Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Total effective bearing area of both the bowls of a pot sleeper, is
a. slightly more than that of a wooden sleeper
b. slightly less than that of a wooden sleeper
c. equal to that of a wooden sleeper
d. none of these
Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
a. sleepers hold the rails at proper gauge on straights
b. sleepers provide stability to the permanent way
c. sleepers act as an elastic cushion between rails and ballast
d. none of these
Q. On Indian Railways, number of a crossing is defined as
a. sine of angle of crossing
b. cosine of angle of crossing
c. tangent of angle of crossing
d. contingent of angle of crossing
Q. Pandrol clips cannot be used with
a. wooden sleepers
b. concrete sleepers
c. cst-9 sleepers
d. steel trough sleepers
Q. For providing the required tilt of rails, adazing of wooden sleepers, is done for
a. bull headed rails
b. double headed rails
c. flat footed rails
d. any type of rails
Q. If n is length of a rail in metres, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from
a. n to (n + 2)
b. (n + 2) to (n + 4)
c. (n + 3) to (n + 6)
d. (n + 4) to (n + 5)
Q. Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is
a. straight switch
b. curved switch
c. loose heel switch
d. bent switch
Q. Lead of crossing is the distance from the
a. heel of the switch to the toe of the switch
b. heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing
c. toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing
d. toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing
Q. The place where a railway line and a road cross each other at the same level, is known as
a. cross over
b. railway junction
c. road junction
d. level crossing
Q. Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is
a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 100 mm
Q. Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or
a. less than 2 mm/m
b. more than 2 mm/m
c. less than 4 mm/m
d. more than 4mm/m
Q. A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
a. one turn out
b. two turn outs
c. three turn outs
d. four turn outs
Q. The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes
a. wheel burns
b. hogging of rails
c. scabbing of rails
d. corrugation of rails
Q. Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges, are generally made of
a. sal
b. chir
c. teak
d. deodar