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This set of Railway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Railway Engineering Set 6
Q1 | The angle between the gauge faces of the stock rail and tongue rail, is called
- switch angle
- angle of crossing
- angle of turnout
- none of these
Q2 | In permanent way, ballast
- transfers load from sleepers to the formation
- provides an elastic bed to the track
- provides a drainage of track
- all the above
Q3 | Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from paralleltracks without any necessity of shunting?
- triangle
- turntable
- traverser
- scotch block
Q4 | If absolute levels of rails at the consecutive axles A, B, and C separated by 1.8 metres are 100.505m, 100.530 m, and 100.525 m respectively, the unevenness of rails, is
- 0.065 m
- 0.055 m
- 0.045 m
- 0.035 m
Q5 | Spacing of sleepers
- throughout the length of a rail is kept uniform
- near rail joints, is kept closer
- at the middle of rails, is kept closer
- none of these
Q6 | Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is
- 40 mm
- 42 mm
- 44 mm
- 46 mm
Q7 | 30 m long rails are used in
- india
- u.k.
- russia
- u.s.a.
Q8 | The load on each axle of a locomotive is 22 tonnes. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, then thehauling capacity due to 3 pairs of driving wheels will be
- 26.41
- 19.81
- 13.21
- 6.61
Q9 | Overall depth of a dog spike, is
- 120.6 mm
- 155.90 mm
- 135 mm
- 150 mm
Q10 | To prevent creep in rails, the steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and
- one key
- two keys
- three keys
- four keys
Q11 | 52 kg rails are mostly used in
- broad gauge
- metre gauge
- narrow gauge
- both (a) and (b)
Q12 | Safe speed (V) on a curve of radius 970 metres provided with two transition curves on BoardGauge track, is
- 112 km/hour
- 122 km/hour
- 132 km/hour
- 142 km/hour
Q13 | Widening of gauge is provided if degree of the curve, is
- 3° or less
- 3° to 4½°
- more than 4½°
- none of these
Q14 | The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is
- 143 mm
- 156 mm
- 172 mm
- 129 mm
Q15 | The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
- quality of its timber
- ability to resist decay
- resistance to weathering
- all the above
Q16 | Anti-creep anchors are fixed to rails by
- wedging
- spring grip
- clamping
- all the above
Q17 | Composite sleeper index determines
- number of sleepers per rail length
- suitability of wooden sleepers
- permissible stresses in steel sleepers
- none of these
Q18 | Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of
- cast steel
- mild steel
- cast iron
- spring steel
Q19 | Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their
- availability
- economy
- suitability
- all the above
Q20 | In Indian railways, the ratio of axle load and weight of rail, is
- 312
- 412
- 512
- 600
Q21 | Maximum value of 'throw of switch' for Broad Gauge track is
- 89 mm
- 95 mm
- 100 mm
- 115 mm
Q22 | Top surface of steel sleepers, is
- kept level throughout
- provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward
- provided a cant of 1 in 20 outward
- none of these
Q23 | Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to
- cost
- life
- track circuiting
- fastening