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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 4
Q1 | The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively
- 12 m and 12 m
- 12 m and 13 m
- 13 m and 12 m
- 13 m and 13 m
Q2 | Coning of wheels is provided
- to check lateral movement of wheels
- to avoid damage to inner faces of rails
- to avoid discomfort to passengers
- all the above
Q3 | On Indian Railways, angle of crossing between gauge faces of Vee, is generally calculated by
- cole\s method
- centre line method
- isosceles triangle method
- both (a) and (b)
Q4 | Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation,generally consists of
- broken stones
- gravels
- moorum
- all the above
Q5 | On Indian Railways, the approximate weight of a rail section is determined from the formula
- weight of the rail/axial load of locomotive = 1/10
- weight of the rail/axial load of locomotive = 1/410
- weight of the rail/axial load of locomotive = 1/510
- weight of the rail/axial load of locomotive = 1/610
Q6 | The maximum degree of curvature for Meter Gauge is limited to
- 10°
- 16°
- 30°
- 40°
Q7 | The grade compensation on B.G. tracks on Indian Railways, is
- 0.02 %
- 0.03 %
- 0.04 %
- 0.05 %
Q8 | The factor for deciding the type of sleeper, is
- easy fixing and removal of rails
- provision of sufficient bearing area for rails
- initial and maintenance costs
- all the above
Q9 | Number of keys used in CST-9 sleeper is
- 2
- 3
- 4
- none of the above
Q10 | Wheels of a rolling stock are provided flanges on
- outer side
- inner side
- both sides
- neither side
Q11 | For inspection and packing of ballast, each pot sleeper is provided with
- one hole
- two holes
- three holes
- four holes
Q12 | To design a cross-over between parallel tracks, the required components are:
- two switch points, two acute angle crossings and two check rails
- two switch points, two acute angle crossings and four check rails
- two switch points, two acute angle crossings and six check rails
- none of these
Q13 | The standard width of ballast for M.G. track in Indian Railways, is kept
- 3.35 m
- 3.53 m
- 2.30 m
- 2.50 m
Q14 | The correct relation between curve lead (CL), switch lead (SL) and lead of crossing (L) is given by
- cl = l - sl
- l =cl - sl
- sl = l + cl
- l = (cl + sl)/2
Q15 | Pot sleepers are in the form of
- a number of bowls connected together with a tie bar
- two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
- two bowls placed under two rails and the one between the rails
- none of these
Q16 | Bending of rail ends due to loose packing under a joint and loose fish Bolts, is known
- buckling
- hogging
- creeping
- none of these
Q17 | In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates
- stop
- proceed
- proceed cautiously
- none of the above
Q18 | Rail tops of a track are placed
- horizontal
- at an inward slope of 1 in 20
- at an outward slope of 1 in 20
- at an outward slope of 1 in 30
Q19 | A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming thecoefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive?
- 15.0 tonnes
- 22.5 tonnes
- 45.0 tonnes
- 90.0 tonnes
Q20 | The type of switch generally used for B.G. and M.G. tracks, is
- articulated
- undercut
- over riding
- straight cut
Q21 | For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
- four railway zones
- six railway zones
- seven railway zones
- nine railway zones
Q22 | If 'A' is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be
- tan a
- cot a
- sec a
- a rad
Q23 | Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tonguerail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is
- 100 mm
- 119 mm
- 125 mm
- 135 mm
Q24 | Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
- ends of adjoining rails should be in true alignment
- rail joints should be as strong as the rail section itself
- rail joints should be elastic laterally as well as vertically
- all the above
Q25 | Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than
- 450 mpa
- 500 mpa
- 700 mpa
- 850 mpa