TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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3 ft 6 in
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5 ft 6 in
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4 ft 8 1/2 in
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The national railway network is predominantly on 1, 676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.
Detailed explanation-2: -Broad gauge of 1, 676 mm (5 ft 6 in), commonly known as Indian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the widest gauge in common use anywhere in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The standard setting i.e. the normal distance of the nearest part of the traction mast from the centre line of tangent track shall be 2.50 m for the broad gauge and 2.35 m for the metre gauge.
Detailed explanation-4: -A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1, 435 mm ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
Detailed explanation-5: -Broad gauge: 1.676 meters. Narrow gauge: 0.762 meters.