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1. Longest road constructed during the time of ShershaSuri was from

A) Lahore to Calcutta
B) Delhi to Calcutta
C) Lahore to Delhi
D) Delhi to Agra

... Answer is B


 

2. The Central Road Research Institute is controlled by 

A) Shipping and Transport
B) Planning Committee
C) Science and Technology
D) Road Finance Commission 

... Answer is C

 

3. Recommended Camber for Water Bound Mecadam is

A) 1 in 26 to 1 in 45
B) 1 in 60 to 1 in 70
C) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
D) 1 in 70 to 1 in 80

... Answer is C
Camber=1 in 36
 

4. In which of the following was cross drainage first introduced?

A) Tresaguet
B) Metcalf
C) Telford
D) Macadam

... Answer is C

 

5. In Telford construction, side portions were made up of only one layer of brocken stones and levelled off to give a cambe of

A) 1 in 60
B) 1 in 50
C) 1 in 48
D) 1 in 36

... Answer is D

 

6. A road within a city or town is called

A) City road
B) Urban Road
C) Both
D) None of rhe above

... Answer is B

 

7. As per recommendations of IRC, NH having 2 lanes must be atleast____ wide 

A) 7.5m
B) 8.0m
C) 8.5m
D) 9.0m

... Answer is B

 

8. Road connecting Capital cities of States is called

A) National Highway
B) Capital Highway
C) Expressway
D) State Highway

... Answer is D

 

9. In Nagpur Confrence, minimum width of Village Road was recommended as

A) 3.60m
B) 2.65m
C) 3.20m
D) 2.45m

... Answer is D 

 

10. Indian Roads and Transport Development Association, IRTDA was set up on

A) 1934
B) 1927
C) 1947
D) 1951

... Answer is B
HQ at Bombay
 

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