Railway Engineering Set 13

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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