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- Question
If ? is switch angle and R is radius of the turnout, the length of the tongue rail, is
Options- A. R sin ?
- B. R tan ?
- C. R sin ?/2
- D. R tan ?/2
- E. R cos ?/2
- Correct Answer
- R tan ?/2
- 1. Boxing of ballast is done
Options- A. under rails
- B. at the rails
- C. in between two rails
- D. in between two sleepers. Discuss
- 2. 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 Discuss
- 3. 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. Discuss
- 4. 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. Discuss
- 5. Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways
Options- 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 Discuss
- 6. A welded rail joint is generally
Options- A. supported on a sleeper
- B. supported on a metal plate
- C. suspended
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 7. 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) Discuss
- 8. Pot sleepers are in the form of
Options- 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. Discuss
- 9. 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. Discuss
- 10. If absolute levels of rails at the consecutive axles A, B, and C separated by 1.8 metres are 100.505 m, 100.530 m, and 100.525 m respectively, the unevenness of rails, is
Options- A. 0.065 m
- B. 0.055 m
- C. 0.045 m
- D. 0.035 m Discuss
Railways problems
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Correct Answer: at the rails
Correct Answer: 44 mm
Correct Answer: slightly less than the gauge distance
Correct Answer: wooden sleepers.
Correct Answer: 1.676 m as a compromise gauge
Correct Answer: suspended
Correct Answer: flat footed rails
Correct Answer: two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: 0.065 m
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