Railway Engineering Set 16

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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 16

Q1 | Which of the following statement is correct?
  • Bull headed rails keep better alignment than flat footed rails due to chairs.
  • Flat footed rails are cheaper than bull headed rails.
  • Flat footed rails are stronger in every direction than the bull headed rails for the same cross-sectional area.
  • all of the above
Q2 | The width of platform, under no circumstances, should be less than
  • 2 m
  • 4 m
  • 6 m
  • 8 m
Q3 | A cross-over requires
  • two sets of switches and two crossings
  • two sets of switches and four crossings
  • four sets of switches and four crossings
  • none of these
Q4 | The bearing plates are used to fix
  • flat footed
  • bull headed
  • double headed
Q5 | Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers is
  • 250 to 300 mm
  • 300 to 350 mm
  • 350 mm to 400 mm
  • 400 to 450 mm
Q6 | Under the sleepers,
  • boxing
  • packing
Q7 | The minimum depth of ballast for broad gauge tracks on Indian railways is
  • 200 mm
  • 250 mm
  • 300 mm
  • 350 mm
Q8 | The distance between the running edge of the stock and switch rails at the switch heel, is called
  • heel clearance
  • heel divergence
  • heel spacing
  • either (a) or (b)
Q9 | In India, the sleeper density provided is
  • 18 sleepers per rail length
  • 25 sleepers per rail length
  • 28 sleepers per rail length
  • 40 sleepers per rail length
Q10 | For broad gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section provided should have
  • 29.77 to 37.25 kg/m
  • 44.7 to 56.8 kg/m
  • 49.8 to 52.3 kg/m
  • 49.8 to 56.8 kg/m
Q11 | Which of the following statement is correct?
  • The ruling gradient is maximum gradient to which the track may be laid
  • In order to avoid the resistance after a certain limit, gradients on curves are reduced
  • Grade compensation is denoted by percentage per degree of curve.
  • all of the above
Q12 | The wooden sleepers are the ideal sleepers
  • Yes
  • No
Q13 | The standard width of ballast for broad gauge track on Indian railways, is
  • 2.3 m
  • 2.9 m
  • 3.35 m
  • 5.53 m
Q14 | According to Indian Railways Board, the minimum distance between the centre to centre of two tracks for broad gauge is
  • 4.725 m
  • 6.1 m
  • 7.49 m
  • 10.82 m
Q15 | The composite sleeper index determines the
  • suitability of the wooden sleepers
  • number of sleepers per rail length
  • permissible stresses in the steel sleepers
  • all of these
Q16 | Between two rails, a gap of
  • 1.5 mm to 3 mm
  • 3 mm to 6 mm
  • 6 mm to 9 mm
  • 9 mm to 12 mm
Q17 | The rail section is divided on the basis of
  • type of rails
  • spacing of sleepers
  • gauge of the track
  • speed of trains
Q18 | The distance between the adjacent faces of the stock rail and the check rail, is called
  • heel divergence
  • heel clearance
  • flangeway clearance
  • throw of switch
Q19 | The number of sleepers used per rail length on the track is known as
  • sleeper strength
  • sleeper density
  • sleeper ratio
  • all of these
Q20 | The standard size of wooden sleepers on metre gauge railway track is
  • 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm
  • 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm
  • 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm
  • any one of these
Q21 | For station yards, Indian railways have recommended a gradient of
  • 1 in 100
  • 1 in 200 to 1 in 250
  • 1 in 500
  • 1 in 1000
Q22 | The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track is technically known as
  • buckling
  • hogging
  • creeping
  • none of these
Q23 | The heel divergence is always
  • equal to
  • less than
  • greater than
Q24 | The bull headed rails are provided on points and crossings.
  • Yes
  • No
Q25 | Which of the following statement is wrong?
  • The length of gap at crossing between two noses of a diamond crossing increases as the crossing angle decreases.
  • The sand hump is a device to check the movement of a vehicle.
  • The next signal after outer signal towards station is a routing signal.
  • A stop signal placed at the end of a platform is called a starter signal.