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1. The fine aggregate are the natural or crushed stone that more than 50%
a. retained in sieve size 4.75 mm
b. passes through sieve size 4.75 mm but retained in 2.36 mm
c. passes through sieve size 4.75 mm but retained in 0.075 mm
d. passes through sieve size 2.36 mm but retained in 0.075mm

2. The binding materials used for rigid pavement is

a. Stone dust
b. Cement
c. Bitumen
d. Clay

3. The binding materials used for AC pavement is

e. Stone dust
f. Cement
g. Bitumen
h. Clay

4. The method used for gradation test of aggregate is

a. Abrasion test
b. Flakiness index
c. Sieve analysis
d. Soundness

5. The cylindrical drum used in Los Angles Abrasion test is rotated at the speed of
a. 10-15 revolutions per minutes
b. 20-22 revolutions per minutes
c. 30-33 revolutions per minutes
d. 60-80 revolutions per minutes

6. The aggregate sample used for crushing test is

a. Passes through 2.36 mm
b. Passes through 4.75 mm and retained on 2.36 mm
c. Passes through 7.5 mm and retained on 4.75 mm
d. Passes through 12.5 mm and retained on 10 mm

7. The test carried out for toughness of stone or resistance to fracture under repeated load is
a. Abrasion test
b. Crushing test
c. Impact test
d. Soundness test

8. For soundness test of aggregate with magnesium

sulphate, the average loss in weight should not
exceed
a. 5%
b. 9%
c. 12%
d. 18%

9. The type of bitumen whose viscosity has reduced by addition of volatile solvent is

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a. Cut-back bitumen
b. Bitumen Emulsion
c. Asphalt
d. Road tar

10. When the bitumen is emulsified with water is called ……….. and when emulsified in petroleum is
called ……..
a. Asphalt , Bitumen tar
b. Bitumen emulsion, Bitumen tar
c. Bitumen emulsion , Cut-back bitumen
d. Cut-back bitumen , Bitumen emulsion

11. The maximum water content in the bitumen should be ….. percent by weight
a. 0.2%
b. 0.4%
c. 0.75%
d. 1%

12. Abrasion test is conducted for evaluating _____ of aggregate

A. Toughness
B. Hardness
C. Soundness
D. Stripping potential

13. Flakiness index and Elongation index test is not applicable to aggregate sizes smaller than:
A. 10mm
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B. 6.3mm
C. 12.5mm
D. 15mm

14. The flakiness index of an aggregate is defined as the percentage by weight of particles whose
a. Least dimension is less than 0.6 times mean size
b. Least dimension is less than 1.8 times mean size
c. Greatest dimension is more than 0.6 times mean size
d. Greatest dimension is more than 1.8 times mean size

15. Impact value is used to measure

a. Hardness
b. Toughness
c. Wheel load
d. Strength

16. . If the aggregates are exceptionally strong then they are having impact value which is
a. Less than 10
b. Less than 15
c. Less than 30
d. Greater than 30

LAA

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17. Weight of proportion retained in the sieve size 2.36mm is 180gm for the total dry aggregate taken
as 300 gm. So, the impact value is
a. 40%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 65%

18. The fine aggregates are having a size less than

a. 5mm
b. 4.75mm
c. 2.36 mm
d. 75 microns

19. For testing loss in heating, the bitumen sample is heated at the temperature of
a. 127°C
b. 150°C
c. 163°C
d. 200°C

20. The minimum specified flash point of bitumen used in pavement construction is ___°C
A. 127°C
B. 175 °C
C. 163°C
D. 200°C

21. The test used for detecting over heated or cracked bitumen is
a. Ductility test
b. LAA test
c. Flash and fire point test
d. Softening point test

22. The apparatus used for viscosity test, an orifice viscometer of size
a. 2.5 mm
b. 20 mm
c. 15 mm
d. 4-10 mm

23. Which of the following grade of bitumen is harder?

a. 30/40
b. 60/70
c. 80/100
d. All are equal

24. Medium curing cutback bitumen is fluxed with

A. Naptha
B. Petroleum
C. High boiling point Gas oil
D. Kerosene
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25. The Phenomena in which the segregation of bitumen and aggregates takes place in the presence of
moisture is called
A. Streaking
B. Slippage
C. Stripping
D. Rutting

26. The capability of aggregate to resist more weathering action and wheel load is called ….
a. Hardness
b. Toughness
c. Soundness
d. Strength

27. The sum of flakiness index and elongation index should not exceed __________
a) 15
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40

28. The skid number for highway should not be less than
a. 55
b. 45
c. 35
d. 25

29. Which type of aggregate gives good workability ?

a. Round
b. Flaky
c. Angular
d. Irregular

30. The expansion of aggregate on reaction with water is called ….

a. Swelling
b. Bulking
c. Expelling
d. Breaking

31. The minimum grade of concrete required for pavement design is

a. M30
b. M35
c. M40
d. M45

32. The bitumen is completely soluble in

a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Carbon sulfide
d. Carbon disulphide
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33. The solvent not used in cutback bitumen is

a. Kerosene
b. Oil
c. Petrol
d. Diesel

34. Which bitumen does not need heating?

a. Pavement grade
b. Cut back
c. Modified bitumen
d. Bitumen emulsion

35. The temperature used in penetration test is

a. 23
b. 27
c. 30
d. 33

36. Which of the following has greater life?

a. Bituminous pavement
b. Cement concrete pavement
c. Gravel roads
d. Earth roads

37. The types of traffic control devices are:

a. Sign and Road Marking
b. Signals and Island
c. Road light for night driving
d. All of the above

38. If there are two wheels on one side of the axle, then it must be converted into
b) EWL
c) ESL
d) ESWL
e) EL
ESWL stands for equivalent single wheel load. It is used to represent the load when
more than one wheel is present in one side of the axle. The equivalent of both wheel
loads is represented as ESWL.

39. Which of the following is regulatory traffic sign?

a. Parking place (informatory)
b. Road narrow on both sides (warning)
c. Stop and Give way sign
d. None of these

40. The pedestrian may cross the road with care in

a. Red Standing Man
b. Green Walking Man
c. None
d. All of these
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41. ‘Give Way’ is regulatory traffic sign with ……... shape.

a. Triangular
b. Circular
c. Octagonal
d. Rectangular

42. ……… percentile speed is provided as safe

speed limit in road.
a. 98th
b. 85th
c. 75th
d. 25th

43. The average 24hrs traffic volume on

weekdays over a full years is
a. AADT
b. AAWT
c. ADT
d. AWT

44. The ill effects of parking is

a. Congestion
b. Crash
c. Obstruction to the emergency vehicles
d. All of the above

45. Which of the following is ‘On street parking’ ?

a. Multi-storey parking
b. Underground parking
c. Kerb parking
d. None of above

46. Time mean speed (TMS) is ………. Space mean speed(SMS)

a. Slightly less than
b. Never less than
c. Never greater than
d. Equal to

47. The number of vehicles occupying a unit length of roadway at given instant is:
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a. Traffic density
b. Traffic volume
c. Traffic capacity
d. Passenger car unit

48. The best type of angle parking is

a. 30°
b. 45°
c. 60°
d. 90°

49. Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with

a. 30° angle parking
b. 45° angle parking
c. 90° angle parking
d. parallel parking

50. The maximum number of vehicles beyond which rotary intersection is not effective from
a. 500 PCU/hr
b. 2000 PCU/hr
c. 5000 PCU/hr
d. 5000 PCU/day

51. The road traffic consists of how many types of traffic?

a. Vehicle traffic
b. Pedestrian traffic
c. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic
d. No traffic

52. The hearing, visibility and reaction time are covered in which type of factors?
a. Physical
b. Mental
c. Psychological
d. Environmental
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53. Which one of the following is not a warning sign?

a. Height limit
b. Curve ahead
c. No U-turn
d. Narrow bridge ahead
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54. The clearance time is indicated by

a. Red
b. Green
c. Amber
d. White

55. The number of vehicles crossing a section of road in a unit time at any selected period is called
a. Traffic volume study
b. Traffic density study
c. Traffic mass study
d. Traffic characteristic study

56. The instrument used to study ‘spot speed’ in traffic engineering is

a. speedometer
b. speed recorder
c. enoscope
d. enometer

57. If space mean speed of a vehicle is 50kmph, then the time mean speed will be
a. Less than 50kmph
b. Greater than 50kmph
c. Equal to 50kmph
d. Depends on the vehicle
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58. The maximum thickness of expansion joint in rigid pavements is

a. 0
b. 25 mm
c. 50 mm
d. 100 mm

59. Temperature variation produce heavy temperature stresses in

a. Flexible pavement
b. Rigid pavement
c. None
d. All of these

60. A thin layer of bituminous binder sprayed between the existing surface and new surface is
a. Prime coat
b. Seal coat
c. Tack coat
d. Both a & c

61. As per I.R.C, the maximum spacing of contraction joints is ……... in reinforced cement concrete
slab of thickness 20cm.
a. 4.5m
b. 14m
c. 45m
d. 60 m

62. The longitudinal joints are provided longitudinally in cement concrete roads which have a width
more than
a. 3.0 m
b. 3.5 m
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c. 4.0 m
d. 4.5 m

63. In four lane single carriage way road, the design should be based on ……. of the total number of
commercial vehicles in both directions.
a. 75% (two lane )
b. 50%
c. 40%
d. 60%
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64. As per flexible pavement guideline 2021, The VDF for vehicle type heavy two axle vehicle is
taken as
a. 6.50
b. 4.75
c. 1.0
d. 0.35

65. Stage construction is not possible in

a. Flexible pavement
b. Semi-rigid pavement
c. Rigid pavement
d. None of these
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66. The Maximum axle load for design of road pavement for Nepal is taken as
a. 10.2 tonnes
b. 8.2 tonnes
c. 8.16 tonnes
d. 82 tonnes
The permissible axle loads in Nepal is taken as 10.2tonnes, 19tonnes and 24
tonnesfor single axles, tandem axles and tridem axles respectively.

67. The permanent deformation along the wheel path in flexible pavement is known as
a. Fatigue cracking
b. Rutting
c. Thermal cracking
d. Frost heave

68. Which of the below is not a critical load position?

a. Interior
b. Corner
c. Edge
d. Center
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69. If there are two wheels on one side of the axle, then it must be converted into
a. EWL
b. ESL
c. ESWL
d. EL
70. The dowel bars are provided
_____
a. Longitudinally
b. Laterally
c. Any direction required
d. In base of pavement
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71. A vehicle for transporting excavated material so designed to be capable for discharging
a. Bull dozer
b. Dumper
c. Scraper
d. Tractor

dumper

72. Among the following excavators, the most suitable excavator for dredging purposes will be
a. Front shovel
b. Back hoe
c. Dragline
d. Scraper

dragline

73. Downtime of an equipment is

a. the time when equipment shall have to be returned to the owner due to expiry of its lease
period
b. the period of time when equipment is idle for want of work
c. the period of time that the equipment fails to provide or perform its primary function
d. the time when contractor has to do the down payment before taking equipment on rent
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74. Vibrating compactor is ideally suited for

a. Manual towing and compacting any type of soil with varying moisture content
b. Compacting fly ash masses with any moisture content
c. Compacting cohesion less granular material with any moisture content
d. Compacting all fine grained materials having adequate moisture content

75. A process of transporting material from one place to another over a stationary structure in a
continuous stream is known as
a. Transporting
b. Hauling
c. Conveying
d. Hoisting

76. Which of the following crushers is primarily used for shaping the aggregates?
a. Jaw crusher
b. Vertical shaft impactor
c. Cone crusher
d. Jaw crusher and cone crusher together

jaw crusher

77. Which of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of friction while using crawler track
tractors?
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a. Earth
b. Ice
c. Concrete
d. Loose sand

78. A _________ is very useful equipment and it can be used for construction work like to clear the
site of work, to make the land level, etc.
a. Scraper
b. Grader
c. Excavator
d. Bulldozer

bulldozer

79. A ________________ can be used on wet ground and in all conditions of weather.
a. Grader
b. Bulldozer
c. Scraper
d. Escalator

bulldozer

80. A ____________ is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material.
a. Excavator
b. Scraper
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c. Grader
d. Tractor

81. ___________ consists of a large bucket which is attached to a tractor.

a. Bulldozer
b. Scraper
c. Grader
d. Escalator

scraper

82. An _______________ is an oldest type of machine which removes earth.

a. Escalator
b. Excavator
c. Elevator
d. Bulldozer
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excavator

83. _____________ type of excavator is used for digging below, at or above operating level in a
vertical range.
a. Skimmer
b. Dragline
c. Clamshell
d. Back trench

clampshell

84. ___________ type of excavator carries Shovel at its lower end.

a. Power shovel
b. Dragline
c. Clamshell
d. Backactor
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85. A low viscosity liquid bituminous material applied to the existing pervious surface is
a. Tack coat
b. Prime coat
c. Seal coat
d. Bituminous surfacing

86. A high viscosity bituminous material applied to the relatively impervious surface such as existing
bituminous pavement, concrete pavement, etc is
a. Tack coat
b. Prime coat
c. Seal coat
d. Bituminous surfacing

87. A very thin surface treatment which is applied as final step in construction of bituminous surface
or on existing surface is
a. Tack coat
b. Prime coat
c. Seal coat
d. Bituminous surfacing

88. In bitumen bound macadam, the thickness of single layer is

a. 20-30 mm
b. 30-45 mm
c. 50-100 mm
d. 75-150 mm

89. The thickness of bituminous carpet varies from

a. 10-20 mm
b. 20-25 mm
c. 25-30 mm
d. 30-50 mm
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90. In the penetration macadam construction, the bitumen is

a. Sprayed after the aggregates are spread and compacted
b. Premixed with aggregates and then spread
c. Sprayed before the aggregate are spread and compacted
d. None of the above

91. The shear failure of soil sub grade may be attributed to …

a. Inadequate stability
b. Excessive stress
c. Inadequate stability and excessive stress
d. None of the mentioned

92. The stability of flexible pavement structure depends on

a. Sub grade
b. Degree of compaction
c. Drainage system
d. All of the mentioned

93. The bottom most layer of pavement is known as

a. Wearing course
b. Base coarse
c. Sub-base course
d. Sub-grade

94. The drainage layer is.........

f) Surface course
g) Sub base
h) Base
i) Sub grade
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