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  • Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of


  • Options
  • A. broken stones
  • B. gravels
  • C. moorum
  • D. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


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    • 1. Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between

    • Options
    • A. 20 to 25 cm
    • B. 25 to 30 cm
    • C. 30 to 35 cm
    • D. 35 to 40 cm
    • Discuss
    • 2. Top surface of steel sleepers, is

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    • A. kept level throughout
    • B. provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward
    • C. provided a cant of 1 in 20 outward
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of

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    • A. three turn outs
    • B. one turn out and two splits
    • C. two turn outs and one split
    • D. three splits.
    • Discuss
    • 4. To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is

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    • A. undercut switch
    • B. straight-cut switch
    • C. overriding switch
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is

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    • A. straight switch
    • B. curved switch
    • C. loose heel switch
    • D. bent switch.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Gauge of a permanent way, is

    • Options
    • A. minimum distance between running faces of rails
    • B. minimum distance between outer faces of rails
    • C. distance between centres of rails
    • D. width of formation
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 8. If S is cant deficiency in centimetres and V is maximum permissible speed in km p.h,, the maximum length of transition curves, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pot sleepers are used if degree of the curve does not exceed

    • Options
    • A. 4°
    • B. 5°
    • C. 6°
    • D. 7°
    • E. 8°
    • Discuss
    • 10. If D is the distance between the parallel sidings and ? is the angle of crossing, the distance between the noses of crossing measured parallel to the gathering line, is

    • Options
    • A. D tan ?
    • B. D cot ?
    • C. D sin ?
    • D. D cos ?
    • Discuss


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