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  1. Formation width of a hill road is the distance between

  2. A.
    outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
    B.
    outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
    C.
    inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
    D.
    inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
    E.
    none of these.

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  3. California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves

  4. A.
    characteristics of soils
    B.
    traffic intensities
    C.
    character of the road making materials
    D.
    none of these.

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  5. Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

  6. A.
    are for the guidance of the drivers
    B.
    are not to be crossed over
    C.
    may be crossed over at the discretion of the driver
    D.
    all the above.

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  7. Design of flexible pavement, involves

  8. A.
    wheel loads
    B.
    intensity of traffic
    C.
    climate of the region
    D.
    sub-grade conditions
    E.
    all the above.

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  9. Design of highways is based on

  10. A.
    axle loads
    B.
    axle spacings
    C.
    wheel bases
    D.
    over all length
    E.
    all the above.

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  11. On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be

  12. A.
    more at the crown
    B.
    less at the edges
    C.
    more at the edges
    D.
    same at the edges as well as at the crown
    E.
    none of these.

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  13. The difference in gradients after full super-elevation and the initial alignment of a road, is known as

  14. A.
    ruling gradient
    B.
    rising gradient
    C.
    compensated gradient
    D.
    differential gradient
    E.
    none of these.

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  15. If the radius of a main curve is 300 m and length of the transition curve is 100 m, the angle with tangent to locate the junction point, is

  16. A.
    1° 11'
    B.
    2° 11'
    C.
    3° 11'
    D.
    4° 11'

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  17. Minimum radius of a simple circular curve deflecting through 5°, is

  18. A.
    1618.9 m
    B.
    1816.9 m
    C.
    1718.9 m
    D.
    1817.9 m

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  19. When a number of hair pin bends are introduced, a minimum intervening distance in between is kept

  20. A.
    20 m
    B.
    40 m
    C.
    60 m
    D.
    100 m

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