Explore topic-wise MCQs in Railway Engineering.

This section includes 10 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.

If a uniform gauge is chosen throughout the country, the transport bottlenecks will ______

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain same
D. Depends on speed of train
Answer» C. Remain same
2.

The unigauge policy of Indian Railways will help small towns and villages gain better transportation infrastructure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Suppose India had decided to convert all rail lines to standard gauge in “Project Unigauge”. What benefits it would have served?

A. Reduction in project completion time
B. Reduction in project cost
C. Better connectivity of rail lines with other countries
D. Increase in speed of train
Answer» D. Increase in speed of train
4.

The Lucknow – Sitapur rail line in Uttar Pradesh was converted to broad gauge (as part of Project Unigauge) in which year?

A. 2017
B. 2016
C. 2019
D. 2014
E. in which year?a) 2017b) 2016c) 2019d) 2014
Answer» D. 2014
5.

Which of the following narrow gauge line is not included in Project Unigauge and is on the “tentative list” of UNESCO World Heritage Site?

A. Matheran Hill Railway
B. Nilgiri Mountain Railway
C. Ahmedabad – Ranuj Railway
D. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Answer» B. Nilgiri Mountain Railway
6.

Which of the following rail line is not a part of the “Mountain Railways of India”?

A. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
B. Nilgiri Mountain Railway
C. Kalka – Shimla Railway
D. Lumding – Badarpur Railway
Answer» E.
7.

What was the disadvantage of choosing broad gauge for Project Unigauge?

A. Non access to readily available rolling stock and poor technological development
B. Costlier in the long run
C. Poor carrying capacity and handled less traffic
D. Speed of the train was reduced
Answer» B. Costlier in the long run
8.

Why did Indian Railways convert all the rail lines to broad gauge instead of standard gauge?

A. Broad gauge lines have less maintenance and operating cost as compared to standard gauge lines
B. Almost 50% of the rail lines in India were of broad gauge in the year 1992
C. Broad gauge gives more stability to the wheels than Standard gauge
D. Broad gauge offers more speed to the train than Standard gauge
Answer» C. Broad gauge gives more stability to the wheels than Standard gauge
9.

Which line was first converted to broad gauge as a part of Project Unigauge?

A. Lumding to Silchar
B. Guwahati to Lumding
C. Silchar to Jiribam
D. Badarpur to Baraigram
Answer» C. Silchar to Jiribam
10.

Which five year plan did the Government of India introduce “Project Unigauge”?

A. 1985 to 1990
B. 1992 to 1997
C. 1997 to 2002
D. 2002 to 2007
Answer» C. 1997 to 2002