TEST ON TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
1. If the modulus of sub grade reaction of a soil
is 10 kg/cu.cm when tested with a 30 cm
diameter plate, the corrected modulus of sub
grade reaction for the standard diameter plate
will be
a. 4 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
2. Bitumen grade 80/100 indicates that under
the standard test conditions, penetration value
of bitumen would vary from
a. 0.8 mm to 1 mm b. 8 mm to 10 mm
c. 8 cm to 10 cm d. 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm
3. While driving at a speed of 30 kmph (with
available friction 0.4) down the grade, the
driver requires a braking distance twice the
required for stopping the vehicle when he
travels up the same grade. The grade is
a. 7% b. 10.6% c. 13.3% d. 33.3%
4. An observer travelling at a constant speed of
70 kmph with the traffic stream over a 5 km
stretch is passed by 17 vehicles more than what
he passes. When the observer travels against
the stream at the same speed, the number of
vehicles he meets is 303. the flow of the traffic
stream is
a. 4480 vph b. 4160 vph
c. 2240 vph d. 2002 vph
5. The lost time due to starting delay on a traffic
signal approach is noted to be 3 seconds, the
actual green time is 25 seconds and amber time
is 3 seconds. How much is the effective green
time?
a. 19s b. 25s c. 27s d. 31s
6. A summit curve is formed at the intersection
of a 3% upgrade and a 5% downgrade. What is
the length of the summit curve in order to
provide a stopping distance of 128 m?
a. 271 m b. 298 m c. 322 m d. 340 m
7. On a road the free speed was 65 kmph and
the space headway at jam density was 6.25 m.
What is the maximum flow which could be
expected on this road?
a. 2600 vph b. 1625 vph c. 1300 vph d.406 vph
8. The design speed of a highway is 80 km/hr
and the radius of circular curve is 150 m in plain
topography. Which one of the following is the
minimum length of transition curve?
a. 115 m b. 85 m c. 65 m d. 43 m
9. A rising gradient of 1 in 50 meets a falling
gradient of 1 in 30. Which one of the following
is the length of vertical curve if the stopping
sight distance is 120 m ?
a. 174 m b. 158 m c. 140 m d. 120 m
10. A summit curve is formed at the
intersection of a 3% upgrade and a 5%
downgrade. What is the length of the summit
curve in order to provide a stopping distance of
128 m?
a. 271 m b. 298 m c. 322 m d. 340 m
11. In 500 gm sample of coarse aggregate, there
are 100 gm flaky particles and 80 gm elongates
particles. What are the flakiness and elongation
indices (total) as per I.S. ?
a. 40% b. 36% c. 18% d. 4%
12. What will be the ruling radius of a horizontal
curve on a national highway for a design vehicle
speed of 100 km/h, assuming allowable super
elevation to be 7% and lateral friction as 0.13 ?
a. 405 m b. 395 m c. 385 m d. 375 m
13. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer using the codes :
List I (Test)
A. Impact test B. Los-Angeles abrasion test
C. Crushing test D. Stripping test
List II (Purpose)
1. Bitumen adhesion 2. Toughness
3. Hardness 4. Strength
A B C D
a. 2 3 4 1
b. 4 1 2 3
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 2 1 4 3
14. For a given road, safe stopping sight istance
is 80 m and passing sight distance is 300 m.
What is the intermediate sight distance ?
a. 220 m b. 190 m c. 160 m d. 150 m
15. The total length of a valley formed by two
gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two
tangent points to provide a rate of change of
centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec2, for a design
speed 100 km ph, is
a. 16 b. 42.3 c. 84.6 d. none
16. How many numbers of conflicts can rise
with one way regulation in both the directions
on an intersection having 4 legs?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10
17. If the difference in elevation between the
edges of pavement of width 9 m and its crown
is 7.5 cm, what is the camber of the pavement?
a. 1 in 60 b. 1 in 45 c. 1 in 30 d. 1 in 15
18. In rigid pavement of width 7.0 m, thickness
30 cm a longitudinal joint is provided. Assume
coefficient of friction as 1.5, allowable stress in
steel as 140 N/ and diameter of tie bar as
10 mm calculate the spacing required rounded
to
a. 280 b. 290 c. 300 d. 310
19. What is the length of tie bar, if diameter of
tie bar is 12 mm, allowable tensile stress is 140
and allowable bond stress is 2.5
a. 300 mm b. 336 mm c. 356 mm d. 375 mm
20. What is the load transfer capacity of dowel
system if each dowel bar capacity is 700 Kg,
spacing of dowel bars is 250 mm and radius of
relative stiffness is 800 mm.
a. 2377 kg b. 2387 kg c. 2397 kg d. 2407 kg
21. Find the spacing in m between contraction
joints for a 3.5 m slab width having thickness of
250 mm for PCC and RCC slab with 10 mm dia
bars at 250 mm spacing. The allowable tensile
stress values in concrete and steel are 0.08
and 140 respectively. Neglect
stress in concrete in case of RCC. Assume f=1.5.
a. 4.44 and 10.47 b. 4.44 and 8.47
c. 10.47 and 4.44 d. 8.47 and 4.44
22. The width of expansion joint gap is 20 mm
in CC pavement. If the laying temperature is 15°
C and the maximum slab temperature in
summer is 40° C, what is the spacing in m
between expansion joints. Assume coefficient
of thermal expansion as /° C.
a. 60 b. 40 c. 50 d 30
 29. The length of National highways in India is
approximately in Km
23. What is the critical stress at edge in
summer if load stress is 20 , a. 50000 b. 75000 c. 100000 d. 150000
and frictional
stress is 1 . 30. If the longitudinal friction coefficient is 0.4,
then what is the value of retardation in
a. 44 b. 46 c. 45 d. 26
a. 0.4 b. 3.924 c. 0.394 d. 0.15
24. What is the critical stress at edge in
winter if load stress is 20 , 31. A student trying to test the breaking ability
and frictional of her car determined that she needed 5.64 m
stress is 1 . more to stop her car when driving downhill on a
road segment of 5 % grade than when driving
a. 44 b. 46 c. 45 d. 26 downhill at the same speed along another
segment of 3 % grade. Determine the speed
25. What is the critical stress at corner (Kmph) at which student conducted her test.
if load stress is 20 , Use f = 0.35.
and frictional
stress is 1 . a. 84 b. 94 c. 70 d. 80

a. 44 b. 46 c. 45 d. 26 32. Calculate the safe stopping sight distance in

26. What is the frictional stress in
developed in CC pavement if the distance
between transverse contraction joints is 4 m
and f=1.5
a. 7.2 b. 0.72 c. 0.072 d. 0.0072
27. Calculate the equivalent radius of resisting
section in mm of 250 mm slab, given that the
radius of contact area of wheel load is 150 mm.
m for design speed of 50 Kmph for two way
traffic on a single lane.
a. 122.8 b. 61.4 c. 30.7 d. 245.6
33.Calculate the minimum sight distance in m
required to avoid a head on collision of two cars
approaching from the opposite directions at 90
and 60 Kmph. Assume a reaction time of 2.5
sec, coefficient of friction of 0.7 and a break
efficiency of 50 % in either case.

a. 140 b. 145 c. 150. d. 155 a. 153.6 b. 82.2 c. 235.8 d. 307.2

28. Compute the radius of relative stiffness of
200 mm thick CC slab having E = 21000
and poisson’s ratio = 0.15 and modulus of
subgrade reaction of soil is 0.03 .
a. 813 mm b. 831 mm c. 881 mm d. 871 mm
34. Calculate the stopping sight distancein m
on a highway at a descending gradient of 2 %
for a design speed of 80 Kmph.
a. 55.6 b. 76.4 c. 132 d. 111.2
35. Calculate the Head light sight distance and
Intermediate sight distance for a highway with a
design speed of 65 Kmph
a. 91.4, 182.8 b. 182.8, 91.4
c. 61.4, 122.8 d. 122.8, 61.4
36. The speed of overtaking and overtaken
vehicles are 70 and 40 Kmph respectively on a
two way traffic road. If the acceleration of
overtaking vehicle is 0.99 . Calculate the
safe overtaking sight distance in m.
a. 288 b. 278 c. 298 d. 145
37. The speed of overtaking and overtaken
vehicles are 70 and 40 Kmph respectively on a
one way traffic road. If the acceleration of
overtaking vehicle is 0.99 . Calculate the
safe overtaking sight distance in m.
a. 288 b. 278 c. 298 d. 145
38. What is the safe speed in Kmph against
overturning over turning of vehicle having width
if 2.5 m and height of 5.0 m while negotiating a
curve of radius 200 m.
a. 113 b. 62 c. 90 d. 130
39. The radius of a horizontal circular curve is
100 m. The design speed is 50 Kmph and design
coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15. Calculate
the super elevation required if full lateral
friction is assumed to develop.
a. 0.047 b. 0.037 c. 0.057 d. 0.07
40. The design speed of highway is 80 Kmph.
There is a horizontal curve of radius 200 m on a
certain locality. If maximum super elevation
allowed is 0.07 and coefficient of friction is 0.15,
calculate the maximum aloowable speed on this
curve.
a. 74 b. 76 c. 78 d. 80
41. Calculate the ruling minimum radius of
horizontal curve of a National highway with
design speed of 100 Kmph.
a. 360 b. 410 c. 460 d. 510
42. Calculate the extra widening required for a
pavement of within 7 m on a horizontal curve of
radius 250 m if the longest wheel base of
vehicle expected on the road is 7.0 m. Design
speed is 70 Kmph.
a. 0.196 b. 0.466 c. 0.662 d. 0.600
43. Calculate the length of transition curve in m
based on comfort condition for the curve of
radius 220 m with design speed of 65 Kmph.
a. 47 b. 50 c. 53 d. 56
44. Calculate the length of transition curve in m
to accommodate super elevation for the curve
of radius 220 m with design speed of 65 Kmph.
Consider f=0.15 and width of road is 7.0 m. Take
length of wheel base as 7 m. The rate of
introduction of super elevation is 1 in 150 and
pavement is rotated about the centre line.
a. 40 b. 50 c. 60 d. 70
45. Calculate the minimum length of transition
curve in m in plain terrain as per IRC for the
curve of radius 220 m with design speed of 65
Kmph.
a. 47 b. 52 c. 56 d. 59
46. Find the shift of the curve in m if transition
length is 50 m and radius of curve is 250 m.
a. 0.42 b. 0.84 c. 0.63 d. 0.21
47. There is a horizontal highway curve of radius
400 m and length 200 m on this two lane
highway. The lane width is 3.8 m. Compute the
set back distance required from the centre line
on the inner side of curve so as to provide
stopping sight distance of 90 m.
a. 4.4 b. 2.5 c. 6.3 d. 2.2
48. There is a horizontal highway curve of radius
400 m and length 200 m on this two lane
highway. The lane width is 3.8 m. Compute the
set back distance required from the centre line
on the inner side of curve so as to provide
overtaking sight distance of 300 m.
a. 26.8 b. 24.9 c. 28.7 d. 30.0
49. While aligning a hill road with a ruling
gradient of 6 %, a horizontal curve of radius 60
m is encountered. Find the compensated
gradient of the curve.
a. 1.25 % b. 2.5 % c. 4.5 % d. 4.75 %
50. For two major roads with divided
carriageway crossing at right angle, a full clover
leaf interchange with four indirect ramps is
provided. Following statements are made on
turning movements of vehicles to all directions
from both roads. Identify the correct statement:
(A) Merging from left is possible, but diverging
to left is not possible.
(B) Both merging from left and diverging to left
are possible.
(C) Merging from left is not possible, but
diverging to left is possible.
(D) Neither merging from left nor diverging to
left is possible.
51. It was observed that 150 vehicles crossed a
particular location of a highway in duration of
30 minutes. Assuming that vehicle arrival
follows a negative exponential distribution, find
out the number of time headways greater than
5 seconds in the above observation?
52. For a portion of national highway where a
descending gradient of 1 in 25 meets with an
ascending gradient of 1 in 20, a valley curve
needs to be designed for a vehicle travelling at
90 kmph based on the following conditions. (i)
Headlight sight distance equal to the stopping
sight distance (SSD) of a level terrain
considering length of valley curve> SSD. (ii)
Comfort condition with allowable rate of
change of centrifugal acceleration = 0.5
. Assume total reaction time = 2.5 seconds;
coefficient of longitudinal friction of the
pavement= 0.35; height of head light of the
vehicle =0.75 m; and beam angle = 1°. (a) What
is the length of valley curve (in m) based on the
head light sight distance condition? (b) What is
the length of valley curve (in m) based on the
comfort condition?
53. Two major roads with two lanes each are
crossing in an urban area to form an un-
controlled intersection. The number of conflict
points when both roads are one-way is “X” and
when both roads are two-way is “Y”. The ratio
of X to Y is
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.50 (D) 0.75
54. Two bitumen samples “X” and “Y” have
softening points 45
Consider the following statements: I Viscosity of
“X” will be higher than that of “Y” at the same
temperature. II Penetration value of “X” will be
lesser than that of “Y” under standard
conditions. The CORRECT option evaluating the
above statements is
(A) Both I and II are TRUE (B) I is FALSE and II is
TRUE
(C) Both I and II are FALSE (D) I is TRUE and II is
FALSE
55. Road roughness is measured using
(A) Benkelman beam (B) Bump integrator
(C) Dynamic cone penetrometer (D) Falling
weight deflectometer
56. A two-lane urban road with one-way traffic
has a maximum capacity of 1800 vehicles/hour.
Under the jam condition, the average length
occupied by the vehicles is 5.0 m. The speed
versus density relationship is linear. For a traffic
volume of 1000 vehicles/hour, the density (in
vehicles/km) is
(A) 52 (B) 58 (C) 67 (D) 75
57. The following data are related to a
horizontal curved portion of a two-lane
highway: length of curve = 200 m, radius of
curve = 300 m and width of pavement = 7.5 m.
In order to provide a stopping sight distance
(SSD) of 80 m, the set back distance (in m)
required from the centre line of the inner lane
of the pavement is
(A) 2.54 (B) 4.55 (C) 7.10 (D) 7.96
58. A pavement designer has arrived at design
traffic of 100 million standard axles for a newly
developing national highway as per IRC: 37
guidelines using the following data: design life =
15 years, commercial vehicle count before
pavement construction = 4500 vehicles/day,
annual traffic growth rate = 8%. The vehicle
damage factor used in the calculation was
(A) 1.53 (B) 2.24 (C) 3.66 (D) 4.14
59. A vertical summit curve is formed at the
intersection of two gradients, +3.0 and -5.0
percent. Design the length of summit curve in m
to provide stipping sight distance for a design
speed of 80 Kmph.
a.278 b. 298 c. 308 d. 318
60. An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets a
descending gradient of 1 in 120. A summit curve
is to be designed for a speed of 80 Kmph so as
to have an overtaking sight distance of 470 m.
a. 410 m b. 417 m . c. 427 m d. 440 m
61. A valley curve is formed by a descending
grade of 1 in 25 meeting an ascending grade of
1 in 30. Design the length of valley curve based
on comfort condition. Design speed of the road
is 80 Kmph and C= 0.6
a. 73.1 b. 83.1 c. 93.1 d. 103.1
62. A valley curve is formed by a descending
grade of 1 in 25 meeting an ascending grade of
1 in 30. Design the length of valley curve based
on head light sight distance requirement.
Design speed of the road is 80 Kmph.
a. 200 b. 100 c. 50 d. 250
63. Calculate the ESWL of a dual wheel
assembly carrying 2044 Kg each for pavement
thickness of 200 mm. Centre to centre tire
spacing is 270 mm and distance between the
walls of tires is 110 mm.
a. 3500 Kg b. 3000 Kg c. 4088 Kg d. 5000 Kg
64. The average normal flow of traffic on cross
roads A and B during design period are 400 and
250 pcu per hour. The saturation flow values on
these roads are estimated as 1250 and 1000
pcu per hour respectively. The all red time
required for pedestrian crossing is 12 sec. Find
the optimum signal cycle.
a. 57.5 b. 67.5 c. 77.5 d. 87.5
65. Find the capacity of the rotary if the average
width of entry and non weaving section is 3m,
length of weaving section is 60 m and
proportion of weaving traffic is 0.5.
a. 2500 b. 2000 c. 2700 d. 2800
66. If width if entry is 4.0 m and width of non
weaving section is 3.0m find the width of
weaving section.
a. 3.5m b. 4.0m c. 7.0m d. 10.0m
67. The free mean speed on a roadway is found
to be 80 Kmph. Under stopped condition the
average spacing between vehicles is 6.9 m.
Determine the capacity of flow in veh/hour.
a. 2500 b. 2700 c. 2900 d. 3100
68. An observation on an expressway yielded a
count of 200 vehicles in a period of half an
hour. Calculate the number of headways in this
count greater than 4.5 sec.
a. 120 b. 150 c. 180 d. 200
69. An observation on an expressway yielded a
count of 200 vehicles in a period of half an
hour. Calculate the number of headways in this
count less than 18 sec.
a. 172 b. 150 c. 182 d. 200
70. Aggregate impact value indicates the
following property of aggregates
a. Durability b. toughness
c. Hardness d. Strength
71. Aggregate crushing test indicates the
following property of aggregates
a. Durability b. toughness
c. Hardness d. Strength
72. Aggregate abrasion test indicates the
following property of aggregates
a. Durability b. toughness
c. Hardness d. Strength
73. Aggregate soundness value indicates the
following property of aggregates
a. Durability b. toughness
c. Hardness d. Strength
74. What is the angularity number if the ratio of
volume of voids to total volume is 0.33.
a. 1 b. zero c. 33 d. 67
75. What is the angularity number if the ratio of
volume of voids to total volume is 0.5.
a. 1 b. zero c. 33 d. 17
76. What is the angularity number if the ratio
of volume of voids to volume of solids is 0.6.
a. 1 b. 5 c. 33 d. 17
77. It was observed that 150 vehicles crossed a
particular location of a high way in duration of
30 min. Assuming that vehicle arrival follows a
negative exponential distribution, find out the
number of time head ways greater than 5 sec in
the above observation?
A. 90 B. 99 C. 110 D. 120
78. The percent voids in mineral aggregate
(VMA) and air voids ( ) in a compacted
bituminous mix specimen are 15 and 4.5
respectively. The percent voids filled with
bitumen (VFB) for this specimen is
A. 24 B. 30 C. 54 D. 70
79. In Marshal mix design the weights of
aggregate and its specific gravities are as given
below. The weight of bitumen is 100 gm and its
specific gravity is 0.98. Find theoretical specific
gravity of the mix?
Aggregate weight (gr): 600 1000 800
Specific gravity : 2.5 2.4 2.3
A. 2.71 B. 2.81 C. 2.91 D. 3.0
80. In Marshal mix design if the theoretical
specific gravity of the mix is 2.5 and its bulk
specific gravity is 2.4, then what is the
percentage air voids?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
81. In Marshal mix design if weight of bitumen
is 150 gm, its specific gravity is 0.99 and weight
of mix is 3000 gm and its bulk specific gravity is
2.4, then find percentage volume of bitumen?
A. 5 B. 12 C. 15 D. 17
82. In Marshal mix design if weight of bitumen
is 150 gm, its specific gravity is 0.99 and weight
of mix is 3000 gm and its bulk specific gravity is
2.4, the theoretical specific gravity of mix is 2.6
then finds the voids in mineral aggregate?
A. 5 B. 12 C. 15 D. 20
83. The percent voids in mineral aggregate
(VMA) and percentage volume of bitumen ( )
in a compacted bituminous mix specimen are
15 and 9 respectively. The percent voids filled
with bitumen (VFB) for this specimen is
A. 24 B. 30 C. 54 D. 60
84. In Marshal mix design if maximum stability
is at 4 % of bitumen, maximum density is at 5 %
and bitumen at 4 % air voids is at 5.25 %, then
find the optimum bitumen content for the mix?
A. 4.5 B. 4.75 C. 5.0 D. 6.0
85. In CBR test if the specimen sustains a
pressure of 7 at 2.5 mm penetration
then what is the CBR value?
A. 2 B. 5. C. 10 D. 15
86. In CBR test if the specimen sustains a
pressure of 8.4 at 5.0 mm penetration
then what is the CBR value?
A. 2 B. 5. C. 8 D. 15
87. If the aggregate is passed through 12 mm
sieve and retained in 10 mm sieve, then what is
the slot size to be chosen to test flakiness
index?
A. 6.0 B. 6.2 C. 6.4 D. 6.6
87. If the aggregate is passed through 12 mm
sieve and retained in 10 mm sieve, then what is
the slot size to be chosen to test elongation
index?
A. 13.2 B. 19.8 C. 11.0 D. 16.5
88. What is the energy used in impact test in
Joules approximately?
A. 370 B. 570 C. 770 D. 970
89. A section of a major highway has the
following flow density relationship
. What is the capacity of the highway
section
A. 788 B. 888 C. 988 D. 1000
90. On a specific section of highway, studies
shows that the speed density relationship is
[ ( ) ]. The highway capacity is 3800
vph and the jam density is 140 vpkm. What is
the free flow speed in Kmph?
A. 53.5 B. 55 C. 57.5 D. 60
91. Based on field observation it is found that
the volume of traffic flow passing a point of
highway segment is 720 vph. Calculate the
probability that there is no vehicle passing this
point in 5 sec. D. prevention of thermal expansion

A. 0.37 B. 047 C. 0.57 D. 0.67 98. The relationship between the length (l) and
radius ( r ) of an ideal transition curve is given
92. Based on the OD survey, 25 % of commuters by
choose transit for their daily trip. There are 5
commuters being randomly selected from an A. L r B. L C. L D. L 1/r
organization. Estimate the probability that 1 99. The minimum value of CBR % required for
person among 5 will choose transit for travel. granular sub base as per MOST specification

A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
A. 0.39 B. 0.49 C. 0.59 D. 0.69
100. The radius of relative stiffness for a 20 cm thick
93. Given that the volume of a segment of road slab with E = and Poisson’s ratio
way is 720 vph and traffic movement is in =0.15, resting on a subgrade having modulus of 5
is
accord with poisson distribution. Calculate the
number of headways whose value is less than 5 A. 10 Cm B. 80 Cm C. 120 Cm D. 320 Cm
sec in an hour.

A. 454 B. 464 C. 474 D. 484

94. Estimate number of potential conflicts if

both roads are one way and having four lanes?

A. 18 B. 25 C. 44 D. 36

94. Estimate number of potential conflicts if

both roads are two way and having four lanes?

A. 18 B. 25 C. 44 D. 36

95. Temperature stresses in concrete avements

may cause the slab to crack. If a slab cools
uniformly then the crack will develop at the
following locations of the slab

(a) at centre (b) near edges

(c) at corners (d) both (b) and (c)

96. The speed and delay studies on a defined

section of highway are conducted by
A. radar gun B. traffic counters
C. moving car method D. enoscope

97. Base course is used in rigid pavement for

A. Prevention of subgrade settlement
B. prevention of slab cracking
C. prevention of pumping