Top 250+ Solved Railway Bridge and Tunnel Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. To prevent creep in rails, the steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and
a. One key
b. Two keys
c. Three keys
d. Four keys
Q. Safe speed (V) on a curve of radius 970 metres provided with two transition curves on Board Gauge track, is
a. 112 km/hour
b. 122 km/hour
c. 132 km/hour
d. 142 km/hour
Q. Widening of gauge is provided if degree of the curve, is
a. 3° or less
b. 3° to 4½°
c. More than 4½°
d. None of these
Q. The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
a. Quality of its timber
b. Ability to resist decay
c. Resistance to weathering
d. All the above
Q. Sleeper density in India is normally kept as
a. (M + 2) to (M + 7)
b. M to (M + 2)
c. (M + 5) to (M + 10)
d. MM
Q. Composite sleeper index determines
a. Number of sleepers per rail length
b. Suitability of wooden sleepers
c. Permissible stresses in steel sleepers
d. None of these
Q. Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of
a. Cast steel
b. Mild steel
c. Cast iron
d. Spring steel
Q. Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their
a. Availability
b. Economy
c. Suitability
d. All the above