Materials Required Per Unit(km) Length of Track It is necessary to work out exactly the quantities of various materials required to lay track. Otherwise, the excess materials will have to be taken back and work will be delayed. In this article, we will discuss about the number of rails, sleepers, fish plates, fish bolt, dog…
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Permanent Way – MCQ 1. Permanent track is regarded to be a) Semi elastic in nature.b) Elastic in nature.c) Rigid in nature.d) Semi-rigid in nature. 2. The track should be constructed and maintained keeping the requirement of a permanent way to achieve a) High speed.b) Better riding quality.c) Less future maintenance.d) All the above. 3….
Rails – MCQ 1. Which of the rails are mostly used in railway track a) Double head railsb) Bull head railsc) Flat foot railsd) None 2. The tensile strength of a rail used in railway track should not be less than a) 42 kg/mm2b) 52 kg/mm2c) 62 kg/mm2d) 72 kg/mm2 3. The rail whose head…
Railway Signalling – MCQ 1. Which signal gives permission to the train for leaving the platform a) Semaphore Signalb) Warner Signalc) Starter signald) None of these 2. Which is the following components of a semaphore signals a) Movable armb) Crank rodc) Spectacle framed) All of these 3. Which signals are used in shunting operations for…
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Bearing Plates in Railway Bearing plates are cast iron, wrought iron or mild steel plate which are placed in between the F.F rail to distribute the load on a large area of wooden sleepers. If the flat footed rails are directly fixed on wooden sleepers, sinking in the sleeper take place due to heavy loads…
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Track Geometry – MCQ 1. Track geometry includes a) Cross-sectional elementsb) Gradientc) Curvesd) All of these 2. Usually, the width of right of way of a track is a) 3 mb) 4 mc) 5.5 md) 10 m 3. The top width of a track embankment is known as a) Formation widthc) Right of Wayd) None…
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Railway Stations & Yards – MCQ 1. A place on the railway line at which “permission to approach” and “authority to proceed” are granted is known as a) Block station b) Junction stationc) Non-block stationd) Terminal station 2. A station where a branch line joint a main line is known as a) Terminal Stationb) Block…
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