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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.
Correct Answer
under sleepers
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1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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.
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Correct Answer: nine railway zones.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 30 m long rails are used in
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A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Russia
D. U.S.A.
E. U.K.
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Correct Answer: U.S.A.
8. If
D
is the distance between the parallel sidings and ? is the angle of crossing, the distance between the noses of crossing measured parallel to the main track, is
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A. D tan ?
B. D sec ?
C. D cosec ?
D. D cot ?
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Correct Answer: D cosec ?
9. On Broad Gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section preferred to, is
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A. 29.8 to 37.3 kg/m
B. 32.5 to 42.5 kg/cm
C. 44.7 to 56.8 kg/m
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: 44.7 to 56.8 kg/m
10. The main function of sleepers, is
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A. to support rails
B. to hold rails at correct gauge
C. to distribute load from the rails to ballast
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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