Railway Engineering Set 19 MCQs

Q1 | In order to counteract the increased lateral thrust on curves, an extra shoulder provided on the outside of curves is

50 mm

100 mm

150 mm

200 mm

Q2 | The track from which train diverts is known as

turn-out

main line

crossing track

point

Q3 | The gradient where extra engine is required to puch the train is known as

ruling gradient

momentum gradient

pusher gradient

station yards gradient

Q4 | R.C.C. sleepers are used in railways due to their

suitability for track circuiting

capacity to maintain the gauge properly

heavy weight which improves the track modulus

all of the above

Q5 | The The screw spikes used for fixing the rails to wooden sleepers

are not popular on Indian railways

do not spoil the sleeper

have more lateral rigidity than dog spikes

all of the above

Q6 | In India, the ruling gradient provided in hilly tracks for one locomotive train is 1 in 100 to 1 in 150.

Yes

No

Q7 | The switch angle depends upon

length of tongue rail

heel divergance

both (a) and (b)

none of these

Q8 | A mono-block sleeper has a square cross - section.

Right

Wrong

Q9 | To reduce the wearing of rails, the rails are placed at an

inward slope of 1 in 20

outward slope of 1 in 20

inward slope of 1 in 30

outward slope of 1 in 30

Q10 | To provide maximum stability to the track, graded stones from

20 to 50 mm

50 to 75 mm

75 to 100 mm

100 to 125 mm

Q11 | The gauge is widened on curves of

equal to

less than

more than

Q12 | For metre gauge track, in Indian railways, the standard length of the rail is

10.06 m

10.97 m

11.89 m

12.8 m

Q13 | In Indian railways, themaximum wheel base distance on broad gauge is 4.058 m.

True

False

Q14 | In India, the crossing number for passenger turnouts is taken as

6

8.5

10

12

Q15 | The impact of the rail wheel ahead of the joint gives rise to the creep of the rail. This statement is according to

wave theory

percussion theory

drag theory

none of these

Q16 | The heel clearance is always measured

parallel

perpendicular

Q17 | The minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used over cross-overs, is

1352

1455

1555

1652

Q18 | The main device used for interlocking is

point lock

treadle bar

detector

all of these

Q19 | A warner signal, which is first seen by the driver is known as

disc signal

home signal

outer signal

routing signal

Q20 | Which of the following statement is correct?

Bearing plates are used in the case of hard sleepers.

Chairs are used for flat - footed rails instead of bearing plates.

Spacing of sleepers near the rail joint is closer.

Spacing of sleepers in the middle of the rail is closer.

Q21 | The ballast thrown around the sleepers and loosely filled on slopes is called boxing of ballast.

Correct

Incorrect

Q22 | In a shunting signal, if the red band is horizontal, it indicates

stop

proceed cautiously

proceed

none of these

Q23 | The 254 mm side of a plate sleeper is

intersecting the rail

parallel to the rail

connected with the rail

none of these

Q24 | The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length for metre gauge is

0.767 m3

1.11 m3

1.51 m3

2.11 m3

Q25 | Which of the following statement is correct?

When wheel passes over a rail joint, it causes positive creep.

Insufficient and defective packing of ballast causes creep.

Train wheels cause slight depression on the table of the rails due to their own weight

all of the above