88 Highway Engineering Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question #6 Highway Engineering Chapter Wise McQ Test of 25 Question for PSC, NEC, UPSC, SSC and Many more. 1 / 25 1. The sub-base course is also called as … sub-base. A. Layered B. Graded C. Granular D. Bituminous 2 / 25 2. Most suitable material for highway embankments is A. granular soil B. organic soil C. silts D. clays 3 / 25 3. What is the first step involved during the construction of subgrade? A. Compaction B. Excavation C. Levelling D. Removal of vegetation 4 / 25 4. Which of the below materials are used to construct subgrade? A. Bitumen B. Cement C. Soil D. Aggregate 5 / 25 5. Bottom most layer of pavement is known as A. wearing course B. base course C. sub-base course D. subgrade 6 / 25 6. Which of the below is a function of the subgrade? A. Distribute wheel load B. Support wheel load C. Provide binding D. Ensure drainage 7 / 25 7. If the soil available for construction of subgrade is weak, then which one of the following can be used? A. Increasing thickness B. Providing additional silt C. Additional base layers D. Dehydrate the soil 8 / 25 8. Capping layer A. increases thickness of pavement B. reduces thickness of soil and cost of construction C. is provided only in case of pavement over weak soil D. all of the above 9 / 25 9. Level of sub-grade of road should be at least ……. above from GWT. A. 50 cm B. 60 cm C. 100 cm D. 120 cm 10 / 25 10. Minimum thickness of sub-base course is A. 20 cm B. 15 cm C. 5 cm D. 2 cm 11 / 25 11. Bituminous penetration macadam can be used as a … course in flexible pavement. A. Base B. Sub-base C. Surface D. Binder 12 / 25 12. Base course is A. transfers load from base course to sub-base course B. transfers load from wearing course to sub-grade course C. transfers load from sub-base course to sub-base course D. transfers load from wearing course to sub-base course 13 / 25 13. Top portion of pavement is A. surface course B. base course C. sub-base course D. subgrade 14 / 25 14. Generally surface course is A. lowest part of road structure B. uppermost part of road structure C. middle part of road structure D. below part of road structure 15 / 25 15. Surface course should be capable of A. resisting stress, wear developed by traffic B. transferring load of traffic to base course C. resisting water to penetrate from surface D. all of the above 16 / 25 16. In a rigid pavement, what type of traffic requires dry lean concrete as a base course? A. Very heavy B. Light C. Moderate D. None of these 17 / 25 17. Mostly used road in Nepal is A. Cement concrete B. Bitumen C. Earthen D. WBM 18 / 25 18. What is the width of a pavement of 2 lane national highway? A. 8.80 m B. 3.00 m C. 3.75 m D. 7.0 m 19 / 25 19. The minimum width of carriage way in urban roads is A. 2.5m B. 3.0m C. 3.5m D. 3.75m 20 / 25 20. Width of carriage way for a single lane is recommended to be A. 7.5 m B. 7.0 m C. 3.75m D. 5.5 m 21 / 25 21. The maximum width of a vehicles considered for design of road in Nepal A. 1.85m B. 2.50 m C. 3.81 m D. 4.72 m 22 / 25 22. The width of 4 lane road is: A. 3.5 m B. 3.75 m C. 7 m D. 14 m 23 / 25 23. The full width of land acquired before finalizing a highway is known as A. Width of formation B. Shoulder C. Carriageway D. Right of Way 24 / 25 24. The width of formation is calculated by adding? A. Sum of the width of pavements B. Width of pavement+ separators C. Width of pavement + separators + shoulders D. Width of pavement + separator + shoulders + side drains 25 / 25 25. The portion of road surface, which is used by vehicular traffic is known as: A. Shoulder B. Carriageway C. Expressway D. All of Above Your score is The average score is 62% 0% Restart quiz Exit civil engineerhighway engineeringmcqcivilnecpscupsc
