Wear of rails is maximum in weight of___________________?
(A) tangent track
(B) sharp curve
(C) tunnels
(D) coastal area
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
Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to________________?
(A) cost
(B) life
(C) track circuiting
(D) fastening
For laying the railway track, materials required are__________________?
(A) Rails
(B) FishPlates
(C) Fish Bolts
(D) Bearing Plates The quantities required for one kilometer of Broad Gauge track will be
On a single rail track, goods trains loaded with heavy iron material run starting from A to B and then empty wagons run from B to A. The amount of creep in the rails__________________?
(A) will be more in the direction of B to A
(B) will be more in the direction of A to B
(C) will be maximum at the middle of A and B
(D) cannot be determined from the given data
A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is_________________?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 14
In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates_________________?
(A) stop
(B) proceed
(C) proceed cautiously
(D) none of the above
Yellow lighthand signal indicates____________________?
(A) stop
(B) proceed
(C) proceed cautiously
(D) none of the above
A triangle is used for__________________?
(A) changing the direction of engine
(B) transferring wagons to and from parallel tracks without shunting
(C) separating all the sidings and shunting lines from main lines
(D) preventing the vehicles from running off the track
When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is given when___________________?
(A) both arms are horizontal
(B) semaphore arm lowered but warner arm horizontal
(C) both semaphore and warner arms lowered
(D) none of the above