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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Civil Engineering .
| 401. |
Stock rails are fitted |
| A. | near tongue rails |
| B. | near check rails |
| C. | against tongue rails |
| D. | against check rails |
| Answer» C. against tongue rails | |
| 402. |
For broad gauge track, in Indian railways, the standard length of the rail is |
| A. | 10.06 m |
| B. | 10.97 m |
| C. | 11.89 m |
| D. | 12.8 m |
| Answer» C. 11.89 m | |
| 403. |
Superelevation on curves is provided by means of |
| A. | cant-board |
| B. | straight edge |
| C. | spirit level |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 404. |
In case the block system fails, then the system used is |
| A. | space interval system |
| B. | time interval system |
| C. | pilot guard system |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» B. time interval system | |
| 405. |
The mass of a rail chair is about |
| A. | 10 kg |
| B. | 15.6 kg |
| C. | 22 kg |
| D. | 30 kg |
| Answer» C. 22 kg | |
| 406. |
The size of ballast used on Indian railways for wooden sleepers is |
| A. | 25 mm |
| B. | 38 mm |
| C. | 43 mm |
| D. | 50 mm |
| Answer» D. 50 mm | |
| 407. |
Sleepers which satisfy all of the requirements and are only suitable for track circuiting are |
| A. | wooden sleepers |
| B. | steel sleepers |
| C. | cast iron sleepers |
| D. | R.C.C. sleepers |
| Answer» A. wooden sleepers | |
| 408. |
The size of ballast used on Indian railways for steel sleepers is |
| A. | 25 mm |
| B. | 38 mm |
| C. | 43 mm |
| D. | 50 mm |
| Answer» B. 38 mm | |
| 409. |
Steel sleepers consist of steel troughs made out of about 6 mm thick steel sheets, with |
| A. | its both ends bent down |
| B. | its both ends bent up |
| C. | its one end bent up and another bent down |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» A. its both ends bent down | |
| 410. |
The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on narrow gauge is |
| A. | 76.2 mm |
| B. | 83.2 mm |
| C. | 101.6 mm |
| D. | 165.1 mm |
| Answer» A. 76.2 mm | |
| 411. |
For fixing the rail on steel sleepers |
| A. | lugs or jaws are pressed out of metals and keys are used |
| B. | holes are made in sleepers and clips and bolts are used |
| C. | gib and cotters are used |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» D. both (a) and (b) | |
| 412. |
Due to the coning of wheels, the pressure of wheels is always near the |
| A. | inner |
| B. | outer |
| Answer» A. inner | |
| 413. |
When a train passes on curves which have no superelevation, it will give thrust on the |
| A. | inner rail |
| B. | outer rail |
| C. | inner side of inner rail |
| D. | inner side of outer rail |
| Answer» D. inner side of outer rail | |
| 414. |
The chief function of providing ballast in the railway track is |
| A. | to uniformly distribute the load from sleepers over a large area of formation |
| B. | to held the sleepers in position |
| C. | to provide elasticity and resilience to the track |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 415. |
In case of level crossing, the railway track and road cross each other at the |
| A. | same |
| B. | different |
| Answer» A. same | |
| 416. |
The size of ballast used on Indian railways under points and crossings is 25 mm. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» A. Agree | |
| 417. |
The coning of wheels is made to prevent the |
| A. | lateral movement of the axle |
| B. | lateral movement of the wheels |
| C. | damage of the inside edges of rails |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 418. |
The railway system of India is the biggest in Asia. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» A. Agree | |
| 419. |
Round spikes are not used for fixing |
| A. | flat footed |
| B. | bull headed |
| C. | flat footed |
| Answer» A. flat footed | |
| 420. |
The screw spikes take |
| A. | more time |
| B. | less time |
| Answer» A. more time | |
| 421. |
The fish plates fit the web of the rail section. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» A. Right | |
| 422. |
The life of wooden sleepers depends upon |
| A. | quality of the timber used |
| B. | ability to wear decay |
| C. | resistance to white ants |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 423. |
The rails are laid without bending, at flat curves, where the degree of curve is |
| A. | less than 3? |
| B. | equal to 3? |
| C. | more than 3? |
| Answer» A. less than 3? | |
| 424. |
The best wood for sleepes is |
| A. | sal |
| B. | deodar |
| C. | teak |
| D. | chir |
| Answer» C. teak | |
| 425. |
When the rails get out of their original position due to insufficient expansion joint gap, the phenomenon is known as buckling. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» A. Agree | |
| 426. |
The length of platform should be |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | more than |
| Answer» C. more than | |
| 427. |
Which of the following statement is correct? |
| A. | At every change of gauge the passengers have to change their train. |
| B. | The timings of trains at gauge - change points should not coincide. |
| C. | During war times, change in gauge is convenient to the army for quick movement. |
| D. | If the intensity of traffic becomes more, it requires smaller gauge. |
| Answer» A. At every change of gauge the passengers have to change their train. | |
| 428. |
Wing rails are provided in crossings. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| Answer» A. Yes | |
| 429. |
A triangle is used for |
| A. | diverting trains from the main line to branch line |
| B. | crossing over between parallel tracks |
| C. | changing the direction of the engine |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. changing the direction of the engine | |
| 430. |
An advance starter signal is used for |
| A. | shunting |
| B. | goods train |
| C. | loco-sheds |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» A. shunting | |
| 431. |
Which of the following is a cast iron sleeper? |
| A. | pot sleepers |
| B. | box sleepers |
| C. | plate sleepers |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 432. |
Creep is the |
| A. | longitudinal |
| B. | lateal |
| C. | vertical |
| Answer» A. longitudinal | |
| 433. |
On Indian railways, cant deficiency allowed on metre gauge is |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | more than |
| Answer» B. less than | |
| 434. |
The maximum limit of superelevation prescribed by Indian railways on metre gauge is |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | more than |
| Answer» B. less than | |
| 435. |
The device used for changing the direction of engines is called |
| A. | turn-tabes |
| B. | triangles |
| C. | buffer stops |
| D. | scotch blocks |
| Answer» A. turn-tabes | |
| 436. |
A track assembly used for diverting train from one track to another is known as |
| A. | turn-out |
| B. | crossings |
| C. | junction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. turn-out | |
| 437. |
The reception signal is |
| A. | outer signal |
| B. | home signal |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 438. |
The number of sleepers used for rail varies from, when n = Length of rail in metres. |
| A. | (n + 1) to (n + 4) |
| B. | (n + 3) to (n + 6) |
| C. | (n + 2) to (n + 7) |
| D. | (n + 4) to (n + 8) |
| Answer» B. (n + 3) to (n + 6) | |
| 439. |
Plate sleepers consist of a plate of dimensions |
| A. | 454 mm x 254 mm |
| B. | 551 mm x 254 mm |
| C. | 851 mm x 254 mm |
| D. | 951 mm x 254 mm |
| Answer» C. 851 mm x 254 mm | |
| 440. |
No signals are provided in case of |
| A. | ruling gradient |
| B. | momentum gradient |
| C. | pusher gradient |
| D. | station yards gradient |
| Answer» B. momentum gradient | |
| 441. |
The broad gauge is |
| A. | 0.6096 m |
| B. | 0.762 m |
| C. | 1.00 m |
| D. | 1.676 m |
| Answer» D. 1.676 m | |
| 442. |
The station having two lines is called a |
| A. | crossing station |
| B. | flag station |
| C. | junction station |
| D. | terminal station |
| Answer» A. crossing station | |
| 443. |
In coning of wheels, the wheels are given a slope of |
| A. | 1 in 20 |
| B. | 1 in 25 |
| C. | 1 in 30 |
| D. | 1 in 40 |
| Answer» A. 1 in 20 | |
| 444. |
The maximum gradient, in which a railway track may be laid in a particular section is known as |
| A. | pusher gradient |
| B. | ruling gradient |
| C. | momentum gradient |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. ruling gradient | |
| 445. |
At the time of construction of railway in India, after long controversy, the gauge adopted as a standard gauge was |
| A. | 1.435 m |
| B. | 1.524 m |
| C. | 1.676 m |
| D. | 1.843 m |
| Answer» C. 1.676 m | |
| 446. |
The split switch type of turn out |
| A. | makes one turn - out rail and one main rail line movable |
| B. | gives more lateral rigidity to the turn - out |
| C. | can be used by the trains moving at high speeds |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 447. |
For undeveloped areas, the type of gauge adopted is |
| A. | broad gauge |
| B. | metre gauge |
| C. | narrow gauge |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. metre gauge | |
| 448. |
The device provided to prevent the vehicles from moving beyond the end of rail at terminals is called |
| A. | turn-tables |
| B. | buffer stops |
| C. | triangles |
| D. | scotch blocks |
| Answer» B. buffer stops | |
| 449. |
The width of narrow gauge is same as that of metre gauge. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» B. Wrong | |
| 450. |
On India railways, the grade compensation provided on metre gauge curves is |
| A. | 0.02 percent per degree |
| B. | 0.03 percent per degree |
| C. | 0.04 percent per degree |
| D. | 0.05 percent per degree |
| Answer» B. 0.03 percent per degree | |
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