Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer

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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

  • d. all the above

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

  • c. at the middle of rails, is kept closer

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

  • c. 44 mm

Q. 30 m long rails are used in

a. india

b. u.k.

c. russia

d. u.s.a.

  • d. u.s.a.

Q. Overall depth of a dog spike, is

a. 120.6 mm

b. 155.90 mm

c. 135 mm

d. 150 mm

  • a. 120.6 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

  • d. four keys

Q. 52 kg rails are mostly used in

a. broad gauge

b. metre gauge

c. narrow gauge

d. both (a) and (b)

  • a. broad gauge

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

  • c. 132 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

  • c. more than 4½°

Q. The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is

a. 143 mm

b. 156 mm

c. 172 mm

d. 129 mm

  • b. 156 mm

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

  • d. all the above

Q. Anti-creep anchors are fixed to rails by

a. wedging

b. spring grip

c. clamping

d. all the above

  • d. all the above
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