Railways Test - Online Civil Engineering Test

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For holding a rail in position, no chairs are used for

flat footed rails

bull headed rails

double headed rails

both (a) and (b)

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The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of

1 in 10

1 in 15

1 in 20

1 in 25

1 in 30

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Distance between inner faces of the flanges, is kept

equal to the gauge distance

slightly less than the gauge distance

slightly more than the gauge distance

none of these.

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Coning of wheels

prevent lateral movement of wheels

provide smooth running of trains

avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail

all the above.

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Pick up the correct statement from the following :

Rails are directly laid over hard wooden sleepers and fixed with spikes

Adzing is done on hard wooden sleepers

Bearing plates are used on soft wooden sleepers

Chairs are used for bull headed rails

All the above.

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To prevent percolation of water into formation, moorum is used as a blanket for

black cotton soil

sandy soil

clayey soil

all the above.

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In India the rails are manufactured by

open hearth process

duplex process

both (a) and (b)

neither (a) nor (b)

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On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track, is

33 ft (10.06 m)

36 ft (10.97 m)

39 ft (11.89 m)

42 ft (12.8 m)

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Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their

availability

economy

suitability

design

all the above.

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10.

Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between

20 to 25 cm

25 to 30 cm

30 to 35 cm

35 to 40 cm

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11.

Monnier, the inventor of R.C.C., suggested the introduction of reinforced cement concert sleepers for the railways in

1857

1867

1877

1887

1897

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12.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Ends of adjoining rails should be in true alignment

Rail joints should be as strong as the rail section itself

Rail joints should be elastic laterally as well as vertically

Ends of adjoining rails butt against to give a continuity

All the above.

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13.

Cast iron sleeper, is

pot sleeper

box sleeper

Duplex sleeper

plate sleeper

All the above.

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14.

Sand may be used as ballast for

wooden sleepers

steel sleepers

cast iron sleepers

all the above.

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15.

On Indian Railways, number of a crossing is defined as

sine of angle of crossing

consine of angle of crossing

tangent of angle of crossing

contangent of angle of crossing.

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16.

In a railway track, permissible gauge with tolerance under loaded condition, is

G + 0.1 mm

G + 1.5 mm

G - l.O mm

G - 1.5mm

G - 20 mm

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17.

Smitch diamond is provided if the angle of diamond is less than

2°

4°

6°

8°

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18.

Advantage of automatic signalling, is:

increased safety

reduction in delays

increase in track capacity

all the above.

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19.

Minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used over bridge girders, is

1455

1355

1255

1155

none of these.

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20.

If D is the distance between parallel tracks G is the gauge and α is angle of crossings, the distance between theoretical noses of two crossings measured parallel to tracks, is

(D - G - G sec α) cot α

(D - G + G sec α) cot α

(D - G - G sec α) tan α

(D + G + G sec α) cot α

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