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- Question
The weight of the rails depends upon
Options- A. gauge of the tracks
- B. speed of trains
- C. spacing of sleepers
- D. nature of traffic
- E. all the above.
- Correct Answer
- all the above.
- 1. 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. Discuss
- 2. The first Indian railway was laid in
Options- A. 1775
- B. 1804
- C. 1825
- D. 1853
- E. 1876 Discuss
- 3. The rail section which is not used on Indian metre gauge tracks, is
Options- A. 25 R
- B. 30 R
- C. 35 R
- D. 40 R Discuss
- 4. In railways a triangle is mainly provided for
Options- 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. Discuss
- 5. In India the rails are manufactured by
Options- A. open hearth process
- B. duplex process
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. neither (a) nor (b) Discuss
- 6. A CST-9 sleeper consists of
Options- 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. Discuss
- 7. Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
Options- A. double headed
- B. bull headed
- C. flat footed
- D. (a) and (b) simultaneously Discuss
- 8. If L is length of a rail and R is the radius of a curve, the versine h for the curve, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E.
Discuss
- 9. The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of
Options- A. 1 in 10
- B. 1 in 15
- C. 1 in 20
- D. 1 in 25
- E. 1 in 30 Discuss
- 10. Bearing plates are used to fix
Options- A. flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers
- B. double headed rails to the wooden sleepers
- C. bull headed rails to the wooden sleepers
- D. flat footed rails to the cast iron sleepers
- E. none of these. Discuss
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Correct Answer: black cotton soil
Correct Answer: 1853
Correct Answer: 40 R
Correct Answer: changing direction of engines through 180°
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: double headed
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: 1 in 20
Correct Answer: flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers
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