Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ? 1 in 20 1 in 16 1 in 12 1 in 8’/2 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Consider the following surveys.1. Reconnaissance survey2. Preliminary survey3. Traffic survey4. Location surveyThe correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalised is 3,1,4,2 3,1,2,4 1,3,2,4 1,3,4,2 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting ? triangle traverser turntable scotch block TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The load on each axle of a locomotive is 22 tonnes. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, then the hauling capacity due to 3 pairs of driving wheels will be 26.41 19.81 6.61 13.21 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The compensation for curvature on gradient for Meter Gauge is given by (where R is radius of curve.) 105/R 52.5/R 35/R 70/R TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The main function of a fish plate is None of these To join the two rails together To allow rail to expand and contract freely To join rails with the sleeper TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Gauge is the distance between None of these center to center of rails running faces of rails outer faces of rails TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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? 15.0 tonnes 90.0 tonnes 22.5 tonnes 45.0 tonnes TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is 162 mm 189 mm 156 mm 187 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is 25 cm 48 cm 30 cm 15 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?