Explore topic-wise MCQs in Railway Engineering.

This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Railway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Excessive lifting can be done if work is done under speed restrictions.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

What can be done to remove the Centre bound sleeper defect?

A. Lifting of track
B. Over packing of joints
C. Loosening the ballast at ends
D. Loosening the ballast at the centre
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following activity must be done when the track undergoes regrading?

A. Lifting of track
B. Providing drainage facilities
C. Replacing the joints
D. Adjusting the creep
Answer» B. Providing drainage facilities
4.

Which of the following is correct in case of pumping joints?

A. It pumps out mud and water
B. It pumps out only mud
C. It pumps out fine dust
D. It occurs in dry season
Answer» B. It pumps out only mud
5.

What can happen if there is provision of wooden sleepers in a track that is normally laid with metal sleepers?

A. Hogging of rails
B. Sagging of rails
C. High joints
D. Pumping joints
Answer» D. Pumping joints
6.

What should preferably be done to remove hogging if it occurs on a small scale?

A. Cropping the hogged portion
B. Dehogging machine
C. Over packing of joint sleepers
D. Replacing the whole rail
Answer» D. Replacing the whole rail
7.

What is hogging of joints?

A. Depression of rail ends at joints
B. Depression of the middle part of the rail
C. Corrosion of joints
D. Staggering of rails
Answer» B. Depression of the middle part of the rail