Transportation

1. Match the list of items of List-1 with List-2.

S.NO List-1 List-2

A Basic capacity
B Traffic density
C Traffic volume
D Possible capacity
1 Vehicles that pass a given point on a
lane/hour
2 Maximum number of vehicles that can pass a
given point on a lane during one hour under
prevailing roadway and traffic conditions
3 Number of vehicles occupying a unit length
of a lane at a given instant
4 Maximum number of vehicles that can pass a
given point on any lane during one hour under
ideal roadway and traffic conditions.

Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 3 1 2

2. Three points A, B and C 500 m apart on a straight road have 500 m, 505 m and 510
m as their reduced levels. The road is said to have

(A) No gradient between A and C

(B) A positive gradient between A and C

(C) A negative gradient between A and C

(D) A negative gradient between A and B

3. In hill roads the side drains arc provided

(A) Only on the hill side of road

(B) Only on the opposite side of hill

(C) On both sides of road

(D) None of the above

4. If the coefficient of friction on the road surface is 0.15 and a maximum super-
elevation 1 in 15 is provided, the maximum speed of the vehicles on a curve of 100
meter radius, is

(A) 32.44 km/hour

 (B) 42.44 kg/hour

(C) 56.37 km/hour

(D)62.44km/hour

5. The design parameter for a signalized intersection are shown below. The green time
calculated for major road and minor roads are 34 sec and 18 sec respectively. The
crtical lane volume on the major road changes to 440 veh/hr per lane and the critical
lane volume on the minor load remains unchanged. The green time will be:

Major Road

6. Calculate the HSD for a highway with design speed of 65 km/hr, take friction coefficient
as 0.36.
a) 91.4 m

b) 128.8 m

c) 182.8 m

d) None

7. Calculate the ISD for a highway with design speed of 65 km/hr, take friction coefficient as
0.36.
a) 91.4 m

b) 128.8 m

c) 182.8 m

d) None

8. Calculate the ruling minimum radius for an expressway.

a) 515.66 m
b) 1000 m

c) 200 m

d) None

9. Calculate the minimum lateral friction coefficient for a highway with DS as 100 km/hr and
radius of curve as 300 m.
a) 0.1920

b) 0.15

c) 0.07

d) None

10. Which of the following dictates the minimum required sight distance in valley curve?
a) Design speed

b) Height of obstacle

c) Height of driver eye

d) Night time conditions

11. What will be capacity of road if when the road is fully occupied by the 150 vehicles for
one km and when the vehicle can gain a maximum speed of 80 km/hr ------------- (veh/hr)?

12. Match the list-1 with the list-2.

S.NO List-1 List-2

A Spot 1 By video tape
speed
B Traffic 2 By road side interview
volume
C O-D 3 By Doppler radar
survey
D Parking 4 By pneumatic tube
survey

Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 1 3 4
Services
1. A pipe in house drainage which is installed to preserve water seal of traps is:

(a) Soil Pipe (b) Vent pipe (c) Anti-siphonage Pipe (d) Water Pipe

2. Which of the following is not an existing type of trap?

(a) Gully trap (b) Q-trap (c) S-trap (d) W-trap

3. Single stack system and Double stack system are types of,

(a) RCC slab reinforcement (b) Drainage system

(c) Transportation system (d) Electric wiring

4. Dry Riser is a component in which of the following?

(a) Vertical transport system (b) Fire Fighting system

(c) Landscape designing (d) Water supply system

5. The term unit used for expressing electricity consumption is ____ ?

(a) 1 Watt (b) 1 Watt Hour

(c) 1 Kilo Watt Hour (d) 1 Kilo Watt

6. The component of electricity supply system that divides an electrical power

feed into subsidiary circuits is _______?

(a) Miniature Circuit Breaker (b) Distribution Box

(c) Residual-current Device (d) Fuse

7. A room of dimensions 6m x 5m x3m is to be designed for good ventilation.

Depending on the purpose of the room it has been recommended by the
HVAC consultant that the room needs 5 complete fresh air circulations per
hour for good indoor comfort. The air is to be evacuated at a speed of 3.75
m/sec. The number of 0.5 SqM punctures in walls for suction of air is ____?
(Punctures for air inlet are to be neglected
8. It is given that internally reflected component is 15 Lux, Externally reflected
component is 20 Lux and the Sky factor is 50 Lux. The illuminance level (in Lux)
at a point inside the room is ____?
9. In above question, if the RT has to reduce to 0.9 Sec, the area of room to be
covered with a material of absorption coefficient 0.08 is _____Sq.m.

10. If first listener is 680m from source and second listener is 1360m from source,
The time lag between two listeners of same source is ______sec. Ignore any
obstructions and consider same medium. Consider speed of sound 340m/sec.

11. A lift was installed in a building of height 30m. The ultimate carrying capacity of
the steel ropes with which the lift car was hoisted is 48000 Kg. The weight of the
lift car is 1000 Kg. If average weight of users is decided to be 88 Kg, the capacity
of the lift with a factor of safety of 15 would be ______?

12. A waste water pipe was laid with a gradient of 1:75. The fall (in mm) for a part of
30 meter section would be _______.

13. An over-flow waste water pipe from a septic-tank reaches a level of 500mm below
the ground level at the point where it meets the central drain of the street. The
central drain is 30 m away from the overflow point of the septic tank. If the
gradient of the pipe is 1:70, the level of the point where the over-flow waste water
pipe is fixed with the septic tank is ____? (level here is to be given in mm below
the ground level)

14. The terrace area of a building is 500 Sq. m. if the run-off coefficient of the roof-
top is 0.78, the maximum amount of water that can be harvested (in m3) in a
period of one year is _______? Average rainfall per year of the place is 600 mm.