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Railways - Section 1

Railways is portion of Civil Engineering and in this section you will get all the basic
questions related to railways which you can solve easily.

1. 

At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and

A. 2 fish bolts
B. 4 fish bolts
C. 6 fish bolts
D. 8 fish bolts

Answer: Option B

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2. 

Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another, is known as

A. railway point
B. railway crossing
C. turnout
D. railway junction
E. none of these.

Answer: Option C

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3. 

The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are

A. cast iron sleepers
B. R.C.C. sleepers
C. steel sleepers
D. wooden sleepers.

Answer: Option D

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4. 

Coning of wheels

A. prevent lateral movement of wheels
B. provide smooth running of trains
C. avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail
D. all the above.

Answer: Option D

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5. 

For flat bottom sleepers, maximum size of ballast, is

A. 50 mm
B. 40 mm
C. 33 mm
D. 25 mm
E. 20 mm

Answer: Option A

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6. 

The difference in the lengths of two diagonals of a rail diamond is

A. 61-17-173-1
B. 61-17-173-2
C. 61-17-173-3
D. 61-17-173-4

Answer: Option A

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7. 

The type of switch generally used for B.G. and M.G. tracks, is

A. articulated
B. undercut
C. over riding
D. straight cut.

Answer: Option C

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8. 

The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length, is

A. 1.15 m3
B. 1.14 m3
C. 1.13 m3
D. 1.12 m3
E. 1.11 m3

Answer: Option E

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