RRB Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life?
- (A) Steam engine
- (B) Diesel engine
- (C) Electric engine
- (D) Shunting engine
2. When a railway line crosses a valley, a ridge like structure consisting of a series of piers, piles or trestles on which steel girders are placed and which is constructed usually for small spans is known as:
- (A) Bridge
- (B) Tunnel
- (C) Viaduct
- (D) Aqueduct
3. The bent-up length of rail used in front of nose of crossing which help in channelizing the train wheels in their proper routes are known as:
- (A) Lead rail
- (B) Point rail
- (C) Wing rail
- (D) Splice rail
4. Most significant which imposes limitations in raising the high speed is:
- (A) Adhesion of wheels
- (B) Resistance due to oscillations
- (C) Flange resistance
- (D) Air or wind resistance
5. Generally the rail sections used in India is:
- (A) Flat footed
- (B) Double headed
- (C) Bull headed
- (D) All above
6. Wear on top or head of rail occurs due to:
- (A) Abrasion of rolling wheels
- (B) Heavy axle load
- (C) Constant brake application
- (D) Any or all of the above
7. The rails which get battered due to action of wheels over the end of the rails are called:
- (A) Hogged rails
- (B) Roaring rails
- (C) Creep rails
- (D) Bucking rails
8. The process of connecting a track length by an electric circuit is known as track circuiting and the sleepers which are suitable for it are:
- (A) Cast iron sleepers
- (B) Steel sleepers
- (C) Wooden sleepers
- (D) All above are suitable
9. Sand is used as ballast incase of:
- (A) Steel sleepers
- (B) Wooden sleepers
- (C) Reinforced concrete sleepers
- (D) Cast iron sleepers
10. Pandrol clips cannot be used with
- (A) Wooden
sleepers
- (B) Concrete
sleepers
- (C) CST-9
sleepers
- (D) Steel trough
sleepers
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