Traffic Signs – MCQ
Following are some MCQs (multiple choice questions) on traffic signs or road signs are given below; in the previous article, we already discussed all types of road signs with their names and symbolic images.
1. What is the color of the stop sign?
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) Green
d) Blue
View Answer
a) Red.
Stop sign is red in colour with a white border of width 3o mm.
2. Shap of the stop sign is
a) Triangular
b) Rectangular
c) Octagonal
d) None of these
View Answer
c) Octagonal.
3. Which color of the background is used for the no parking sign?
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) Blue
d) None of these
View Answer
c) Blue
No parking sign is circular in shape with a blue background and a red border with an inclined red bar that goes through the centre of the circle at an angle of 45 degrees.
4. Which color is used to paint the reverse side of all the sign plates?
a) Red
d) White
c) Grey
d) None of these
View Answer
c) Grey
5. Speed limit signs are
a) Circular in shape, white background with a red border
b) Circular in shape, red background with a white border
c) Triangular in shape, white background with a red border
d) Triangular in shape, Red background with a white border
View Answer
a) Circular in shape, white background with a red border.
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6. ‘Speed limit’ sign is meant
a) Restrict some vehicles
b) Limit the speed of pedestrians
c) Restrict the speed of all vehicles
d) None of these
View Answer
c) Restrict the speed of all vehicles
7. India, which have signed the ‘United Natation Protocol’ on road sign in
a) 1934
b) 1945
c) 1947
d) 1949
View Answer
d) 1949
8. As per IRC: 67 -1977 Code of Practice, traffic signs are broadly classified into
a) Three Categories
b) Four Categories
c) Two Categories
d) Five Categories
View Answer
a) Three categories
As per IRC: 67 -1977 Code of practice, traffic signs are broadly classified into three categories.
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9. The warning signs should be located on the Expressways for plain and rolling terrain at a distance of
a) 150 m
b) 180 m
c) 200 m
d) 220m
View Answer
c) 200 m.
The warning signs should be located on the Expressways for plain and rolling terrain at a distance of 200 m.
10. Shape of the informatory sign is
a) Triangular
b) Circular
d) Octagonal
d) Rectangular
View Answer
d) Rectangular
Informatory signs are rectangular in shape
11. The purpose of providing Informatory signs is
a) To make travel safe
b) To make the travel pleasant
c) To make travel easier
d) All of these
View Answer
d) All of these
12. Re-assurance signs is
a) Informatory signs
b) Warning signs
c) Regulatory signs
d) Cautionary signs
View Answer
a) Informatory signs.
13. The distance of the road signs from the edge of the carriageway is (for roads without kerbs)
a) 2 to 3 m
b) 3 to 4 m
c) 4 to 5 m
d) 1 to 2 m
View Answer
a) 2 to 3 m
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14. Which sign is an informatory sign
a) First aid post
b) Hair pin bend
c) No parking
d) Rough road
View Answer
a) First aid post
15. Which sign is not a warning sign
a) Guarded railway crossing
b) Gap in median
c) Barrier ahead
d) Petrol pump
View Answer
d) Petrol pump
16. All traffic sign dimensions are expressed in terms of___
View Answer
All traffic signs dimensions are expressed in terms of stroke-widths (S/W).
17. Traffic sign ‘narrow road’ is a
a) Mandatory signs
b) Warning signs
c) Informatory signs
d) None of these
View Answer
b) Warning signs or Cautionary signs.
18. A hair pin bend curve comes under
a) Regulatory signs
b) Guiding signs
c) Warning signs
d) Informative signs
View Answer
c) Warning signs or Cautionary signs.
19. Traffic sign ‘overtaking prohibited” is a
a) Mandatory signs
b) Cautionary signs
c) Informatory signs
d) Warning signs
View Answer
a) Mandatory signs.
Traffic sign ‘overtaking prohibited” is a mandatory signs.
20. Traffic sign “petrol pump” is a ______
View Answer
Informatory signs.
Traffic sign “petrol pump” is a informatory signs.
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