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  • The overall length of a turn out is the distance between the end of stock rail and


  • Options
  • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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

    • Options
    • A. 1 in 6
    • B. 1 in
    • C. 1 in 12
    • D. 1 in 16
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    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 7. In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by

    • Options
    • A. side method
    • B. telescopic method
    • C. American method
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Composite sleeper index determines

    • Options
    • A. number of sleepers per rail length
    • B. suitability of wooden sleepers
    • C. permissible stresses in steel sleepers
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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

    • Options
    • A. 100 mm
    • B. 119 mm
    • C. 125 mm
    • D. 155 mm
    • E. 135 mm
    • Discuss


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