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Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of
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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
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A. 20 to 25 cm
B. 25 to 30 cm
C. 30 to 35 cm
D. 35 to 40 cm
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Correct Answer: 30 to 35 cm
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.
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Correct Answer: provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward
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.
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Correct Answer: two turn outs and one split
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.
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Correct Answer: overriding switch
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
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Correct Answer: 135 mm
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.
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Correct Answer: curved switch
7. Gauge of a permanent way, is
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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.
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Correct Answer: minimum distance between running faces of rails
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
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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9. Pot sleepers are used if degree of the curve does not exceed
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A. 4°
B. 5°
C. 6°
D. 7°
E. 8°
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Correct Answer: 4°
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
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A. D tan ?
B. D cot ?
C. D sin ?
D. D cos ?
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Correct Answer: D cot ?
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