Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. For station yards, Indian railways have recommended a gradient of
a. 1 in 100
b. 1 in 200 to 1 in 250
c. 1 in 500
d. 1 in 1000
Q. The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track is technically known as
a. buckling
b. hogging
c. creeping
d. none of these
Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
a. The length of gap at crossing between two noses of a diamond crossing increases as the crossing angle decreases.
b. The sand hump is a device to check the movement of a vehicle.
c. The next signal after outer signal towards station is a routing signal.
d. A stop signal placed at the end of a platform is called a starter signal.
Q. Stock rails are fitted
a. near tongue rails
b. near check rails
c. against tongue rails
d. against check rails
Q. For broad gauge track, in Indian railways, the standard length of the rail is
a. 10.06 m
b. 10.97 m
c. 11.89 m
d. 12.8 m
Q. Superelevation on curves is provided by means of
a. cant-board
b. straight edge
c. spirit level
d. all of these
Q. In case the block system fails, then the system used is
a. space interval system
b. time interval system
c. pilot guard system
d. any one of these
Q. The size of ballast used on Indian railways for wooden sleepers is
a. 25 mm
b. 38 mm
c. 43 mm
d. 50 mm
Q. Sleepers which satisfy all of the requirements and are only suitable for track circuiting are
a. wooden sleepers
b. steel sleepers
c. cast iron sleepers
d. R.C.C. sleepers
Q. The size of ballast used on Indian railways for steel sleepers is
a. 25 mm
b. 38 mm
c. 43 mm
d. 50 mm
Q. Steel sleepers consist of steel troughs made out of about 6 mm thick steel sheets, with
a. its both ends bent down
b. its both ends bent up
c. its one end bent up and another bent down
d. any one of these
Q. The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on narrow gauge is
a. 76.2 mm
b. 83.2 mm
c. 101.6 mm
d. 165.1 mm