Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Rail joint supported on a single sleeper, is known
a. suspended rail joint
b. bridge rail joint
c. supported rail joint
d. square rail joint
Q. Each block of a two-block concrete sleeper is
a. 722 mm × 295 mm × 271 mm and 215 kg in weight
b. 250 mm × 154 mm × 196 mm and 260 kg in weight
c. 525 mm × 350 mm × 275 mm and 280 kg in weight
d. none of these
Q. The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adoptedon Indian Railways is
a. 6.10 m
b. 8.84 m
c. 10.21 m
d. 10.82 m
Q. Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another, is known as
a. railway point
b. railway crossing
c. turnout
d. railway junction
Q. The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for a B.G. railway track are
a. 2.74 m × 25 cm × 13 cm
b. 1.83 m × 20 cm × 11 cm
c. 1.52 m × 15 cm × 10 cm
d. 1.75 cm × 20 cm × 12 cm
Q. Indian Railways detects the rail flow by
a. mitsubishi rail flow dector
b. soni rail flow dector
c. audi-gauge rail flow detector
d. kraut kramer rail flow detector
Q. The gradient on which an additional engine is required to negotiate the gradient, is called
a. momentum gradient
b. pusher gradient
c. ruling gradient
d. steep gradient
Q. If D is distance between centres of two parallel tracks of gauge G with entire curved leads andequal angles of crossing, total length of crossover, is
a. d (4r - 2g - d)]
b. d (3r - 2g -d)]
c. d (3r + 2g - d)]
d. d (4 + 2g - d)]
Q. Which of the following mechanical devices is used to ensure that route cannot be changed whilethe train is on the point even after putting back the signal?
a. detectors
b. point lock
c. iock bar
d. stretcher bar
Q. Burnettising is done for the preservation of
a. wooden sleepers
b. rails
c. ballast
d. none of these
Q. A kink is made in stock rails, ahead of the toe of switch at a distance of
a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 30 cm
Q. Rails are fixed on steel sleepers
a. by bearing plates
b. by dog spikes
c. by keys in lugs or jaws
d. none of these