1.

Modal split refers to the trips made by ___________________ as opposed to

____________________.
(a) Private transport , Public transport
(b) Public transport , Para transport
(c) Private transport , Para transport
(d) None of the above
Answer: Option (a)
The modal split, also known as modal share or mode choice, is a common and widespread
indicator in transportation engineering to evaluate transportation behaviour. In brief, the modal
split shows the percentage of travellers using a particular mode of transport compared to the ratio
of all trips made.
Modal split refers to the trips made by Private transport as opposed to public transport .

2. Trip makers who do not have access to car are known as _______________.
(a) Captive riders
(b) Choice riders
(c) Commuters
(d) Travellers
Answer: Option (a)
Captive riders commonly represented individuals who did not have alternative options except
public transit, while choice riders were usually defined as those who preferred to choose public
transportation even private cars were also optional.

3. Which of the following do not affect modal split?

(a) Characteristics of the trip
(b) Zonal characteristics
(c) Network characteristics
(d) None of the above
Answer: Option (d)
Following affect the modal split study
(a) Characteristics of the trip
(b) Zonal characteristics
(c) Network characteristics

4. In Trip end modal split analysis modal split is carried out _____________________.
(a) At trip generation stage
(b) After trip generation but before trip distribution
(c) After trip distribution
(d) Both A & B are possible
Answer: Option (d)
Such a model is called trip-end modal split model. In this way different characteristics of the
person could be preserved and used to estimate modal split. The modal split models of this time
related the choice of mode only to features like income, residential density and car ownership.
It is usually affected at trip generation stage and also after trip generation but before trip
distribution.

5. Trip interchange modal split model do not account for _____________________

(a) Trip generation characteristics
(b) Captive riders
(c) Improvement in future transit service
(d) None of the above
Answer: Option (b)
Captive riders commonly represented individuals who did not have alternative options except
public transit, while choice riders were usually defined as those who preferred to choose public
transportation even private cars were also optional.

6. Which of the following model is not used for Modal Split analysis?
(a) Competing opportunity model
(b) Probit model
(c) Logit model
(d) None of the above
Answer: Option (a)
Modal split analysis consist of Probit model & Logit model

7. The modal split share CAR:BUS:METRO for a city is 35:20:45. The number of trips made by
CAR, BUS & METRO out of total 2500 trips made from origin to destination are __________ ,
__________ & __________ respectively.
(a) 500, 875, 1125
(b) 875, 500, 1125
(c) 1125, 875, 500
(d) 500, 1125, 875
Answer: Option (b)
The modal split share CAR:BUS:METRO for a city is 35:20:45
Total trips 2500 so car = 35*2500/100 = 875
Hence for bus = 500 and for metro = 1125

8. The estimation of what proportion of total forecasted trips between two zones, shall use the
available alternative routes is known as ______________.
(a) Trip generation
(b) Modal split
(c) Route assignment
(d) Trip distribution
Answer: Option (c)
Route assignment, route choice, or traffic assignment concerns the selection of routes between
origins and destinations in transportation networks. It is the fourth step in the conventional
transportation forecasting model, following trip generation, trip distribution, and mode choice.
9. BRTS is a highly efficient _____ concept designed to meet growing transport demands
in cities around the world.
(A) Para-transit (B) Public transport
(C) Private transport (D) None of the above
Answer (B)
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) takes part of its name from "Rapid Transit", which
describes a high-capacity transport system with its own right-of-way, implemented using
buses through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, to provide a high level of
service.

10. Exclusive Right of Way is given to ______

(A) Commuter rail (B) Metro rail
(C) Bus Rapid Transit (D) All of the above
Answer (D)
A right-of-way (ROW) is a right to make a way over a piece of land, usually to and from
another piece of land. A right of way is a type of easement granted or reserved over the
land for transportation purposes, such as a highway, public footpath, rail transport, canal, as
well as electrical transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines. In the case of an easement, it
may revert to its original owners if the facility is abandoned. This American English term is
also used to denote the land itself.

A right of way is granted or reserved over the land for transportation purposes, usually for
private access to private land and, historically for a highway, public footpath, rail transport,
canal, as well as electrical transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines. A right-of-way is
reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right-
of-way.

11. Schedule, Route and Fare (all three) are dynamic in_________ transportation system.
(A) Public (B) Private
(C) Para (D) All of the above
Answer (B)
Schedule, Route and Fare (all three) are dynamic in Private transportation system.

12. Metro Rail is the most common international term for ______
(A) Commuter Rail (B) Light Rail Transit
(C) Heavy Rail Transit (D) Mono-Rail
Answer (C)
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail, metro, subway, tube,
or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban
areas.Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric) that
 operate on an exclusive right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other
vehicles,and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways.

13. The first company which tested the HYPERLOOP technology is _____
(A) SpaceX (B) Tesla, Inc.
(C) Neuralink (D) Virgin Hyperloop One
Answer (D)
In 2014, Virgin Hyperloop was founded on the premise of making Musk's vision of a
futuristic transportation system a reality. The company has made substantive technical
changes to Musk's initial proposal and chose not to pursue the Los Angeles–to–San
Francisco route the billionaire envisioned.

14. State the full form of PHPDT.

(A) Per Hour Peak Direction Traffic
(B) Peak Hour Per Direction Traffic
(C) Per Hour Per Direction Traffic
(D) Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic
Answer (D)
The peak hour peak direction traffic will be met by running 21 trains of 3 car during peak
periods with the carrying capacity of 16086 @ 6 passengers/m2 of standee area

15. What is the full form of NUTP?

(A) National Urban Transportation Plan
(B) National Urban Transport Plan
(C) National Urban Transportation Policy
(D) National Urban Transport Policy
Answer (D)
In this context, the Government of India has launched the National Urban Renewal Mission
(NURM) that inter-alia seeks to bring about comprehensive improvements in urban
infrastructure, committing substantial funds for this purpose and requiring a series of
reforms that would make the investments sustainable.

16. The mobility of people and goods can be maximized by -

(A) Minimizing travel time
(B) Provide adequate frequency of service, capacity, safety & reliability
(C) Minimizing travel cost
(D) All of the above
Answer (D)
The mobility of people and goods can be maximized by -
(A) Minimizing travel time
(B) Provide adequate frequency of service, capacity, safety & reliability
 (C) Minimizing travel cost

17. What is necessary for transport planning process?

(A) Activity pattern of household
(B) Desire of household
(C) Travel pattern of household
(D) All of the above
Answer (D)

(A) Activity pattern of household

(B) Desire of household
(C) Travel pattern of household

16. Transportation network is a representation of the structure and geometry of transportation

and comprises of_________ &________
(A) Corridor, Terminal (B) Passenger, Goods
(C) Nodes, Links (D) Land-use, Transport facility
Ans. (C)
Transportation network is a representation of the structure and geometry of transportation and
comprises of nodes & links

17. Which one of the following is not collected during Primary Data Collection for Transport
Planning?
(A) Classified volume counts (B) Parking data
(C) Speed & Delay data (D) Road accident data
Ans. (D)
Road accident data is not collected during Primary Data Collection for Transport Planning

18. Recommended and Minimum sample size for Home Interview Survey of an Area having
population under 50,000 are ________&________respectively.
(A) 1 in 10, 1 in 15 (B) 1 in 10, 1 in 5
(C) 1 in 5, 1 in 15 (D) 1 in 5, 1 in 10
Ans. (D)
Recommended and Minimum sample size for Home Interview Survey of an Area having
population under 50,000 are 1 in 5 & 1 in 10 respectively

19. The main objectives of public transport user survey is to

(A) Study the supply and demand characteristics of public transportation facilities.
(B) Study the user characteristics of public transportation facilities.
(C) Suggest measures in order to improve urban transportation facilities.
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D)

20. The main objectives of public transport user survey is to

(A) Study the supply and demand characteristics of public transportation facilities.
(B) Study the user characteristics of public transportation facilities.
(C) Suggest measures in order to improve urban transportation facilities

21. A trip having both origin and destination within the study area is known as
(A) Internal trip (B) Intrazonal trip
(C) Interzonal trip (D) None of the above Civil Positive
Ans. (A)
A trip having both origin and destination within the study area is known as Internal trip

22. A unique property of land-use is its ability or potential to traffic.

(A) Divert (B) Merge
(C) Generate (D) None of the above
Ans. (C)
Generate is unique property of land-use is its ability or potential to traffic

23. Transportation system consist of

1. Fixed facilities
2. Flow entities
3. Control system
4. All of above

Transportation system consist of

1. Fixed facilities

2. Flow entities

3. Control system

24. Which of the following town is not on the “GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL” being created
for road infrastructure of the country.

1. Chennai
2. Hyderabad
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. Bhubaneshwar
Hyderabad is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the
country. The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major
industrial, agricultural and cultural centers of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by
connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai, and hence its name”.

1. In India the modes of transportation in the order of their importance, are:

(a) air transport, shipping, roads, railways
(b) shipping, roads, railways, air transport
(c) railways, roads, shipping, air transport
(d) shipping railways, roads, air transport
Ans : (d)
In India the modes of transportation in the order of their importance are shipping, roads, railways
air transport

2. Gravity model is used in transportation planning process for:

(a) Modal split (b) Trip distribution
(c) Trip generation (d) Trip assignment
Ans. (b):
The gravity model formula, here it assumes that the trips produce at origin attracted to a
designated are directly proportional to the total trip
4. As per the modified classification of road system by the Third Road Development Plan 1981-
2001, the roads in the country under 'Primary System' of road network consist of
(a) Expressways and National Highways
(b) State Highways (SH) and Major District Roads (MDR)
(c) Other District Roads (ODR) and Village Roads (VR)
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a):
According to the third 20 years road plan (Lucknow Road Plan)- (1981-2001) Roads are
classified into primary, secondary and tertiary road System.
(1) Primary road system:
(a) Expressways of total length 2000 Km.
(b) NH Based on the concept of 100 Km square grids.
(b) Secondary Road system:
(a) SH (State Highway)
(b) MDR (Major District Road)
(c) Tertiary Road System:
(a) ODR (other district mads)
(b) VR(Village Roads)

5. PMGSY, a programme of the government of India deals with :

(a) Urban Employment Generation
(b) Rural Road Development
(c) Rural Employment Generation
(d) Rural Electrification
Ans. (b):
PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana), a programme of the government of India,
deals with rural road development
7. The zero-mile stone in India is located at:
(a) Patna (b) Chhindwara
(c) seoni (d) Nagpur
Ans. (d):
The zero-mile stone in India is located at Nagpur.
8. Which of the following is NOT an urban road system?
(a) Organic street system
(b) Concentric and radial street system
(c) Grid iron system
(d) polynomial stress
Ans : (d)
Polynomial stress system is not an urban road system
9. While planning on locating major 'routes' in a city, which one of the following traffic survey
schemes is most relevant?
(a) Traffic volume survey
(b) Origin and destination survey
(c) Speed survey
(d) Traffic capacity survey
Ans. (b):
For planning on locating major routes in a city, origin and destination survey schemes is most
relevant. The various application of origin and destination survey studies may be assumed as
follows:
(a) To judge the adequacy of existing routs.
(b) To plan transportation system and mass transition facilities in cities including routes and
schedules of operation.
(c) To locate express way or major routes along the desire line
(b) To locate terminals and to plan terminal facilities

10. For determining spot speed in traffic engineering, which one of the following equipments is
useful?
(a) Endoscope (b) Periscope
(c) Radar (d) Tachometer
Ans. (a):
One of the simplest methods of finding the spot speed is by using endoscope which is just a
mirror box, supported on a tripod stand. The main advantage of this method is that it is simple
and cheap and is easy to use Other equipment used are photoelectric meter, radar speedometer
etc.
11. 30th highest hourly volume means Annual Average Daily Traffic exceeded
(a) 29 times in an hour (b) 29 times in a year
(c) 30 times in an hour (d) 30 times in a year
Ans. (b):
30th highest hourly volume is the hourly 11 volume that will be reached only thirty times or 1
exceeded only 29 times in a year and all other hourly volume of the year will be less than this
value.
12. The signs having red border and black symbols on white background are
(a) Warning signs (b) Mandatory signs
(c) Informatory signs (d) None of the above
Ans. (a):
Warning signs-
∙ Warning signs are used to warn the road users of certain hazardous condition that exist on or
adjacent to the roadway.
∙ They have white back ground, red border and black symbols and generally triangular shape
13. As per IRC, the PCU value for cars and light commercial vehicles:
(a) 1 (b) 0.5
(c) 2.5 (d) 4 to 6
Ans (a)
for the study of mixed traffic flow, in common practice. Passenger car is considered as standard
vehicle unit to convert the other vehicle class and this unit is called passenger car unit or PCU
Tentative equivalent factors suggested by IRC.
S No. Vehicle class Equivalent factor
1 Passenger car, tempo auto rickshaw, 1.0
tractor
2 Bus, truck, tractor trailer unit 3.0
3 motor cycle, scooter Pedal Cycle 0.5
4 Horse drawn Vehicle 4
5 small bullock cart and hand cart 6
16. In rotary intersection the weaving length is
(a) the length between the ends of the channel in islands in front of two consecutive entry and
exit
(b) The perimeter of the center line of the road circumfering the central island
(c) The distance between two opposite roads
(d) The width of the road between the central island and the channel island
Ans. (a):
Waving length is the length between the ends of the channel in islands in front of two
consecutive entry and exit. The weave length should be at least four times the width of weaving
section.
6. In on-street parking, maximum vehicles per A unit length of kerbs can be parked with an angle
of:
(a) 60° (b) 0°
(c) 90° (d) 45°
Ans. (c):
In on street parking and parking angle for efficient parking circulation is 45°. Parking angle for
maximum no. of vehicles per unit length is 90°.
17. Prohibitory sign is meant to:
(a) Restrict speed of vehicle
(b) Warn road users of certain condition
(c) Prohibit parking of vehicles
(d) Prohibit certain traffic movement
Ans. (d):
The prohibitory sign forbid a certain action. They indicate certain actions that road users are not
allowed to do
19.The following sign are painted in circular shape:
(a) Regulatory (b)Warning
(c) Informatory (d) Guide
Ans: (a)
Signs Shape
Mandatory/Regulatory →Circular
Cautionary/Warning →Triangular
Informatory →Rectangular.
21.The maximum number of vehicles that can move on a road at any section during one hour
under prevailing situation is known is
(a) traffic volume (b) traffic density
(c) traffic capacity (d) service volume
Ans. (c):
The maximum number of vehicles that can move on a road at any section during one hour under
prevailing situation is known is traffic capacity.
23. Maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane during one hour without
creating unreasonable delay is known as -
(a) Practical capacity (b) Basic capacity
(c) Traffic density (d) Probable capacity
Ans. (a):
Practical capacity is the maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point without
creating delay
449. Traffic volume is equal to:
(a) traffic density × traffic speed
traffic density
(b )
traffic speed
traffic speed
(c )
traffic density
(d) none of the
Ans. (a):
Traffic volume is expressed as the no. of vehicles that cross a given transverse line of road
during unit time.
Traffic volume = traffic density × traffic speed
= no of vehicles / km = km / hr = no. of vehicles / hr
451. The direct interchange ramp involves
(a) diverging to right side and merging from the right
(b) diverging to right side and merging from the left
(c) diverging to left side and merging from the right
(d) diverging to left side and merging from the left
Ans. (a):
In the case of direct interchange, the vertical is diverged into the right side and merged from
night while in case of semi-direct interchange diversion to its left and merged from night
458. Grade separation
1.is for crossing traffic
2. is to minimize delay and hazard
3. a cheaper option
4. increases discomfort and inconvenience
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
Ans. (c):
Grade separated intersections cause less hazard and delay.
Main objective of grade separated intersection is to eliminate all grade crossing conflicts and to
accommodate other intersecting manoeuvres by merging diverging and weaving at low relative
speed
Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
461. Match the design speed recommended for various roads by IRC 86: 1983
List 1 List 11
A. Collector roads 1. 30 kmph
B. Local roads 2. 80 kmph
C. Arterial roads 3. 60 kmph
D. Sub-arterial roads 4. 50 kmph
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 4 3 1
Ans (c):
As per IRC-86:1983 for urban road
Road classification Design speed (kmph)
Arterial roads 80
Sub-arterial roads 60
Local roads 30
Collector roads 50
492. Which out of traffic studies is needed for functional design as well as for highway capacity
design:
(a) Origin and Destination studies
(b) Parking and Accident studies
(c) Speed and volume studies
(d) Axle load studies
Ans. (c):
Traffic volume study and speed study are and the geometrical designing of highway section.
493. Speed and Delay study in conducted by which of the following method/instrument:
(a) Floating car method
(b) Works pot interview method
(c) Doppler Radar
(d) Electronic Detector
Ass. (a)
Floating car method is in speed & delay studies (f) average journey time (t) for call vehicle in
normal traffic stream is calculated (t) -

( )
t=t w −
ny
q
n a+ n y
q ( Flow of vehicle ∈vel/min)=
t a +t w
q - Flow of vehicle in on direction of the stream
n a - Average number of vehicles overtaking the test vehicle minus the number of vehicle
overtaken when the text is in dee direction of q
n y - The average number of vehicles overtaking the test vehicle minus the number of vehicle
overtaken when test is in the direction of q
t w - Average journey time, in minutes when the test vehicle is traveling with stream 'q'
t a - Average journey time, in minutes when the test vehicle is running against the stream q

498. An underground passage used by pedestrians’ vehicular traffic etc is known as:
(a) Sub-way (b) Service Road
(c) Fly over (d) Sidewalk
Ans. (a):
Sub-way- An underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrian, vehicle to cross a road, railway
etc.
Sidewalk-A path with hard surface on one or both side of a road that people walk on. Flyover-A
high level road bridge, that crosses over a highway interchange or intersection.
Service Road - A local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain
access to property.

499. A continuous growth of the building along the main road through face of the city is known
as
(a) Ribbon development (b) Urban sprawl
(c) Green belt (d) Boulevards
Ans. (a):
Ribbon development is building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a
human settlement The resulting ribbons of development are clearly visible on land use maps and
arial photographs, giving cities and countryside a particular character.

514. Match the hems in List 1 (Method of traffic survey) with those is List 2 (Type of traffic
survey), and select the correct answer using code in lists
List 1 List 2
P. Doppler radar 1.Traffic Volume
Q. Video tape 2.Origin destination survey
R. Pneumatic tube 3.Parking Survey
S. Road size interview 4.Spot speed
P Q R S
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (b):
A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that the Doppler effect to produce velocity data shout
object at a distance it does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and
analyzing how the defect's moon has altered the frequency of the turbed signal
515. Identify the survey work carried generate the Desire lines in traffic engineering
(a) Traffic volume survey (b) Spot speed studies
(c) Origin and destination studies (d) Accident studies
Ans : (c):
Origin and destination studies identify the survey work carried out to generate the desire lines in
traffic engineering & determines the information like duration of travel selection of route and
length of route
Spot speed studies: Spot speed data refers to measurement of individual speed of vehicles
passing point on roadway .It is used in -
In planning traffic control, and in traffic regulation.
In accident studies
526. Which of the following in NOT a method conducting Origin & Destination studies?
(a) Tag oa car method (b) Trapezoidal rule method
(c) Return post card method (d) Road side interviews method
Ans (b):
There are number of methods for collocung the origin and destination (O and D) data
(i) Road side interview method
(ii) License plate method
(iii) Return post card method
(iv) Tag on car method
(v) Home interview method
(vi) Work spot interview method
546. Desire lines are plotted in
(a) traffic volume studies
(b) speed studies
(c) accident studies
(d) origin and destination shades
Ans : (d):
Dear line concept is used to find origin destination of city of a particular movement strength is
shown the lines of proportional thickness of origin & destination
551. What is the type of interchange when two high volume and high-speed roads Intersect each
other where through traffic on both roads are unimpeded?
(a) Diamond interchange
(b) Clover leaf interchange
(c) Rotary interchange
(d) Directional interchange
Ans: (b):
Clover leaf interchange is the type of interchange when two high volume and high speed mads
intersect each other where through traffic m both reads are unimpeded
Diamond interchange- A diverging diamond interchange (DDI), also called a double crossover
diamond interchange (DCD), is a type of diamond interchange in which the two directions of
traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of the bridge at the
freeway. Directional interchange is mainly characterized by providing free flow movement in all
directions with a small duration from the direction of travel (direct connections), as opposed to
loop ramps, which require large deviation from the original trajectory.
554.For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is:
(a) 15th percentile (b) 50th percentile
(c) 85th percentile (d) 98th percentile
Ans: (d)
(i) 98th percentile speed - design speed
(ii) 15th percentile speed - lower speed
(iii) 85th percentile speed - upper speed limit
For the purpose of highway geometric consider 98th percentile speed
85th percentile is considered as the safe limit under zone and all the driver exceeding, this speed
(85th percentile speed) are considered faster than safe speed.
15th percentile speed is taken as lower speed limit. It is derived to prohibit the slow-moving
vehicles to decrease delay and congestion i.e., for segregation of fast-moving vehicle with slow
moving vehicle.

555. Upper speed limit for regulation is

(a) 15th percentile speed (b) 98th percentile speed
(c) 85th percentile speed (d) 60th percentile speed
Ans :(c):
Upper speed limit for regulation is 85th percentile speed.
85th percentile is considered as the safe limit under zone and all the driver exceeding this speed
(85th percentile speed) are considered faster than safe speed.
For the purpose of highway geometric design, we consider 98th percentile speed.
15th percentile speed is taken as lower speed limit it is derived to prohibit the slow-moving
vehicles to decrease delay and congestion i.c. for segregation of fast-moving vehicle with slow
moving vehicle.
562. Travel time and delay studies on a defined section of highway are conducted by
(i) Traffic Counters (ii) Floating Car Method
(iii) Moving vehicle method (iv) Radar Gun
Option
(a) Only (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
Ans. (b):
Travel time and delay studies on a defined section of highway are conducted by Floating Car
Method or moving vehicle method or by interview method