RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of

cast steel

spring steel

cast iron

mild steel

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Pandrol clips cannot be used with

concrete sleepers

wooden sleepers

steel trough sleepers

CST-9 sleepers

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Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or

less than 2 mm/m

less than 4 mm/m

more than 2 mm/m

more than 4mm/m

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Largest dimension of a rail is its

Any of these

foot width

head width

height

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Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers. 1. They improve the track modulus. 2. They have good scrap value. 3. They render transportation easy. 4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily. Of these statements

1 and 4 are correct

1 and 2 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

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Head width of 52 kg rail section is

72.33 mm

66.7 mm

61.9 mm

67 mm

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Lead of crossing is the distance from the

heel of the switch to the toe of the switch

heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing

toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing

toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing

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Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is

275x25x13 cm

180x20x11.5 cm

225x23x13 cm

250x26x12 cm

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52 kg rails are mostly used in

Broad Gauge

Meter Gauge

both (a) and (b)

Narrow Gauge

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The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to

Reduce the wear

Increase the lateral strength

Increase the vertical stiffness

Avoid the stress concentration

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