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civil engineering Mcqs

4161. Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of___________________?
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A. mild steel

B. cast steel

C. cast iron

D. spring steel

4162. For laying the railway track, materials required are__________________?
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A. Rails

B. FishPlates

C. Fish Bolts

D. Bearing Plates

E. quantities required for one kilometer of Broad Gauge track will be

4163. Anti creep bearing plates are provided on_________________?
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A. bridges and approaches

B. joints

C. both (A) and (B)

D. none of the above

4164. Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to________________?
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A. track circuiting

B. cost

C. life

D. fastening

4165. The height of the center of arm of a semaphore signal above the ground is_________________?
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A. 5.5m

B. 7.5 m

C. 6.5 m

D. 8.5m

4166. Number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is__________________?
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A. one on either side

B. two outside and two inside

C. one outside and two inside

D. two outside and one inside

4167. When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is given when___________________?
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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

4168. The limiting value of cant deficiency for Meter Gauge routes is__________________?
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A. 75 mm

B. 50 mm

C. 100 mm

D. 40 mm

4169. What will be the curve lead for a 1 in 8.5 turnout taking off from a straight broad gauge track?
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A. 28.49 m

B. 7.45 m

C. 21.04 m

D. 14.24 m

4170. Flangeway clearance is the distance_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. between the gauge faces of the stock rail and the tongue rail

C. between the adjoining faces of the running rail and the check rail near the crossing

D. through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch

4171. Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints ?
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A. angular break

B. transverse fissures

C. split head

D. crushed head

4172. Head width of 52 kg rail section is________________?
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A. 67mm

B. 66.7mm

C. 61.9 mm

D. 72.33 mm

4173. Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its__________________?
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A. head

B. web

C. head and foot both

D. foot

4174. The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is______________________?
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A. 4.88 m

B. 6.10 m

C. 5.49 m

D. 4.27 m

4175. The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is____________________?
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A. lemniscate of Bernoulli

B. sine curve

C. cubic parabola

D. spiral

4176. The treadle bar is provided_____________________?
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A. in the middle of the track a little in front of the toes of the tongue rail

B. near and parallel to inner side of one of the rails

C. at right angle to the rail

D. near and parallel to inner side of both the rails

4177. Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is________________?
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A. 20 cm

B. 30cm

C. 15 cm

D. 25 cm

4178. Heel divergence is__________________?
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A. always greater than flangeway clearance

B. equal to flangeway clearance

C. sometimes greater than flangeway clearance

D. always less than flangeway clearance

4179. The object of providing a point lock is_________________?
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A. to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it

B. to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail

C. none of the above

D. to ensure that each switch is correctly set

4180. Number offish bolts per fish plate is________________?
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A. 6

B. 2

C. 4

D. 5

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