Top 550+ Solved Railway Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The speed of a locomotive, in India, on broad gauge is restricted between
a. 60 to 75 km/h
b. 75 to 96 km/h
c. 96 to 120 km/h
d. 120 to 140 km/h
Q. When two tracks of same or different gauges cross each other at any angle, the crossing provided is
a. diamond crossing
b. scissors crossing
c. level crossing
d. all of these
Q. The total effective area of the pot sleepers is equal to the effective bearing area of a
a. steel sleeper
b. wooden sleeper
c. R.C.C. sleeper
d. all of these
Q. Gib and cotters for connecting pot sleepers are so casted that by interchanging them gauge is slackened by
a. 3.18 mm
b. 6.18 mm
c. 8.81 mm
d. 13.8 mm
Q. In plate sleepers, the plate is provided with projecting ribs in the bottom in order to
a. provide a grip in the ballast
b. check the lateral movement of the sleeper
c. either (a) or (b)
d. both (a) and (b)
Q. The rail gauge is the distance between
a. outer faces of rails
b. running faces of rails
c. centre to centre of rails
d. none of these
Q. The height of the platform above the rail surface for broad gauge tracks should be
a. 229 to 406 mm
b. 305 to 406 mm
c. 762 to 838 mm
d. 838 to 982 mm
Q. Two holes are provided in each pot sleeper for inspection and packing of ballast.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
Q. In India, the method used for plate laying is
a. side method
b. American method
c. telescopic method
d. all of these