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  • If G is gauge distance and a is crossing, the distance between the nose of acute crossing and nose of obtuse crossing of a rail diamond, measured along the rail not forming the diamond, is


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

  • Correct Answer
  • G cot ? 

    • Railways problems

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    • 1. Sand may be used as ballast for

    • Options
    • A. wooden sleepers
    • B. steel sleepers
    • C. cast iron sleepers
    • D. all the above.
      • Discuss
    • 2. To avoid the damage of nose of crossing, the wing rails are ramped so that nose of crossing remains at a lower level by

    • Options
    • A. 3 mm
    • B. 4 mm
    • C. 5 mm
    • D. 6 mm.
      • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Required tilt of 1 in 20 is provided

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    • A. to the tops of rails
    • B. at rail seats in bearing plates
    • C. at rail seats in chairs
    • D. at rail seats in metal sleepers.
      • Discuss
    • 4. Steel sleepers are

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    • A. rectangular is cross section throughout
    • B. hollow circular pipes
    • C. 6 mm thick steel sheets with ends bent down
    • D. 6 mm thick steel sheets with ends bent up.
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    • 5. Widening of gauge is provided if degree of the curve, is

    • Options
    • A. 3° or less
    • B. 3° to
    • C. more than
    • D. none of these.
      • Discuss
    • 6. In a railway track, permissible gauge with tolerance under loaded condition, is

    • Options
    • A. G + 0.1 mm
    • B. G + 1.5 mm
    • C. G - l.O mm
    • D. G - 1.5mm
    • E. G - 20 mm
      • Discuss
    • 7. On Indian Railways, angle of crossing between gauge faces of Vee, is generally calculated by

    • Options
    • A. Cole's method
    • B. Centre line method
    • C. Isosceles triangle method
    • D. both (a) and (b)
      • Discuss
    • 8. If w is width of sleepers, s is sleeper spacing and d is depth of ballast then

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 9. Weight and cross section of the rails are decided on

    • Options
    • A. gauge of tracks
    • B. speed of trains
    • C. spacing of sleepers
    • D. type of rails
    • E. all the above.
      • Discuss
    • 10. For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as

    • Options
    • A. 30° to the vertical
    • B. 45° to the vertical
    • C. 60° to the vertical
    • D. none of these.
      • Discuss

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