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Coning of wheels
Options
A. prevent lateral movement of wheels
B. provide smooth running of trains
C. avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail
D. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and
Options
A. 2 fish bolts
B. 4 fish bolts
C. 6 fish bolts
D. 8 fish bolts
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Correct Answer: 4 fish bolts
2. A kink is made in stock rails, ahead of the toe of switch at a distance of
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A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 30 cm
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Correct Answer: 15 cm
3. For flat bottom sleepers, maximum size of ballast, is
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A. 50 mm
B. 40 mm
C. 33 mm
D. 25 mm
E. 20 mm
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Correct Answer: 50 mm
4. 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
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A. 10 chains
B. 12 chains
C. 14 chains
D. 16 chains
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Correct Answer: 14 chains
5. The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length, is
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A. 1.15 m
3
B. 1.14 m
3
C. 1.13 m
3
D. 1.12 m
3
E. 1.11 m
3
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Correct Answer: 1.11 m
3
6. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
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A. An activity of a project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
B. The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
C. The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity
D. The arrows are drawn to scale from left to right
E. Each activity consumes a given time.
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Correct Answer: The arrows are drawn to scale from left to right
7. Modular co-ordination of construction means proper
Options
A. planning
B. designing
C. execution
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. The time which results in the leasi, possible construction cost of an activity, is known
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A. normal time
B. slow time
C. crash time
D. standard time.
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Correct Answer: slow time
9. Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
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A. Event
B. Node
C. Connector
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
10. Site order book is used for recording
Options
A. instructions by the executive engineers
B. construction measurements
C. issue of store equipments
D. names of the casual labour.
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Correct Answer: instructions by the executive engineers
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