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Consider the following statements about Kavach, the automatic train protection system : 1. It is designed and developed by Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Japan 2. The trials of Kavach were facilitated by the Southern Railway 3. Kavach is a state-of-the-art electronic system with Safety Integrity Level-4 (STL-4) Which of the statement

Options

  1. Al only
  2. B3 only
  3. C1 and 2 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3

Correct answer

B. 3 only

Step-by-step solution

is in development since 2012, under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which got rechristened Kavach or “armour”. • It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices installed in locomotives, in the signalling system as well as the tracks. • They connect to each other using ultra high radio frequencies to control the brakes of trains and also alert drivers, all based on the logic programmed into them. Kavach includes the key elements from already existing, and tried

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