Explore topic-wise MCQs in Railway Engineering.

This section includes 9 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.

Which rail has been standardised for adoption on the Indian railways?

A. Bull headed
B. Double headed
C. Flat footed
D. Combination of BH and DH
Answer» D. Combination of BH and DH
Discussion
2.

What is used for the fixing of Flat footed rails?

A. Chairs
B. Spikes
C. Nuts and bolts
D. Chairs and other fastenings
Answer» C. Nuts and bolts
Discussion
3.

What type of Cross section the flat-footed rail has?

A. Just like the Bull headed rails
B. Inverted T type
C. T type
D. I type
Answer» C. T type
Discussion
4.

What is a drawback of Bull headed rails?

A. Chair is required for fixing
B. They are very expensive
C. They have short lives
D. They are not good in appearance
Answer» B. They are very expensive
Discussion
5.

Why does Bull headed rails have more metal in the head?

A. For aesthetic appearance
B. To withstand wear and tear
C. To make it rigid
D. Because of manufacturing constrains
Answer» C. To make it rigid
Discussion
6.

In Double headed rails, once the head wears out it can be reused by inverting it.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
7.

The friction between the steel wheel and the steel rail is about ______ of the friction between the pneumatic tyre and a metalled road.

A. two fifth
B. one fifth
C. one tenth
D. three fifth
Answer» C. one tenth
Discussion
8.

Through which of the following Rails transmit the load acting on it?

A. Sleepers and Ballast
B. Sleepers and fastenings
C. Ballast
D. Ballast and axle
Answer» B. Sleepers and fastenings
Discussion
9.

Which of the following is not a function of rails?

A. Serving as a lateral guide
B. Providing a continuous surface
C. To provide drainage
D. To provide a level surface
Answer» D. To provide a level surface
Discussion