civil engineering MCQs – Page 210

Practise multiple-choice questions from civil engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

civil engineering Mcqs
4181. The sleepers resting directly on girder are fastened to the top flange of girder by________________?
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A. rail screws

B. dog spikes

C. hook bolts

D. fang bolts

4182. Fish plate is in contact with rail at________________?
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A. fishing plane

B. head of rail

C. foot of rail

D. web of rail

4183. The compensation for curvature on gradient for Meter Gauge is given by________________?
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A. 70/R

B. re R is radius of curve

C. 105/R

D. 52.5/R

E. 35/R

4184. Two important constituents in the com-position of steel used for rail are_________________?
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A. carbon and silicon

B. manganese and phosphorous

C. carbon and sulfur

D. carbon and manganese
4185. The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as_________________?
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A. 10mm

B. 16mm

C. 19 mm

D. 13mm

4186. A triangle is used for__________________?
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A. changing the direction of engine

B. transferring wagons to and from parallel tracks without shunting

C. separating all the sidings and shunting lines from main lines

D. preventing the vehicles from running off the track

4187. The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is_______________?
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A. 143 mm

B. 129mm

C. 172 mm

D. 156 mm
4188. Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than____________________?
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A. 850 MPa

B. 450 MPa

C. 700 MPa

D. 500 MPa

4189. A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is_________________?
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A. 14

B. 12

C. 8

D. 4

4190. Width of ballast section for Broad Gauge is_________________?
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A. 3.35 m

B. 4.30 m

C. 2.25 m

D. 1.83 m

4191. Gauge is the distance between_______________?
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A. running faces of rails

B. outer faces of rails

C. center to center of rails

D. none of the above

4192. One degree of curve is equivalent to__________________?
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A. 1750/R

B. 1600/R

C. 1700/R

D. 1850/R

4193. On a single rail track, goods trains loaded with heavy iron material run starting from A to B and then empty wagons run from B to A. The amount of creep in the rails__________________?
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A. will be maximum at the middle of A and B

B. will be more in the direction of A to B

C. cannot be determined from the given data

D. will be more in the direction of B to A

4194. The formation width for a railway track depends on the_________________?
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A. number of tracks to be laid side by side

B. type of gauge

C. correct answer is?

D. ) slope of sides of embankment or cutting </strong>

4195. For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is____________________?
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A. 880

B. 975

C. 900

D. 918

4196. The limiting value of cant excess for Broad Gauge is________________?
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A. 75 mm

B. 55 mm

C. l00 mm

D. 65 mm

4197. For developing thinly populated areas, the correct choice of gauge is_________________?
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A. any of the above

B. Broad Gauge

C. Narrow Gauge

D. Meter Gauge

4198. For a 8 curve track diverging from a main curve of 5 in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and G = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)______________________?
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A. 0.168 cm

B. 7.768 cm

C. 7.432 cm

D. -0.168 cm
4199. Number of keys used in CST-9 sleeper is_________________?
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A. 2

B. none of the above

C. 3

D. 4

4200. The width of foot for 90 R rail section is__________________?
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A. 122.2 mm

B. 136.5 mm

C. 100 mm

D. 146.0 mm