Coning of wheels is provided to check lateral movement of wheels to avoid damage

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Coning of wheels is provided
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A. to check lateral movement of wheels
B. to avoid damage to inner faces of rails
C. to avoid discomfort to passengers
D. All the above.

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All the above.

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3. A river is said to be of
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A. aggrading type if it builds up its bed to a certain slope
B. degrading type if it cuts its bed to a certain slope
C. meandering type if it flows in sinuous curve
D. all the above.

4. According to Lacey, in regime conditions
Options
A. silt is kept in suspension by vertical components of eddies
B. entire cross-section of the channel is generated at all points by the forces normal to the wetted perimeter
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).

5. If D_c is the critical depth, D is the depth of water down stream and H_L is the total head loss at the cistern of a vertical fall, the depth x of the cistern below the bed level down stream suggested by Blench, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.

7. Minimum length of a transition curve required for
Options
A. 2� curves for a maximum permissible speed of 135 km/hr, is 220 metres
B. 4� curves for a maximum permissible speed of 95 km/hr, is 220 metres
C. 6� curves for a maximum permissible speed of 80 km/hr, is 220 metres
D. All the above.

8. Heel of crossing is the line joining
Options
A. ends of splice rail and point rail
B. ends of lead rails butting the crossing
C. ends of wing rails
D. throat and actual nose of crossing.

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