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Boxing of ballast is done
Options
A. under rails
B. at the rails
C. in between two rails
D. in between two sleepers.
Correct Answer
at the rails
Railways problems
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1. Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is
Options
A. 40 mm
B. 42 mm
C. 44 mm
D. 46 mm
E. 50 mm
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Correct Answer: 44 mm
2. Distance between inner faces of the flanges, is kept
Options
A. equal to the gauge distance
B. slightly less than the gauge distance
C. slightly more than the gauge distance
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: slightly less than the gauge distance
3. The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are
Options
A. cast iron sleepers
B. R.C.C. sleepers
C. steel sleepers
D. wooden sleepers.
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Correct Answer: wooden sleepers.
4. Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways
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A. 1.435 m as adopted in England
B. 1.800 m as per Indian conditions
C. 1.676 m as a compromise gauge
D. 1.000 m as a standard gauge
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Correct Answer: 1.676 m as a compromise gauge
5. Overall depth of a dog spike, is
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A. 120.6 mm
B. 155.90 mm
C. 135 mm
D. 150 mm
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 120.6 mm
6. If ? is switch angle and
R
is radius of the turnout, the length of the tongue rail, is
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A.
R
sin ?
B.
R
tan ?
C. R sin ?/2
D. R tan ?/2
E. R cos ?/2
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Correct Answer: R tan ?/2
7. A welded rail joint is generally
Options
A. supported on a sleeper
B. supported on a metal plate
C. suspended
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: suspended
8. For holding a rail in position, no chairs are used for
Options
A. flat footed rails
B. bull headed rails
C. double headed rails
D. both (
a
) and (
b
)
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Correct Answer: flat footed rails
9. Pot sleepers are in the form of
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A. a number of bowls connected together with a tie bar
B. two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
C. two bowls placed under two rails and the one between the rails
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
10. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. Rails are directly laid over hard wooden sleepers and fixed with spikes
B. Adzing is done on hard wooden sleepers
C. Bearing plates are used on soft wooden sleepers
D. Chairs are used for bull headed rails
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
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