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This section includes 229 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Railway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
A cross-over requires |
| A. | two sets of switches and two crossings |
| B. | two sets of switches and four crossings |
| C. | four sets of switches and four crossings |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. two sets of switches and four crossings | |
| 102. |
The minimum depth of ballast for broad gauge tracks on Indian railways is |
| A. | 200 mm |
| B. | 250 mm |
| C. | 300 mm |
| D. | 350 mm |
| Answer» C. 300 mm | |
| 103. |
In India, the sleeper density provided is |
| A. | 18 sleepers per rail length |
| B. | 25 sleepers per rail length |
| C. | 28 sleepers per rail length |
| D. | 40 sleepers per rail length |
| Answer» B. 25 sleepers per rail length | |
| 104. |
The standard size of wooden sleepers on metre gauge railway track is |
| A. | 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm |
| B. | 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm |
| C. | 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» C. 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm | |
| 105. |
Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers is |
| A. | 250 to 300 mm |
| B. | 300 to 350 mm |
| C. | 350 mm to 400 mm |
| D. | 400 to 450 mm |
| Answer» C. 350 mm to 400 mm | |
| 106. |
The standard width of ballast for broad gauge track on Indian railways, is |
| A. | 2.3 m |
| B. | 2.9 m |
| C. | 3.35 m |
| D. | 5.53 m |
| Answer» D. 5.53 m | |
| 107. |
For station yards, Indian railways have recommended a gradient of |
| A. | 1 in 100 |
| B. | 1 in 200 to 1 in 250 |
| C. | 1 in 500 |
| D. | 1 in 1000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
The distance between the adjacent faces of the stock rail and the check rail, is called |
| A. | heel divergence |
| B. | heel clearance |
| C. | flangeway clearance |
| D. | throw of switch |
| Answer» D. throw of switch | |
| 109. |
The wooden sleepers are the ideal sleepers |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 110. |
The bull headed rails are provided on points and crossings. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 111. |
The composite sleeper index determines the |
| A. | suitability of the wooden sleepers |
| B. | number of sleepers per rail length |
| C. | permissible stresses in the steel sleepers |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. number of sleepers per rail length | |
| 112. |
The width of platform, under no circumstances, should be less than |
| A. | 2 m |
| B. | 4 m |
| C. | 6 m |
| D. | 8 m |
| Answer» C. 6 m | |
| 113. |
To prevent the change in gauge and creep, the steel sleepers are fixed by clips, bolts and |
| A. | one key |
| B. | two keys |
| C. | three keys |
| D. | four keys |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
To reduce the wearing of rails, the rails are placed at an |
| A. | inward slope of 1 in 20 |
| B. | outward slope of 1 in 20 |
| C. | inward slope of 1 in 30 |
| D. | outward slope of 1 in 30 |
| Answer» B. outward slope of 1 in 20 | |
| 115. |
The distance between the running edge of the stock and switch rails at the switch heel, is called |
| A. | heel clearance |
| B. | heel divergence |
| C. | heel spacing |
| D. | either (a) or (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
The speed of a locomotive, in India, on broad gauge is restricted between |
| A. | 60 to 75 km/h |
| B. | 75 to 96 km/h |
| C. | 96 to 120 km/h |
| D. | 120 to 140 km/h |
| Answer» D. 120 to 140 km/h | |
| 117. |
Gib and cotters for connecting pot sleepers are so casted that by interchanging them gauge is slackened by |
| A. | 3.18 mm |
| B. | 6.18 mm |
| C. | 8.81 mm |
| D. | 13.8 mm |
| Answer» B. 6.18 mm | |
| 118. |
At the time of pressing the steel sleepers, a cant of 1 in 20 is provided towards the centre. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 119. |
The levers for |
| A. | points |
| B. | stop signal |
| C. | crossing gate |
| Answer» B. stop signal | |
| 120. |
The height of the platform above the rail surface for broad gauge tracks should be |
| A. | 229 to 406 mm |
| B. | 305 to 406 mm |
| C. | 762 to 838 mm |
| D. | 838 to 982 mm |
| Answer» D. 838 to 982 mm | |
| 121. |
The sleeper density on main lines is |
| A. | decreased |
| B. | increased |
| Answer» C. | |
| 122. |
The gauge should be |
| A. | 6 mm |
| B. | 12 mm |
| C. | 20 mm |
| D. | 30 mm |
| Answer» B. 12 mm | |
| 123. |
In plate sleepers, the plate is provided with projecting ribs in the bottom in order to |
| A. | provide a grip in the ballast |
| B. | check the lateral movement of the sleeper |
| C. | either (a) or (b) |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
Creeping of rails can be checked by using |
| A. | chairs |
| B. | bearing plates |
| C. | anchors |
| D. | spikes |
| Answer» D. spikes | |
| 125. |
The rail gauge is the distance between |
| A. | outer faces of rails |
| B. | running faces of rails |
| C. | centre to centre of rails |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. centre to centre of rails | |
| 126. |
In India, the method used for plate laying is |
| A. | side method |
| B. | American method |
| C. | telescopic method |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 127. |
To hold the adjoining ends of rails in correct horizontal and vertical planes, the rail fastenings used are |
| A. | fish plates |
| B. | spikes |
| C. | anchors |
| D. | bearing plates |
| Answer» B. spikes | |
| 128. |
When the rails get out of their original position due to insufficient expansion joint gap, the phenomenon is known as buckling. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 129. |
To increase the strength of plate sleepers, the |
| A. | bearing plates |
| B. | stiffeners |
| C. | anchors |
| Answer» C. anchors | |
| 130. |
A good sleeper whould be such that |
| A. | the rails can be easily fixed and taekn out from the sleeper without moving them |
| B. | it can provide sufficient bearing area for the rail |
| C. | it can provide sufficient effective bearing area on the balast |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
Tractive force, due to which engine pulls the train, is |
| A. | more than |
| B. | equal to |
| C. | less than |
| Answer» C. less than | |
| 132. |
The rail section first designed in Indian railways was |
| A. | double headed type |
| B. | bull headed type |
| C. | flat footed type |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. bull headed type | |
| 133. |
The distance between two adjoining axles fixed in a rigid frame is known as |
| A. | gauge |
| B. | wheel base distance |
| C. | creep |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. creep | |
| 134. |
George Stephenson succeeded in running the first train of the world in |
| A. | 1825 |
| B. | 1835 |
| C. | 1841 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» B. 1835 | |
| 135. |
The fillet in a rail section is provided to |
| A. | increase the vertical stiffness |
| B. | increase the lateral strength |
| C. | reduce wear |
| D. | avoid stress concentration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
The overall depth of a dog spike is |
| A. | 120.6 mm |
| B. | 159.5 mm |
| C. | 175.9 mm |
| D. | 180.6 mm |
| Answer» B. 159.5 mm | |
| 137. |
When the train moves on the rail, it causes constant reversal of stresses. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» B. Wrong | |
| 138. |
The spacing of sleepers is kept |
| A. | closer near the joints |
| B. | closer at the middle of rails |
| C. | same throughout the length of rail |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. same throughout the length of rail | |
| 139. |
For metre gauge, 49.8 to 52.3 kg/m rail section is used. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 140. |
The maximum value of throw of switch for a broad gauge track is |
| A. | 89 mm |
| B. | 95 mm |
| C. | 108 mm |
| D. | 121 mm |
| Answer» C. 108 mm | |
| 141. |
The spike commonly used to fix the rails on wooden sleepers is |
| A. | dog spike |
| B. | round spike |
| C. | screw spike |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
In India, permissible limit of rail wear is |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» B. 10% | |
| 143. |
The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length for broad gauge is |
| A. | 0.767 m3 |
| B. | 1.11 m3 |
| C. | 1.51 m3 |
| D. | 2.11 m3 |
| Answer» C. 1.51 m3 | |
| 144. |
The minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used over bridge girders, is |
| A. | 1352 |
| B. | 1455 |
| C. | 1555 |
| D. | 1652 |
| Answer» C. 1555 | |
| 145. |
The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on broad gauge is |
| A. | 76.2 mm |
| B. | 83.2 mm |
| C. | 101.6 mm |
| D. | 165.1 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
Trailing points are on the |
| A. | same |
| B. | opposite |
| Answer» C. | |
| 147. |
In India, for broad gauge track, the maximum height of a loaded goods wagon is fixed as |
| A. | 3.40 m |
| B. | 4.72 m |
| C. | 5.32 m |
| D. | 5.87 m |
| Answer» C. 5.32 m | |
| 148. |
The crossing in which the right hand rail of one track crosses the left hand rail of another track or vice versa is called |
| A. | acute angle crossing |
| B. | obtuse angle crossing |
| C. | square crossing |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. obtuse angle crossing | |
| 149. |
The composite sleeper index is the index of |
| A. | strength and hardness |
| B. | strength and toughness |
| C. | hardness and wear resistance |
| D. | toughness and wear resistance |
| Answer» B. strength and toughness | |
| 150. |
The spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rail to wooden sleepers is |
| A. | dog spike |
| B. | round spike |
| C. | elastic spike |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. elastic spike | |