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Gauge is the distance between_______________?
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A. center to center of rails
B. running faces of rails
C. outer faces of rails
D. none of the above
The main function of a fish plate is________________?
A. to join the two rails together
B. to join rails with the sleeper
C. to allow rail to expand and contract freely
D. none of the above
The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively __________________?
A. 12 m and 12 m
B. 12 m and 13 m
C. 13 m and 12 m
D. 13 m and 13 m
The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is___________________?
A. 25 mm
B. 40 mm
C. 50 mm
D. 10mm
Sleeper density in India is normally kept as___________________?
A. M + 2 to M + 7
B. MtoM+2
C. M + 5toM+10
D. M
where M is the rail length in meters
The correct relation between curve lead (CL), switch lead (SL) and lead of cros¬sing (L) is given by__________________?
A. CL = L – SL
B. L =CL-SL
C. SL = L + CL
D. L = (CL+SL)/2
Two important constituents in the com-position of steel used for rail are_________________?
A. carbon and silicon
B. manganese and phosphorous
C. carbon and manganese
D. carbon and sulfur
Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to________________?
A. cost
B. life
C. track circuiting
D. fastening
Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ?
A. 1 in 8’/2
B. 1 in 12
C. 1 in 16
D. 1 in 20
The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is____________________?
A. cubic parabola
B. spiral
C. sine curve
D. lemniscate of Bernoulli
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