QUESTION BANK FOR SELECTION TO GROUP "B"

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT - PART III

(SAFETY + OPERATION)  

1. General rules are made by

a) Railway Board
b) Chief Mechanical Engineer
c) General Manager
d) Chief Operating Manager

2. Subsidiary rules are made by

a) CME
b) COM
c) GM
d) Railway Board

3. Warner, Home, Starter signals are the minimum signal equipment of

a) 'A' Class station
b) 'B' Class station
c) 'C' Class station
d) Special Class station

4. Distance sufficient to ensure safety is called

a) Safety distance
b) Adequate distance
c) Over-Lapping Zone
d) Engineering caution restriction

5. Approved special instructions are prescribed by

a) COM
b) CRS
c) CME
d) GM

6. Taking alcoholic drinks, sedative, stimulant drug or preparation are mentioned under

a) GR 2.09
b) GR 2.11
c) GR 4.21
d) GR 5.49

7. Detonator are also called

a) Flare signal
b) Fog Signal
c) Audible signal
d) b & c both

8. Station Working rules are made by

a) Sr DOM
b) Sr DSO
c) DRM
d) Station Manager

9. ccidents can be classed in ........ classes.

a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18

10. During accident drill is mandatory to turn out Medical van

a) Right
b) Wrong
c) Once in a month
d) Once in a year

11. Record of caution order book is kept up to.......... months after completion of book.

a) 06 months
b) 12 months
c) 03 months
d) 09 months

12. Block overlap in 'C' class double line multi aspect is

a) 200 Meters

b) 90 meters
c) 400 meters
d) 1000 meters

13. Competency certificate of Ghat section is valid for a period of

a) 01 Year
b) 02 Years
c) 03 years
d) 05 Years

14. Competency certificate of Ghat section is issued by

a) AME

b) SLI

c) CPRC

d) Sr CC

15. Signal overlap on a terminal station is

a) 90 Meters
b) 180 meters
c)  Nil
d) 400 Meters

16. Station Working Rules are revised after (if no correction slip issued)

a) 2 Years
b) 1 Years
c) every 3 years
d) every accident on that station

17. Limiting value of Rail Guard gap from rail level is

a) 100 mm
b) 102 mm
c) 104 mm
d) 105 mm

18. Periodicity of traffic refresher course for driver is

a) 01 Year
b) 02 Years
c) 03 Years
d) 05 years

19. Metallic sound is a phenomena during Hot axles is found in

a) Roller Bearing
b) Ball Bearing
c) Four Wheeler
d) In Passenger coaches only

20. Marshalling order of M/Exp. Train is fixed by

a) Division

b) HQ. Office

c) Railway Board

d) Station Manager

21. In Automatic section what authorities will be given to the driver of relief engine of a train where loco has been failed

a) OPT 3/ 4 + OPT-80
b) OPT 80 only
c) OPT 3/ 4 only
d) OPT 30 only

22. How many appendix are there in SWR

a) 04
b) 06
c) 05
d) 07

23. Longitudinal displacement of track is called

a) Track gauge
b) Expansion in track

c) Creep
d) LWR

24. Shortest distance between the two rails of the track is called

a) Gauge length
b) Creep
c) Adequate distance
d) Gauge

25. To allow space for collection of water & sludge, At RDls out let pipe for fuel discharge from fuel tank bottom should be

a) 20 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 25 cm
d) 10 cm

26. The ratio between fuel consumed and load hauled is called

a) Trip Ration
b) SFC
c) Load Factor
d) GTM

27. Four long and one short hooter indicates that

a) Accident is at out station, Main line blocked, ART is to be turned out with out medical van
b) Accident is at out station, Main line clear, ART is to be turned out with medical van
c) Accident is at out station, Main line clear, ART is to be turned out with out medical van
d) Accident is at out station, Main line blocked, ART is to be turned out with medical

28. When the locomotive is moving, then to arrest surge of Oil

a) Baffle Walls are provided
b) Filling Caps are provided
c) Air vent pipe is provided
d) HSD Oil tank is covered from all sides

29. Driver grading system in vogue over NR is based on

a) 100 marks system
b) 200 marks system
c) 300 marks system
d) 500 marks system

30. A driver is awarded is 'A' grading if he gets

a) 60% to 69%
b) 70% and above
c) 51% to 60%
d) 33%

31. A driver is awarded is 'c' grading if he gets

a) less than 60%
b) less than 50 %
c) less than 40%
d) less than 33%

32. Colour code of 'C' grade card is

a) Red
b) Yellow
c) green
d) pink

33. Target time of dispatch ART during night is

a) 20 minutes
b) 30 minutes
c) 40 minutes
d) 45 minutes

34. Target time of dispatch Medical van during night is

a) 20 minutes
b) 30 minutes
c) 40 minutes
d) 45 minutes

35. Zero base running staff review is carried out

a) after every 6 months
b) after 12 months
c) on 1st April every year
d) on 1st July every year

36. A power plan is

a)  Statement of No. of powers of a Diesel shed
b)  Every day planning of power by Diesel shed

c)  Every day planning of power controller
d) Assessment of future power requirement, based on last 6 months work load

37. POL means

a)  Plan of loco
b)  Power over-lapping

c)  Power on line
d)  Power on link

38. Crew is admissible for every power on line are

a) 3 crews
b) 4.5 crews
c) 6.3 crews

d) 7.67 crews

39. Aggregate duty hours of a driver should not exceed

a) 48 hours/week
b) 52 hours/week
c) 96 hour/fortnight

d) 104 hours/fortnight

40. Formula for calculating POL is

a) PDD ÷ 24
b) (PDD+HOR) ÷ 24
c) HOR ÷ 24
d) (PDD+HOR+PAD) ÷ 24

41. Running staff are paid over time after 115 hours duty in a fortnight @ of

a) 1.5 times
b) 2 times
c) 2.5 times
d) 3 times

42. If the last PME of running staff is done at the age of 44 years next will be done at the age of

a) 45 years
b) 46 years
c) 47 years
d) 48 years

43. At RDI's filter equipment should preferably be installed on both before the from the main storage tank. (inlet and the discharge line)

Maximum load factor permissible is .............(60%)

Load factor is the ratio between ............  required in service and the ............. of diesel engine.

(Average Power, maximum rated power)

44. At RDI's maximum length of hose should not be more than ................ (3 to 4 meters)

45. Expressor crank shaft has .............. speeds. (Eight)

46. If train pipe vacuum is 22" then crank case vacuum must be ........... (17" i.e. 5" less than train pipe)
 

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