A. changing the direction of engine
B. transferring wagons to and from parallel tracks without shunting
C. separating all the sidings and shunting lines from main lines
D. preventing the vehicles from running off the track
Related Mcqs:
- Gauge is the distance between_______________?
A. center to center of rails
B. running faces of rails
C. outer faces of rails
D. none of the above - Normally the limiting value of cant is________________?
A. G/8
B. G/10
C. G/12
D. G/15where G is the gauge
- Switch angle is the angle between___________________?
A. the gauge face of the stock rail and tongue rail
B. the outer face of the stock rail and tongue rail
C. the gauge face of the stock rail and outer face of the tongue rail
D. the outer face of the stock rail and the gauge face of the tongue rail - For laying the railway track, materials required are__________________?
A. Rails
B. FishPlates
C. Fish Bolts
D. Bearing Plates
The quantities required for one kilometer of Broad Gauge track will be - For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km are__________________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10 - Lead of crossing is the distance from the_________________?
A. heel of the switch to the toe of the switch
B. heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing
C. toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing
D. toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing - Width of ballast section for Broad Gauge is_________________?
A. 1.83 m
B. 2.25 m
C. 3.35 m
D. 4.30 m - Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called_________________?
A. roaring rails
B. hogged rails
C. corrugated rails
D. buckled rails - Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its__________________?
A. head
B. web
C. foot
D. head and foot both - If ‘A’ is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be____________________?
A. tan A
B. cot A
C. sec A
D. Arad
