RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

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 maximum at the middle of A and B

Will be more in the direction of B to A

Cannot be determined from the given data

Will be more in the direction of A to B

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The reception signal is i) outer signal ii) home signal iii) starter iv) advanced starter The correct answer is

(i)and(iv)

(i) and (ii)

(ii) and (iii)

(iii) and (iv)

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52 kg rails are mostly used in

Broad Gauge

Meter Gauge

Narrow Gauge

both (a) and (b)

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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 cot(cc/2)

cot(a)

cot(oc/2)

Vi cosec(a/2)

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Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is

225x23x13 cm

275x25x13 cm

250x26x12 cm

180x20x11.5 cm

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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)

0.168 cm

7.432 cm

7.768 cm

-0.168 cm

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The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as

13 mm

10 mm

19 mm

16 mm

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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

(ii) and (iii)

(iii) and (iv)

(i) and (ii)

(i)and(iv)

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Pandrol clips cannot be used with

wooden sleepers

concrete sleepers

CST-9 sleepers

steel trough sleepers

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

less than 4 mm/m

more than 2 mm/m

less than 2 mm/m

more than 4mm/m

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YOUR ANSWER : ?

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:

The reception signal is<br/>i) outer signal<br/>ii) home signal<br/>iii) starter<br/>iv) advanced starter <br/>The correct answer is

52 kg rails are mostly used in

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

Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is

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)

The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as

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

Pandrol clips cannot be used with

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