Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Monnier, the inventor of R.C.C., suggested the introduction of reinforced cement concert sleepersfor the railways in
a. 1857
b. 1867
c. 1877
d. 1887
Q. Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between
a. 20 to 25 cm
b. 25 to 30 cm
c. 30 to 35 cm
d. 35 to 40 cm
Q. Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the
a. wooden sleepers
b. cst-9 sleepers
c. steel trough sleepers
d. concrete sleepers
Q. Distance between inner faces of the flanges, is kept
a. equal to the gauge distance
b. slightly less than the gauge distance
c. slightly more than the gauge distance
d. none of these
Q. Anti-creep bearing plates are provided on
a. bridges and approaches
b. joints
c. both (a) and (b)
d. none of the above
Q. A mono-block sleeper has
a. square section
b. rectangular section
c. trapezoidal section
d. semi-circular section
Q. The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movementof trains is called
a. flange-way clearance
b. heel divergence
c. throw of the switch
d. none of the above
Q. Coal ash (or cinder) is used in initial stages of a new construction of railway for
a. wooden sleepers
b. steel sleepers
c. cast iron sleepers
d. none of these
Q. Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is
a. 69.85 mm
b. 63.50 mm
c. 66.77 mm
d. 136.52 mm
Q. Minimum depth of ballast prescribed of B.G. trunk lines of Indian Railways, is
a. 20 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 30 cm
Q. Boxing of ballast is done
a. under rails
b. at the rails
c. in between two rails
d. in between two sleepers
Q. Maximum wheel base distance provided on Indian B.G. tracks, is
a. 4.096 m
b. 5.096 m
c. 6.096 m
d. 7.096 m
Q. A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of
a. three turn outs
b. one turn out and two splits
c. two turn outs and one split
d. three splits
Q. To hold the adjoining ends of rails in correct horizontal and vertical planes, the rail fastenings used are
a. fish plates
b. spikes
c. anchors
d. bearing plates