UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The tipping load of a crane refers to

A lifted weight together with all attached handling tackle and hoist rope, with grounded attached outriggers

B lifted weight together with all attached handling tackle but excluding hoist rope, with specifying the radius horizontally, with grounded outriggers

C lifted weight alone, with specifying the radius for the lifted weight and also for the counter weight without grounding the outriggers

D lifted weight alone, at specified horizontal radius without grounding the outriggers.

ANS:B - lifted weight together with all attached handling tackle but excluding hoist rope, with specifying the radius horizontally, with grounded outriggers

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