Railway Engineering

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Railway Engineering.

This includes Roaring rails, Hogged rails, Corrugated rails, and Buckled rails.

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Heel divergence is

Always less than flange-way clearance Equal to flange-way clearance Always greater than flange-way clearance Sometimes greater than flange-way clearance

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 B to A 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

Staggered joints are generally provided

On curves On straight track When two different rail sections are required to be joined None of the above

The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as

1:1 1.5:1 2:1 1:2

A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is

4 8 12 14

At points and crossings, the total number of sleepers for 1 in 12 turnouts in Broad Gauge is

51 62 70 78

As per the Indian Railways, the maximum height and maximum width of the rolling stock for Broad Gauge (BG) is _____ mm and _____ mm respectively.

3455 mm and 3250 mm 4830 mm and 3600 mm 4140 mm and 3250 mm 3455 mm and 2745 mm

What does alignment of a railway track mean?

Direction and position @ 50mm distance on either side of centerline of track Direction and position of the centerline of track in vertical plane only Direction and position of the centerline of track in horizontal plane only Direction and position of the centerline of track in both horizontal and vertical planes

Which of the following is not an advantage of the wooden sleepers?

They can be used even without stone Ballast They can be easily handled They have less scrap value They are cheap

How is Rack railway system different from normal railway system?

They are made of different materials Extra friction is provided in the two rails It has an extra toothed rail It is wider

Which of the following is also known as another name of inner rail?

Gradient rail Cant rail Fixed rail Slope rail

Which is the formula for railexcess length which the inner rail gains over outer?

4πG2 πG 2πG 4πG

Which of the following can be used in case of Bridge joints?

Metal flat or Bridge plate Extra sleepers Metal flat Bridge plate

Which of the following is another name for Tongue rail?

Toe rail Lead rail Switch rail Stock rail

Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of

Cast steel

Mild steel

Cast iron

Spring steel

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

Broad Gauge

Meter Gauge

Narrow Gauge

Any of the above

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

Wheel burns

Hogging of rails

Scabbing of rails

Corrugation of rails

Wear of rails is maximum in weight of

Tangent track

Sharp curve

Tunnels

Coastal area

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Railway Engineering
Questions: 18
Contributed by:
Nisha