Deck 3: Traffic Engineering and Road Design

Question 1

The second 20 year development plan conference was held in which city?

A)nagpur
B)bombay
C)madras
D)lucknow

Answer 1

bombay

Question 2

The changes in gradient and vertical curve are covered under which type of alignment?

A)horizontal alignment
B)vertical alignment
C)geometric design
D)highway specifications

Answer 2

vertical alignment

Question 3

The improper alignment of road will not result in __________

A)increase in construction cost
B)increase in maintenance cost
C)increase of population
D)increase in accidents

Answer 3

increase of population

Question 4

The basic requirement of alignment should be __________

A)short
B)easy
C)safe
D)short, easy, safe and economical

Question 5

The economical option during the construction of a road around a hill is __________

A)cut the hill
B)provide a tunnel
C)provide a road around the hill
D)look for other alternative approaches

Question 6

Obligatory points through which the alignment should not pass are __________

A)religious structure and costly structures
B)intermediate towns
C)important cities
D)important places of worship

Question 7

The desire lines are prepared for the study of __________

A)traffic flow
B)origin and destination
C)growth of traffic in the future
D)anticipated traffic flow

Question 8

Which of the following types of roads are most preferred for highways?

A)cement concrete roads
B)gravel roads
C)bituminous roads
D)unpaved surfaces

Question 9

The stability of slopes is considered while designing?

A)national highway
B)state highway
C)hill roads
D)district roads

Question 10

The coefficient of lateral friction as recommended by IRC is __________

A)0.15
B)0.40
C)0.35
D)0.30

Question 11

The resisting length should be kept __________

A)minimum
B)maximum
C)depends on gradient
D)depends on rise and fall

Question 12

The branch of engineering that deals with improvement of traffic performance, traffic studies and traffic network is called ___________

A)highway engineering
B)railway engineering
C)traffic engineering
D)traffic management

Question 13

In India for design of roads pedestrian is considered as ___________

A)element of traffic
B)intruder in traffic
C)essential part of traffic
D)controller of traffic

Question 14

The basic objective of traffic engineering is to achieve ___________

A)efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with least priority given to accidents
B)efficient, free and rapid flow of traffic with fewer accidents
C)efficient and rapid flow of traffic
D)rapid flow of traffic

Question 15

The study of traffic engineering is divided into how many major categories?

A)five
B)six
C)seven
D)eight

Question 16

In traffic engineering, the elements are classified into how many categories?

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 17

Which of the following roads are congested during peak hours?

A)rural roads
B)urban roads
C)highways
D)express ways

Question 18

The traffic survey is conducted during ___________

A)harvest season
B)harvest and lean season
C)rainy season
D)summer season

Question 19

Design of road intersections is a part of ___________

A)highway engineering
B)railway engineering
C)traffic engineering
D)harbour engineering

Question 20

What is the most important objective of traffic engineering?

A)to consider pedestrians as obstruction
B)to reduce the accidents
C)to increase the traffic
D)to provide a high speed road without any other priority

Question 21

What is the first stage in traffic engineering studies?

A)traffic volume studies
B)spot speed studies
C)speed and delay studies
D)origin and destination studies

Question 22

The traffic volume is usually expressed in __________

A)lmv
B)pcu
C)lcv
D)hcv

Question 23

The number of vehicles that pass through a transverse line of road at a given time in a specified direction is called __________

A)traffic studies
B)traffic flow
C)traffic origin
D)traffic destination

Question 24

HCV stands for __________

A)heavy commercial vehicle
B)heavy cash vehicle
C)heavy consolidated vehicle
D)hard commercial vehicle