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WorksheetsQuiz-1 BCE328 (Railway and Airport Engg.)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is Permanent way?
It is the path of immense strength
In short, it is combination of rails, sleepers, ballast and subgrade fitted together
Very strong railway of high tensile and compressive strength
there is no such thing
First Train in India?
Delhi to Agra, 16th May 1651
Mumbai to Delhi, 23rd June 1748
Hyderabad to Chennai, 10th January 1892
Mumbai to Thane, 16th April 1853
Indian Railway consists of how many zones at present?
4
16 (in the book)
18 (according to Indian Railway Website)
21
What are the headquarters of South Central Railway?
Hyderabad
Warangal
Secunderabad
Chennai
Gauge length(m) of N.G. is:
.525
.650
.500
.762
1.050
Correct load transfer mechanism in permanent way is
subgrade » sleepers » ballast » rails » earth
rails » earth » sleepers » subgrade » ballast
rails » ballast » sleepers » subgrade » earth
rails » sleepers » ballast » subgrade » earth
Creep in context of railway is:
Transverse movement of sleepers
Lateral Movement of ballast
Longitudinal movement of rails
Vertical movement of track
Sleepers with highest scrap value are made up of:
Concrete
Cast Iron
Wooden
Plastic
Sleeper Density is about
strength of sleeper material
no. of sleepers in track
no. of sleepers per rail length
specific gravity of sleepers
How many number of sleepers are required in 800 km of B.G. track if expression of sleeper density is n+8
1300 or 1315
1200 or 1250
1140 or 1135
800 or 840
In context of railway engineering, Fish Plate is
Dog Spike is
Elastic Spike is
Screw Spike is
Identify F.F. rails
Identify B.H. rails
Identify D.H. rails
Best joint for curves in railway track is
square joint
welded joint
staggered joint
cantilever joint
Conning of wheel is
cone shaped wheels with slope 1 in 20
making proper corners for curves
for maintaining central position of vehicle
for drainage purpose
45R rail means
45 rails per km
45 kg per meter
45 tonnes weight per rail
45 m rail per 100 sleepers
