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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
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
The horsepower of steam locomotives is
A Up to 1500
B 1500 to 2000
C 2000 to 3000
D 3000 to 4000
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
A single acting steam engine produces __________ power than that of double acting steam engine.
A equal
B double
C half
D 4 times
For the same length of stroke and speed of crankshaft, the piston speed for a double acting steam engine is _________ the piston speed of single acting steam engine.
A Equal to
B Twice
C Three times
D Four times
When the speed of the engine is controlled by means of a valve in a steam pipe, which regulates the pressure of steam entering the engine, then the governing is known as
A Throttle governing
B Cut-off governing
C By-pass governing
D None of these
In a steam engine, superheated steam from the boiler is fed into the steam chest at a pressure of
A 10 atmospheres
B 20 atmospheres
C 30 atmospheres
D 40 atmospheres
Diesel locomotives are built in?
A Banglore
B Varanasi
C Perambur
D Hubli
In India diesel locomotives are manufactured at
A Ajmer
B Varanasi
C Bangalore
D Jamalpur

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