Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In a shunting signal, if the red band is horizontal, it indicates
a. stop
b. proceed cautiously
c. proceed
d. none of these
Q. The 254 mm side of a plate sleeper is
a. intersecting the rail
b. parallel to the rail
c. connected with the rail
d. none of these
Q. The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length for metre gauge is
a. 0.767 m3
b. 1.11 m3
c. 1.51 m3
d. 2.11 m3
Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
a. When wheel passes over a rail joint, it causes positive creep.
b. Insufficient and defective packing of ballast causes creep.
c. Train wheels cause slight depression on the table of the rails due to their own weight
d. all of the above
Q. If the stock rails are B.H. rails, the type of switch generally provided, is
a. articulated
b. undercut
c. over riding
d. straight cut
Q. The object of providing a point lock is
a. to ensure that each switch is correctly set
b. to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it
c. to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail
d. none of the above
Q. Minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used in cross-overs, is
a. 1152
b. 1252
c. 1352
d. 1452
Q. The rails get out of their original positions due to insufficient expansion gap. This phenomenon isknown
a. hogging
b. buckling
c. creeping
d. none of these
Q. When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is givenwhen
a. both arms are horizontal
b. semaphore arm lowered but warner arm horizontal
c. both semaphore and warner arms lowered
d. none of the above
Q. The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for M.G. railway track are
a. 2.74 m × 25 cm × 13 cm
b. 1.83 m × 20 cm × 11 cm
c. 1.52 m × 15 cm × 10 cm
d. 1.75 m × 20 cm × 12 cm
Q. To avoid the damage of nose of crossing, the wing rails are ramped so that nose of crossingremains at a lower level by
a. 3 mm
b. 4 mm
c. 5 mm
d. 6 mm
Q. Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve byan arc of
a. 10 m
b. 15 m
c. 20 m
d. 30.5 m
Q. For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as
a. 30° to the vertical
b. 45° to the vertical
c. 60° to the vertical
d. none of these