RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes

scabbing of rails

corrugation of rails

wheel burns

hogging of rails

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Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or

more than 4mm/m

less than 4 mm/m

less than 2 mm/m

more than 2 mm/m

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Study the following statements regarding creep. i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track, ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails, iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track. The correct answer is

(ii) and (iii)

only (i)

(i)and(ii)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

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For developing thinly populated areas, the correct choice of gauge is

Narrow Gaugev

Broad Gauge

Meter Gauge

Any of these

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Fish plate is in contact with rail at

head of rail

fishing plane

foot of rail

web of rail

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Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

2

5

3

4

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Switch angle depends on i) heel divergence ii) length of tongue rail iii) flangeway clearance iv) throw of switch The correct answer is

(iii) and (iv)

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)

(i)and(iv)

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A treadle bar is used for

setting points and crossings

interlocking points and signal

track maintenance

setting marshalling yard signals

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If a is the angle of crossing, then the number of crossings ‘N’ according to right angle method is given by

Vi cosec(a/2)

cot(a)

Vi cot(cc/2)

cot(oc/2)

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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

6.10 m

8.84 m

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