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To prevent percolation of water into formation, moorum is used as a blanket for
Options
A. black cotton soil
B. sandy soil
C. clayey soil
D. all the above.
Correct Answer
black cotton soil
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1. The first Indian railway was laid in
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A. 1775
B. 1804
C. 1825
D. 1853
E. 1876
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Correct Answer: 1853
2. The rail section which is not used on Indian metre gauge tracks, is
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A. 25
R
B. 30
R
C. 35
R
D. 40
R
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Correct Answer: 40
R
3. In railways a triangle is mainly provided for
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A. diverting trains from the main line to branch line
B. crossing over between parallel tracks
C. changing direction of engines through 180°
D. shunting wagons in yards.
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Correct Answer: changing direction of engines through 180°
4. In India the rails are manufactured by
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A. open hearth process
B. duplex process
C. both (
a
) and (
b
)
D. neither (
a
) nor (
b
)
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Correct Answer: both (
a
) and (
b
)
5. Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another, is known as
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A. railway point
B. railway crossing
C. turnout
D. railway junction
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: turnout
6. The weight of the rails depends upon
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A. gauge of the tracks
B. speed of trains
C. spacing of sleepers
D. nature of traffic
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. A CST-9 sleeper consists of
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A. two inverted triangular pots on either side of rail seat
B. a central plate with a projected key and box on the top of plate
C. a tie bar and 4 cotters to connect two cast iron plates
D. a single two way key provided on the gauge side to hold the rail to sleeper
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
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A. double headed
B. bull headed
C. flat footed
D. (
a
) and (
b
) simultaneously
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Correct Answer: double headed
9. If
L
is length of a rail and
R
is the radius of a curve, the versine
h
for the curve, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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10. The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of
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A. 1 in 10
B. 1 in 15
C. 1 in 20
D. 1 in 25
E. 1 in 30
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Correct Answer: 1 in 20
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