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On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track, is
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A. 33 ft (10.06 m)
B. 36 ft (10.97 m)
C. 39 ft (11.89 m)
D. 42 ft (12.8 m)
Correct Answer
42 ft (12.8 m)
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1. For construction of structures under water, the type of lime used, is
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A. hydraulic lime
B. fat lime
C. quick lime
D. pure lime
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: hydraulic lime
2. The distance measured along one rivet line from the centre of a rivet to the centre of adjoining rivet on an adjacent parallel rivet line, is called
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A. pitch of rivet
B. gauge distance of rivet
C. staggered pitch
D. all the above
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: staggered pitch
3. For the prediction of future population of a city, the factor to be considered, is
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A. births
B. deaths
C. migrants
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. To the calculated area of cover plates of a built-up beam, an allowance for rivet holes to be added, is
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A. 10%
B. 13%
C. 15%
D. 18%
E. 20%.
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Correct Answer: 13%
5. The asbestos cement pipes are generally laid
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A. horizontally
B. vertically
C. at an angle of 30°
D. at an angle of 60°.
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Correct Answer: vertically
6. The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as
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A. queen closer
B. bevelled closer
C. king closer
D. half king closer.
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Correct Answer: king closer
7. Discrete or granular particles change their
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A. size
B. shape
C. weight
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: none of these.
8. Wing loading of an aircraft is
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A. load of the wings
B.
C.
D.
E. None of these.
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Correct Answer:
9. To prevent creep in rails, the steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and
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A. one key
B. two keys
C. three keys
D. four keys.
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Correct Answer: four keys.
10. If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as
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A. rolling
B. mountainous
C. steep
D. plain.
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Correct Answer: steep
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