Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. The fillet in a rail section is provided to

a. increase the vertical stiffness

b. increase the lateral strength

c. reduce wear

d. avoid stress concentration

  • d. avoid stress concentration

Q. The spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rail to wooden sleepers is

a. dog spike

b. round spike

c. elastic spike

d. all of these

  • b. round spike

Q. The spike commonly used to fix the rails on wooden sleepers is

a. dog spike

b. round spike

c. screw spike

d. all of these

  • d. all of these

Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?

a. The fish plates are so designed that they fit the underside of the rail head and top of the rail foot in case of front footed rails.

b. Now-a-days, fist plates are manufactured of steel.

c. Due to entering of sand between contact surface of rail and the fish plates, the wearing of fish plates start.

d. In case of steel sleepers, the chairs are not welde

  • d. In case of steel sleepers, the chairs are not welded.

Q. The length of each fish plate is

a. 317.5 mm

b. 457.2 mm

c. 514.3 mm

d. 623.4 mm

  • b. 457.2 mm

Q. The distance between two adjoining axles fixed in a rigid frame is known as

a. gauge

b. wheel base distance

c. creep

d. none of these

  • b. wheel base distance

Q. The spacing of sleepers is kept

a. closer near the joints

b. closer at the middle of rails

c. same throughout the length of rail

d. none of these

  • b. closer at the middle of rails

Q. The maximum value of throw of switch for a broad gauge track is

a. 89 mm

b. 95 mm

c. 108 mm

d. 121 mm

  • b. 95 mm

Q. Creep causes

a. opening of rail joints

b. distortion of points and crossings

c. buckling of track

d. all of these

  • d. all of these

Q. Trailing points are on the

a. same

b. opposite

  • b. opposite

Q. The rail section first designed in Indian railways was

a. double headed type

b. bull headed type

c. flat footed type

d. none of these

  • a. double headed type
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