RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

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

scabbing of rails

wheel burns

hogging of rails

corrugation of rails

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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

16 mm

19 mm

10 mm

13 mm

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

1.5:1

2:1

1:2

1:1

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Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers. 1. They improve the track modulus. 2. They have good scrap value. 3. They render transportation easy. 4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily of these statements

1 and 4 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

1 and 2 are correct

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Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is

1

3

None of these

2

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Composite sleeper index is the index of

Hardness and strength

Wear resistance and hardness

Strength and toughness

Toughness and wear resistance

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The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is

4.27 mm

5.49 mm

4.88 mm

4.55 mm

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The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is

1 in 360

1 in 1000

1 in 720

1 in 1200

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In a scissors cross-over, the crossings provided are i) 2 obtuse angle crossings ii) 4 obtuse angle crossings iii) 4 acute angle crossings iv) 6 acute angle crossings The correct answer is

(ii) and (iv)

(i)and(iv)

(i) and (iii)

(ii) and (iii)

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For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is

19

21

18

20

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

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

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

Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers.<br/>1. They improve the track modulus.<br/>2. They have good scrap value.<br/>3. They render transportation easy.<br/>4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily of these statements

Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is

Composite sleeper index is the index of

The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is

The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is

In a scissors cross-over, the crossings provided are<br/>i) 2 obtuse angle crossings<br/>ii) 4 obtuse angle crossings<br/>iii) 4 acute angle crossings<br/>iv) 6 acute angle crossings<br/>The correct answer is

For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is