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
Q2 | Wing rails are provided
Q3 | The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
Q4 | If S and H are strength and hardness index of a timber at 12% moisture content, the compositesleeper index, is
Q5 | Minimum composite sleeper index prescribed on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
Q6 | To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is
Q7 | On B.G. tracks the distance of outer signal from station limit is kept
Q8 | The limiting value of cant deficiency for Meter Gauge routes is
Q9 | The weight of the rails depends upon
Q10 | The main advantage of a long rail over short one, is
Q11 | Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
Q12 | The lengths of the standard crossings in India for Broad gauge and Metre gauge tracks is same for
Q13 | For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km is
Q14 | Dimensions of a plate girder are:
Q15 | The check rails are placed opposite the crossing so that
Q16 | Check rails are provided on inner side of inner rails if sharpness of a B.G. curve, is more than
Q17 | Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its
Q18 | The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 m is 50 cm. The size of thecrossing is
Q19 | Packing of ballast is done
Q20 | The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the railis kept as
Q21 | The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is
Q22 | In a diamond crossing, numbers of noses are
Q23 | Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is
Q24 | In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by