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For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
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A. four railway zones
B. six railway zones
C. seven railway zones
D. eight railway zones
E. nine railway zones.
Correct Answer
nine railway zones.
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1. On either side of the centre line of rails, a cant of 1 in 20 in the sleeper is provided for a distance of
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A. 150 mm
B. 165 mm
C. 175 mm
D. 185 mm
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Correct Answer: 175 mm
2. Total effective bearing area of both the bowls of a pot sleeper, is
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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.
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Correct Answer: equal to that of a wooden sleeper
3. Continuity of electric current across welded rail joints, is maintained by
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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.
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Correct Answer: none of these.
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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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.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. Spacing of sleepers
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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.
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Correct Answer: at the middle of rails, is kept closer
6. The factor for deciding the type of sleeper, is
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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.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in
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A. 1855
B. 1860
C. 1866
D. 1871
E. 1875
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Correct Answer: 1871
8. Main disadvantage of steel sleepers, is :
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A. it gets rusted quickly
B. its lugs some times get broken
C. its lugs some times get split
D. all the aboye.
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Correct Answer: all the aboye.
9. Packing of ballast is done
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A. near the ends of sleepers
B. on the shoulders
C. under sleepers
D. between two rails.
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Correct Answer: under sleepers
10. 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.
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