RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

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

(i)and(iv)

(i) and (ii)

(iii) and (iv)

(ii) and (iii)

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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 A to B

Will be more in the direction of B to A

Cannot be determined from the given data

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Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its

foot

head and foot both

web

head

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The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is

10 mm

40 mm

25 mm

50 mm

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The height of the center of arm of a semaphore signal above the ground is

8.5m

6.5 m

5.5m

7.5 m

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Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to

track circuiting

fastening

cost

life

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Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints ?

CST-9 sleeper

concrete sleeper

wooden sleeper

steel trough sleeper

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Pandrol clips cannot be used with

concrete sleepers

steel trough sleepers

CST-9 sleepers

wooden sleepers

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

1:2

1:1

1.5:1

2:1

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The desirable rate of change of cant deficiency in case of Metre Gauge is

35 mm/sec

65 mm/sec

55 mm/sec

20 mm/sec

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