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The overall length of a turn out is the distance between the end of stock rail and
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A. heel of crossing
B. actual nose of crossing
C. throat of crossing
D. toe of crossing.
Correct Answer
heel of crossing
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1. The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for M.G. railway track are
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A. 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm
B. 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm
C. 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm
D. 1.75 m x 20 cm x 12 cm
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm
2. For providing the required tilt of rails, adazing of wooden sleepers, is done for
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A. bull headed rails
B. double headed rails
C. flat footed rails
D. any type of rails
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: flat footed rails
3. A mono-block sleeper has
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A. square section
B. rectangular section
C. trapezoidal section
D. semi-circular section
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: trapezoidal section
4. By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, gauge may be slackened by
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A. 1.2 mm
B. 2.2 mm
C. 3.2 mm
D. 4.2 mm
E. 5.0 mm
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Correct Answer: 3.2 mm
5. The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 rn is 50 cm. The size of the crossing is
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A. 1 in 6
B. 1 in
C. 1 in 12
D. 1 in 16
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Correct Answer: 1 in
6. The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
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A. quality of its timber
B. ability to resist decay
C. resistance to weathering
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by
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A. side method
B. telescopic method
C. American method
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: telescopic method
8. Composite sleeper index determines
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A. number of sleepers per rail length
B. suitability of wooden sleepers
C. permissible stresses in steel sleepers
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: suitability of wooden sleepers
9. Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is
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A. 40 mm
B. 50 mm
C. 75 mm
D. 100 mm
E. 25 mm
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Correct Answer: 100 mm
10. Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tongue rail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is
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A. 100 mm
B. 119 mm
C. 125 mm
D. 155 mm
E. 135 mm
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Correct Answer: 135 mm
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