Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Composite sleeper index determines
a. number of sleepers per rail length
b. suitability of wooden sleepers
c. permissible stresses in steel sleepers
d. none of these
Q. Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of
a. cast steel
b. mild steel
c. cast iron
d. spring steel
Q. Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their
a. availability
b. economy
c. suitability
d. all the above
Q. Maximum value of 'throw of switch' for Broad Gauge track is
a. 89 mm
b. 95 mm
c. 100 mm
d. 115 mm
Q. Top surface of steel sleepers, is
a. kept level throughout
b. provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward
c. provided a cant of 1 in 20 outward
d. none of these
Q. Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to
a. cost
b. life
c. track circuiting
d. fastening
Q. A triangle of railway consists of
a. three turn outs
b. one turn out and two diamonds
c. two turn outs and one split
d. one turn out, one split and one diamond
Q. A treadle bar is used for
a. interlocking points and signal
b. setting points and crossings
c. setting marshalling yard signals
d. track maintenance
Q. If L is length of a rail and R is the radius of a curve, the versine h for the curve, is
a. a = l/4r
b. a = l²/4r
c. h = l²/8r
d. h = l²/16r
Q. For metal sleepers with rounded edges, maximum size of ballast, is
a. 50 mm
b. 40 mm
c. 30 mm
d. 25 cm