Railways - Section 1 (4)

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Railways - Section 1

Railways is portion of Civil Engineering and in this section you will get all the basic
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25.

If D is distance between centres of two parallel track of gauge G, then, total length of cross-over (from the point of commencement to the point of termination) with an intermediate straight portion and N crossing, is given by

A.	DN + G (N + 1 √+ N2)
B.	DN + G (2N + 1 √+ N2)
C.	DN + G (3N + 1 √+ N2)
D.	DN + G (4N + l √+N2)

Answer: Option C

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26.

If L₁ and L₂ are actual and theoretical lengths of a tongue rail, d is heel divergence and t is thickness of tongue rail at toe, the switch angle α is

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Answer: Option A

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27.

Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges, are generally made of

A.	sal
B.	chir
C.	teak
D.	deodar.

Answer: Option C

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28.

Distance between inner faces of the flanges, is kept

A.	equal to the gauge distance
B.	slightly less than the gauge distance
C.	slightly more than the gauge distance
D.	none of these.

Answer: Option B

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29.

To prevent percolation of water into formation, moorum is used as a blanket for

A.	black cotton soil
B.	sandy soil
C.	clayey soil
D.	all the above.

Answer: Option A

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30.

A scissors cross-over consists of

A.	two pairs of points, four acute angle crossings and two obtuse angle crossings
B.	four pairs of points, four acute angle crossings and four obtuse angle crossings
C.	four pairs of points, six acute angle crossings and two obtuse angle crossings
D.	two pairs of points, six acute angle crossings and four obtuse angle crossings.

Answer: Option C

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31.

Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was

A.	double headed
B.	bull headed
C.	flat footed
D.	(a) and (b) simultaneously

Answer: Option A

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32.

In India the rails are manufactured by

A.	open hearth process
B.	duplex process
C.	both (a) and (b)
D.	neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: Option C

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