Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 18 of 297)

The desirable length of overtaking zone as per IRC recommendation is equal to________________?
A. Overtaking sight distance
B. Two times the overtaking sight distance
C. Three times the overtaking sight distance
D. Five times the overtaking sight distance
Select the correct statement______________?
A. Nagpur road plan formula take into account the towns with very large population
B. Nagpur road plan has a target road length of 32 km per 100 square km
C. Second 20-year plan has provided 1600 km of expressways out of the proposed national highway
D. Second 20-year plan allowed deduction of length of railway track in the area while calculating the length of roads
Reaction time of a driver_______________?
A. Increases with increase in speed
B. Decreases with increase in speed
C. Is same for all speeds
D. None of the above
If b is the wheel track of a vehicle and h is the height of centre of gravity above road surface, then to avoid overturning and lateral skidding on a horizontal curve, the centrifugal ratio should always be________________?
A. Less than b/2h and greater than co-efficient of lateral friction
B. Less than b/2h and also less than co-efficient of lateral friction
C. Greater than b/2h and less than co-efficient of lateral friction
D. Greater than b/2h and also greater than coefficient of lateral friction
The effect of grade on safe overtaking sight distance is_______________?
A. To increase it on descending grades and to decrease it on ascending grades
B. To decrease it on descending grades and to increase it on ascending grades
C. To increase it on both descending and ascending grades
D. To decrease it on both descending and ascending grades
Stopping sight distance is always_______________?
A. Less than overtaking sight distance
B. Equal to overtaking sight distance
C. More than overtaking sight distance
D. None of the above