1961. The sleepers resting directly on girder are fastened to the top flange of girder by________________?
A. hook bolts
B. dog spikes
C. fang bolts
D. rail screws
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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1962. Horizontal acceleration due to earthquake results in______________?
A. hydrodynamic pressure
B. inertia force into the body of the dam
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1963. For a flood control reservoir, the effective storage is equal to_______________?
A. useful storage – valley storage
B. useful storage + surcharge storage
C. useful storage + surcharge storage + valley storage
D. useful storage + surcharge storage -valley storage
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1964. Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ?
A. 1 in 8’/2
B. 1 in 12
C. 1 in 16
D. 1 in 20
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1965. In a Sarda type fall, rectangular crest is used for discharge upto______________?
A. 6 cumecs
B. 10 cumecs
C. 14 cumecs
D. 20 cumecs
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1966. When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at the water surface and at the base respectively will be_______________?
A. 0 and wH212
B. wH2/2and wH2/3
C. wH and 0
D. OandwII
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1967. When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is given when___________________?
A. both arms are horizontal
B. semaphore arm lowered but warner arm horizontal
C. both semaphore and warner arms lowered
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1968. Seepage through foundation in an earthen dam is controlled by providing___________________?
A. rock toe
B. horizontal blanket
C. impervious cut off
D. chimney drain
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1969. The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is__________________?
A. B/2
B. B/3
C. B/4
D. B/6
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1970. When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as_________________?
A. supported rail joint
B. suspended rail joint
C. bridge joint
D. base joint
✅ The correct answer is option A.