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Worksheets09/01/2026-overseer grade3-highway
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which road construction method was the concept of a "cambered subgrade" first introduced?
a)
Roman Road
b)
Tresaguet
c)
Telford
d)
Macadam
2.
Which semi-official technical body was formed in 1934 to provide standards for road design?
a)
Central Road Fund
b)
Indian Roads Congress
c)
CRRI
d)
NHAI
3.
Choose the correct chronological order of construction methods:
a)
Roman-Telford-Tresaguet-Macadam
b)
Roman-Tresaguet-Macadam-Telford
c)
Roman-Tresaguet-Telford-Macadam
d)
Tresaguet-Roman-Telford-Macadam
4.
What is the target road density (km/100 sq.km) for the Lucknow Plan (Third 20-Year Plan)?
a)
16 km
b)
32 km
c)
82 km
d)
100 km
5.
Under PMGSY, what is the population threshold for Hill/Tribal/Desert areas?
a)
1000
b)
500
c)
250
d)
150
6.
Which method proved that heavy foundation stones are unnecessary if the subgrade is kept dry?
a)
Telford
b)
Metcalf
c)
Roman
d)
Macadam
7.
The "Star and Grid" pattern of road network was first proposed in which Indian road plan?
a)
Nagpur Plan
b)
Bombay Plan
c)
Lucknow Plan
d)
NHDP
8.
Which National Highway is currently recognized as the longest in India?
a)
NH 7
b)
NH 2
c)
NH 44
d)
NH 27
9.
Assertion (A): In Telford construction, subgrade was level. Reason (R): Telford provided cross slope by varying stone thickness.
a)
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT correct explanation
c)
A is true but R is false
d)
A is false but R is true
10.
Assertion (A): Bombay Road Plan is "Chief Engineers Plan." Reason (R): It introduced a target of 82 km density.
a)
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation
b)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT correct explanation
c)
A is true but R is false
d)
A is false but R is true
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