This is an MCQ-based quiz on Railway Engineering.
This includes Roaring rails, Hogged rails, Corrugated rails, and Buckled rails.
Heel divergence is
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:
Staggered joints are generally provided
The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
A train is hauled by 4-8-2 locomotive. The number of driving wheels in this locomotive is
At points and crossings, the total number of sleepers for 1 in 12 turnouts in Broad Gauge is
As per the Indian Railways, the maximum height and maximum width of the rolling stock for Broad Gauge (BG) is _____ mm and _____ mm respectively.
What does alignment of a railway track mean?
Which of the following is not an advantage of the wooden sleepers?
How is Rack railway system different from normal railway system?
Which of the following is also known as another name of inner rail?
Which is the formula for railexcess length which the inner rail gains over outer?
Which of the following can be used in case of Bridge joints?
Which of the following is another name for Tongue 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