RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is

10.82 m

6.10 m

8.84 m

10.21m

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

5

10

2

1

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In a B.G. railway track, the specified ruling gradent is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of 3° on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible gradient of

1 in 457

1 in 257

1 in 512

1 in 357

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Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than

700 MPa

850 MPa

500 MPa

450 MPa

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Number of keys used in CST-9 sleeper is

4

3

None of these

2

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Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called

Roaring rails

Buckled rails

Corrugated rails

Hogged rails

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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

13.21

19.81

6.61

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Number offish bolts per fish plate is

4

6

2

5

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The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively

12 m and 12 m

12 m and 13 m

13 m and 13 m

13 m and 12 m

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Two important constituents in the composition of steel used for rail are

Carbon and manganese

Carbon and silicon

Carbon and sulphur

Manganese and phosphorous

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