RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The limiting value of cant excess for Broad Gauge is

75 mm

55 mm

65 mm

l00 mm

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A treadle bar is used for

interlocking points and signal

setting marshalling yard signals

setting points and crossings

track maintenance

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Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints ?

CST-9 sleeper

steel trough sleeper

concrete sleeper

wooden sleeper

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The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is

spiral

cubic parabola

lemniscate of Bernoulli

sine curve

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Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its

head

head and foot both

web

foot

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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?

45.0 tonnes

15.0 tonnes

90.0 tonnes

22.5 tonnes

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Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of

cast steel

spring steel

cast iron

mild steel

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The height of the center of arm of a semaphore signal above the ground is

7.5 m

5.5m

8.5m

6.5 m

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Cant deficiency occurs when a vehicle travels around a curve at

Equilibrium speed

Booked speed

Speeds higher than equilibrium speed

Speeds lower than equilibrium speed

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The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is

10.82 m

8.84 m

6.10 m

10.21m

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