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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.
| 201. |
The adjustment of rails is usually needed when creep exceeds |
| A. | 50 mm |
| B. | 100 mm |
| C. | 150 mm |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 202. |
When the degree of curve is more than 3?, the rails are bent to the correct curvature before fixing them on to the sleepers. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 203. |
A standard rail point should |
| A. | be as strong as the other portion of the track |
| B. | have just enough rail gap between two rails |
| C. | have the same elasticity as the other portion of the track |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
The system of signalling used on single-line working, is |
| A. | absolute block system |
| B. | space interval system |
| C. | time interval system |
| D. | pilot guard system |
| Answer» C. time interval system | |
| 205. |
The heel clearance is always measured |
| A. | parallel |
| B. | perpendicular |
| Answer» C. | |
| 206. |
The minimum value of flangeway clearance is |
| A. | 60 mm |
| B. | 80 mm |
| C. | 100 mm |
| D. | 120 mm |
| Answer» B. 80 mm | |
| 207. |
The number of a crossing is defined as the cotangent of the crossing angle. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 208. |
The gauge representing the maximum width and height up to which a railway vehicle may be built, is known as |
| A. | broad gauge |
| B. | narrow gauge |
| C. | loading gauge |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 209. |
When two tracks of same or different gauges cross each other at any angle, the crossing provided is |
| A. | diamond crossing |
| B. | scissors crossing |
| C. | level crossing |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. scissors crossing | |
| 210. |
In case of level crossing, the railway track and road cross each other at the |
| A. | same |
| B. | different |
| Answer» B. different | |
| 211. |
The maximum gradient, in which a railway track may be laid in a particular section is known as |
| A. | pusher gradient |
| B. | ruling gradient |
| C. | momentum gradient |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. momentum gradient | |
| 212. |
The railway sleepers should act as elastic medium between the rails and the ballast. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 213. |
In the cross - sections of railway tracks, the side slope in cutting is same as that in embankment. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 214. |
When the main line is on a curve and has a turn out of contrary flexure leading to a branch line, then the branch line curve has a |
| A. | cant deficiency |
| B. | negative cant |
| C. | cant excess |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. cant excess | |
| 215. |
The standard size of timber sleepers in railway tracks of metre gauge and narrow gauge is same. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» C. | |
| 216. |
In the cross - sections of railway tracks, side slope in embankments is kept as |
| A. | 1 ; 1 |
| B. | 1 ; 5 |
| C. | 2 ; 1 |
| D. | 3 ; 1 |
| Answer» D. 3 ; 1 | |
| 217. |
Two holes are provided in each pot sleeper for inspection and packing of ballast. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 218. |
The total effective area of the pot sleepers is equal to the effective bearing area of a |
| A. | steel sleeper |
| B. | wooden sleeper |
| C. | R.C.C. sleeper |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. R.C.C. sleeper | |
| 219. |
The total effective area of the pot sleepers is |
| A. | 0.26 m2 |
| B. | 0.36 m2 |
| C. | 0.46 m2 |
| D. | 0.56 m2 |
| Answer» D. 0.56 m2 | |
| 220. |
Staggered rail joints are generally provided on curves. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 221. |
On Indian railways, cant deficiency allowed on metre gauge is |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | more than |
| Answer» C. more than | |
| 222. |
On Indian railways, cant deficiency allowed on broad gauge track is |
| A. | 56 mm |
| B. | 66 mm |
| C. | 76 mm |
| D. | 87 mm |
| Answer» D. 87 mm | |
| 223. |
The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on narrow gauge is same as that on metre gauge. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» C. | |
| 224. |
The bearing plates are used to fix |
| A. | flat footed |
| B. | bull headed |
| C. | double headed |
| Answer» B. bull headed | |
| 225. |
The bull - headed and double headed rails do not require bearing plates for flixing. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 226. |
Steel sleepers consist of steel troughs made out of about 6 mm thick steel sheets, with |
| A. | its both ends bent down |
| B. | its both ends bent up |
| C. | its one end bent up and another bent down |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» B. its both ends bent up | |
| 227. |
The flat - footed rail is mostly used in Indian railways because of its lateral rigidity. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 228. |
On Indian railways, the number of fish bolts used to connect one pair of fish plates to the rails are |
| A. | two |
| B. | four |
| C. | six |
| D. | eight |
| Answer» C. six | |
| 229. |
The sleepers in the form of two bowls placed under each rail and connected together by a tie - bar, are known as |
| A. | pot sleepers |
| B. | box sleepers |
| C. | plate sleepers |
| D. | duplex sleepers |
| Answer» B. box sleepers | |