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

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Q. The distance between theoretical nose of crossing and actual nose of crossing forpractical purposes, is

a. Nose thickness ×

b. Nose thickness ×

c. Nose thickness ×

d. Nose thickness ×

  • b. Nose thickness ×

Q. The rail is designated by its

a. Length

b. Weight

c. Cross-section

d. Weight per unit length

  • d. Weight per unit length

Q. Best ballast contains stones varying in size from

a. 1.5 cm to 3 cm

b. 2.0 cm to 4 cm

c. 2.0 cm to 5 cm

d. 2.5 cm to 6 cm

  • c. 2.0 cm to 5 cm

Q. A turn-in-curve is defined as

a. A curve introduced between two straights

b. A reverse curve

c. A reverse curve introduced in continuity of a turn out

d. A spiral transition curve

  • c. A reverse curve introduced in continuity of a turn out

Q. Ordinary rails are made of

a. Mild steel

b. Cast iron

c. Wrought iron

d. High carbon steel

  • d. High carbon steel

Q. In India the rails are manufactured by

a. Open hearth process

b. Duplex process

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

  • c. Both (a) and (b)

Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Required tilt of 1 in 20 is provided

a. To the tops of rails

b. At rail seats in bearing plates

c. At rail seats in chairs

d. At rail seats in metal sleepers

  • a. To the tops of rails

Q. Main disadvantage of steel sleepers, is:

a. It gets rusted quickly

b. Its lugs sometimes get broken

c. Its lugs sometimes get split

d. All the above

  • d. All the above

Q. Bearing plates are used to fix

a. Flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers

b. Double headed rails to the wooden sleepers

c. Bull headed rails to the wooden sleepers

d. Flat footed rails to the cast iron sleepers

  • a. Flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers

Q. On a single line track, 10 goods trains loaded with iron ore run from A to B and empty wagons return from B to A daily. Amount of creep of the rails will be

a. Zero

b. More in the direction A to B

c. More in the direction B to A

d. None of these

  • b. More in the direction A to B

Q. The desirable rate of change of cant deficiency in case of Metre Gauge is

a. 20 mm/sec

b. 35 mm/sec

c. 55 mm/sec

d. 65 mm/sec

  • b. 35 mm/sec

Q. At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and

a. 2 fish bolts

b. 4 fish bolts

c. 6 fish bolts

d. 8 fish bolts

  • b. 4 fish bolts
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