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1.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofelectrictractionoverothermethodsoftraction?
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(a)Fasteracceleration
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(c)Betterbrakingaction
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:a

2.WhichofthefollowingisthevoltageforsinglephaseA.C.system?
(a)22V
(b)440V
(c)5kV
(d)15kV
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a

3.Longdistancerailwaysusewhichofthefollowing?
(a)200VD.C.
(b)25kVsinglephaseA.C.
(c)25kVtwophaseA.C.
(d)25kVthreephaseA.C.
Ans:b

4.Thespeedofalocomotiveiscontrolledby
(a)flywheel
(b)gearbox
(c)applyingbrakes11.
(d)regulatingsteamflowtoengine
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5.MaintractionsystemsusedinIndiaare,thoseusing

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(a)electriclocomotives
(b)dieselenginelocomotives
(c)steamenginelocomotives
(d)dieselelectriclocomotives
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e

6,inIndiadiesellocomotivesaremanufacturedat
(a)Ajmer
(b)Varanasi
(c)Bangalore
(d)Jamalpur
Ans:b

7.Fordiesellocomotivestherangeofhorsepoweris
(a)50to200
(b)500to1000
(c)1500to2500
(d)3000to5000
Ans:c

8._______locomotivehasthehighestoperationalavailability.
(a)Electric
(b)Diesel
(c)Steam
Ans:a

9.Thehorsepowerofsteamlocomotivesis
(a)upto1500
(b)1500to2000
(c)2000to3000
(d)3000to4000
Ans:a

10.Theoverallefficiencyofsteamlocomotiveisaround
(a)5to10percent
(b)15to20percent
(c)25to35percent
(d)35to45percent
Ans:a

11.Intramwayswhichofthefollowingmotorsisused?
(a)D.C.shuntmotor
(b)D.C.seriesmotor
(c)A.C.threephasemotor
(d)AC.singlephasecapacitorstartmotor
Ans:b

12.Inasteamlocomotiveelectricpowerisprovidedthrough
(a)overheadwire
(b)batterysystem
(c)smallturbogenerator
(d)dieselenginegenerator
Ans:c

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13.Whichofthefollowingdrivesissuitableformineswhereexplosivegasexists?
(a)Steamengine
(b)Dieselengine
(c)Batterylocomotive
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:c

14.Incaseoflocomotivesthetractivepowerisprovidedby
(a)singlecylinderdoubleactingsteamengine
(b)doublecylinder,singleactingsteamengine
(c)doublecylinder,doubleactingsteamengine
(d)singlestagesteamturbine
Ans:c

15.Overloadcapacityofdieselenginesisusuallyrestrictedto
(a)2percent
(b)10percent
(c)20percent
(d)40percent
Ans:a

16.Incaseofsteamenginesthesteampressureis
(a)1to4kgf/cm2
(b)5to8kgf/cm2
(c)10to15kgf/cm2
(d)25to35kgf/cm2
Ans:c

17..Thesteamengineprovidedonsteamlocomotivesis
(a)singleactingcondensingtype
(b)singleactingnoncondensingtype
(e)doubleactingcondensingtype
(d)doubleactingnoncondensingtype
Ans:b

18.ElectriclocomotivesinIndiaaremanufacturedat
(a)Jamalpur
(b)Bangalore
(c)Chittranjan
(d)Gorakhpur
Ans:c

19.Thewheelsofatrain,engineaswellasbogies,areslightlytaperedto
(a)reducefriction
(b)increasefriction
(c)facilitatebraking
(d)facilitateintakingturns
Ans:d

20.Automaticsignallingisusedforwhichofthefollowingtrains?
(a)Mailandexpresstrains
(b)Superfasttrains
(c)SuburbanandUrbanelectrictrains
(d)Alltrains
Ans:b

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21.Theefficiencyofdiesellocomotivesisnearly
(a)20to25percent
(b)30to40percent
(c)45to55percent
(d)60to70percent
Ans:a

22.Thespeedofasuperfasttrainis
(a)60kmph
(b)75kmph
(c)100kmph
(d)morethan100kmph
Ans:d

23.Thenumberofpassengercoachesthatcanbeattachedtoadieselenginelocomotiveonbroadgaugeisusuallyrestrictedto
(a)5
(b)10
(c)14
(d)17
Ans:b

24.Whichofthefollowingstatecapitalsisnotonbroadgaugetrack?
(a)Lucknow
(b)Bhopal
(c)Jaipur
(d)Chandigarh
Ans:c

25.Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofelectricbraking?
(a)Itavoidswearoftrack
(b)Motorcontinuestoremainloadedduringbraking
(c)Itisinstantaneous
(d)Moreheatisgeneratedduringbraking
Ans:a

Whichofthefollowingbrakingsystemsonthelocomotivesiscostly?
(a)Regenerativebrakingonelectriclocomotives
(b)Vacuumbrakingondiesellocomotives
(c)Vacuumbrakingonsteamlocomotives
(d)Allbrakingsystemsareequallycostly
Ans:a

27.Tractiveeffortisrequiredto
(a)overcomethegravitycomponentoftrainmass
(b)overcomefriction,windageandcurveresistance
(c)acceleratethetrainmass
(d)doalloftheabove
Ans:d

28.ForgivenmaximumaxleloadtractiveeffortsofAC.locomotivewillbe
(a)lessthanthatofD.C.locomotive
(b)morethanthatofD.C.locomotive
(c)equaltothatofD.C.locomotive
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

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29.Coefficientofadhesionreducesduetothepresenceofwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Sandonrails
(b)Dewonrails
(c)Oilontherails
(d)both(b)and(c)
Ans:d

30.Duetowhichofthefollowingcoefficientofadhesionimproves?
(a)Rustontherails
(b)Dustontherails
(c)Sandontherails
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

31.Quadrilateralspeedtimecurvepertainstowhichofthefollowingservices?
(a)Mainlineservice
(b)Urbanservice
(c)Suburbanservice
(d)Urbanandsuburbanservice
Ans:d

32.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofelectrictractionoverothersystemsoftraction?
(a)Corrosionproblemsintheundergroundpipework
(b)Shorttimepowerfailureinterruptstrafficforhours
(c)Highcapitaloutlayinfixedinstallationsbesideroutelimitation
(d)Interferencewithcommunicationlines
(c)Alloftheabove
Ans:c

33.Coefficientofadhesionis
(a)highincaseofD.C.tractionthaninthecaseofAC.traction
(b)lowincaseofD.C.tractionthaninthecaseofAC.traction
(c)equalinbothAC.andD.C.traction
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b

34.Speedtimecurveofmainlineservicediffersfromthoseofurbanandsuburbanservicesonfollowingaccount
(a)ithaslongerfreerunningperiod
(b)ithaslongercoastingperiod
(c)acceleratingandbrakingperiodsarecomparativelysmaller
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

35.Therateofaccelerationonsuburbanorurbanservicesisrestrictedbytheconsiderationof
(a)Enginepower
(b)Trackcurves
(c)PassengerDiscomfort
(d)Tracksize
Ans:c

36.Thespecificenergyconsumptionofatraindependsonwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Accelerationandretardation
(b)Gradient
(c)Distancecovered
(d)Alloftheabove

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Ans:d

37.Thefrictionatthetrackisproportionalto
(a)1/speed
(b)l/(speed)2
(c)speed
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

38.Theairresistancetothemovementofthetrainisproportionalto
(a)speed
(b)(speed)
(c)(speed)
(d)1/speed
Ans:b

39.Thenormalvalueofadhesionfrictionis
(a)0.12
(b)0.25
(c)0.40
(d)0.75
Ans:b

40.Thepulsatingtorqueexertedbysteamlocomotivescauseswhichofthefollowing?
(a)Joltingandskidding
(b)Hammerblow
(c)Pitching
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:a

41.Whichofthefollowingbrakingsystemsisusedonsteamlocomotives?
(a)Hydraulicsystem
(b)Pneumaticsystem
(c)Vacuumsystem
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c

42.Vacuumiscreatedbywhichofthefollowing?
(a)Vacuumpump
(b)Ejector
(c)Anyoftheabove
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c

43.Theresistanceencounteredbyatraininmotionisonaccountof
(a)resistanceofferedbyair
(b)frictionatthetrack
(c)frictionatvariouspartsoftherollingstock
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

44.Batteryoperatedtrucksareusedin
(a)steelmills
(b)powerstations
(c)narrowgaugetraction

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(d)factoriesformaterialtransportation
Ans:d

45methodcanbringthelocomotivetodeadstop.
(a)Pluggingbraking
(b)Rheostaticbraking
(c)Regenerativebraking
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a

46.Thevalueofcoefficientofadhesionwillbehighwhenrailsare
(a)greased
(b)wet
(c)sprayedwithoil
(d)cleanedwithsand
Ans:d

47.ThevoltageusedforsuburbantrainsinD.C.systemisusually
(a)12V
(b)24V
(c)220V
(d)600to750V
Ans:d

48.Forthreephaseinductionmotorswhichofthefollowingistheleastefficientmethodofspeedcontrol?
(a)Cascadecontrol
(b)Polechanging
(c)Rheostatcontrol
(d)Combinationofcascadeandpolechanging
Ans:c

49.Specificenergyconsumptionbecomes
(a)moreonsteepergradient
(b)morewithhightrainresistance
(c)lessifdistancebetweenstopsismore
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

50.Inmainlineserviceascomparedtourbanandsuburbanservice
(a)distancebetweenthestopsismore
(b)maximumspeedreachedishigh
(c)accelerationandretardationratesarelow
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

51.Locomotivehavingmonomotorbogies
(a)hasbettercoefficientofadhesion
(b)aresuitedbothforpassangeraswellasfreightservice
(c)hasbetterridingqualitiesduetothereductionoflateralforces
(d)hasallabovequalities
Ans:d

52.Seriesmotorisnotsuitedfortractiondutyduetowhichofthefollowingaccount?
(a)Lesscurrentdrainontheheavyloadtorque
(b)Currentsurgesaftertemporaryswitchingoffsupply

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(c)Selfrelievingproperty
(d)Commutatingpropertyatheavyload
Ans:b

53.Whenabogienegotiatesacurve,reductioninadhesionoccursresultinginsliding.Thusslidingisacutewhen
(a)wheelbaseofaxlesismore
(b)degreeofcurvatureismore
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

54.Energyconsumptioninpropellingthetrainisrequiredforwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Workagainsttheresistancetomotion
(b)Workagainstgravitywhilemovingupthegradient
(c)Acceleration
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

55.Anidealtractionsystemshouldhave
(a)easyspeedcontrol
(b)highstartingtractiveeffort
(c)equipmentcapableofwithstandinglargetemporaryloads
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

56havemaximumunbalancedforces
(a)Dieselshunters
(b)Steamlocomotives
(c)Electriclocomotives
(d)Diesellocomotives
Ans:b

57.Specificenergyconsumptionisaffectedbywhichofthefollowingfactors?
(a)Retardationandaccelerationvalues
(b)Gradient
(c)Distancebetweenstops
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

58.Incaseof________freerunningandcoastingperiodsaregenerallylong.
(a)mainlineservice
(b)urbanservice
(c)suburbanservice
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:a

59.Overheadlinesforpowersupplytotramcarsareataminimumheightof
(a)3m
(b)6m
(c)10m
(d)15m
Ans:c

60.Thereturncircuitfortramcarsisthrough
(a)neutralwire

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(b)rails
(c)cables
(d)commonearthing
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61.Specificenergyconsumptionisleastin_______service.
(a)mainline
(b)urban
(c)suburban
Ans:a

62.Locomotiveswithmonometerbogieshave
(a)unevendistributionoftractiveeffect
(b)suitabilityforpassangeraswellasfreightservice
(c)lotofskidding
(d)lowcoefficientofadhesion
Ans:b

63_______wasthefirstcityinIndiatoadoptelectrictraction.
(a)Delhi
(b)Madras
(c)Calcutta
(d)Bombay
Ans:d

64_______frequencyisnotcommoninlowfrequencytractionsystem
(a)40Hz
(b)25Hz
(c)16Hz
Ans:a

65.For25kVsinglephasesystempowersupplyfrequencyis
(a)60Hz
(b)50Hz
(c)25Hz
(d)16Hz
Ans:b

66.Powerforlightinginpassangercoach,inalongdistanceelectrictrain,isprovided
(a)directlythroughoverheadelectricline
(b)throughindividualgeneratorofbogieandbatteries
(c)throughrails
(d)throughlocomotive
Ans:b

67.InIndia,electrificationofrailwaytrackwasdoneforthefirsttimeinwhichofthefollowingyears?
(a)1820—1825
(b)1880—1885
(c)1925—1932
(d)1947—1954
Ans:c

68.Suritransmissionis
(a)electricalpneumatic
(b)mechanicalelectrical

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(c)hydromechanical
(d)hydropneumatic
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69.Incaseofasteamengineanaveragecoalconsumptionperkmisnearly
(a)150to175kg
(b)100to120kg
(c)60to80kg
(d)28to30kg
Ans:d

70.WhichofthefollowinghappensinKandosystem?
(a)ThreephaseA.C.isconvertedintoD.C.
(b)SinglephaseA.C.isconvertedintoD.C.
(c)Singlephasesupplyisconvertedintothreephasesystem
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c

71.Forwhichofthefollowinglocomotivesthemaintenancerequirementsaretheleast?
(a)Steamlocomotives
(b)Diesellocomotives
(c)Electriclocomotives
(d)Equalinalloftheabove
Ans:b

72.Whichofthefollowingmethodsisusedtocontrolspeedof25kV,50Hzsinglephasetraction?
(a)Reducedcurrentmethod
(b)Tapchangingcontroloftransformer
(c)Seriesparalleloperationofmotors
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:b

73.Ifthecoefficientofadhesionondryrailsis0.26,whichofthefollowingcouldbethevalueforwetrails?
(a)0.3
(b)0.26
(c)0.225
(d)0.16
Ans:d

74watthourspertonnekmisusuallythespecificenergyconsumptionforsuburbanservices.
(a)15—20
(b)50—75
(c)120—150
(d)160—200
Ans:b

75.Thebrakingretardationisusuallyintherange
(a)0.15to0.30kmphps
(b)0.30to0.6kmphps
(c)0.6to2.4kmphps
(d)3to5kmphps
(e)10to15kmphps
Ans:d

79.Therateofaccelerationonsuburbanorurbanserviceisintherange

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(a)0.2to0.5kmphps
(b)1.6to4.0kmphps
(c)5to10kmphps
(d)15to25kmphps
Ans:b

80.Thecoastingretardationisaround
(a)0.16kmphps
(b)1.6kmphps
(c)16kmphps
(d)40kmphps
Ans:a

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