WorksheetsDay 120-Jan 31-worksheet-Btech-Station & yards
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A station from which trains can proceed in three or more directions is known as:
Terminal station
Way-side station
Junction station
Block station
A station where faster trains can overtake slower trains without changing direction is classified as:
Terminal station
Junction station
Way-side station
Flag station
For BG passenger trains, the standard platform height above rail level is approximately:
38 cm
76 cm
61 cm
107 cm
The length of a passenger platform at a station should be decided based on:
Average train length
Shortest train using the station
Longest train scheduled to halt
Available land width only
Which marshalling yard type is considered the most economical and fastest for shunting operations?
Flat yard
Gravity yard
Hump yard
Loco yard
Which station equipment is specifically provided to prevent a vehicle from running off the track at the end?
Derailing switch
Scotch block
Buffer stop
Fouling mark
Gravity yards require locomotives for all sorting operations.
True
False
A weigh bridge is generally provided in the goods yard and connected directly to the track.
True
False
Platforms constructed for handling luggage and freight are known as (a) platforms.
The minimum desirable length of a passenger platform is about (a) m.
In a flat yard, all sorting operations are carried out using an (a) .
Track laid at a slope so that wagons move without engine power forms a (a) yard.
A device used to supply water to steam locomotives is called a (a) .
A wooden block placed at the dead end of a siding to stop wagons is called a (a) .
The device provided between converging tracks to ensure safe clearance is known as a (a) .
