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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.