Q. A single lane carriage way whenever changes to two-lane carriage way, is affected through a taper of

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Q. The wall constructed for the stability of an excavated portion of a road on the hill side, is known as

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Q. Maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a road during one hour under the most ideal road way and traffic conditions, is known as

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Q. Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The super-elevation on roads is

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Q. The weaving length of a roadway is the distance

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Q. Road makers along roads from the edge of a kerb should not be less than

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Q. Traffic surveys are carried out

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Q. The absolute minimum radius of horizontal curve for a design speed 60 km ph is

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Q. Volume of traffic which would immediately use a new road or an improved one when opened to traffic, is known

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. In India the modes of transportation, in the order of their importance, are

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Q. On the recommendations of Indian Road Congress, the ruling gradient in plains, is

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Q. A district road with a bituminous pavement has a horizontal curve of 1000 m for a design speed of 75 km ph. The super-elevation is

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Q. The minimum value of camber provided for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is

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Q. Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by

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Q. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

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Q. The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec², for a design speed 100 km ph, is

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Q. The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the

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Q. The basic formula for determination of pavement thickness was first suggested by

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