The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is____________________?

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1. Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ?

   A. 1 in 8’/2
   B. 1 in 12
   C. 1 in 16
   D. 1 in 20

2. Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is_______________?

   A. 552
   B. 783
   C. 1352
   D. 1455

3. The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is___________________?

   A. 6.10 m
   B. 8.84 m
   C. 10.21m
   D. 10.82 m

4. The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is______________________?

   A. 4.27 m
   B. 4.88 m
   C. 5.49 m
   D. 6.10 m

5. For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)______________________?

   A. 0.168 cm
   B. -0.168 cm
   C. 7.432 cm
   D. 7.768 cm

6. For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is____________________?

   A. 975
   B. 918
   C. 900
   D. 880

7. Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is____________________?

   A. 275x25x13cm
   B. 180x20x11.5 cm
   C. 225x23x13 cm
   D. 250x26x12 cm

8. What will be the curve lead for a 1 in 8.5 turnout taking off from a straight broad gauge track?

   A. 28.49 m
   B. 21.04 m
   C. 14.24 m
   D. 7.45 m

9. One degree of curve is equivalent to__________________?

   A. 1600/R
   B. 1700/R
   C. 1750/R
   D. 1850/R

   where R is the radius of curve in meters

10. The steepest gradient permissible on a 2.5° curve for Broad Gauge line having ruling gradient of 1 in 200 is___________________?

    A. 1 in 250
    B. 1 in 222
    C. 1 in 235
    D. 1 in 275