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Railway Engineering MCQ

1. First Train in India?

Delhi to Agra, 16th May 1651
Mumbai to Delhi, 23rd June 1748
Hyderabad to Chennai, 10th January 1892
Mumbai to Thane, 16th April 1853

2. The rail is designated by its

Length
Weight
Cross-section
Weight per unit length

3. Gauge is the distance between

center to center of rails
running faces of rails
outer faces of rails
none of the above

4. Creep is the

Longitudinal movement of rail
Lateral movement of rail
Vertical movement of rail
Difference in level of two rails

5. What is a TOC?

Train Operating Company
Terrain Operating Company
Train Operating Carriage
Trams operating company

6. The main function of a fish plate is

To join the two rails together
To join rails with the sleeper
To allow rail to expand and contract freely
None of the above

7. One degree of curve is equivalent to

1600/R
1750/R
1800/R
1900/R

8. Rails are fixed on steel sleepers

By bearing plates
By dog spikes
By keys in lugs or jaws
None of these

9. The runway orientation is made so that landing and take off are

against the wind direction
along the wind direction
perpendicular to wind direction
none of these.

10. Pandrol clips cannot be used with

Wooden sleepers
Concrete sleepers
CST-9 sleepers
Steel trough sleepers

11. The minimum width of clearway is

200m
50m
100m
150m

12. Rail section is generally designated by its

Area of its cross-section
Total weight
Total length
Weight per metre length

13. Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to

Cost
Life
Track circuiting
Fastening

14. Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is

275x25x13 cm
180x20x11.5 cm
225x23x13 cm
250x26x12 cm

15. Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than

450 MPa
500 MPa
700 MPa
850 MPa

16. Head width of 52 kg rail section is

61.9 mm
66.7 mm
67 mm
72.33 mm

17. Largest dimension of a rail is its

height
foot width
head width
any of the above

18. Flat mild steel bearing plates are used

For points and crossings in the lead portion
With wooden sleepers at locations where creep is likely to be developed
On all joints and curves
On all the above

19. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Sleepers hold the rails at proper gauge on straights
Sleepers provide stability to the permanent way
Sleepers act as an elastic cushion between rails and ballast
None of these

20. The gradient on which an additional engine is required to negotiate the gradient, is called

momentum gradient
pusher gradient
ruling gradient
steep gradient.

21. A treadle bar is used for

interlocking points and signal
setting points and crossings
setting marshalling yard signals
track maintenance

22. What is Permanent way?

It is the path of immense strength
In short, it is combination of rails, sleepers, ballast and subgrade fitted together
Very strong railway of high tensile and compressive strength
there is no such thing

23. Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints?

crushed head
angular break
split head
transverse fissures

24. The nominal size of ballast used for point and crossing is _____

25 mm
40 mm
50 mm
100 mm

25. Factors affecting selection of gauge are:

Traffic volume
Cost
Station Master
Development of Area
Topographical Features of Area

26. For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)

0.168 cm
-0.168 cm
7.432 cm
7.768 cm

27. Heel divergence is

Always less than flange-way clearance
Equal to flange-way clearance
Always greater than flange-way clearance
Sometimes greater than flange-way clearance

28. Effective length of a runway is the distance between

ends of the runway
point of intersection of the obstruction clearance line and the extended plane of the runway surface, and the other end of the runway
point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway
ends of the clear way on either side.

29. The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is

143 mm
156 mm
172 mm
129 mm

30. Composite sleeper index determines

Number of sleepers per rail length
Suitability of wooden sleepers
Permissible stresses in steel sleepers
None of these

31. Sleepers with highest scrap value are made up of:

Concrete
Cast Iron
Wooden
Plastic

32. The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area to the rails is

flat mild steel bearing plate
mild steel canted bearing plate
cast iron anti creep bearing plate
none of the above

33. What does ORR stand for?

Office of Rail and Road
Office of Rail Regulation
Overall Response Rate
Office of Regulation Review

34. Wear of rails is maximum in weight of

tangent track
sharp curve
tunnels
coastal area

35. The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes

wheel burns
hogging of rails
scabbing of rails
corrugation of rails

36. Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its

head
web
foot
head and foot both

37. The object of providing a point lock is

to ensure that each switch is correctly set
to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it
to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail
none of the above

38. The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is

1 in 360
1 in 720
1 in 1000
1 in 1200

39. Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or

less than 2 mm/m
more than 2 mm/m
less than 4 mm/m
more than 4mm/m

40. Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints ?

CST-9 sleeper
steel trough sleeper
wooden sleeper
concrete sleeper

41. Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of

cast steel
mild steel
cast iron
spring steel

42. Which of the following mechanical devices is used to ensure that route cannot be changed while the train is on the point even after putting back the signal ?

detectors
point lock
iock bar
stretcher bar

43. Maximum value of ‘throw of switch’ for Broad Gauge track is

89 mm
95 mm
100 mm
115 mm

44. The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movement of trains is called

flangeway clearance
heel divergence
throw of the switch
none of the above

45. Yellow lighthand signal indicates

stop
proceed
proceed cautiously
none of the above

46. The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively

12 m and 12 m
12 m and 13 m
13 m and 12 m
13 m and 13 m

47. The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is

25 mm
40 mm
50 mm
10mm

48. In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates

stop
proceed
proceed cautiously
none of the above

49. The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as

1:1
1.5:1
2:1
1:2

50. A triangle is used for

Changing the direction of engine
Transferring wagons to and from parallel tracks without shunting
Separating all the sidings and shunting lines from main lines
Preventing the vehicles from running off the track

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