02/01/2014

MOCK GATE SERIES-2 Highway Engineering and Surveying

TIME: 1 Hour General Instructions: Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. Rough work can be done on the blank pages provided separately with the question paper. Before the start of the examination, write your name and roll number in the space provided in answer sheet using a black/blue ink ball point pen. Submit the answer sheet to the invigilator before you leave the exam hall. MARK: 45

One Mark Questions

1. Sensitivity of level tube is expressed by a) Length of level tube c) Radius of level tube b) Length of bubble of level tube d) All of these 2. Curvature of earths surface is taken into account only if the extent of survey is more than a) 60 sq.km b) 160 sq.km c) 260 sq.km d) 360 sq.km 3. A light house of 120m height is just visible above the horizon from a ship, the correct distance(m) between the ship and light house considering combined correction for curvature and refraction, is a) 39.098 b) 42.226 c) 39098 d) 4226 4. The function of an expansion joint in rigid pavement is to a) Relieve warping stresses c) Resist stresses due to expansion b) Relieve shrinkage stresses d) Allow free expansion 5. Drive ways are a) Road connecting high ways with commercial establishments like fuel stations. b) Provided near public convenience with guide with guide maps c) Provide along the roads to serve as an emergency lane for vehicle compelled to be taken out of the road way d) Also called expressways 6. If a descending gradient of 1 in 25 meets an ascending gradient of 1 in 40,then length of summit curve required to provide overtaking sight distance of 500 m will be a) 938 m b) 781 m c) 470 m d) 170 m

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Two Mark Questions 7. determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion[a] and the Reason [r] Assertion[a]: Curvature correction must be applied when the sights are long. Reason [r]: Line of collimation is not a level line but is tangential to level line. a) both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]. b) both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is not the correct reason for [a]. c) both [a] and [r] are false. d) [a] is false but [r] is true. 8. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? Vehicle class Passenger car ,tampo Bus , Truck Two wheeler automobile Small bullock cart Equivalentry Factors (PCU) 1 3 0.5 4

a) b) c) d)

9. If lower clamp screw is tightened and upper clamp screw is loosened , then theodolite may rotate on its a) Outer spindle without relative motion between vernier and graduated scale of lower plate. b) Inner spindle with relative motion between vernier and graduated scale on lower plate. c) Inner spindle without relative motion between vernier and graduated scale on lower plate. d) None of these. Three Mark Questions 10. Consider the following 1. Cross hair ring test 2. Plate level test 3. Collimation in azimuth test 4. Spire test The corrected order of the tests for permanent adjustments of a theodolite is a) 1,2,3,4 b) 2,1,3,4 c) 3,1,2,4 d) 4,3,2,1 11. Fore bearing (FB) and bearing (BB) of lines PQ and QR have been measured as Line FB BB PQ 50 0 235 0 QR 125 30 309 30 The corrected value of interior angle PQR will be a) 100 00 b) 109 30 c) 250 00

d) 255 00

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12. The back sight reading on a vertically held staff at a point A on the floor along the centre line of a railway tunnel is 3.465 m and the foresight on the inverted staff held at the roof of the tunnel just vertically above A is 1.155 m. height of the tunnel along the centre line at floor point A is a) 2.310m b) 3.465 m c) 4.620 m d) 6.930 m 13. Two peg test in the adjustment of a dumpy level employs the principle that a) Equal lengths at back sight and fore sight do not affect the difference in level. b) Reciprocal level eliminates errors of non-parallel instrument and collimation axes. c) Two readings from the same station will minimize errors in bubble tube axis d) Correct is made for vertical axis at one peg and for horizontal axis at the other peg.

14. In a closed traverse ,the following computations were made Latitude Departure Line + + AB 73.0 440.5 BC 535.0 313.0 CD 223.0 68.5 Which of the following conclusions drawn from the above computations were valid? 1. Reduced bearing of DA = S 45 W 2. W.C.B of DA = 225 3. Departure of DA = + 685.0 4. Latitude of DA = + 685.0 a) 1 ,3 and 4 b) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2 and 4 d) 1 and 2

15. Consider the following statements pertaining to plane table survey: 1. Two point problem is solved by mechanical methods 2. Three point problem is solved by Bessels method 3. In two point problem ,auxiliary station is required Of these statements a) 1 and 2 are correct c) 2 and 3 are correct b) 1 and 3 are correct d) 1,2 and 3 are correct 16. With two way, two lane right angled road inter section, what are the total number of potential conflict points? a) 7 b) 24 c) 32 d) 14 17. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? a) Disintegration of aggregates due to weathering. Soundness b) The removal of material from from the surface Abrasion of the road by grinding action. c) Mutual rubbing or grinding within the mass Attrition under the action of traffic. d) Breaking up of road surface layer through Disintegration cracking into irregular shaped areas
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18. For designing a 2-phase fixed type signal at an intersection having North-South and East-West road where only straight traffic is permitted , the following data is available Parameter North South East West Design Hour Flow 1000 700 900 550 (PCU/ hr) Saturation flow 2500 2500 3000 3000 (PCU/ hr) The total time lost per cycle is 12 seconds. The cycle length (seconds) as per Websters approach is a) 67 b) 77 c) 87 d) 91 19. The data given below pertain to the design of a flexible pavement: Initial traffic = 1213 cvpd Traffic growth rate = 8 % per annum Design life = 12 years Vehicle damage factor = 2.5 Distribution factor = 1.0 The design traffic in terms of million standard axles (msa) to be catered would be a) 0.06 msa b) 8.40 msa c) 21.00 msa d) 32.26 msa 20. On an urban road ,the free man speed was measured as 70 kmph and the average spacing between the vehicles under jam conditions as 7.0 m .The speed flow density equation is given by

U = Usf

1 ( k/ kj )

and

q=Uk

Where U= Space mean speed(kmph) Usf = free mean speed (kmph) k = density (veh/ km) kj = jam density (veh/km) q = flow (veh/hr) The maximum flow (veh/hr) per lane for this condition is equal to a) 2700 b) 2500 c) 3000 d) None of these

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