RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively

12 m and 12 m

13 m and 13 m

12 m and 13 m

13 m and 12 m

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The compensation for curvature on gradient for Meter Gauge is given by (where R is radius of curve.)

35/R

105/R

52.5/R

70/R

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The main function of a fish plate is

None of these

To allow rail to expand and contract freely

To join rails with the sleeper

To join the two rails together

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Yellow lighthand signal indicates

proceed

None of these

stop

proceed cautiously

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Largest dimension of a rail is its

height

head width

foot width

Any of these

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Pandrol clips cannot be used with

wooden sleepers

concrete sleepers

CST-9 sleepers

steel trough sleepers

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Creep is the

Lateral movement of rail

Longitudinal movement of rail

Difference in level of two rails

Vertical movement of rail

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The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to

Increase the vertical stiffness

Avoid the stress concentration

Reduce the wear

Increase the lateral strength

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Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called

Corrugated rails

Roaring rails

Hogged rails

Buckled rails

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The correct relation between curve lead (CL), switch lead (SL) and lead of cros¬sing (L) is given by

CL = L – SL

L = (CL+SL)/2

SL = L + CL

L =CL-SL

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