Railway Engineering Set 5

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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 5

Q1 | On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track, is
  • 33 ft (10.06 m)
  • 36 ft (10.97 m)
  • 39 ft (11.89 m)
  • 42 ft (12.8 m)
Answer: 42 ft (12.8 m)
Q2 | Wing rails are provided
  • near tongue rails
  • near check rails
  • near stock rails
  • in crossing
Answer: in crossing
Q3 | The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
  • 1 : 1
  • 1.5 : 1
  • 2 : 1
  • 1 : 2
Answer: 2 : 1
Q4 | If S and H are strength and hardness index of a timber at 12% moisture content, the compositesleeper index, is
  • (h + 10s)/20
  • (s + 10h)/20
  • (20s + h)/10
  • (s + 20h)/10
Answer: (s + 10h)/20
Q5 | Minimum composite sleeper index prescribed on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
  • 552
  • 783
  • 1352
  • 1455
Answer: 783
Q6 | To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is
  • undercut switch
  • straight-cut switch
  • overriding switch
  • both (a) and (b)
Answer: overriding switch
Q7 | On B.G. tracks the distance of outer signal from station limit is kept
  • 510 m
  • 520 m
  • 530 m
  • 540 m
Answer: 540 m
Q8 | The limiting value of cant deficiency for Meter Gauge routes is
  • 40 mm
  • 50 mm
  • 75 mm
  • 100 mm
Answer: 50 mm
Q9 | The weight of the rails depends upon
  • gauge of the tracks
  • speed of trains
  • spacing of sleepers
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q10 | The main advantage of a long rail over short one, is
  • it requires less number of rail fastenings
  • it provides smooth running of trains
  • it involves less maintenance cost
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q11 | Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
  • double headed
  • bull headed
  • flat footed
  • (a) and (b) simultaneously
Answer: double headed
Q12 | The lengths of the standard crossings in India for Broad gauge and Metre gauge tracks is same for
  • 1 in 8½ b.g. and, in 12 m.g.
  • 1 in 12 b.g. and, 1 in 16 m.g.
  • 1 in 12 b.g. and 1 in 8½ m.g.
  • 1 in 16 b.g. and 1 in 12 m.g.
Answer: 1 in 8½ b.g. and, in 12 m.g.
Q13 | For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km is
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Answer: 10
Q14 | Dimensions of a plate girder are:
  • 851 mm × 851 mm
  • 255 mm × 254 mm
  • 851 mm × 254 mm
  • 551 mm × 254 mm
Answer: 851 mm × 254 mm
Q15 | The check rails are placed opposite the crossing so that
  • it is symmetrically placed opposite nose of crossing
  • its one-third length is ahead of the nose of crossing
  • its two-third length is ahead of the nose of crossing
  • its three fourth length is ahead of the nose of crossing
Answer: its two-third length is ahead of the nose of crossing
Q16 | Check rails are provided on inner side of inner rails if sharpness of a B.G. curve, is more than
  • 3°
  • 5°
  • 6°
  • 8°
Answer: 8°
Q17 | Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its
  • head
  • web
  • foot
  • head and foot both
Answer: head
Q18 | The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 m is 50 cm. The size of thecrossing is
  • 1 in 6
  • 1 in 8½
  • 1 in 12
  • 1 in 16
Answer: 1 in 8½
Q19 | Packing of ballast is done
  • near the ends of sleepers
  • on the shoulders
  • under sleepers
  • between two rails
Answer: under sleepers
Q20 | The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the railis kept as
  • 10 mm
  • 13 mm
  • 16 mm
  • 19 mm
Answer: 19 mm
Q21 | The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is
  • 35 r
  • 40 r
  • 45 r
  • 55 r
Answer: 40 r
Q22 | In a diamond crossing, numbers of noses are
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 6
Answer: 6
Q23 | Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Answer: 4
Q24 | In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by
  • side method
  • telescopic method
  • american method
  • all the above
Answer: telescopic method
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