Q. A gradient along which the vehicle does not require any tractive effort to maintain a specified speed, is known as

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Q. The traffic carrying capacity of a single lane, depends on

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Q. The number of vehicles moving in a specified direction on a roadway that pass a given point during specified unit of time, is called

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Q. If the velocity of moving vehicles on a road is 24 km/per hour, stopping distance is 19 metres and average length of vehicles is 6 metres, the basic capacity of lane, is

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Q. In case of a multi-lane road, overtaking is generally permitted

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Q. The pavement width of a road depends upon

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Q. For a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km per hour, the brake reaction time, in ordinary cases, is

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Q. Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called

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Q. When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided, is known as

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Q. If the coefficient of friction on the road surface is 0.15 and a maximum super-elevation 1 in 15 is provided, the maximum speed of the vehicles on a curve of 100 metre radius, is

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Q. The wall constructed for the stability of a back filling portion of a road on the down hill side, is known as

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Q. Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Floating gradients are generally provided

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Q. Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge, is known

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Q. Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept

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Q. The desirable camber for straight roads with thin bituminous surfacing, is

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Q. Minimum stopping distance for moving vehicles on road with a design speed of 80 km/hour, is

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Q. If the radii of a compound curve and a reverse curve are respectively the same, the length of common tangent

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Q. If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as

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