Coode 1

1. Which bitumen preparations in which the viscosity of the binder has been reduced by the addition
of a volatile solvent, normally derived from petroleum
A. Tare
B. Fluxed
C. Cut back
D. Polymer
2. Which one of the following is necessary to road maintenance for combined action of traffic, rain,
wind?
A. Surface treatment
B. Gravelling
C. Pointing patching
D. Re gravelling
3. Which one of the following is correct about corrugations?
A. Corrugations are shrinkage cracks
B. Corrugations are filling local depression
C. Corrugations are longitudinal waving in the road surface
D. Corrugations are excessive stress application
4. The process of coming up to the surface bitumen is known as:
A. Cracking
B. Sliding
C. Painting
D. Bleeding
5. Which one of the following is Deformation in the sub grade is not transferred to subsequent layers
A. Rigid pavement
B. Flexible pavement
C. Asphalt pavement
D. Slab pavement
6. How many types of shoulders are therefore rigid pavements?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4
7. Which one of the following test is used to determine the hardiness soluble bitumen?
A. Ductility test
B. Penetration test
C. Float test
D. Spot test
8. Which one of the following is road surfacing mechanism done by using units of regular shape?
A. Mixing
B. Paving
C. Spreading
D. Patching
9. Which one of the following pavement has very low flexural strength and flexible in structure?
A. Flexible pavement
B. Rigid pavement
 C. Drainage structure
D. Slab culvert
10. Which one of the following is a vertical curve having concavity upward and downwards is called:
A. Summit curve
B. Valley curve
C. Horizontal curve
D. Tangent curve
11. Dowel bars are used mainly as load-transfer mechanisms across joints. They provide Flexural,
shearing, and bearing resistance.
A. dowel bar
B. tie bar
C. RCC bar
D. Expansion joint
12. This method of test is intended for determining the maximum density of aggregate
surfacing material that is compacted.
A. Ductility test
B. Penetration test
C. Marshal test method
D. Float test
 A B
1, A carpet of sand and bitumen A. Batching
2, Inert mineral B. Emulate
3, 40-70% bitumen and 30% water lime, clay and sand C. Lack Asphalt
4, A mixture of bituminous fine aggregates and fillers D. Bitumen
5, Used to break over sized rocks E. Reinforcement
6, Component of soil F. Dump truck
7, Black Top G. Prevention
8, Measured in number of bags H. Sheet Asphalt
9, Transverse slop to the road surface I. Mastic Asphalt
10, The rate of rise or fall of road surface J. Horizontal curve
11, summit curve K. Sledge hammer
12, Intercepting ground water end sealing the pavement L. Vertical curve
surface
13, Controlling the amount of deteriorated M. Crusher
transverse cracking
14, A combination of water and bitumen N. Water
15, Earthmoving equipment O. Common name
P. Gradient
Q. Camber
R. Dragging
Coode 2

1. To place and spread sub base materials we should not check.

A. Moisture content
B. Life height and the overall dimension of the pavement
C. Field density test (FDT) for sub base
D. An appropriate load placement with respect to the specified layer heights depth is
achieved
2. Rigid pavements are mostly used for.
A. Ordinary sound sub grade soil or good foundation soil
B. Minor access roads and feeder roads
C. Major roads highways and aircraft fields
D. Tropical areas
3. A conventional flexible pavement normally consists of the following layers except.
A. Surface course
B. Base course
C. Concrete slab
D. Compacted sub grade
4. Conducting and monitoring road pavement works, safety requirements may not include.
A. Occupational health and safety requirement for construction
B. Safe operating procedures and emergency related to equipment operation
C. Safe parking, recognize hazards and risks
D. Compiling the project documentations
5. Wring road pavement construction for environmental protection measures, all are required to
fulfilled except.
A. Environmental management plan
B. Safe disposal of waste material
C. Drafting the environmental protection document
D. Noise, vibration, dust and cleanup management
6. The design life of a rigid pavement is mostly
A. 7-10 years
B. 10-15 years
C. 40-60 years
D. 15-20 years

7. One of the following is not a procedure for aggregates spreading operation

A. Work area is cleared and waste materials are disposed from the area
B. Check the correct materials requirement
C. Asphalt surface painting
D. Select and use relevant tools
8. One of the following is the major task of asphalt paver
A. Spreading asphalt concrete mix
B. Stabilizing material of pavement layer
C. Setting up string level
D. Placing the sub base pavement layer
9. One of the following is not a refined type of bitumen
A. Cutback
B. Crude oil
C. Penetration grade of bitumen
D. Emulsion

10. All are the main kinds of joints commonly found in rigid pavements construction
A. Crack joints
B. Contraction/ expansion joints
C. Warping joints
D. Construction joints
11. For rigid pavement shear and moment transfer can take place across joint achieved by all of the
following means except.
A. Aggregate inter locking
B. Dowel bars
C. Welds
D. Tie bars
12. The thickness of the pavement layer may not depend upon
A. Quality of materials
B. The strength of the sub grade
C. Skilled workmanship
D. Traffic load
13. The Aggregate may not be economical to apply to
A. Surface treatment operation
B. Embankment construction works
C. Patching of asphalt works
D. In road base construction
14. One of the following is not a facility for addressing surface drainage construction
A. Construction of side ditch
B. Provision curbs & gutters
C. Provision of cross drainage structure
D. Underground pipe drain
15. Changing work condition in self-propelled aggregate spreading technical include
A. Surface material
B. Size and geometry of area to be spread
C. Weather condition
D. Quality of compaction
16. Prior to conducting the asphalt concrete paving operation one of the following is not to be
checked
A. Availability of labor
B. Resources equipment and material
C. Area population data
D. Site weather condition
17. Effect of poor drainage in pavement well not lead to
A. Reduce pavement quality
B. Improve the serviceability of the road
C. Incur additional cost of maintenance
D. Damage on the road surface
18. The compaction equipment best suitable for base course layer
A. Sheep foot roller
B. Pneumatic tired roller
C. Grader
D. Smooth wheel roller
 19. To conduct the road pavement works one of the following activity may not be included
A. Material dumping
B. Showering
C. Dust and cleanup management
D. Excavation to embankment
20. When does a business fail?
A. The business no longer satisfies a number of population sufficient to support it
B. It is led by persons who did not study economics
C. It is not the biggest player in the market
D. It is able to compete successfully
21. A private business owner should avoid demoralization of employees by
A. Delegating authority to subordinates
B. Criticizing an employee in public
C. Not inform employees about what is going to be accomplished
D. Ignore unskilled staff in order to keep up your authority

A B
1, load transfer across the joints of rigid pavement A. Shoulder
2, plant and equipment B. Optimum moisture content
3, safety requirement C. Water
4, hauling and loading equipment D. Downward communication
5, coordination activity E. Production material
6, bitumen kettle F. Communication with personnel
7, material source G. Quarry
8, portion of the road which used for parking cars and H. Bill of quantity
provides lateral support
9, maximum dry density I. Sub-base, base-course
10, a test used to check compaction strength J. Loader, excavator and dump truck
11, channel or media of communication K. Field density
12, part of the contract document which shows the L. Dowels or aggregate interlock
estimated work volume
13, communication from supervisor to subordinates M. First and equipment
14, pavement layers N. Asphalt spraying equipment
15, enemy of the road O. Downward communication
P. Letter
Q. Asphalt plant and loader
Coode2

1. In asphalt concrete pavement operation the stakeholders that may be directly involved include
all Except
A. The contractor personnel
B. The supervisory staff
C. The employer top management
D. The employers staff/ trade person
2. What are the probable potential risks or hazards that may not be expected during asphalt
concrete production?
A. Tectonic forces like earth quake
B. Adverse weather condition (electrical, storms, floods, fire, etc.)
C. Emission, noise and effluents
D. Poor waste disposal and management
3. The main difference between rigid pavement and flexible with regard to the load transmission
mechanism is;
A. In both cases the load is transmitted laterally through the pavement layer
B. In flexible pavement load transfer laterally whole in rigid one flexural load transfer with
wide area along the span
C. Flexible pavement can withstand flexural load more than the rigid pavement
D. Poor waste disposal and management
4. One of the following may not be included in loading and hauling equipment during asphalt
concrete production
A. Dozer C. Dump truck
B. Loader D. Excavator
5. Transverse joints are mainly designed to prevent:
A. Surface water drainage
B. Contraction and expansion stress
C. Hot temperature effect
D. High traffic load
6. Types of rigid pavement on their level of reinforcement:
A. Three C. two
B. Four D. five
7. In paver spreading operation, materials to be used may include all Except:
A. Aggregate materials
B. Geo-textile materials
C. Stabilized materials
D. Bituminous materials
8. All are the procedures when someone plans and prepare asphalt paving operation Except:
A. Site and equipment safety requirements
B. Knowledge of asphalt paving techniques & operations
C. Asphalt paver demobilization to other place
D. Must ensure the readiness of the working site
9. While one setups an asphalt paver for operation, one of the following may not be conducted:
A. The startup/ shutdown procedures should be checked
B. Tires and feeder bins are adjusted
C. Heating controls for the screed/ board should be set to specification
D. Profile levels and surveying activities should be done side by side
10. One of the following is not directly usable tool or equipment for asphalt paving operations.
A. shovels C. Dozer
B. hand lance D. Paver
11. All are groups of cut back asphalt based on the type of solvent which setting of evaporation and
curing Except:
A. Slow- curing(SC)
B. Medium-curing(MC)
C. Better-curing(BC)
D. Rapid-curing(RC)
12. Asphalt concrete mixes not be designed for:
A. Type and class of road
B. Traffic volume
C. Climatic condition of the area
D. Route alignment type
13. While an asphalt concrete is being produced one of the following is not considering:
A. Hauling equipment may not be necessary to be ready
B. Relevant work activity and documentation are accessed necessary rule applied
accordingly
C. Safety environmental requirement and the associated industrial waste applied
accordingly
D. Plant, tools and equipment to carry out task consistent with the conceder should be
selected/ checked
14. All are necessary to provide asphalt concrete with regard to the paver machine quality/ quantity
Except:
A. Aggregates and bitumen are regularly tested for their proportioning requirement
B. Mix design should be selected in accordance with proportional material
C. Operational activities are monitored reported regularly
D. The spreading application rate of chipping
15. Asphalt concrete mix design involves the following steps Except:
A. Analyzing the result to be obtain the optimum asphalt content
B. Placing asphalt concrete mix to three or more trial sections until the result is obtained
C. Selection of aggregate proportions to meet the specification requirement
D. Repeating with additional trial mixes using different aggregate blends until a suitable
design is found
16. Quality control at asphalt plant includes all checks on the following aspects of
Production Except:
A. The aggregates have been combined in the dryer
B. Temperature
C. Proportions from hot bins and amount of asphalt bitumen, fillers required
D. Proportions of cold feed aggregate
17. Reuse of materials in asphalt pavements is a growing trend due to:
A. The depth removed can be varied to leave a surface that meets specifications
B. The large increase in costs of petroleum production
C. The pavement is removed in small particles
D. The new asphalt is added further along the drum and mixing completed
18. One of the following is not quality parameter
A. Evaluated skilled workmanship
B. Material test
C. Standard design and specification
D. Observation
19. Potential customers can be described by:
A. People who need or want the product or service
B. People who need and able to buy the product or service
C. People who have bought the product
D. People who are willing to buy the product or service
20. The first step in conducting a market survey:
A. Collecting and analyzing data.
B. Working out details of the market survey.
C. Preparing a report of findings.
D. Preparing questionnaires and plan for survey interview
21. The greatest assets of business are
A. Its building
B. Its employees
C. Its equipment
D. Its inventory
 A B
1, Rigid pavement A. Area photography &reconnaissance
2, Preliminary design information B. AADT
3, Measures the pavements wearing and aging C. Solubility
4, Traffic analysis(volume) D. Concrete slab
5, Expressed as a percentage of the laboratory density E. Durability
6, The purity of asphalt can be checked by F. Compaction
7, Mechanical stabilization G. Input for design of foundation
8, Communication from supervisor to subordinates H. CBR (California bearing ratio)
9, Comparison of flexible & rigid pavement I. Blending(mixing) to improve particle size
distribution & plasticity characteristics
10, Pavement layers J. Design life & cost
11, Soil investigation K. Aggressive communication
12, communication between peers L. Bases & sub bases
13, Aggregate M. Upward communication
14, Every one of us must be aware of what we are doing N. Horizontal communication
15, Soil/ sub grade strength test O. Crusher
P. Upward communication
Q. Non aggressive communication
A B
1, surface treatment A. noise
2, beginner communication B. passive communication
3, massage transfer from receive to sender C. assertive communication
4, traffic volume and load D. factor of standard
5, traffic diversion E. sender
6, trunk road F. receiver
7, media or channel of communication G. improving engineering proportion of soil
8, heavy construction equipment H. dressing bituminous surface
9, soil compaction I. factor of rigid pavement
10, stabilizing J. primary standard road
11, pumping or joint deterioration K. field density
12, i have right and do others L. conversation practice
13, other have right than i do M. dozer
14, barriers of communication N. letter
15, generated traffic O. detour
P. feed back
Q. traffic due to upgrading reacting the new road
facture