Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
a. double headed
b. bull headed
c. flat footed
d. (a) and (b) simultaneously
Q. The lengths of the standard crossings in India for Broad gauge and Metre gauge tracks is same for
a. 1 in 8½ b.g. and, in 12 m.g.
b. 1 in 12 b.g. and, 1 in 16 m.g.
c. 1 in 12 b.g. and 1 in 8½ m.g.
d. 1 in 16 b.g. and 1 in 12 m.g.
Q. Dimensions of a plate girder are:
a. 851 mm × 851 mm
b. 255 mm × 254 mm
c. 851 mm × 254 mm
d. 551 mm × 254 mm
Q. The check rails are placed opposite the crossing so that
a. it is symmetrically placed opposite nose of crossing
b. its one-third length is ahead of the nose of crossing
c. its two-third length is ahead of the nose of crossing
d. its three fourth length is ahead of the nose of crossing
Q. Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its
a. head
b. web
c. foot
d. head and foot both
Q. The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 m is 50 cm. The size of thecrossing is
a. 1 in 6
b. 1 in 8½
c. 1 in 12
d. 1 in 16
Q. Packing of ballast is done
a. near the ends of sleepers
b. on the shoulders
c. under sleepers
d. between two rails
Q. The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the railis kept as
a. 10 mm
b. 13 mm
c. 16 mm
d. 19 mm
Q. The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is
a. 35 r
b. 40 r
c. 45 r
d. 55 r
Q. In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by
a. side method
b. telescopic method
c. american method
d. all the above
Q. The angle between the gauge faces of the stock rail and tongue rail, is called
a. switch angle
b. angle of crossing
c. angle of turnout
d. none of these