The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes wheel burns corrugation of rails scabbing of rails hogging of rails TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Flange-way clearance is the distance None of these Between the adjoining faces of the running rail and the check rail near the crossing Through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch Between the gauge faces of the stock rail and the tongue rail TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Yellow lighthand signal indicates stop None of these proceed cautiously proceed TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A treadle bar is used for setting marshalling yard signals track maintenance interlocking points and signal setting points and crossings TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The type of spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rails to wooden sleepers is Elastic spike Dog spike Rail screw Round spike TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Study the following statements regarding creep.<br/>i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track,<br/>ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails,<br/>iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track.The correct answer is (ii) and (iii) only (i) (i), (ii) and (iii) (i)and(ii) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is 985 900 963 975 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is 1 2 3 None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The reception signal is i) outer signal ii) home signal iii) starter iv) advanced starter The correct answer is (i)and(iv) (i) and (ii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Lead of crossing is the distance from the toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing heel of the switch to the toe of the switch toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?