Previous Years GATE Questions - Highway Development & Planning

1. The Star and Grid pattern of road network was adopted in _____ .

[GATE 2004 : 1 Mark]
  1. Nagpur Road Plan
  2. Lucknow Road Plan
  3. Bombay Road Plan
  4. Delhi Road Plan

Answer: Option A

Explanation: Self Explanatory

2. Three new roads P, Q and R are planned in a district. The data for these are given in the table below:

saturation system question reference table

Based on the principle of maximum utility, the order of priority for these three roads should be

[GATE 2004 : 2 Marks]
  1. P, Q, R
  2. Q, R, P
  3. R, P, Q
  4. R, Q, P

Answer: Option D

Explanation: Consider utility units as given below:
For population < 2000 - 0.25
For population 2000 to 5000 - 0.5
For population > 5000 - 1.0

As per the principle of Maximum utility, priority is given based on total utility per unit length of the road.
Hence, Order of priority is R > Q > P.

3. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) launched in the year 2000, aims to provide rural connectivity with all-weather roads. It is proposed to connect the habitations in plain areas of population more than 500 persons by the year _____ .

[GATE 2005 : 1 Mark]
  1. 2005
  2. 2007
  3. 2010
  4. 2012

Answer: Option B

Explanation: Self Explanatory

Scroll to Top