RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Consider the following statements : Automatic signaling system results in<br/>1. greater risk<br/>2. higher efficiency<br/>3. avoidance of block instruments<br/>4. higher operating cost of these statements

2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

1 and 4 are correct

I and 2 are correct

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Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the

concrete sleepers

steel trough sleepers

CST-9 sleepers

wooden sleepers

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For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km are

2

5

10

1

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The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is

189 mm

156 mm

187 mm

162 mm

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Maximum value of ‘throw of switch’ for Broad Gauge track is

89 mm

100 mm

95 mm

115 mm

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Ordinary rails are made of

mild steel

wrought iron

cast iron

high carbon steel

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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

throw of the switch

flangeway clearance

heel divergence

None of these

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A treadle bar is used for

setting points and crossings

interlocking points and signal

track maintenance

setting marshalling yard signals

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For developing thinly populated areas, the correct choice of gauge is

Broad Gauge

Any of these

Narrow Gaugev

Meter Gauge

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The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as

2:1

1.5:1

1:1

1:2

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