Category: Highway engineering
Road Maintenance - MCQ 1. Road maintenance jobs include a) Maintenance of road pavement.b) Maintenance of road shoulders.c) Maintenance of road drainage work.d) Maintenance of traffic control devices.e) All of these. View Answer e) All of these. 2. The basic causes of sub-grade failure are a) Inadequate stabilityb) Excessive stress applicationc) Inadequate stress applicationd) Both … Continue reading Road Maintenance – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
Hill Roads - MCQ 1. The wall provided above the formation of a hill road is known as a) Parapet wallb) Breast wallc) Retaining walld) None of the above View Answer a) Parapet wall 2. Hill roads are also known as a) Ghat roadb) Line roadc) Cut roadd) All of these View Answer a) Ghat … Continue reading Hill Roads – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
Necessity of Road Drainage Road drainage is necessary because of the following reasons: Necessity of Road Drainage 1. Variation of the moisture content in the soil causes variation in the volume of sub-grade and leads to the failure of the road pavement. 2. Excess moisture content in soil sub-grade causes a substantial reduction in its … Continue reading The Necessity of Road Drainage || Highway Engineering
Road Drainage - MCQ 1. The system of condition and disposal of surface water within the right of way of a road is called a) Surface drainageb) Cross drainagec) Sub-surface drainaged) None of these View Answer a) Surface drainage 2. Which of the following is not the method of sub-surface drainage adopted under different situations … Continue reading Road Drainage – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
Bridge and Culvert - MCQ 1. Slab culverts are suitable for a maximum span of a) 3 mb) 6 mc) 9 md) 12 m View Answer a) 3 m Slab culverts are suitable for maximum span of 3 m 2. Which of the following statements is not correct a) In slab culvert, an R.C.C slab … Continue reading Bridge and Culvert – MCQ (Download Pdf) Ebook
Importance of Highway Lighting The rate of highway accidents and fatalities that occur during night driving is several times higher than that during daytime driving. To overcome this hazardous situation, highway lighting plays an important role. Following are some benefits and importance of highway lighting or street lighting. Importance of Highway Lighting 1. Highway/street lighting … Continue reading Importance of Highway Lighting – Highway Engineering
Roadside Development and Arboriculture - MCQ 1. What is the purpose of trees planting on the roadside a) To act as wind breaker for the trafficb) To stabilize the formationc) To provide shaded) All of these ✅ 2. Arboriculture means _______ a) Tree culture ✅b) Wood Culturec) Apicultured) None of these 3. Roadside tree should … Continue reading Roadside Development and Arboriculture – MCQ