WorksheetsHIGHWAY ENGINEERING - VEDA - 12/05/2025
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The road connecting district head quarters of a state
State Highway
National Highway
Major district road
Minor district road
When wheels slide without revolving, the phenomenon is called
Skidding
Sliding
Slip
Spalling
The sequence of various engineering surveys which are carryout for the choice of a new highway project from beginning are
Reconnaissance survey
Preliminary survey
Location survey
Recommended land width of major district roads in open areas in plain and rolling terrain in meters
15
20
25
45
If a vehicle is moving with a speed of 80 kmph, the absolute minimum sight distance required if t = 2.5 sec and f = 0.36 is
200 m
125 m
640 m
250 m
While calculating the sight distances, the drivers eye above road surface is assumed
90 cm
100 cm
110 cm
120 cm
_________________ is the distance required from the center line of a horizontal curve to an obstruction on inner side of the curve to provide adequate view at a horizontal curve
Sight distance
Length of curve
Set back
Radius of curve
Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is:
0.225 m
0.589 m
1.250 m
None of these
Which of the following is used for abrasion test?
Junker's elastometer
Dorry testing machine
Pensky - Marten's apparatus
None of the above
For carry out bituminous patch work during rainy season, the most suitable binder is
Road tar
Hot bitumen
Cutback bitumen
Bituminous emulsion
The test conducted on Los Angeles Testing machine is
Attrition test
Abrasion test
Impact test
Crushing strength test
Minimum radius of central rotary island is ______ times the radius of the entry curve?
1.33
1.5
1.76
1.82
The background colour of information sign board is
Yellow
Green
Blue
All of the above
When two roads cross each other, it is called
Road junction
Road Intersection
Both A & B
None of these
Floating car method is used to carry out
Speed & Delay study
Spot speed
To estimate traffic density
To estimate traffic volume
Which of the following control devices is commonly provided for roads?
Traffic sign
Traffic signal
Road markings
All of the above
Spot speed of vehicle is found by
Periscope
Enoscope
Speedometer
Tachometer
Maximum number of vehicle can be parked with
600 angle parking
900 angle parking
450 angle parking
700 angle parking
Desire lines are plotted in
Accident study
Origin & Destination Study
Speed study
Traffic volume study
Highway facilities are designed for
30th highest hourly volume
Annual average volume
50th Highest hourly volume
None of these
