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A. 1.11 m3
B. 1.13 m3
C. 1.14 m3
D. 1.12 m3
E. 1.15 m3
A. Two pairs of points, six acute angle crossings and four obtuse angle crossings.
B. Two pairs of points, four acute angle crossings and two obtuse angle crossings
C. Four pairs of points, six acute angle crossings and two obtuse angle crossings
D. Four pairs of points, four acute angle crossings and four obtuse angle crossings
A. 0.5 mm
B. 0.4 mm
C. 0.7 mm
D. 0.8 mm
A. All these
B. Nature of traffic
C. Gauge of the tracks
D. Spacing of sleepers
E. Speed of trains
A. Quality of its timber
B. All these
C. Resistance to weathering
D. Ability to resist decay
A. All these
B. Avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail
C. Provide smooth running of trains
D. Prevent lateral movement of wheels
A. Flat footed rails to the cast iron sleepers
B. Flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers
C. Bull headed rails to the wooden sleepers
D. Double headed rails to the wooden sleepers
A. Fish plates fit the top of the rail foot
B. Cross sectional area of fish plates, is normally the same as that of the rail section.
C. Fish plates fit the underside of the rail head
D. Fish plates fit the web of the rail section
A. R sin α/2
B. R sin α
C. R tan α/2
D. R cos α/2
E. R tan α
A. 136.52 mm
B. None of these.
C. 66.77 mm
D. 63.50 mm
E. 69.85 mm
A. 150 mm
B. 135 mm
C. 120.6 mm
D. 155.90 mm
A. Sleepers provide stability to the permanent way
B. Sleepers transfer load of moving trains to ballast
C. Sleepers hold the rails at proper gauge on straights
D. Sleepers act as an elastic cushion between rails and ballast
A. 2°
B. 3°
C. 4°
D. 1°
A. Two switch points, two acute angle crossings and four check rails
B. Two switch, points, two acute angle crossings and two check rails
C. None of these.
D. Two switch points, two acute angle crossings and six check rails
A. Flat footed rails
B. Bull headed rails
C. None of these.
D. Any type of rails
E. Double headed rails
A. Wooden sleepers
B. Steel sleepers
C. None of these.
D. Cast iron sleepers
A. 1 in 15
B. 1 in 20
C. 1 in 25
D. 1 in 10
A. Cast iron sleepers
B. Wooden sleepers.
C. R.C.C. sleepers
D. Steel sleepers
A. None of these.
B. Supported on a sleeper
C. Supported on a metal plate
D. Suspended
A. 1 in
B. 1 in 6
C. 1 in 12
D. 1 in 16