RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movement of trains is called

flangeway clearance

None of these

throw of the switch

heel divergence

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The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is

spiral

cubic parabola

lemniscate of Bernoulli

sine curve

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A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line If the superelevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the superelevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be

15 mm

85 mm

65 mm

10 mm

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The following tests are conducted for rails:i) falling weight testii) tensile testiii) hammer testThe compulsory tests are

(ii) and (iii)

only (i)

(i) and (iii)

(i)and(ii)

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

CST-9 sleeper

wooden sleeper

steel trough sleeper

concrete sleeper

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For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)

-0.168 cm

7.768 cm

0.168 cm

7.432 cm

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Which of the following methods of designation of crossing is mostly used in India ?

isosceles angle method

None of these

center line method

right angle method

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Study the following statements regarding creep. i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track, ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails, iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track.The correct answer is

(i), (ii) and (iii)

only (i)

(ii) and (iii)

(i)and(ii)

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The reception signal is i) outer signal ii) home signal iii) starter iv) advanced starter The correct answer is

(ii) and (iii)

(i)and(iv)

(i) and (ii)

(iii) and (iv)

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Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called

Corrugated rails

Roaring rails

Buckled rails

Hogged rails

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The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movement of trains is called

The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is

A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line If the superelevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the superelevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be

The following tests are conducted for rails:i) falling weight testii) tensile testiii) hammer testThe compulsory tests are

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

For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)

Which of the following methods of designation of crossing is mostly used in India ?

Study the following statements regarding creep.<br/>i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track,<br/>ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails,<br/>iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track.The correct answer is

The reception signal is<br/>i) outer signal<br/>ii) home signal<br/>iii) starter<br/>iv) advanced starter <br/>The correct answer is

Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called