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  1. Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in

  2. A.
    1924
    B.
    1927
    C.
    1930
    D.
    1934
    E.
    1942

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  3. Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is

  4. A.
    0.225 m
    B.
    0.589 m
    C.
    1.250 m
    D.
    none of these

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  5. The normal road land width for a National or State highway, in open areas should be

  6. A.
    45 m
    B.
    30 m
    C.
    24 m
    D.
    20 m

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  7. Excessive camber on pavements may cause

  8. A.
    deterioration of central portion
    B.
    slip of the speedy vehicles towards the edges
    C.
    erosion of the berms
    D.
    all the above.

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  9. The type of curves generally provided on highways, is

  10. A.
    critical curve
    B.
    transition curve
    C.
    vertical curve
    D.
    all the above.

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  11. The safe stopping sight distance D, may be computed from the equation

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  13. Non-passing sight distance along a road is the longest distance at which the driver of a moving vehicle, may see an obstacle on the pavement

  14. A.
    10 cm high
    B.
    25 cm high
    C.
    50 cm high
    D.
    100 cm high
    E.
    150 cm high

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  15. The minimum road width is taken

  16. A.
    9 m
    B.
    12 m
    C.
    16 m
    D.
    20 m

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  17. If cross slope of a country is upto 10% the terain is classified as

  18. A.
    plain
    B.
    rolling
    C.
    mountainous
    D.
    steep.

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  19. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as

  20. A.
    hydration
    B.
    gel
    C.
    concrete
    D.
    none of these.

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