PTE LESSON 1 QUIZ

What is the importance of transportation?

• Transportation has no impact on economic growth

• Transportation only benefits a few individuals

• Transportation carries raw materials to factories and finished goods to consumers

• Transportation is not essential for a nation's development

What is the process of transportation planning?

• Only focuses on short-range purposes

• process of developing forecasts
  of travel demand, conducting
  evaluations based on economic and
  non-economic factors, and
  identifying alternatives for short-,
  medium-, and long-range purposes
  

• Includes situation definition, search for solutions, performance analysis, and evaluation of projects

• Only involves situation definition

What is Traffic Engineering?

• Is a new field of study in which systems are usually operated according to established procedures and schedules in the air, on land, and on water

• Deals with the planning, design, and operations of roads and highways

• consists of vehicles, roads and highways, terminal facilities, and control systems that move freight
  and passengers.
  

• a field or branch of Civil Engineering that deals with the application of
  technology and scientific principles
  to the planning, functional design,
  operation and management of
  facilities for any mode of
  transportation
  

When was the title 'Traffic Engineer' first recognized in the United States?

• In 1921

• In 1960

• In 1950

• In 1940

What is the goal of Transportation Engineering?

• to be essential for a nation's development and growth
  

• To provide for safe, rapid, comfortable, and economical movement of people and goods

• develop forecasts
  of travel demand, conducting
  evaluations based on economic and non-economic factors, and
  identifying alternatives for short-,
  medium-, and long-range purposes.
  

• To create safe transportation systems without research

What is the responsibility of a highway and traffic engineer?

• not identifying alternatives for short-, medium-, and long-range purposen

• responsible for performance analysis of people's need

• developing forecasts of travel demand and conducting evaluations based on noneconomic factors

• it deals with the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation

What is the role of transportation in economic growth?

• Transportation has no impact on economic growth

• Transportation is critical for strengthening the country's investment climate and enhancing economic growth

• Transportation only benefits a few individuals

• Transportation is not necessary for economic growth

What is the field of Transportation Engineering?

• Does not consider environmental compatibility

• Deals with the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, design, and operation of transportation facilities

• Does focus on the movement of people and goods with lesser interventions

• Is related to Civil Engineering for building and skyscraper construction

What are the basic elements of transportation planning?

• Focuses on long-range purposes of plans

• Only involves situation definition

• Includes situation and problem definition, search for solutions, performance analysis, evaluation, and choice of project

• Does involve performance analysis of planning building systems

What is the goal of linking islands with a seamless transport network?

• To enable cost-efficient movement of goods and services within the country and facilitate inclusive economic growth

• To increase economic growth of neighboring country

• To limit the movement of goods and services

• To increase the cost of moving goods and services