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.
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a) Semi elastic 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.
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d) All the above.
3. Gauge of railway track is
a) The clear distance between inner faces of two track rails.
b) The distance between outer faces of two track rails.
c) The distance between inner face of one rail and outer face of another rail of the track.
d) None of the above.
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a) The clear distance between inner faces of two track rails.
4. In India the width of narrow gauge is
a) 1.676 m.
b) 1.0 m.
c) 0.762 m.
d) 0.610 m.
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c) 0.762 m.
5. The selection of a particular gauge depends upon
a) Cost of construction.
b) Volume and nature of traffic.
c) Speed of movement.
d) All the above.
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d) All the above.
6. On curved tracks, superelevation is maintained by __ and the formation is levelled.
a) Sleepers.
b) Ballast.
c) Soil.
d) Rails.
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b) Ballast.
7. The combination of rails, fitted on sleepers and resting on ballast and subgrade is called ____
a) Right of way.
b) Permanent way.
c) Carriageway.
d) None.
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b) Permanent way
8. Wheels of trains are coned at a slope of _____.
a) 1 in 10
b) 1 in 15
c) 1 in 20
d) 1 in 30
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c) 1 in 20
Wheels of trains are coned at a slope of 1 in 20.
9. Which are the components of permanent way
a) Subgrade
b) Ballast
c) Rails
d) Fixture
e) All the above
f) Option (a), (b) and (c), but not (d).
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e) All the above
10. In U.K the width of narrow gauge is
a) 1.676 m
b) 1.0 m
c) 0.762 m
d) 0.610 m
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c) 0.762 m
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