Railway Engineering Set 16 MCQs

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.