Railways, bridges and tunnels
Previous year question paper with solutions for Railways, bridges and tunnels May-2018
Our website provides solved previous year question paper for Railways, bridges and tunnels May-2018. Doing preparation from the previous year question paper helps you to get good marks in exams. From our RBT question paper bank, students can download solved previous year question paper. The solutions to these previous year question paper are very easy to understand.
These Questions are downloaded from www.brpaper.com You can also download previous years question papers of 10th and 12th (PSEB & CBSE), B-Tech, Diploma, BBA, BCA, MBA, MCA, M-Tech, PGDCA, B-Com, BSc-IT, MSC-IT.
Print this page
Question paper 1
SECTION-A
Q1. a) Fill in the blanks.
i. Railways are the _______as compared to other modes of transportation.
Answer:
ii. Broad gauge is the_______ of India
Answer:
iii. The function of rails is to provide _______ Path
Answer:
iv. Bearing plates are used in ______sleepers.
Answer:
v. The length of a wooden sleeper for a Broad gauge track is ______meters.
Answer:
vi. ______ is the art of up keeping the track component and other facilities provided on the tracks in good condition.
Answer:
Read morevii. A bridges having long span of life is known as ________bridge
Answer:
viii. End support of a bridge floor is called______
Answer:
ix. Tunnels ______the distance in hilly areas.
Answer:
x. ______is the art of providing fresh air inside tunnels during or after there construction.
Answer:
Read moreb) State True or False.
xi. Points and crossing are provided for change gradient on permanent ways.
Answer:
xii. A bridge crossing thrive at right angle is called skew bridge.
Answer:
xiii. Welding of rails increase their life
Answer:
xiv. The natural ventilation system of tunnels is commonly used.
Answer:
xv. The best shape of tunnel to be used for carrying road or railway track is horse shoe section
Answer:
SECTION-B
Q2. Attempt any six questions.
a. What are the important merits railways with respect of roadways, waterways and airways?
Answer:
b. What do you understand by signaling? What are objects of signaling?
Answer:
c. State the requirements of ideal fastenings connecting rail and sleeper
Answer:
d. Define abutments of a bridge. Give the functions and requirements of a good a abutments.
Answer:
e. What do you understand by ballast? Give its functions.
Answer:
f. What are advantages and disadvantages of tunnels?
Answer:
Read moreg. What are the factors affecting the choice of particular gauge
Answer:
h. Write a short note on coning of wheels and tilting of rails
Answer:
i. Define the component parts of bridge. Give their functions.
Answer:
iii. Give the classification of the various types of bridges depending upon life loading, materials and Structural form
Answer:
iv. Define a gauge. What are the different types of gauge used in India? Discuss the factor affecting the adaption of a particular gauge.
Answer:
v. What is the various method of tunneling in head rock? Describe in details any one of them. Draw neat sketches showing the constructional details.
Answer: