A. grade
B. viscosity
C. ductility
D. temperature susceptibility
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Highway Engineering MCQs
Which of the following methods is preferred for collecting origin and destination data for a small area like a mass business center or a large intersection ?
A. road side interview method
B. license plate method
C. return postcard method
D. home interview method
✅ The correct answer is option B.
When the path travelled along the road surface is more than the circumferential movement of the wheels due to rotation, then it results in______________?
A. slipping
B. skidding
C. turning
D. revolving
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The group index for a soil, whose liquid limit is 40 percent, plasticity index is 10 percent and percentage passing 75 micron IS sieve is 35, is______________?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The thickness of bituminous carpet varies from__________________?
A. 20 to 25 mm
B. 50 to 75 mm
C. 75 to 100 mm
D. 100 to 120 mm
✅ The correct answer is option A.
With increase in speed of the traffic stream, the minimum spacing of vehicles________________?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. first decreases and then increases after reaching a minimum value at optimum speed
D. first increases and then decreases after reaching a maximum value at optimum speed
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The minimum design speed for hairpin bends in hill roads is taken as_______________?
A. 20 kmph
B. 30 kmph
C. 40 kmph
D. 50 kmph
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Which of the following is known as design capacity ?
A. basic capacity
B. theoretical capacity
C. possible capacity
D. practical capacity
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Los Angeles testing machine is used to conduct______________?
A. abrasion test
B. impact test
C. attrition test
D. crushing strength test
✅ The correct answer is option A.
On a horizontal curve if the pavement is kept horizontal across the alignment, then the pressure on the outer wheels will be_________________?
A. more than the pressure on inner wheels
B. less than the pressure on inner wheels
C. equal to the pressure on inner wheels
✅ The correct answer is option A.