A. 26.41
B. 19.81
C. 13.21
D. 6.61
Related Mcqs:
- A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming the coefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive?
A. 15.0 tonnes
B. 22.5 tonnes
C. 45.0 tonnes
D. 90.0 tonnes - A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is_________________?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 14 - The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes_______________?
A. wheel burns
B. hogging of rails
C. scabbing of rails
D. corrugation of rails - 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 - The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as______________?
A. 1:1
B. 1.5:1
C. 2:1
D. 1:2 - Normally maximum cant permissible in Meter Gauge is__________________?
A. 75 mm
B. 90 mm
C. 140 mm
D. 165 mm - Yellow lighthand signal indicates____________________?
A. stop
B. proceed
C. proceed cautiously
D. none of the above - The object of providing a point lock is_________________?
A. to ensure that each switch is correctly set
B. to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it
C. to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail
D. none of the above - The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is___________________?
A. 1 in 360
B. 1 in 720
C. 1 in 1000
D. 1 in 1200 - The main function of a fish plate is________________?
A. to join the two rails together
B. to join rails with the sleeper
C. to allow rail to expand and contract freely
D. none of the above
