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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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- 1. Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
Options- A. double headed
- B. bull headed
- C. flat footed
- D. (a) and (b) simultaneously Discuss
- 2. 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
- 3. 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. Discuss
- 4. 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
- 5. The first Indian railway was laid in
Options- A. 1775
- B. 1804
- C. 1825
- D. 1853
- E. 1876 Discuss
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. If D is distance between centres of two parallel track of gauge G, then, total length of cross-over (from the point of commencement to the point of termination) with an intermediate straight portion and N crossing, is given by
Options- A. DN + G (N + 1 + N2)
- B. DN + G (2N + 1 + N2)
- C. DN + G (3N + 1 + N2)
- D. DN + G (4N + l +N2) Discuss
- 9. The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length, is
Options- A. 1.15 m3
- B. 1.14 m3
- C. 1.13 m3
- D. 1.12 m3
- E. 1.11 m3 Discuss
- 10. If a 0.7% upgrade meets a 0.65% downgrade at a summit and the permissible rate of change of grade per chain length is 0.10%, the length of the vertical curve, is
Options- A. 10 chains
- B. 12 chains
- C. 14 chains
- D. 16 chains Discuss
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Correct Answer: double headed
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: black cotton soil
Correct Answer: 1853
Correct Answer: 1 in 20
Correct Answer: flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers
Correct Answer: DN + G (3N + 1 + N2)
Correct Answer: 1.11 m3
Correct Answer: 14 chains
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