Railway Engineering Set 10

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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 10

Q1 | Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is
  • 40 mm
  • 50 mm
  • 75 mm
  • 100 mm
Q2 | 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
Q3 | A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
  • one turn out
  • two turn outs
  • three turn outs
  • four turn outs
Q4 | The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes
  • wheel burns
  • hogging of rails
  • scabbing of rails
  • corrugation of rails
Q5 | Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges, are generally made of
  • sal
  • chir
  • teak
  • deodar
Q6 | 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
Q7 | If G is gauge is metres, V is speed of trains in km/hour and R is radius of a curve in metres, theequilibrium super elevation is
  • gv²/r
  • gv²/17r
  • gv²/127r
  • gv²/130r
Q8 | 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
Q9 | A wing rail is renewed or reconditioned if its maximum vertical wear is
  • 9.5 m
  • 7.5 m
  • 5.5 m
  • 5.0 m
Q10 | The steepest gradient permissible on a 2.5° curve for Broad Gauge line having ruling gradient of 1in 200 is
  • 1 in 250
  • 1 in 222
  • 1 in 235
  • 1 in 275
Q11 | The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of
  • 1 in 10
  • 1 in 15
  • 1 in 20
  • 1 in 25
Q12 | When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as
  • supported rail joint
  • suspended rail joint
  • bridge joint
  • base joint
Q13 | To prevent percolation of water into formation, moorum is used as a blanket for
  • black cotton soil
  • sandy soil
  • clayey soil
  • all the above
Q14 | Number of fish bolts per fish plate is
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
Q15 | For flat bottom sleepers, maximum size of ballast, is
  • 50 mm
  • 40 mm
  • 33 mm
  • 25 mm
Q16 | Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways?
  • 1 in 8\/2
  • 1 in 12
  • 1 in 16
  • 1 in 20
Q17 | On Indian Railways standard length of rails for M.G. track, is
  • 33 ft (10.06 m)
  • 36 ft (10.97 m)
  • 39 ft (11.89 m)
  • 42 ft (12.8 m)
Q18 | The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is
  • 25 mm
  • 40 mm
  • 50 mm
  • 10 mm
Q19 | The overall length of a turn out is the distance between the end of stock rail and
  • heel of crossing
  • actual nose of crossing
  • throat of crossing
  • toe of crossing
Q20 | The width of foot for 90 R rail section is
  • 100 mm
  • 122.2 mm
  • 136.5 mm
  • 146.0 mm
Q21 | Monnier, the inventor of R.C.C., suggested the introduction of reinforced cement concert sleepersfor the railways in
  • 1857
  • 1867
  • 1877
  • 1887
Q22 | Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between
  • 20 to 25 cm
  • 25 to 30 cm
  • 30 to 35 cm
  • 35 to 40 cm
Q23 | Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the
  • wooden sleepers
  • cst-9 sleepers
  • steel trough sleepers
  • concrete sleepers
Q24 | Distance between inner faces of the flanges, is kept
  • equal to the gauge distance
  • slightly less than the gauge distance
  • slightly more than the gauge distance
  • none of these
Q25 | Anti-creep bearing plates are provided on
  • bridges and approaches
  • joints
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of the above