UCE1603 - Unit I - Pop-Quiz

Which among the following is the most accessible road?

• Village Road

• Major District Road

• State Highway

• Expressway

Obligatory points are ________.

• Control points through which the road should pass

• Control points through which the road should not pass

• Control points through which the road should and should not pass

• Control points that improve aesthetics of the road

Which among the following is the primary soil investigation test for a rigid

highway pavement?

• UCC test

• SPT

• CBR test

• DCP test

John Macadam’s method of road construction involved use of ________.

• Large boulders

• Rounded aggregates

• Small angular aggregates

• Soft aggregates

The road-effect zone in ‘road-ecology’ is ________.

• The distance from the edge of the road over which significant ecological

  effects can be detected

• The length of the road passing through an animal habitat

• The distance from the centre-line of the road, on either side, which is

  acquired for highway development

• The width of the road including the shoulder and longitudinal drains

Which twenty-year road plan classified highways into primary secondary

and tertiary classes, based on their level of importance?

• Vision 2021 (2001-2021)

• Lucknow road plan (1981-2001)

• Bombay road plan (1961-1981)

• Nagpur road plan (1943-1963)

That part of the road-way which supports the vehicular traffic is ________.

• Carriage-way

• Right-of-way

• Road boundary

• Control width

The bulk of the engineering survey work for planning the highway alignment is done in which stage of survey?

• Construction survey

• Preliminary survey

• Field Reconnaissance

• Final location survey

The highway alignment is generally not straight for long stretches, slight alignment deviations are incorporated. Why?

• For aesthetic purposes

• To keep drivers alert by breaking monotony

• To minimize cost of construction

• For geometry purposes

Which among the following is the primary soil investigation test for a flexible highway pavement?

• UCC test

• SPT

• CBR test

• DCP test