RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ?

1 in 20

1 in 16

1 in 12

1 in 8’/2

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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

3,1,4,2

3,1,2,4

1,3,2,4

1,3,4,2

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Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting ?

triangle

traverser

turntable

scotch block

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The load on each axle of a locomotive is 22 tonnes. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, then the hauling capacity due to 3 pairs of driving wheels will be

26.41

19.81

6.61

13.21

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The compensation for curvature on gradient for Meter Gauge is given by (where R is radius of curve.)

105/R

52.5/R

35/R

70/R

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The main function of a fish plate is

None of these

To join the two rails together

To allow rail to expand and contract freely

To join rails with the sleeper

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Gauge is the distance between

None of these

center to center of rails

running faces of rails

outer faces of rails

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A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming the coefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive?

15.0 tonnes

90.0 tonnes

22.5 tonnes

45.0 tonnes

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The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is

162 mm

189 mm

156 mm

187 mm

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Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is

25 cm

48 cm

30 cm

15 cm

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