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This section includes 113 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
In a B.G. railway track, the specified ruling gradent is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of 3° on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible gradient of$ |
| A. | 1 in 257 |
| B. | 1 in 357 |
| C. | 1 in 457 |
| D. | 1 in 512 |
| Answer» C. 1 in 457 | |
| 102. |
The sleepers resting directly on girder are fastened to the top flange of girder by |
| A. | hook bolts |
| B. | dog spikes |
| C. | fang bolts |
| D. | rail screws |
| Answer» B. dog spikes | |
| 103. |
The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area to the rails is |
| A. | flat mild steel bearing plate |
| B. | mild steel canted bearing plate |
| C. | cast iron anti creep bearing plate |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. cast iron anti creep bearing plate | |
| 104. |
Study the following statements regarding creep.i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track,ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails,iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track. The correct answer is |
| A. | only (i) |
| B. | (i)and(ii) |
| C. | (ii) and (iii) |
| D. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» C. (ii) and (iii) | |
| 105. |
Switch angle depends oni) heel divergenceii) length of tongue railiii) flangeway clearanceiv) throw of switchThe correct answer is |
| A. | (i) and (ii) |
| B. | (ii) and (iii) |
| C. | (iii) and (iv) |
| D. | (i)and(iv) |
| Answer» B. (ii) and (iii) | |
| 106. |
Yellow lighthand signal indicates |
| A. | stop |
| B. | proceed |
| C. | proceed cautiously |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 107. |
Normally the limiting value of cant is (where G is the gauge.) |
| A. | G/8 |
| B. | G/10 |
| C. | G/12 |
| D. | G/15 |
| Answer» C. G/12 | |
| 108. |
Heel divergence is |
| A. | Always less than flange-way clearance |
| B. | Equal to flange-way clearance |
| C. | Always greater than flange-way clearance |
| D. | Sometimes greater than flange-way clearance |
| Answer» D. Sometimes greater than flange-way clearance | |
| 109. |
Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the |
| A. | wooden sleepers |
| B. | CST-9 sleepers |
| C. | steel trough sleepers |
| D. | concrete sleepers |
| Answer» B. CST-9 sleepers | |
| 110. |
In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates# |
| A. | stop |
| B. | proceed |
| C. | proceed cautiously |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. proceed cautiously | |
| 111. |
For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)# |
| A. | 0.168 cm |
| B. | -0.168 cm |
| C. | 7.432 cm |
| D. | 7.768 cm |
| Answer» C. 7.432 cm | |
| 112. |
A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 14 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 113. |
For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» D. 21 | |