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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 6. |
In Double headed rails, once the head wears out it can be reused by inverting it. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |