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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. |
What can be done for removing Corrugation? |
| A. | Grinding the rail head |
| B. | Shovel packing |
| C. | Tilting of rails |
| D. | Scabbing of rails |
| Answer» B. Shovel packing | |
| 2. |
When vehicles pass over corrugated rails, a roaring sound is produced. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
Which of the following defects occur because of heavy bearing pressure on small area of contact? |
| A. | Shelling and Black spots |
| B. | Scabbing of wheels |
| C. | Hogging of wheels |
| D. | Corrugation of wheels |
| Answer» B. Scabbing of wheels | |
| 4. |
Which of the following locations are less likely to develop wheel burns? |
| A. | Steep gradients |
| B. | Heavy braking incidences |
| C. | Near water columns |
| D. | On flat gradient |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What causes wheel burns? |
| A. | Slipping of wheel on rail surface |
| B. | Falling of metal chunks |
| C. | Manufacturing defects |
| D. | High speed |
| Answer» B. Falling of metal chunks | |
| 6. |
In which type of defect patches of metal fall from the rail table? |
| A. | Scabbing of rails |
| B. | Hogging of rails |
| C. | Wheel burns |
| D. | Corrugation of rails |
| Answer» B. Hogging of rails | |
| 7. |
What can be done to prevent Hogging of rails? |
| A. | Tilting of rails |
| B. | Shovel packing |
| C. | Scabbing of rails |
| D. | Interchanging rails |
| Answer» C. Scabbing of rails | |