Top 250+ Solved Railway Bridge and Tunnel Engineering MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Maximum value of 'throw of switch' for Broad Gauge track is

a. 89 mm

b. 95 mm

c. 100 mm

d. 115 mm

  • d. 115 mm

Q. Top surface of steel sleepers, is

a. Kept level throughout

b. Provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward

c. Provided a cant of 1 in 20 outward

d. None of these

  • b. Provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward

Q. Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to

a. Cost

b. Life

c. Track circuiting

d. Fastening

  • b. Life

Q. Charles Blacker Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in

a. 1814

b. 1836

c. 1846

d. 1856

  • b. 1836

Q. A triangle of railway consists of

a. Three turn outs

b. One turn out and two diamonds

c. Two turn outs and one split

d. One turn out, one split and one diamond

  • c. Two turn outs and one split

Q. A treadle bar is used for

a. Interlocking points and signal

b. Setting points and crossings

c. Setting marshalling yard signals

d. Track maintenance

  • a. Interlocking points and signal

Q. If L is length of a rail and R is the radius of a curve, the versine h for the curve, is

a. a = L/4R

b. a = L²/4R

c. h = L²/8R

d. h = L²/16R

  • c. h = L²/8R

Q. For metal sleepers with rounded edges, maximum size of ballast, is

a. 50 mm

b. 40 mm

c. 30 mm

d. 25 cm

  • b. 40 mm

Q. Head width of 52 kg rail section is

a. 61.9 mm

b. 66.7 mm

c. 67 mm

d. 72.33 mm

  • c. 67 mm

Q. Rail joint supported on a single sleeper, is known

a. Suspended rail joint

b. Bridge rail joint

c. Supported rail joint

d. Square rail joint

  • c. Supported rail joint

Q. Each block of a two-block concrete sleeper is

a. 722 mm × 295 mm × 271 mm and 215 kg in weight

b. 250 mm × 154 mm × 196 mm and 260 kg in weight

c. 525 mm × 350 mm × 275 mm and 280 kg in weight

d. None of these

  • a. 722 mm × 295 mm × 271 mm and 215 kg in weight

Q. Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another, is known as

a. Railway point

b. Railway crossing

c. Turnout

d. Railway junction

  • c. Turnout
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