1000+ Highway Engineering Interview Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

Minimum of 8 m width and 2 m wide shoulders on the following roads are recommended

(A) EH, NH and SH

(B) NH and SH

(C) EH, NH

(D) MDR

Ans: A

EH, NH and SH

Where EH = Express highway, NH = National highway, SH = State Highway, MDR = Major district road

Question: 7

Joints in concrete roads are filled with

(A) cork bound with bitumen

(B) impregnated fibre boards

(C) impervious elastic materials

(D) any of the above

Ans: D

any of the above

Question: 8

A channelization island should have

(A) equal radius at entry and exit

(B) small entry and large exit radius

(C) large entry and small exit radius

(D) large entry and exit radius

Ans: B

small entry and large exit radius

Question: 9

In case of hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

(A) fully on the inner side of the curve

(B) fully on the outer side of the curve

(C) equally on inner and outer sides of the curve

(D) one fourth on inner side and three fourth on outer side of the curve

Ans: A

fully on the inner side of the curve

Question: 10

Which one of the following is not a type of transition curve used?

(A) cubic parabola

(B) lemniscate

(C) clothoid

(D) parabolic

Ans: D

parabolic

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