1111. For transportation purposes in india the first preference is given to :
A. Airlines
B. Roads
C. Shipping
D. Railways *
1112. The term used for major or important roads of a country is :
A. Country road
B. Urban road
C. Highway *
D. None of the above
1113. A road connecting two towns is called a :
A. Country road *
B. Urban road
C. Highway
D. None of the above
1114. An urban road is a road within a city or town:
A. True *
B. False
1115. The portion of road surface, which is use by vehicular traffic is known as :
A. Carriage way *
B. Shoulder
C. Express way
D. All of the above
1116. For high-speed vehicles, the central portion of a road is known as:
A. Motorway
B. Express way
C. Shoulder
D. Carriage way
E. Both A and B *
1117. Carriage way is protected by ________ wide shoulders :
A. 0.5 to 1.5 m
B. 1.5 to 2 m *
C. 2 to 4 m
D. 4 to 6 m
1118. The significance of a nation’s roads is comparable to the veins in the body:
A. True *
B False
1119. Which of the following statement is correct :
A. Urban roads usually have footpaths
B. Footpaths are usually 15 to 20 centimeters higher than the road surface
C. Shoulders are usually level with the road surface and have a slope toward the drain side
D. All of the above *
1120. The longest road constructed during the time of sher shah suri was from :
A. Delhi to calcutta
B. Lahore to Delhi
C. Lahore to Sonargaon *
D. Lahore to Agra