Civil Engineering - Railways

Exercise : Railways - Section 2
11.
Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tongue rail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is
100 mm
119 mm
125 mm
155 mm
135 mm
Answer: Option
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12.
Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is
straight switch
curved switch
loose heel switch
bent switch.
Answer: Option
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13.
If sleeper density is M + 7 for 13 m rails, the minimum depth of ballast under wooden sleepers (25 cm x 13 cm), is
15 cm
20 cm
25 cm
30 cm
36 cm
Answer: Option
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14.
By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, gauge may be slackened by
1.2 mm
2.2 mm
3.2 mm
4.2 mm
5.0 mm
Answer: Option
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15.
Composite sleeper index determines
number of sleepers per rail length
suitability of wooden sleepers
permissible stresses in steel sleepers
none of these
Answer: Option
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