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The angle between the gauge faces of the stock rail and tongue rail, is called
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A. switch angle
B. angle of crossing
C. angle of turnout
D. none of these.
Correct Answer
switch angle
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1. If
G
is gauge is metres,
V
is speed of trains in km/hour and
R
is radius of a curve in metres, the equilibrium superelevation is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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2. The standard width of ballast for B.G.track in Indian Railways, is kept
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A. 3.35 m
B. 3.53 m
C. 2.35 m
D. 2.53 m
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 3.35 m
3. The grade compensation on B.G. tracks on Indian Railways, is
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A. 0.02%
B. 0.03%
C. 0.04%
D. 0.05%
E. 0.06%
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Correct Answer: 0.04%
4. Stock rails are
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A. parts of crossing
B. fitted against check rails
C. fitted against tongue rails
D. laid between heel of switch and nose of crossing.
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Correct Answer: fitted against tongue rails
5. A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
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A. one turn out
B. two turn outs
C. three turn outs
D. four turn outs
E. no turn out.
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Correct Answer: four turn outs
6. The place where a railway line and a road cross each other at the same level, is known as
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A. cross over
B. railway junction
C. road junction
D. level crossing
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: level crossing
7. Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is
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A. 69.85 mm
B. 63.50 mm
C. 66.77 mm
D. 136.52 mm
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 66.77 mm
8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
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A. Sleepers transfer the load of moving locomotive to the girders of the bridges
B. Sleepers act as a non-elastic medium between the rails and ballast
C. Sleepers hold the rails at 1 in 20 tilt inward
D. Sleepers hold the rails loose on curve.
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Correct Answer: Sleepers act as a non-elastic medium between the rails and ballast
9. If sleeper density is M + 7 for 13 m rails, the minimum depth of ballast under wooden sleepers (25 cm x 13 cm), is
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A. 15 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 30 cm
E. 36 cm
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Correct Answer: 20 cm
10. The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is
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A. 35
R
B. 40
R
C. 45
R
D. 55
R
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Correct Answer: 40
R
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