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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 13
Q1 | In U.S.A., rails used are
- 20 m
- 30 m
- 40 m
- 50 m
Q2 | The rail seat is given a slope of
- 1 in 10
- 1 in 20
- 1 in 30
- 1 in 40
Q3 | Staggered rail joints are generally provided on curves.
- Correct
- Incorrect
Q4 | In India, for metre gauge track, the maximum height of a loaded goods wagon is fixed as
- 3.43 m
- 4.72 m
- 5.32 m
- 5.87 m
Q5 | The railway sleepers should act as elastic medium between the rails and the ballast.
- Correct
- Incorrect
Q6 | To prevent the change in gauge and creep, the steel sleepers are fixed by clips, bolts and
- one key
- two keys
- three keys
- four keys
Q7 | Which of the following sleeper provide best elasticity of track?
- Wooden sleeper
- Cast iron sleeper
- Steel sleeper
- R.C.C.sleeper
Q8 | Which of the following statement is correct?
- The tongue rail should be longer than the stock rail.
- The tongue rail should be smaller than rigid wheel base of the vehicle.
- Track spacing is the distance between the running edge of stock and switch rails at the switch heel
- Facing points are such places in the track where trains first pass over switches and then over crossings.
Q9 | The joint generally not used on Indian railway is
- supported joint
- suspended joint
- base joint
- bridge joint
Q10 | To keep the railway yard dry, the ballast used is
- sand
- coal ash
- briken stone
- both (a) and (b)
Q11 | The distance between the running face of the stock rail and the toe of the tongue rail, is known as
- heel divergence
- heel clearance
- flangway clearance
- throw of switch
Q12 | The rail section is designated by its
- total length
- total weight
- cross - sectional area
- weight per metre length
Q13 | The first train in India was run in
- 1825
- 1835
- 1841
- 1853
Q14 | In supported rail joint, both the ends of adjoining rails are supported on a
- single sleeper
- single fish plate
- double sleeper
- none of these
Q15 | The speed of the locomotives will be more if the gauge is wider.
- Correct
- Incorrect
Q16 | The type of sleeper used, depends upon
- initial and maintenance cost
- easy fixing and removal of rails
- provision for sufficient bearing area for rail
- all of the above
Q17 | The boxing of ballast is done to prevent
- lateral movement of sleepers
- longitudinal movement of sleepers
- both lateral and longitudinal movement of sleepers
- none of the above
Q18 | The dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the
- wooden sleepers
- concrete sleepers
- steel sleepers
- CST - 9 sleepers
Q19 | The fish plates should be designed for
- bearing the vertical and lateral stresses
- allowing free contraction and expansion of rails
- easy renewal and replacement of rails
- all of the above
Q20 | On Indian railways, the grade compensation provided on narrow gauge curves is same as that on metre gauge.
- Right
- Wrong
Q21 | The main purpose of welding rails is to
- build up the worn - out parts of points and crossings
- build up the battered or worn heads of rail ends
- to rebuild those portions of rail ends, which re burnt due to slipping of wheels at the time of applying brakes
- all of the above
Q22 | The platform should be provided
- 1.219 m
- 1.346 m
- 1.676 m
- 1.854 m
Q23 | A CST - 9 sleeper consists of
- two inverted pots on either side of the rail seat
- a single two way key on the gauge side
- both (a) and (b)
- none of these
Q24 | The mass of a cast iron sleeper is
- 56 kg
- 78.4 kg
- 113.4 kg
- 121.8 kg
Q25 | The width of top portion of a flat - footed rail, is
- 66.67 mm
- 69.80 mm
- 73.25 mm
- 75.87 mm