Railway Sheet 08
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1) Question.
The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are
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2) Question.
The main function of sleepers, is
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3) Question.
The rails get out of their orginal positions due to insufficient expansion gap. This phenomenon is known
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4) Question.
Bending of rail ends due to loose packing under a joint and loose fish Bolts, ks known
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5) Question.
The rail section which is not used on Indian metre gauge tracks, is
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6) Question.
The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is
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7) Question.
On Indian Railways, the apporoximate weight of rail section is determined from the formula
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8) Question.
Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is
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9) Question.
Check rails are provided on inner side of inner rails if sharpness of a B.G. curve, is more than
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10) Question.
Widening of gauge is provided if degree of thecurve, is
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11) Question.
If 'A' is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be
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12) Question.
For a sleeper density of (n + 5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is
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13) Question.
In a B.G. railway track, the specified ruling gradent is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible gradient of
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14) Question.
The load on each axle of a locomotive is 22 tonnes. If the coefficnent of friction is 0.2, then the hauling capacity due to 3 pairs of driving wheels will be
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15) Question.
Consider the following surveys.
- Reconnaissance survey
- Preliminary survey
- Traffic survey
- Location survey
The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalised is
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16) Question.
What will be the curve lead for a 1 and 8.5 turnout taking off from a straight broad gauge track?
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17) Question.
Consider the following statements about concerete sleepers.
- They improve the track modulus
- They have good scrap value
- They render transportation easy.
- They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily.
Of the satements
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18) Question.
A treadle bar is used for
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19) Question.
A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming the coefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive?
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20) Question.
The grade compensation on a curve on a Broad Gauge railway track is
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