RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

cast iron

mild steel

high carbon steel

wrought iron

50 mm

40 mm

75 mm

100 mm

Reduce the wear

Increase the vertical stiffness

Avoid the stress concentration

Increase the lateral strength

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

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

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

None of these

3,1,4,2

3,1,2,4

1,3,4,2

1,3,2,4

35 mm/sec

55 mm/sec

20 mm/sec

65 mm/sec

(ii) and (iii)

(iii) and (iv)

(i)and(iv)

(i) and (ii)

12

8

4

16

1 in 12

1 in 8’/2

1 in 20

1 in 16

7.5 m

6.5 m

8.5m

5.5m