Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Generally, the rail section is designed by assuming that it can bear a load equal to
a. 100 times
b. 350 times
c. 460 times
d. 560 times
Q. The standard size of wooden sleepers on broad gauge railway track is
a. 1.52 m x 15 cm x 10 cm
b. 1.83 m x 20 cm x 11 cm
c. 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm
d. any one of these
Q. The number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is
a. one on either side
b. one inside and two outside
c. one outside and two inside
d. two on either side
Q. The rail chairs are generally made of
a. cast iron
b. low carbon steel
c. high carbon steel
d. stainless steel
Q. The switch angle is the angle subtended between the gauge faces of the
a. tongue rail and check rail
b. stock rail and check rail
c. stock rail and tongue rail
d. none of these
Q. Rail chairs are used to fix
a. flat footed rails
b. bull headed rails
c. double headed rails
d. none of these
Q. The main purpose of using bering plates is to
a. distribute the pressure over wider area
b. eliminate the adzingt of wooden sleepers
c. prevent the widening of gauge of curves
d. all of these
Q. The speed of a locomotive, in India, on metre gauge is restricted up to
a. 60 km/h
b. 80 km/h
c. 100 km/h
d. 120 km/h
Q. The ballast material generally used on Indian railways consist of
a. broken stone
b. gravel
c. moorum
d. all of these