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TDM-Quiz-1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Given that a zone has 275 households with access to car and 275 households without access to car and the average trip generation rates for each group are 5.0 and 2.5 trips per day, respectively. Assuming that in the future, households will have similar distribution with access and without access to a car, as per the existing situation. If there will be an addition of 55 households with similar distribution of car ownership, estimate future trips from that zone.

a)

4125 trips per day

b)

5275 trips per day

c)

3750 trips per day

d)

2745 trips per day

2.

Match the following tasks as a part of traffic demand prediction with their respective objectives.

a)

P-(i);Q-(iv);R-(iii);S-(ii)

b)

P-(i);Q-(iv);R-(ii);S-(iii)

c)

P-(iii);Q-(ii);R-(i);S-(iv)

d)

P-(iv);Q-(iii);R-(i);s-(ii)

3.

The total trips produced by small, medium and large household size categories in a zone are 400, 650, and 900 respectively. Out of the total trips produced by the small household size group, 60% are work trips,15% are recreational trips and 25% are other trips. Of the total trips produced by the medium household size category, 50% are work trips, 20% are recreational trips, and 30% are other trips. Out of the total trips produced by large household size group, 45% are work trips, 25% are recreational trips and 30% are other trips. The total number of recreational trips produced in the zone is ________.

a)

340

b)

515

c)

415

d)

440

4.

The total trips produced by small, medium and large household size categories in a zone are 400, 650, and 900 respectively. Out of the total trips produced by the small household size group, 60% are work trips,15% are recreational trips and 25% are other trips. Of the total trips produced by the medium household size category, 50% are work trips, 20% are recreational trips, and 30% are other trips. Out of the total trips produced by large household size group, 45% are work trips, 25% are recreational trips and 30% are other trips, the total number of work trips and other trips produced in the zone with respect to small household size category is ________.

a)

415

b)

515

c)

440

d)

340

5.

Trip distribution is a process_______

a)

where measures of urban activity are translated into numbers of trips

b)

which shows the travel flow between each pair of zones

c)

where decisions are analyzed regarding mode of travel

d)

by which the planner predicts the paths the trips will take

6.

Which of the following are the synthetic models used for trip distribution?

a)

Gravity Models

b)

Opportunity Model

c)

Growth Factor Model

d)

All of the above

7.

The number of work trips produced in and attracted to zones 1, 2 and 3 by public transit is given below. Friction factor (Fij)values obtained as a result of calibration are also given below in a matrix. Distribute the trips between zones by taking the zone-to-adjustment factor (Kij) as unity. Find the ratio of total trips attracted to the observed trip for zone 1 using the gravity model.

a)

0.84

b)

0.89

c)

1.12

d)

2.15

8.

Which of the following is not the factor affecting trip generation?

a)


Income

b)

Car ownership

c)


Family size

d)


Built-up area of house

9.

Which of the following assumptions in linear regression models tend to be violated in the case of zonal trip generation models

a)

Homoscedasticity

b)

Heteroscedasticity

c)

Normal Distribution of Error Terms

d)

Homogeneous Covariance

10.


The category analysis for trip generation considers ____________________ as the fundamental analysis unit.

a)
Household
b)

Zones

c)

Industries

d)

Person

11.


Relative attractiveness as a factor is incorporated in which of the following growth factor methods?

a)

Furness method

b)


Detroit method

c)

Average growth factor method

d)

Fratar method

12.

In intervening opportunity model the probability is determined by _____________________.

a)


The size of destination

b)

The order in which destination is encountered as trips proceed from the origin.

c)


Both A & B

d)


None of the above

13.

What are the two main categories of trip distribution methods mentioned in the reference text?

a)

Growth Factor and Synthetic Model

b)

Gravity Model and Tanner Model

c)

Uniform Factor Method and Average Factor Method

d)

Fratar Method and Furness method

14.

Calculate the area growth factor

a)

1

b)

1.96

c)

0.51

d)

1.69

15.

What are the assumptions underlying the growth factor methods for trip distribution?

a)

Uniform growth rates for the entire study area and limited present-day development

b)

Varied growth factors for different trip types and diverse travel patterns

c)

Specific growth rates for each zone and intensive present day development

d)

Average growth factors between zones and equal growth rates for all zones

16.

Select the basic assumption of the intervening opportunities model

a)

The opportunity model is directly proportional to the number of intervening opportunities

b)

The opportunity model is inversely proportional to the number of intervening opportunities

c)

The number of trip interchanges is inversely proportional tothe number ofopportunitiesat the destination zone

d)

All of the above

17.

A person travelled from his home to office in the morning. He went to a canteen nearby for lunch and returned to office after lunch. In the evening, he went to his friend’s home and stayed there tonight. Which of the following statements is true based on the above given information?

a)

All the trips are non-home-based trips

b)

Two of the total trips are home-based

c)

Two of the total trips are home-based

d)

Two of the total trips are home-based

18.

A person travelled from his home to office in the morning. He went to a canteen nearby for lunch and returned to office after lunch. In the evening, he went to his friend’s home and stayed there tonight. The total number of trip ends produced at the canteen is (a)   .

19.

A person travelled from his home to office in the morning. He went to a canteen nearby for lunch and returned to office after lunch. In the evening, he went to his friend’s home and stayed there tonight. The total number of trip ends is (a)  

20.

Accept or Reject the statement: Household size may be used as a variable for developing person trip attraction model

a)

Accept

b)

Reject

21.

Which one is NOT a component in the TAZ & Network system?

a)

Centroid

b)

Link

c)

Link Connector

d)

Centroid Connector

22.

A region has three large municipal corporations which can be assumed as traffic analysis zones (TAZ). Data presented in Table 1 are the travel times between any two TAZs, which were collected using sensors. Assume the travel time impedance function takes the form 1/d^β, where ‘d’ is the travel time between any two TAZs. The initial value of β may be assumed as 2. Table 2 gives the base year O-D matrix collected through household surveys. As a transportation engineer, you are asked to carry out trip distribution using a doubly constrained gravity model.  For the base year trip length frequency distribution, determine the percentage of trips between the time interval of 5.1 to 10 minutes using the above values

a)

30%

b)

43%

c)

54%

d)

29%

23.

A region has three large municipal corporations which can be assumed as traffic analysis zones (TAZ). Data presented in Table 1 are the travel times between any two TAZs, which were collected using sensors. Assume the travel time impedance function takes the form 1/d^β, where ‘d’ is the travel time between any two TAZs. The initial value of β may be assumed as 2. Table 2 gives the base year O-D matrix collected through household surveys. As a transportation engineer, you are asked to carry out trip distribution using a doubly constrained gravity model. find out the value of production balancing factor (R1) calculated for the first zone?

a)

0.926

b)

0.961

c)

1.159

d)

1

24.

A region has three large municipal corporations which can be assumed as traffic analysis zones (TAZ). Data presented in Table 1 are the travel times between any two TAZs, which were collected using sensors. Assume the travel time impedance function takes the form 1/d^β, where ‘d’ is the travel time between any two TAZs. The initial value of β may be assumed as 2. Table 2 gives the base year O-D matrix collected through household surveys. As a transportation engineer, you are asked to carry out trip distribution using a doubly constrained gravity model. find out the value of production balancing factor (R2) calculated for the second zone?

a)

0.926

b)

0.961

c)

1.159

d)

1

25.

A region has three large municipal corporations which can be assumed as traffic analysis zones (TAZ). Data presented in Table 1 are the travel times between any two TAZs, which were collected using sensors. Assume the travel time impedance function takes the form 1/d^β, where ‘d’ is the travel time between any two TAZs. The initial value of β may be assumed as 2. Table 2 gives the base year O-D matrix collected through household surveys. As a transportation engineer, you are asked to carry out trip distribution using a doubly constrained gravity model. find out the value of attraction balancing factor (C1) calculated for the first zone?

a)

1

b)

0.002244

c)

0.00552

d)

0.00474

26.

In a transportation study, the average trip length for a specific zone is found to be 8.5 kilometers. If the average speed of vehicles in that zone is 50 km/h, calculate the average travel time for trips originating from that zone.

a)

20.5 minutes

b)

15.5 minutes

c)

12.5 minutes

d)

10.2 minutes

27.

Given a traffic analysis zone with a population of 1,000 people, if the average trip generation rate is 3 trips per person per day, estimate the total number of trips generated by that zone in a day.

a)

1,500 trips

b)

2,000 trips

c)

3,000 trips

d)

4,000 trips

28.

In a study of trip distribution, the total number of trips produced in zone A is 600, while zone B attracts 750 trips. If the gravity model is applied, what is the expected number of trips distributed from zone A to zone B if the friction factor is 0.8?

a)

600 trips

b)

500 trips

c)

480 trips

d)

700 trips

29.

What is the primary purpose of the gravity model in trip distribution analysis?

a)

To determine the average trip length

b)

To analyze the impact of transportation policies

c)

To predict the flow of trips between different zones

d)

To estimate the total number of trips generated

30.

Which of the following methods is commonly used to validate trip distribution models?

a)

Cross-validation with historical data

b)

Expert judgment assessment

c)

Random sampling of trip data

d)

Comparative analysis with other models