1.5 m wide sidewalk (persons per hour)” and “
One-way 2 lane urban road (PCU per hour, with no frontage access, no standing
vehicles and very little cross traffic)” are respectively
(A) 1200 and 2400 (B) 1800 and 2000
(C) 1200 and 1500 (D) 2000 and 1200
Q. 42 The type of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account
is called
(A) Geodetic surveying (B) Plane surveying
(C) Preliminary surveying (D) Topographical surveying
Q. 44 Design parameters for a signalized intersection are shown in the figure below. The
green time calculated for major and minor roads are 34 and 18 s, respectively.
The critical lane volume on the major road changes to 440 vehicles per hour per
lane and the critical lane volume on the minor road remains unchanged. The
green time will
(A) increase for the major road and remain same for the minor road.
(B) increase for the major road and decrease for the minor road.
(C) decrease for both the roads.
(D) remain unchanged for both the roads.
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Q. 48 The lengths and bearing of a closed traverse PQRSP are given below.
Line Length (m) Bearing (WCB)
PQ 200 0c
QR 1000 45c
RS 907 180c
SP ? ?
The missing length and bearing, respectively of the line SP are
(A) 207 m and 270º
(B) 707 m and 270º
(C) 707 m and 180º
(D) 907 m and 270º
Q. 49 The focal length of the object glass of a tacheometer is 200 mm, the distance
between the vertical axis of the tacheometer and the optical centre of the object
glass is 100 mm and the spacing between the upper and lower line of the diagram
axis is 4 mm. With the line of collimation perfectly horizontal, the staff intercepts
are 1 m (top), 2m (middle), and 3 m (bottom). The horizontal distance (m)
between the staff and the instrument station is
(A) 100.3
(B) 103.0
(C) 150.0
(D) 153.0
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Q. 50 A road is provided with a horizontal circular curve having deflection angle of 55c
and centre line radius of 250 m. A transition curve is to be provided at each end
of the circular curve of such a length that the rate of gain of radial acceleration
is 0.3 m/s3 at a speed of 50 km per hour. Length of the transition curve required
at each of the ends is
(A) 2.57 m (B) 33.33 m
(C) 35.73 m (D) 1666.67 m
Q. 51 A light house of 120 m height is just visible above the horizon from a ship. The
correct distance (m) between the ship and the light house considering combined
correction for curvature and refraction, is
(A) 39.098 (B) 42.226
(C) 39098 (D) 42226
Q. 53 The set-back distance from the centre line of the inner lane is
(A) 7.93 m (B) 8.10 m
(C) 9.60 m (D) 9.77 m
Q. 54 The consistency and flow resistance of bitumen can be determined from which of
the following ?
(A) Ductility test (B) Penetration test
(C) Softening point test (D) Viscosity test
Q. 56 In signal design as per Indian Roads Congress specifications, if the sum of the
ratios of normal flows to saturation flow of two directional traffic is 0.50 and the
total lost time per cycle is 10 seconds, the optimum cycle length in seconds is
(A) 100 (B) 80
(C) 60 (D) 40
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Q. 58 While designing a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, if a sharp horizontal
curve of 50 m radius is encountered, the compensated gradient at the curve as per
the Indian Roads Congress specifications should be
(A) 4.4% (B) 4.75%
(C) 5.0% (D) 5.25%
Q. 59 The design speed on a road is 60 kmph. Assuming the driver reaction time of
2.5 seconds and coefficient of friction of pavement surface as 0.35, the required
stopping distance for two-way traffic on a single lane road is
(A) 82.1 m (B) 102.4 m
(C) 164.2 m (D) 186.4 m
Q. 61 The following data pertains of the number of commercial vehicles per day for the
design of a flexible pavement for a national highway as per IRC : 37-1984 :
Type of commercial Number of vehicle Vehicle
vehicle per day considering Damage
the number of lanes Factor
Two axle trucks 2000 5
Tandem axle trucks 200 6
Assuming a traffic growth factor of 7.5% per annum for both the types of vehicles,
the cumulative number of standard axle load repetitions (in million) for a design
life of ten years is
(A) 44.6 (B) 57.8
(C) 62.4 (D) 78.7
Q. 62 Match List-I (Test) with the List-II (Property) and select the correct answers
using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
a. Crushing test 1. Hardness
b. Los Angles abrasion test 2. Weathering
c. Soundness test 3. Shape
d. Angularity test 4. Strength
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Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Q. 63 The plan of a map was photo copied to a reduced size such that a line originally
100 mm, measures 90 mm. The original scale of the plan was 1 : 1000. The revised
scale is
(A) 1 : 900 (B) 1 : 1111
(C) 1 : 1121 (D) 1 : 1221
Q. 66 Two straight lines intersect at an angle of 60c. The radius of a curve joining the
two straight lines is 600 m. The length of long chord and mid-ordinate in metres
of the curve are
(A) 80.4, 600.0 (B) 600.0, 80.4
(C) 600.0, 39.89 (D) 49.89, 300.0
Q. 67 The magnetic bearing of a line AB is S 45c E and the declination is 5c west. The
true bearing of the line AB is
(A) S 45c E (B) S 40c E
(C) S 50c E (D) S 50c W
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Q. 68 In case of governing equation for calculating wheel load stresses using Westergaard’s
approach, the following statements are made :
1. Load stresses are inversely proportional to wheel load.
2. Modulus of subgrade reaction is useful for load stress calculation.
(A) Both statements are TRUE (B) 1 is TRUE and 2 is FALSE
(C) Both statements are FALSE (D) 1 is FALSE and 2 is TRUE
Q. 69 Name the traffic survey data which is plotted by means of Desire lines.
(A) Accident
(B) Classified volume
(C) Origin and Destination
(D) Speed and Delay
Q. 70 If aggregate size of 50-40 is to be tested for finding out the portion of elongated
aggregates using length gauge, the slot length of the gauge should be
(A) 81 mm (B) 45 mm
(C) 53 mm (D) 90 mm
Q. 71 Using IRC : 37-1984 “ Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements” and the
following data, choose the total thickness of the pavement.
Number of commercial vehicles 2723 Veh/day
when construction is completed
Annual growth rate of the traffic 5.0%
Design life of the pavement 10 years
Vehicle damage factor 2.4
CBR value of the subgrade soil 5%
Data for 5% CBR value
Number of Standard Axles, msa Total Thickness, mm
20 620
25 640
30 670
40 700
(A) 620 mm (B) 640 mm
(C) 670 mm (D) 700 mm
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Q. 75 On an urban road, the free mean speed was measured as 70 kmph and the average
spacing between the vehicles under jam condition as 7.0 m. The speed-flow-
density equation is given by :
U = Usf ;1 - k E and q = Uk
kj
Where,
U = space-mean speed (kmph); Usf = free mean speed (kmph);
k = jam density (veh/km);
q = flow (veh/hr).
The maximum flow (veh/hr) per lane for this condition is equal to
(A) 2000 (B) 2500
(C) 3000 (D) None of the above
Q. 76 A subgrade soil sample was tested using standard CBR apparatus and the
observations are given below.
Load, kg Penetration, mm
60.5 25
80.5 5.0
Assuming that the load-penetration curve is convex throughout, the CBR value
(%) of the sample is
(A) 6.5 (B) 5.5
(C) 4.4 (D) 3.9
Q. 77 The observed magnetic bearing of a line OE was found to be 185c. It was later
discovered that station O had a local attraction of + 1.5c.
The true bearing of the line OE, considering a magnetic declination of 3.5cE shall
be
(A) 180c (B) 187c
(C) 190c (D) 193c
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Q. 78 A Bench Marck (BM) with Reduced Level (RL) = 155.305 m has been established
at the floor of a room. It is required to find out the RL of the underside of root
(R) of the room using Spirit Levelling. The Back Sight (BS) to the BM has been
observed as 1.500 m whereas the Fore Sight (FS) to R has been observed as 0.575
m (Shaff held inverted). The RL(m) of R will be
(A) 155.880 (B) 156.230
(C) 157.380 (D) 157.860
Q. 79 Consider the following figure, which is an extract from a contour map (scale
=1:20,000) of an area. An alignment of a road at a ruling gradient of 4% is to be
fixed from the point O and beyond. What should be the radius of the arc with
O as the center to get the point of alignment of the next contour on the map ?
Q. 80 In the figure given below, the length PQ (WCB : 30c) and QR (WCB : 45c)
respectively up to three places of decimal are
Q. 81 During a levelling work along a falling gradient using a Dumpy level and a Staff
of 3 m length, following successive readings were taken :
1.785, 2.935, 0.360, 1.320. What will be the correct order of booking these four
readings in a level book ? (BS : Back Sight, IS : Intermediate Sight, FS : Fore
Sight)
(A) BS, FS, BS, FS (B) BS, IS, FS, FS
(C) BS, IS, IS, FS (D) BS, IS, BS, FS
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Q. 82 The length of summit curve on a two lane two way highway depends upon
(A) allowable rate of change of centrifugal acceleration
(B) coefficient of lateral friction
(C) required stopping sight distance
(D) required overtaking sight distance
Q. 83 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), launched in the year 2000, aims
to provide rural connectivity with all-weather roads. It is proposed to connect the
habitation in plan areas of population more than 500 persons by the year
(A) 2005 (B) 2007
(C) 2010 (D) 2012
Codes :
a b c
(A) 2 1 3
(B) 2 3 1
(C) 1 2 3
(D) 3 1 2
Q. 85 Bituminous concrete is a mix comprising of
(A) fine aggregate, filler and bitumen
(B) fine aggregate and bitumen
(C) coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and bitumen
(D) coarse aggregate, filler and bitumen
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Q. 88 A standard company operates a scheduled daily truck service between city P and
city Q. One way journey time between these tow cities is 85 hours. A minimum
layover time of 5 hours is to be provided at each city. How many trucks are
required to provide this service ?
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
Q. 91 In the context of flexible pavement design, the ratio of contact pressure tyre
pressure is called the Rigidity Factor. This factor is less than unity when the tyre
pressure is
(A) less than 0.56 N/mm2 (B) equal to 0.56 N/mm2
(C) equal to 0.7 N/mm2 (D) more than 0.7 N/mm2
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Q. 95 For a road with camber of 3% and the design speed of 80 km/hr, the minimum
radius of the curve beyond which NO superelevation is needed is
(A) 1680 m (B) 948 m
(C) 406 m (D) 280 m
Q. 97 Three new roads P, Q and R are planned in a district. The data for these roads
are given in the table below.
Road Length (km) Number of villages with population
less than 2000 2000-5000 more than 5000
P 20 8 6 1
Q 28 19 8 4
R 12 7 5 2
Based on the principle of maximum utility, the order of priority for these three
roads should be
(A) P, Q, R
(B) Q, R, P
(C) R, P,Q
(D) R, Q, P
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Q. 99 Temperature stresses in concrete pavements may cause the slab to crack. If a slab
cools uniformly then the crack will develop at the which of the following locations
of the slab ?
(A) At centre (B) Near edges
(C) At corners (D) Near edges and at corners
Q. 100 The speed and delay studies on a defined section of highway are conducted by
(A) radar gun (B) traffic counters
(C) moving car method (D) enoscope
Q. 101 The design sped for a National Highway is 100 kmph. If the maximum permissible
superelevation is 0.10 and the coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15, the ruling
minimum radius of horizontal curve on the highway should be
(A) 260 m (B) 315 m
(C) 380 m (D) 410 m
Q. 102 A traffic in a particular direction of a two lane roads is moving with a constant
speed of 50 kmph, with an average headway of 2.52 seconds . The longitudinal
distance between the two consecutive vehicles is
(A) 30 m (B) 35 m
(C) 38 m (D) 42 m
Q. 103 In the Marshall method of mix design, the coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, filler
and bitumen, having respective specific gravities of 2.62, 2.72, 2.70 and 1.02 are
mixed in the ratio of 55, 34.6, 4.8 and 5.6 per cent, respectively. The theoretical
specific gravity of the mix would be
(A) 2.36 (B) 2.40
(C) 2.44 (D) 2.50
Q. 104 The plate load test conducted with a 75 cm diameter plat on soil subgrade yielded
a deflection of 2.5 mm under a stress of 800 N/cm2 . The modulus of elasticity of
the subgrade soil, in kN/cm2 is
(A) 141.6 (B) 154.6
(C) 160.0 (D) 185.4
Q. 105 List-I below gives a list of physical properties of aggregates which should be
determined to judge their suitability in road construction. List-II gives a list of
laboratory tests which are conducted to determine these properties. Match List-I
with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
a. Hardness 1. Water adsorption
b. Porosity 2. Impact test
c. Toughness 3. Soundness test
d. Durability 4. Abrasion test
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Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
Q. 110 The average daily traffic on a stretch of road is 300 commercial vehicles per lane
per day. Design traffic repetition for 10 years when vehicle damage factor is 2.5
and traffic growth rate is 7%, is
(A) 3.8 msa
(B) 23.5 msa
(C) 45.4 msa
(D) 16 msa
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Q. 114 The minimum value of CBR (%) required for granular subbase as per Ministry of
Surface Transport (MOST) specification is
(A) 5 (B) 10
(C) 15 (D) 20
Q. 116 The radius of relative stiffness for a 20 cm thick slab with E = 3 # 105 kg/cm2
and Poisson’s ratio = 0.15, resting on a subgrade having modulus of 5 kg/cm3 is
(A) 10 cm (B) 80 cm
(C) 120 cm (D) 320 cm
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(B) (*) (C) 308.9641 m 106.066 m (A) (D) (B) (A) (B)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(B) (C) (B) (D) (D) (C) (A) (A) (B) (A)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(B) (B) (A) (D) (A) (C) (D) (D) (D) (D)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
(C) (A) (B) (D) (C) (B) (A) (C) (B) (A)
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
(C) (A) (B) (A) (A) (D) (A) (B) (A) (C)
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
(D) (C) (C) (D) (C) (D) (C) (A) (C) (B)
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
(B) (D) (B) (C) (C) (B) (B) (D) (C) (A)
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
(C) (B) (D) (B) (B) (C) (B) (C) (C) (A)
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
(A) (D) (B) (A) (C) (B) (A) (D) (C) (B)
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
(D) (A) (D) (C) (D) (C) (D) (C) (A) (C)
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
(B) (B) (C) (A) (B) (B) (B) (A) (B) (A)
111 112 113 114 115 116
(B) (D) (B) (D) (C) (B)
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