railway engineering MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused railway engineering questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

railway engineering Mcqs
21. Which of the following mechanical devices is used to ensure that route cannot be changed while the train is on the point even after putting back the signal ?
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A. detectors

B. stretcher bar

C. iock bar

D. point lock

22. The following tests are conducted for rails _________________?
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A. compulsory tests are?

B. falling weight test

C. tensile test

D. ) hammer test</strong>

23. If A is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be____________________?
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A. tan A

B. cot A

C. Arad

D. sec A

24. Lead of crossing is the distance from the__________________?
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A. heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing

B. heel of the switch to the toe of the switch

C. toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing

D. toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing

25. Ordinary rails are made of_______________?
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A. wrought iron

B. mild steel

C. cast iron

D. high carbon steel
26. For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is________________?
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A. 21

B. 20

C. 19

D. 18

27. Maximum value of throw of switch for Broad Gauge track is__________________?
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A. 115 mm

B. 89 mm

C. 95 mm

D. 100 mm

28. Staggered joints are generally provided__________________?
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A. none of the above

B. when two different rail sections are required to be joined

C. on curves

D. on straight track

29. Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is____________________?
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A. 225x23x13 cm

B. 250x26x12 cm

C. 275x25x13cm

D. 180x20x11.5 cm

30. For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km are__________________?
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A. 1

B. 2

C. 10

D. 5

31. The reception signal is__________________?
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A. advanced starter

B. home signal

C. correct answer is?

D. outer signal

E. ) starter

32. Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is__________________?
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A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 5

33. Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the__________________?
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A. steel trough sleepers

B. CST-9 sleepers

C. concrete sleepers

D. wooden sleepers
34. Largest dimension of a rail is its________________?
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A. height

B. any of the above

C. foot width

D. head width

35. 60 R rails are mostly used in__________________?
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A. Broad Gauge

B. Narrow Gauge

C. none of the above

D. Metre Gauge
36. At points and crossings, the total number of sleepers for 1 in 12 turnouts in Broad Gauge is______________?
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A. 62

B. 51

C. 78

D. 70
37. Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is_______________?
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A. 1352

B. 1455

C. 783

D. 552

38. Normally the limiting value of cant is________________?
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A. G/8

B. G/12

C. G/10

D. G/15

39. The main function of a fish plate is________________?
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A. to allow rail to expand and contract freely

B. to join the two rails together

C. to join rails with the sleeper

D. none of the above

40. A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line If the superelevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the superelevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be__________________?
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A. 85 mm

B. 64 mm

C. 65 mm

D. 10 mm