Question Paper – Compassionate Ground Appointment for JE (S&T) Group C (25.11.2015)

04-06-2022

Question Paper - Compassionate Ground Appointment JE (S&T) Group C (25.11.2015)   Click  Above or See below PDF     Indian Railway Question

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What does ‘microprocessor control’ for a locomotive mean?
June 20, 2019

'Microprocessor control' can mean a few different things. A few of the newer electric locomotive models such as the WAP-5 or WAG-9 with complex 3-phase AC drives have circuitry and equipment controlled by microprocessors. In these, the microprocessor or computerized control is an integral part of the locomotives' design. Some of the newer diesel

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How are locomotives ‘run in’ to prepare them for service?
June 20, 2019

New locomotives are run in for a period of time after being commissioned from the factory in order to shake out any possible initial manufacturing defects and for all the components to settle into normal wear and usage patterns. In order to give the loco a reasonable load and much starting and stopping opportunities, usually the new loco is run in

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Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India?
June 20, 2019

Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India? Two MG electric locos using overhead electrification were supplied to the Mysore Gold Fields in 1910 by Bagnalls of Stafford. Electrical equipment for these was supplied by Siemens. Electrically operated rail trolleys (patented by T A White, an EIR engineer, and hence known as White's

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Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India?
June 20, 2019

Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India? For contemporary applications, see the section on alternative fuels. In 1905 Kerr Stuart delivered a 12hp 0-4-0 petrol-driven 2'6" loco to Morvi Railway and Tramways. In 1909, a railcar with a Dodge petrol engine was supplied to the Matheran Light Rly. In 1909, a

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What driver vigilance or driver alertness systems are used by IR in its locomotives?
June 20, 2019

Several loco classes have speed limiters with buzzers that go off when the prescribed speed is exceeded. In some cases these may also result in the application of brakes. Some WAP-4 locos have the buzzer system and it is set for a speed of 130km/h although they are capable of going faster, while a few WAM-4 locos have it at 110km/h (although not

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Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent?
June 20, 2019

Q. Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent? In 1915, a 2'6" gauge diesel loco was supplied to the India Office by Avonside (Bristol). This is presumed to have worked on some tea plantation in Assam. In 1921, a 2'0" gauge 0-4-0 diesel loco built by Baugleys of Burton-on-Trent was delivered to Bengal. In 1923,

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