Q) Removal of overburden is associated with the following of the materials being removed:

- Expansion
- Shrinkage
- Contraction
- Rise

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Q) Which of the following is not a working position in operation of a front end loader?

- raising positions
- lowering positions
- float positions
- travelling positions

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Q) Which of the following machine is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material?

- Excavator
- Scraper
- Grader
- Tractor

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Q) The attachment used on a dozer to loosen hard packed soil is a/an _____.

1. Ripper
2. Auger
3. tool carrier
4. rock hammer

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Q) The Dozers performs its dozing action by which of the following

1. hydraulic force
2. pneumatic force
3. electric drive
4. electromagnetic drive

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Q) Lang lay ropes offer more resistance to

1. Fatigue failure
2. Abrasive failure
3. Both (a) & (b)
4. None of the above

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Q) In a 6×19 wire rope, number 6 indicates

1. Diameter of the wire rope in mm
2. Number of strands in the wire rope
3. Number of wires
4. None of the above

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Q) Read the statements given below and choose the correct option(s) in context of wire ropes

1. Lang’s lay is used as lifting or hoisting cable
2. Lang’s lay is used in hauling operation in UG mines
3. In regular lay, the wires & strands are laid in opposite to each other
4. All of these

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Q) The volumetric strain is the ratio of the

1. Original thickness to the change in thickness
2. Change in thickness to the original thickness
3. Original volume to the change in volume
4. Change in volume to the original volume

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Q) Strain energy is the

1. Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
2. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a specimen
3. Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
4. Proof resilience per unit volume of a material

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Q) How much experience etc. of Superintendent required for appointed as Superintendent

1. has 1-year practical experience of below ground work in mines
2. has 2 years practical experience of below ground work in mines
3. has 3 years practical experience of below ground work in mines
4. has 4 years practical experience of below ground work in mines
5. has 5 years practical experience of below ground work in mines

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Q) Choose the correct option. The Mines Rescue Rules, 1985 shall apply to_.

1. Only coal mines
2. All mines
3. Belowground mines and big opencast mines
4. Belowground mines
5. Belowground mines having danger of fire

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Q) No. of persons in a rescue team using breathing apparatus shall comprise.

1. Not less than 3 and not more than 5
2. not less than 2 and not more than 3
3. not less than 7 and not more than 8
4. not less than 5 and not more than 6
5. not less than 7 and not more than 10

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Q) The Mine Rescue Rules, 1985 came into force on the: –

1. First April 1985
2. Fifth April 1985
3. Fourth April 1985
4. Second April 1985
5. Third April 1985

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Q) Which is not the duty of Instructor as per The Mines Rescue Rules, 1985:

1. In the event of Emergency at a below ground, Instructor shall perform such Rescue and Recovery work as may be assigned to him by the Manager.
2. Make Inspection, Test and adjustment of Rescue equipment.
3. In the Presence of the Superintendent the Instructor shall be in charge of the Rescue Station.
4. Instructor shall not leave the Rescue Station without prior permission of the Superintendent.
5. Impart course of instructions to person selected for training in Rescue and Recovery work.

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Q) In a below ground mine, 50 persons are ordinarily employed in belowground and a rescue station is available at 20 km from the mine. How many rescue rooms are required to be provided by Owner?

1. Three
2. None of the options
3. One
4. Two
5. no requirement

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