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This set of Railway Bridge and Tunnel Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Bridge And Tunnel Engineering Set 10
Q1 | The standard width of ballast for B.G. Track in Indian Railways, is kept
- 3.35 m
- 3.53 m
- 2.35 m
- 2.53 m
Q2 | In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in
- 1855
- 1860
- 1866
- 1871
Q3 | Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints?
- Crushed head
- Angular break
- Split head
- Transverse fissures
Q4 | Best wood for wooden sleepers is
- Chir
- Deodar
- Sal
- Teak
Q5 | Bull headed rails are generally provided on
- Points and crossing
- Straight tangents
- Curved tracks
- Metre gauge tracks
Q6 | The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area tothe rails is
- Flat mild steel bearing plate
- Mild steel canted bearing plate
- Cast iron anti-creep bearing plate
- None of the above
Q7 | For holding a rail in position, no chairs are used for
- Flat footed rails
- Bull headed rails
- Double headed rails
- Both (a) and (b)
Q8 | Cast iron sleeper, is
- Pot sleeper
- Box sleeper
- Duplex sleeper
- All the above
Q9 | Gauge is the distance between
- Center to center of rails
- Running faces of rails
- Outer faces of rails
- None of the above
Q10 | Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- Rails are directly laid over hard wooden sleepers and fixed with spikes
- Adzing is done on hard wooden sleepers
- Bearing plates are used on soft wooden sleepers
- All the above
Q11 | Rail section is generally designated by its
- Total weight
- Total length
- Weight per metre length
- Area of its cross-section
Q12 | At points and crossings, the total number of sleepers for 1 in 12 turnouts in Broad Gauge is
- 51
- 62
- 70
- 78
Q13 | The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length, is
- 1.15 m3
- 1.14 m3
- 1.13 m3
- 1.11 m3
Q14 | Weight and cross section of the rails are decided on
- Gauge of tracks
- Speed of trains
- Spacing of sleepers
- All the above
Q15 | Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is
- 1
- 2
- 3
- None of the above
Q16 | If S is cant deficiency in centimetres and V is maximum permissible speed in kmph, the maximum length of transition curves, is
- SV/13.6
- SV/19.8
- SV/127
- SV/16.8
Q17 | A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is
- 4
- 8
- 12
- 14
Q18 | Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is
- 40 mm
- 50 mm
- 75 mm
- 100 mm
Q19 | Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or
- Less than 2 mm/m
- More than 2 mm/m
- Less than 4 mm/m
- More than 4mm/m
Q20 | A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
- one turn out
- Two turn outs
- Three turn outs
- Four turn outs
Q21 | The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes
- Wheel burns
- Hogging of rails
- Scabbing of rails
- Corrugation of rails
Q22 | Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges, are generally made of
- Sal
- Chir
- Teak
- Deodar
Q23 | To ensure exact gauge, the gauge tie plates are provided at
- Toe of the switch
- Nose of crossing
- Both (A) and (B)
- None of the above
Q24 | If G is gauge is metres, V is speed of trains in km/hour and R is radius of a curve in metres, the equilibrium super elevation is
- GV²/R
- GV²/17R
- GV²/127R
- GV²/130R
Q25 | The height of the center of arm of a semaphore signal above the ground is
- 5.5 m
- 6.5 m
- 7.5 m
- 8.5 m