Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
a. four railway zones
b. six railway zones
c. seven railway zones
d. nine railway zones
Q. If 'A' is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be
a. tan a
b. cot a
c. sec a
d. a rad
Q. Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tonguerail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is
a. 100 mm
b. 119 mm
c. 125 mm
d. 135 mm
Q. Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than
a. 450 mpa
b. 500 mpa
c. 700 mpa
d. 850 mpa
Q. On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track, is
a. 33 ft (10.06 m)
b. 36 ft (10.97 m)
c. 39 ft (11.89 m)
d. 42 ft (12.8 m)
Q. Wing rails are provided
a. near tongue rails
b. near check rails
c. near stock rails
d. in crossing
Q. The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
a. 1 : 1
b. 1.5 : 1
c. 2 : 1
d. 1 : 2
Q. If S and H are strength and hardness index of a timber at 12% moisture content, the compositesleeper index, is
a. (h + 10s)/20
b. (s + 10h)/20
c. (20s + h)/10
d. (s + 20h)/10
Q. If D is the distance between parallel tracks Gbetween theoretical noses of two crossings measured parallel to tracks, is
a. (d - g - g )
b. (d - g + g )
c. (d - g - g )
d. (d + g + g )
Q. Minimum composite sleeper index prescribed on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
a. 552
b. 783
c. 1352
d. 1455
Q. To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is
a. undercut switch
b. straight-cut switch
c. overriding switch
d. both (a) and (b)
Q. On B.G. tracks the distance of outer signal from station limit is kept
a. 510 m
b. 520 m
c. 530 m
d. 540 m
Q. The limiting value of cant deficiency for Meter Gauge routes is
a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 100 mm
Q. The weight of the rails depends upon
a. gauge of the tracks
b. speed of trains
c. spacing of sleepers
d. all the above
Q. The main advantage of a long rail over short one, is
a. it requires less number of rail fastenings
b. it provides smooth running of trains
c. it involves less maintenance cost
d. all the above