- A. Broad Gauge
- B. Meter Gauge
- C. Narrow Gauge
- D. both (a) and (b)
Railway Engineering
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52 kg rails are mostly used in
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Normally the limiting value of cant is (where G is the gauge.)
- A. G/8
- B. G/10
- C. G/12
- D. G/15
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The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is
- A. 6.10 m
- B. 8.84 m
- C. 10.21m
- D. 10.82 m
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The object of providing a point lock is
- A. to ensure that each switch is correctly set
- B. to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it
- C. to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail
- D. none of the above
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The limiting value of cant excess for Broad Gauge is
- A. 55 mm
- B. 65 mm
- C. 75 mm
- D. l00 mm
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For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)
- A. 0.168 cm
- B. -0.168 cm
- C. 7.432 cm
- D. 7.768 cm
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Lead of crossing is the distance from the
- A. heel of the switch to the toe of the switch
- B. heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing
- C. toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing
- D. toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing
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For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is
- A. 18
- B. 19
- C. 20
- D. 21
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Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than
- A. 450 MPa
- B. 500 MPa
- C. 700 MPa
- D. 850 MPa
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Switch angle depends on
i) heel divergence
ii) length of tongue rail
iii) flangeway clearance
iv) throw of switch
The correct answer is- A. (i) and (ii)
- B. (ii) and (iii)
- C. (iii) and (iv)
- D. (i)and(iv)