| 1. | Which of the following statement is correct ? | |
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Bull headed rails keep better alignment than flat footed rails due to chairs
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Flat footed rails are cheaper than bull headed rails
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Flat footed rails are stronger in every direction than bull headed rails for the same cross-sectional area
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all of the above
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Report Question| 2. | The device provided to prevent the vehicles from moving beyond the end of rail at terminals is called ? | |
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turn-tables
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buffer stops
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triangles
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scotch blocks
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| 3. | Plate sleepers consist of a plate of dimensions ? | |
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454 mm x 254 mm
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551 mm x 254 mm
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851 mm x 254 mm
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951 mm x 254 mm
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| 4. | The sleepers in the form of two bowls placed under each rail and connected together bar, are known as ? | |
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pot sleepers
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box sleepers
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plate sleepers
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duplex sleepers
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| 5. | The composite sleeper index determines the ? | |
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suitability of the wooden sleepers
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number of sleepers per rail length
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permissible stresses in the steel sleepers
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all of these
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| 6. | The first train in India was run in ? | |
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1825
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1835
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1841
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1853
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| 7. | Super elevation on curves is provided by means of ? | |
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cant-board
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straight edge
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spirit level
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all of these
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| 8. | Fish bolts are made of ? | |
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cast iron
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low carbon steel
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high carbon steel
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stainless steel
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| 9. | The spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rail to wooden sleepers is ? | |
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dog spike
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round spike
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elastic spike
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all of these
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| 10. | A triangle is used for ? | |
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diverting trains from the main line to branch line
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crossing over between parallel tracks
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changing the direction of the engine
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all of the above
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