RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

In multiple point mooring system, vessel is secured to minimum of

Four points

Two points

Eight points

Six points

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

A ship is berthed in a chamber and lifted by principles of buoyancy Such a chamber is called.

Dry dock

Refuge dock

Floating dock

Wet dock

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

If ‘Hs’ is the significant wave height, then the average wave height and highest wave height respectively are given by

0.6 Hs and 1.87 Hs

0.6 Hs and 1.67 Hs

1.27 Hs and 1.67 Hs

1.27 Hs and 1.87 Hs

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Consider the following statements.<br/>(i) Fender is the cushion provided on the face of the jetty for ships to come in contact,<br/>(ii) Slip is the space of water area between two adjacent piers where ships are berthed,<br/>(iii) Pier head is a structure constructed near the tip of a break water near the harbour entrance. <br/>Of the statements

(ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (iii) are correct

(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (ii) are correct

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Assertion A : Marine structures are made specially bulky and strong.Reason R : Sea insects result in undermining of the hardest and the soundest building material. Select your answer based on the coding system given below:

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

As per Berlin's formula, the length of wave in meters is given by(Where ’t’ is the period in seconds for two successive waves to pass the same section.)

1.5612

1.3412

1.9412

1.7412

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is

43967

43898

43959

43906

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Consider the following statements in regard to Beaufort scale for wind speeds,(i) The Beaufort number ranges from 1 to 12.(ii) Higher Beaufort number indicates higher speed of wind,(iii) Beaufort number for calm is smallest and for hurricane is highest Of these statements

(i) and (iii) are correct

(ii) and (iii) are correct

(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (ii) are correct

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Assertion A : Large size stones are required in stone revetment in shore protection.Reason R : Resistance of stone to wave force is proportional to its volume and wave force is proportional to the exposed area of the stone.Select your answer based on the coding system given below.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

When a ship floats at its designed water line, the vertical distance from water line to the bottom of the ship is known as

Beam

Draft

Free-board

Depth

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

↑