Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In permanent way, ballast
a. transfers load from sleepers to the formation
b. provides an elastic bed to the track
c. provides a drainage of track
d. all the above
Q. Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from paralleltracks without any necessity of shunting?
a. triangle
b. turntable
c. traverser
d. scotch block
Q. If absolute levels of rails at the consecutive axles A, B, and C separated by 1.8 metres are 100.505m, 100.530 m, and 100.525 m respectively, the unevenness of rails, is
a. 0.065 m
b. 0.055 m
c. 0.045 m
d. 0.035 m
Q. Spacing of sleepers
a. throughout the length of a rail is kept uniform
b. near rail joints, is kept closer
c. at the middle of rails, is kept closer
d. none of these
Q. Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is
a. 40 mm
b. 42 mm
c. 44 mm
d. 46 mm
Q. To prevent creep in rails, the steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and
a. one key
b. two keys
c. three keys
d. four keys
Q. Safe speed (V) on a curve of radius 970 metres provided with two transition curves on BoardGauge track, is
a. 112 km/hour
b. 122 km/hour
c. 132 km/hour
d. 142 km/hour
Q. Widening of gauge is provided if degree of the curve, is
a. 3° or less
b. 3° to 4½°
c. more than 4½°
d. none of these
Q. The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
a. quality of its timber
b. ability to resist decay
c. resistance to weathering
d. all the above