The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to
(A) avoid the stress concentration
(B) increase the lateral strength
(C) increase the vertical stiffness
(D) reduce the water
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Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another is known as
(A) railway junction
(B) railway crossing
(C) railway point
(D) turnout
Charles Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in
(A) 1814
(B) 1824
(C) 1836
(D) 1846
The system in which position of trains and signals are displayed and controlled is known as
(A) automatic block system
(B) automatic train control system
(C) absolute block system
(D) centralized traffic control system
The yard used for cleaning, repairing, servicing, watering, etc., is known as
(A) locomotive yard
(B) goods yard
(C) marshalling yard
(D) none of the above
In Indian Railways highly used sleeper is
(A) wooden sleeper
(B) cast iron sleeper
(C) concrete sleeper
(D) steel sleeper
The joint generally used in Indian Railways is
(A) bridge joint
(B) semi supported joint
(C) suspended joint
(D) supported joint
The best wood for sleeper is
(A) teak
(B) sal
(C) chir
(D) deodar
Indian Railways are provided with _____ of track with steel sleepers.
(A) 20%
(B) 30%
(C) 40%
(D) 60%
Fish bolts are made from
(A) high carbon steel
(B) wrought iron
(C) mild steel
(D) any of the above
The stations which are provided to facilitate overtaking of trains are known as
(A) flag stations
(B) crossing stations
(C) way side stations
(D) all the above
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