Highway Engineering chapter no- I

The main objective of transportation is?

• Economical transport of goods

• Economical transport of passengers

• To generate revenue

• Safe economical and efficient transport of goods and passengers

Which is the most flexible type of transportation available?

• Roadway

• Railway

• Waterway

• Airway

The current highway development works in India are undertaken by?

• NHAI

• Govt. of India

• State governments

• NHDP

The Indian Roads Congress was formed in the year?

• 1928

• 1934

• 1929

• 1930

A research organisation that was formed for the research and development organisation works related to roads was?

• Indian Roads Congress

• Central Research Institute

• Central road found

• NHAI

The first 20 year development plan is also called as?

• Nagpur road plan

• Lucknow road plan

• Bombay road plan

• Delhi road plan

The roads that connect the district headquarters to important city of other state is called ___________

• National Highway

• State Highway

• Major district road

• Other district road

The arterial roads are a classification of which type of roads?

• Rural roads

• Urban Rods

• National highway

• State highway

The rectangular pattern of roads has been adopted in which Indian city?

• New Delhi

• Chandigarh

• Hyderabad

• Mumbai

The Nagpur plan formulae assumed which type of pattern?

• Star and grid

• Star and circular

• Hexagonal

• Circular