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  • 1. On Indian Railways, the approximate weight of a rail section is determined from the formula

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 2. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 3. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 5. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 6. 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
  • Discuss
  • 7. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 8. 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.
  • Discuss
  • 9. In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in

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  • A. 1855
  • B. 1860
  • C. 1866
  • D. 1871
  • E. 1875
  • Discuss
  • 10. 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.
  • Discuss

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