Railway Engineering Set 18 MCQs

Q1 | The length of platform should be

equal to

less than

more than

Q2 | Which of the following statement is correct?

At every change of gauge the passengers have to change their train.

The timings of trains at gauge - change points should not coincide.

During war times, change in gauge is convenient to the army for quick movement.

If the intensity of traffic becomes more, it requires smaller gauge.

Q3 | Wing rails are provided in crossings.

Yes

No

Q4 | A triangle is used for

diverting trains from the main line to branch line

crossing over between parallel tracks

changing the direction of the engine

all of the above

Q5 | An advance starter signal is used for

shunting

goods train

loco-sheds

all of these

Q6 | Which of the following is a cast iron sleeper?

pot sleepers

box sleepers

plate sleepers

all of these

Q7 | Creep is the

longitudinal

lateal

vertical

Q8 | On Indian railways, cant deficiency allowed on metre gauge is

equal to

less than

more than

Q9 | The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on metre gauge is

equal to

less than

more than

Q10 | The device used for changing the direction of engines is called

turn-tabes

triangles

buffer stops

scotch blocks

Q11 | A track assembly used for diverting train from one track to another is known as

turn-out

crossings

junction

none of these

Q12 | The reception signal is

outer signal

home signal

both (a) and (b)

none of these

Q13 | The number of sleepers used for rail varies from, when n = Length of rail in metres.

(n + 1) to (n + 4)

(n + 3) to (n + 6)

(n + 2) to (n + 7)

(n + 4) to (n + 8)

Q14 | Plate sleepers consist of a plate of dimensions

454 mm x 254 mm

551 mm x 254 mm

851 mm x 254 mm

951 mm x 254 mm

Q15 | No signals are provided in case of

ruling gradient

momentum gradient

pusher gradient

station yards gradient

Q16 | The broad gauge is

0.6096 m

0.762 m

1.00 m

1.676 m

Q17 | The station having two lines is called a

crossing station

flag station

junction station

terminal station

Q18 | In coning of wheels, the wheels are given a slope of

1 in 20

1 in 25

1 in 30

1 in 40

Q19 | The maximum gradient, in which a railway track may be laid in a particular section is known as

pusher gradient

ruling gradient

momentum gradient

all of these

Q20 | At the time of construction of railway in India, after long controversy, the gauge adopted as a standard gauge was

1.435 m

1.524 m

1.676 m

1.843 m

Q21 | The split switch type of turn out

makes one turn - out rail and one main rail line movable

gives more lateral rigidity to the turn - out

can be used by the trains moving at high speeds

all of the above

Q22 | For undeveloped areas, the type of gauge adopted is

broad gauge

metre gauge

narrow gauge

all of these

Q23 | The device provided to prevent the vehicles from moving beyond the end of rail at terminals is called

turn-tables

buffer stops

triangles

scotch blocks

Q24 | The width of narrow gauge is same as that of metre gauge.

Right

Wrong

Q25 | On India railways, the grade compensation provided on metre gauge curves is

0.02 percent per degree

0.03 percent per degree

0.04 percent per degree

0.05 percent per degree