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Interactive Quiz: Town Planning & Transportation (Unit-IX) - 50 Questions

Unit-IX: Town Planning and Transportation (50 Questions Quiz)

Subject Code: 509

📚 Syllabus Covered:
Town Planning Principles, Master Plan, Road and Street Planning, Parks & Open Spaces, Landscape Architecture, Housing, TNCDBR 2019, Barrier-free Design, Highway Engineering (Roads, Pavements, Geometric Design, Traffic), Bridge Engineering, and Railway Engineering.

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1. The Star and Grid pattern of road network was proposed in which road plan?

  1. Nagpur Road Plan
  2. Bombay Road Plan
  3. Lucknow Road Plan
  4. Delhi Road Plan
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Answer: A (Nagpur Road Plan)

2. The slope provided for coning of wheels in Indian Railways is usually:

  1. 1 in 10
  2. 1 in 20
  3. 1 in 30
  4. 1 in 40
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Answer: B (1 in 20)

3. Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) is the sum of:

  1. Lag distance and braking distance
  2. Lag distance and passing distance
  3. Braking distance and overtaking distance
  4. Reaction distance and perception distance
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Answer: A (Lag distance and braking distance)

4. In traffic engineering, PCU stands for:

  1. Passenger Car Unit
  2. Public Carriage Unit
  3. Primary Commercial Unit
  4. Passenger Commercial Unit
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Answer: A (Passenger Car Unit)

5. Bull-headed rails are generally used with:

  1. Concrete sleepers only
  2. Cast iron chairs
  3. Direct spiking to wooden sleepers
  4. Welded joints exclusively
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Answer: B (Cast iron chairs)

6. A bridge is classified as a 'Culvert' if its total span length is less than:

  1. 3 meters
  2. 6 meters
  3. 12 meters
  4. 30 meters
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Answer: B (6 meters)

7. Which of the following is an example of 'Hard Landscaping'?

  1. Shrubs and bushes
  2. Turf and grass
  3. Paved walkways and retaining walls
  4. Flower beds
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Answer: C (Paved walkways and retaining walls)

8. In town planning, 'Zoning' primarily regulates:

  1. The price of land
  2. The types of vehicles allowed on roads
  3. The use of land and building heights
  4. The source of municipal water
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Answer: C (The use of land and building heights)

9. In rigid pavements, tie bars are provided across:

  1. Expansion joints
  2. Contraction joints
  3. Longitudinal joints
  4. Transverse joints
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Answer: C (Longitudinal joints)

10. Which of the following is considered 'Soft Landscaping'?

  1. Asphalt driveways
  2. Ornamental statues
  3. Lawns, trees, and shrubs
  4. Brick boundary walls
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Answer: C (Lawns, trees, and shrubs)

11. In hill roads, a retaining wall is constructed on the:

  1. Valley side
  2. Hill side
  3. Crown
  4. Shoulder
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Answer: A (Valley side)

12. The transition curve commonly recommended by IRC for horizontal alignment of highways is the:

  1. Cubic parabola
  2. Lemniscate
  3. Spiral (Clothoid)
  4. Circular curve
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Answer: C (Spiral (Clothoid))

13. Traffic volume is defined as:

  1. Number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per unit time
  2. Total weight of vehicles on the road
  3. Speed of vehicles divided by distance
  4. The maximum speed capacity of the road
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Answer: A (Number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per unit time)

14. Bearings are provided in bridges to:

  1. Increase the aesthetic appeal
  2. Allow for temperature expansion and rotation
  3. Prevent vehicular skidding
  4. Retain approach soil
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Answer: B (Allow for temperature expansion and rotation)

15. According to IRC classifications, roads connecting state capitals and major ports are called:

  1. State Highways
  2. National Highways
  3. Major District Roads
  4. Expressways
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Answer: B (National Highways)

16. The consistency and grade of paving bitumen is determined by the:

  1. Ductility test
  2. Softening point test
  3. Viscosity test
  4. Penetration test
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Answer: D (Penetration test)

17. The rails are joined end-to-end by means of:

  1. Bearing plates
  2. Tie bars
  3. Fish plates
  4. Chairs
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Answer: C (Fish plates)

18. An ideal bridge site should have:

  1. A curved river reach
  2. A straight and narrow river channel with firm banks
  3. Highly erodible banks
  4. A confluence of two large rivers
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Answer: B (A straight and narrow river channel with firm banks)

19. Dowel bars in concrete pavements are placed:

  1. Parallel to the direction of traffic
  2. Perpendicular to the direction of traffic
  3. At 45 degrees to the traffic
  4. Vertically into the subgrade
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Answer: A (Parallel to the direction of traffic)

20. A STOP sign is an example of a:

  1. Warning sign
  2. Regulatory (Mandatory) sign
  3. Informatory sign
  4. Guide sign
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Answer: B (Regulatory (Mandatory) sign)

21. Under the TNCDBR 2019, Floor Space Index (FSI) is defined as:

  1. Total covered area on all floors / Plot area
  2. Plot area / Total covered area
  3. Built-up area of ground floor / Plot area
  4. Total volume of building / Plot area
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Answer: A (Total covered area on all floors / Plot area)

22. The structure built to span a gorge, valley, or water body without closing the way underneath is called a:

  1. Retaining wall
  2. Bridge
  3. Embankment
  4. Pier
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Answer: B (Bridge)

23. The equivalent standard axle load (ESAL) is used in the design of:

  1. Rigid pavements only
  2. Flexible pavements only
  3. Both flexible and rigid pavements
  4. Railway tracks
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Answer: C (Both flexible and rigid pavements)

24. Creep of rails is defined as the:

  1. Vertical deflection of rails
  2. Lateral bending of rails
  3. Longitudinal movement of rails
  4. Expansion of rails due to heat
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Answer: C (Longitudinal movement of rails)

25. A Catch water drain in a hill road is provided:

  1. Below the retaining wall
  2. At the edge of the carriageway
  3. On the hill slope above the cutting
  4. Across the road width
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Answer: C (On the hill slope above the cutting)

26. Prime coat in flexible pavements is applied:

  1. Over an existing bituminous surface
  2. Over a granular base course like WBM
  3. Between two bituminous layers
  4. As a final wearing course
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Answer: B (Over a granular base course like WBM)

27. Ribbon development in town planning refers to:

  1. Concentric circular growth around a core
  2. Growth of buildings linearly along major highways
  3. Grid-iron pattern development
  4. Scattered rural development
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Answer: B (Growth of buildings linearly along major highways)

28. According to Lacey's theory, the normal depth of scour (D) for a river is proportional to:

  1. (Q/f)^(1/3)
  2. (Q/f)^(1/2)
  3. (Q/f)^(2/3)
  4. (Q/f)^(1/6)
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Answer: A ((Q/f)^(1/3))

29. If 'V' is the design speed in kmph and 'R' is the radius of the curve in meters, the super-elevation (e) for mixed traffic conditions is calculated as:

  1. V² / 127R
  2. V² / 225R
  3. V² / gR
  4. V / 127R
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Answer: B (V² / 225R)

30. The shape of a standard warning sign (except crossbuck) is:

  1. Circular
  2. Octagonal
  3. Equilateral Triangle
  4. Rectangular
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Answer: C (Equilateral Triangle)

31. A Master Plan for a town is generally designed for a design period of:

  1. 5 to 10 years
  2. 10 to 15 years
  3. 20 to 25 years
  4. 50 to 100 years
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Answer: C (20 to 25 years)

32. The inner edge of a railway track is kept slightly lower than the outer edge on a curve to provide:

  1. Negative cant
  2. Super-elevation (Cant)
  3. Camber
  4. Creep
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Answer: B (Super-elevation (Cant))

33. A dead-end street with a turnaround area at the end is known as a:

  1. Boulevard
  2. Cul-de-sac
  3. Arterial road
  4. Ring road
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Answer: B (Cul-de-sac)

34. Water Bound Macadam (WBM) roads primarily rely on the interlocking of aggregates and the binding action of:

  1. Bitumen
  2. Cement
  3. Stone dust and water
  4. Tar
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Answer: C (Stone dust and water)

35. Under TNCDBR 2019, stilt parking floors are typically:

  1. Excluded from FSI calculation
  2. Included in FSI calculation
  3. Banned in coastal zones
  4. Used exclusively for commercial shops
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Answer: A (Excluded from FSI calculation)

36. A railway sleeper density of M+7 means:

  1. 7 sleepers per meter
  2. M sleepers per 7 meters
  3. Number of sleepers per rail length is (Length of rail in meters + 7)
  4. 7 million sleepers
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Answer: C (Number of sleepers per rail length is (Length of rail in meters + 7))

37. The maximum super-elevation in plain and rolling terrain as per IRC is limited to:

  1. 4%
  2. 7%
  3. 10%
  4. 15%
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Answer: B (7%)

38. The primary objective of town planning is to ensure:

  1. Maximum land monetization
  2. Health, convenience, and beauty of the environment
  3. Industrial concentration
  4. High population density
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Answer: B (Health, convenience, and beauty of the environment)

39. Which test is used to determine the hardness of aggregates used in road construction?

  1. Impact test
  2. Crushing test
  3. Los Angeles Abrasion test
  4. Soundness test
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Answer: C (Los Angeles Abrasion test)

40. Spot speed data is typically collected using:

  1. Enoscopes or Radar speed meters
  2. Traffic volume counters
  3. Origin and Destination surveys
  4. Photographic methods
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Answer: A (Enoscopes or Radar speed meters)

41. The minimum clearance required for a wheelchair to turn around in a barrier-free design is a circle of diameter:

  1. 900 mm
  2. 1200 mm
  3. 1500 mm
  4. 2000 mm
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Answer: C (1500 mm)

42. The standard width of Broad Gauge (BG) in Indian Railways is:

  1. 1.000 m
  2. 1.676 m
  3. 0.762 m
  4. 1.435 m
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Answer: B (1.676 m)

43. The end supports of a bridge superstructure which also retain the earth of the approaches are called:

  1. Piers
  2. Abutments
  3. Bearings
  4. Girders
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Answer: B (Abutments)

44. The transverse slope provided to the road surface for drainage of rainwater is known as:

  1. Gradient
  2. Camber
  3. Super-elevation
  4. Kerb
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Answer: B (Camber)

45. According to barrier-free design standards for differently-abled persons, the maximum gradient of a ramp should generally not exceed:

  1. 1 in 8
  2. 1 in 10
  3. 1 in 12
  4. 1 in 20
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Answer: C (1 in 12)

46. The camber provided on a Water Bound Macadam (WBM) road under heavy rainfall conditions is typically:

  1. 1 in 50 (2%)
  2. 1 in 40 (2.5%)
  3. 1 in 33 (3%)
  4. 1 in 25 (4%)
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Answer: C (1 in 33 (3%))

47. The highest point on the cross-section of a carriageway is called the:

  1. Crown
  2. Camber
  3. Shoulder
  4. Super-elevation
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Answer: A (Crown)

48. Which material is primarily used to hold the sleepers in position and provide elasticity to the railway track?

  1. Subgrade
  2. Ballast
  3. Formation
  4. Fish plates
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Answer: B (Ballast)

49. Coning of wheels is provided in railways to:

  1. Prevent lateral movement of the axle
  2. Reduce wear and tear of wheel flanges
  3. Keep the train centered on the track
  4. All of the above
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Answer: D (All of the above)

50. The intermediate supports of a multi-span bridge are called:

  1. Abutments
  2. Piers
  3. Wing walls
  4. Approaches
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Answer: B (Piers)

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