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- Question
On either side of the centre line of rails, a cant of 1 in 20 in the sleeper is provided for a distance of
Options- A. 150 mm
- B. 165 mm
- C. 175 mm
- D. 185 mm
- Correct Answer
- 175 mm
- 1. Total effective bearing area of both the bowls of a pot sleeper, is
Options- A. slightly more than that of a wooden sleeper
- B. slightly less than that of a wooden sleeper
- C. equal to that of a wooden sleeper
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 2. Continuity of electric current across welded rail joints, is maintained by
Options- A. welding ends of a wire to each rail
- B. placing an insulated plate underneath the rails
- C. placing insulation in expansion gaps
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. The line which connects a number of parallel tracks, and also provides an access to main track, is called a gathering line
- B. With a diagonal gathering line, the length of the siding decreases with increase of its distance from main track
- C. To have sidings of same length, a diagonal line is laid at one end and a parallel gathering line at the other end
- D. For most economical layout of yards, the gathering lines are laid at the limiting angle
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 4. Spacing of sleepers
Options- A. throughout the length of a rail is kept uniform
- B. near rail joints, is kept closer
- C. at the middle of rails, is kept closer
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 5. On Indian Railways, the approximate weight of a rail section is determined from the formula
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 6. For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
Options- A. four railway zones
- B. six railway zones
- C. seven railway zones
- D. eight railway zones
- E. nine railway zones. Discuss
- 7. The factor for deciding the type of sleeper, is
Options- A. easy fixing and removal of rails
- B. provision of sufficient bearing area for rails
- C. initial and maintenance costs
- D. strength to act as a beam under loads
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 8. In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in
Options- A. 1855
- B. 1860
- C. 1866
- D. 1871
- E. 1875 Discuss
- 9. Main disadvantage of steel sleepers, is :
Options- A. it gets rusted quickly
- B. its lugs some times get broken
- C. its lugs some times get split
- D. all the aboye. Discuss
- 10. Packing of ballast is done
Options- A. near the ends of sleepers
- B. on the shoulders
- C. under sleepers
- D. between two rails. Discuss
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