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WorksheetsCivil war-Day 35-LSGD-Rail section,Defects
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Largest dimension of a rail is its
a)
Height
b)
Foot width
c)
Head width
d)
Any of the above
2.
What causes wheel burns?
a)
Falling of metal chunks
b)
Slipping of wheel on rail surface
c)
High speed of locomotive
d)
Manufacturing defects
3.
Distance between inner faces of pair of wheels is called
a)
Feeder Gauge
b)
Rail gauge
c)
Wheel gauge
d)
None of these
4.
The two rails on which the trains move together with sleepers, ballast, and fittings is known as
a)
Plate laying
b)
Permanent way
c)
switch
d)
None of these
5.
Ordinary rails are made up of
a)
mild steel
b)
cast iron
c)
high carbon steel
d)
wrought iron
6.
What is the track capacity of a permanent way if 360 trains pass in a day?
a)
3.6
b)
36
c)
1.5
d)
15
7.
In coning of wheels, the wheels are given a slope of
a)
1 in 20
b)
1 in 15
c)
1 in 30
d)
1 in 40
8.
Wear of rail is maximum at
a)
tangent track
b)
sharp curve
c)
tunnels
d)
coastal area
9.
The most dangerous failure in rails in which the rail breaks before the defect is identified is called
a)
Split head
b)
Horizontal fissure
c)
Split web
d)
Transverse fissure
10.
The slope given to the wheels to suit the slope of the rail is known as
a)
Coning of wheel
b)
Flattening of rail
c)
Smoothening
d)
None of these
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