Question 1

Creep is a

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal movement of a rail

Answer

Longitudinal movement of sleeper

Answer

Transverse movement of a rail

Answer

Transverse bending of a rail

Question 2

The rails get out of their original positions due to insufficient expansion gap. This phenomenon is known as......

Accepted Answer

Buckling

Answer

None of these.

Answer

Creeping

Answer

Hogging

Question 3

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

None of the these

Answer

Sleepers hold the rails at proper gauge on straights

Answer

Sleepers transfer load of moving trains to ballast

Answer

Sleepers provide stability to the permanent way

Question 4

The speed of locomotive in India on broad gauge is between

Accepted Answer

96 and 120 Km/hr

Answer

60 and 75 Km/hr

Answer

75 and 96 Km/hr

Answer

120 and 140 Km/hr

Question 5

The rail gauge is the distance between

Accepted Answer

Running faces of rail

Answer

None of these

Answer

Centre to centre of rails

Answer

Outer faces of rail

Question 6

The largest dimension of a rail is

Accepted Answer

Height

Answer

All of these

Answer

Foot width

Answer

Head width

Question 7

The first train in India was run in

Accepted Answer

1853

Answer

1841

Answer

1835

Answer

1825

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