RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Head width of 52 kg rail section is

66.7 mm

61.9 mm

67 mm

72.33 mm

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Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

4

2

3

5

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Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers. 1. They improve the track modulus. 2. They have good scrap value. 3. They render transportation easy. 4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily of these statements

1 and 2 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

1 and 4 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

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The type of spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rails to wooden sleepers is

Dog spike

Round spike

Rail screw

Elastic spike

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The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is

10.82 m

10.21m

8.84 m

6.10 m

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One degree of curve is equivalent to (where R is the radius of curve in meters.)

1850/R

1700/R

1750/R

1600/R

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Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers. 1. They improve the track modulus. 2. They have good scrap value. 3. They render transportation easy. 4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily. Of these statements

3 and 4 are correct

1 and 2 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

1 and 4 are correct

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The formation width for a railway track depends on the i) type of gauge ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side iii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting The correct answer is

(i), (ii) and (iii)

both (i) and (ii)

only (i)

both (i) and (iii)

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Which of the following methods of designation of crossing is mostly used in India ?

isosceles angle method

right angle method

center line method

None of these

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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:

Will be more in the direction of A to B

Will be maximum at the middle of A and B

Cannot be determined from the given data

Will be more in the direction of B to A

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Head width of 52 kg rail section is

Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers.<br/>1. They improve the track modulus.<br/>2. They have good scrap value.<br/>3. They render transportation easy.<br/>4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily of these statements

The type of spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rails to wooden sleepers is

The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is

One degree of curve is equivalent to (where R is the radius of curve in meters.)

Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers. 1. They improve the track modulus. 2. They have good scrap value. 3. They render transportation easy. 4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily. Of these statements

The formation width for a railway track depends on the<br/>i) type of gauge<br/>ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side<br/>iii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting<br/>The correct answer is

Which of the following methods of designation of crossing is mostly used in India ?

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: