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Following are some of the multiple choice questions on the Railway Engineering with answers that will help the students in developing their knowledge.
Railway Engineering MCQ
16. The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area to the rails is
18. Bending of rail ends due to loose packing under a joint and loose fish Bolts, is known
19. A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line If the superelevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the superelevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be
20. Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
22. Switch angle depends oni) heel divergenceii) length of tongue railiii) flangeway clearanceiv) throw of switchThe correct answer is
23. The reception signal isi) outer signalii) home signaliii) starteriv) advanced starter The correct answer is
24. In a scissors cross-over, the crossings provided arei) 2 obtuse angle crossingsii) 4 obtuse angle crossingsiii) 4 acute angle crossingsiv) 6 acute angle crossings The correct answer is
25. Which of the following factors govern the choice of the gauge ?i) volume and nature of trafficii) speed of trainiii) physical features of the countryThe correct answer is
26. The formation width for a railway track depends on thei) type of gaugeii) number of tracks to be laid side by sideiii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting The correct answer is
27. Study the following statements regarding creep.i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track,ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails,iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track. The correct answer is
34. If the ruling gradient is 1 in 250 on a particular sectionof B.G & at the same time a curve of 4 degree is situated on this ruling gradient, what should be the allowable ruling gradient?
37. The rails get out of their original positions due to insufficient expansion gap. This phenomenon is known
39. If sleeper density is M + 7 for 13 m rails, the minimum depth of ballast under wooden sleepers (25 cm x 13 cm), is
40. The gradient on which an additional engine is required to negotiate the gradient, is called
41. How many number of sleepers are required in 800 km of B.G. track if expression of sleeper density is n+8
45. AMG track has a sleeper density of n+6 if the track is laid with rails of 15m length. find the number of sleepers under one rail length
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