GATE Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of roadways: cross-section, sight distance, alignments – Previous Year Questions

12 GATE previous year questions on Geometric design of roadways: cross-section, sight distance, alignments (Transportation Infrastructure, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – G 1 and G 2 are the slopes of the approach and departure grades of a vertical curve, respectively. Given G 1 < G 2 and G 1 G 2 0 Statement 1: +G 1…
GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – For a horizontal curve, the radius of a circular curve is obtained as 300 m with the design speed as 15 m/s. If the allowable jerk is 0.75 m/s3, what…
GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q28 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In general, the outer edge is raised above the inner edge in horizontal curves for
GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A vertical summit curve on a freight corridor is formed at the intersection of two gradients, +3.0% and −5.0%. Assume the following: Only large-sized…
GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A car is travelling at a speed of 60 km/hr on a section of a National Highway having a downward gradient of 2%. The driver of the car suddenly…
GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The point where the road alignment changes from a tangent to a curve is known as .
GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – On a two-lane highway, a horizontal curve of radius 300 m is provided. The design speed is 80 km/h. If the longest wheelbase of vehicle expected on…
GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Road A and Road B are joined by a circular horizontal curve of radius 200 m as shown in the figure. Road A and Road B are tangential to the curve at…
GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – An incident occurred on one side of a median on a four-lane dual carriageway road section. This incident disrupted the traffic movement in one…
GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A downgrade of 1 in 100 meets an upgrade of 1 in 125 on a road. If the rate of change of grade is 0.10 % per 30 m, the length (in m) of the vertical…
GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A vertical curve is formed by a descending gradient of 1 in 40 meeting an ascending gradient of 1 in 50. Consider the following: Stopping Sight…
GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q47 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following statements is/are TRUE in the context of the geometric design of highways?