Hill Roads – MCQ
1. The wall provided above the formation of a hill road are known as
a) Parapet wall
b) Breast wall
c) Retaining wall
d) None of the above
View Answer
a) Parapet wall
2. Hill roads are also known as
a) Ghat road
b) Line road
c) Cut road
d) All of these
View Answer
a) Ghat road
3. Scuppers are
a) Catch water drains
b) Cross drains
c) Side drains
d) None of these
View Answer
b) Cross drains
4. The curves having their convexity on the outer edges of hill roads are known as
a) Re-entrant curves
b) Hairpin curve
c) Salient curves
d) None
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c) Salient curves
5. The minimum desirable radius of curve for a national highway in mountainous terrain, not snow bound, is
a) 50 m
b) 40 m
c) 30 m
d) 15 m
View Answer
a) 50 m
6. In hill roads, the value of minimum camber which is provided for thin bituminous surface is
a) 1.5 %
b) 2 %
c) 2.5 %
d) 3 %
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c) 2.5 %
7. The wall constructed towards down slope side of the road to resist earth fill pressure is known as
a) Parapet wall
b) Breast wall
c) Retaining wall
d) None of the above
View Answer
c) Retaining wall
8. The wall constructed towards up slope side of the road to prevent hill side from sliding down is known as
a) Breast wall
b) Parapet wall
c) Retaining wall
d) None of these
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a) Breast wall
9. The curves having their convexity on the inner edges of hill roads are known as
a) Re-entrant curves
b) Hair-pin curve
c) Salient curves
d) None
View Answer
a) Re-entrant curves
10. Salient curves are ____ dangerous than re-entrant curves.
a) Less
b) More
View Answer
b) More
11. The hill roads meant for pedestrians and pack transport are known as ___
a) Motor roads
b) Village paths
c) Bridle paths
d) Other paths
View Answer
c) Bridle paths
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