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1. Which movement is useful for planning a bye pass

Select one:
1. External to Internal
2. Internal to External
3. Internal to Internal
4. External to External

2. Growth Factor iteration is to be done till it approaches a value of

Select one:
1. unity
2. two
3. four
4. three

3. Traffic __________ concerns the selection of routes between origin and destination in
transportation network
Select one:
1. distribution
2. modal
3. assignment
4. Generation

4. Utilities of two modes are 1.0 each. Estimate the probability of one of the modes. A
Select one:
1. 0.7
2. 0.8
3. 1.0
4. 0.50

5. Tij = E x t ij is fromula for

Select one:
1. Fratrar
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2. Average facor
3. Uniform Facor
4. Furness

6. Growth factor model is

Select one:
1. mechanistic
2. analytical
3. all of the above
4. empirical

7. There are three common methods of trip assignment: all or nothing, _______________,
and capacity restraints.
Select one:
1. gravity
2. diversion
3. furness
4. Fratar

8. Factors affecting trip generation are:

Select one:
1. age
2. all of the above
3. car ownership
4. income
9. Modes of travel used by people is estimated for
Select one:
1. trip generation
2. trip generation
3. trip assignment
4. modal split

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10. The Gravity Model for trip distribution gets its name from the fact that it is conceptually
based on Newton’s law of
Select one:
1. viscosity
2. Gravitation
3. momentum
4. Inertia

11. Trip Distribution can be estimated by

Select one:
1. Growth Factor Methods
2. Synthetic Factor Models
3. None of the above
4. Both 1 and 2

12. First phase of transport planning process is

Select one:
1. Analysis
2. Survey
3. Continuing education
4. Evaluate
13. License Plate Survey provides the following information
Select one:
1. reason for delay
2. purpose of trip
3. number of vehicles entering the cordon area
4. origin and destination

15 Trip generation is the __________ stage of the classical first generation aggregate demand
model.
Select one:
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1. first 
2. fourth
3. third
4. second

16 Traffic __________ concerns the selection of routes between origin and destination in
transportation network.
Select one:
1. mode choice
2. generation

3. assignment 
4. distribution

17 The imaginary line representing the boundary of the study area is termed as
Select one:
1. all of the above
2. zone

3. cordon 
4. survey line

18 Trip is defined as ......between origin and destination

Select one:

1. one way movement 

2. round way movement
3. half way movement
4. double movement

19 Total no. of public transport trips in a city is 7.9 million person trips and personalised trips for
the same city is 3.0 million person trips. Modal share of the city is
Select one:
1. 70:30
2. 50:50
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3. 60:40

4. 80:20 

20. Gravity Model is used in transportation planning process during which stage

1. Trip Distribution

2. Trip Assignment

3. Trip Generation

4. Modal Split

21. Trips from a household depends on :

1. Income

2. Number of Cars

3. Distance from CBD

4. All of the above

22. This survey doesn’t require stopping of vehicles during survey

1. Roadside Interview

2. License Plate Survey

3. Household Survey

23. In Growth factor model, if the current tris between two zones is 0 then in future the trips will

1. increase

2. decrease

3. remain zero

24. A set of techniques used to increase the capacity of a piece of transportation infrastructure

without increasing its physical size is called
1. Traffic System Management
2. Detailed Project Report
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3. Intelligent Transportation
4.

25 The total present trip in a zone is 100 and the future expected trip is 500. What is the
growth factor?

1. 5
2. 0.2
3. 50
4. 2

26. Area for which survey is being planned is called :

1. Cordon Line

2. Zone

3. Study Area

4. Screen Line
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