RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

What will be the curve lead for a 1 in 8.5 turnout taking off from a straight broad gauge track?

7.45 m

21.04 m

14.24 m

28.49 m

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Largest dimension of a rail is its

Any of these

foot width

head width

height

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60 R rails are mostly used in

Broad Gauge

Metre Gauge

Narrow Gauge

None of these

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Flange-way clearance is the distance

Between the gauge faces of the stock rail and the tongue rail

Through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch

None of these

Between the adjoining faces of the running rail and the check rail near the crossing

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Consider the following surveys.1. Reconnaissance survey2. Preliminary survey3. Traffic survey4. Location surveyThe correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalised is

1,3,4,2

3,1,4,2

1,3,2,4

3,1,2,4

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Which of the following factors govern the choice of the gauge ? i) volume and nature of traffic ii) speed of train iii) physical features of the country The correct answer is

only (i)

both (i) and (ii)

both (ii) and (iii)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

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If a is the angle of crossing, then the number of crossings ‘N’ according to right angle method is given by

cot(a)

Vi cosec(a/2)

Vi cot(cc/2)

cot(oc/2)

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Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to

fastening

life

track circuiting

cost

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

19

20

21

18

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The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is

spiral

cubic parabola

sine curve

lemniscate of Bernoulli

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