RAILWAY ENGINEERING Questions

a) wooden sleepers b) CST-9 sleepers c) steel trough sleepers d) concrete sleepers Ans: a

a) Broad Gauge b) Metre Gauge c) Narrow Gauge d) both (a) and (b) Ans: a

a) 4.27 m b) 4.88 m c) 5.49 m d) 6.10 m Ans: b

a) one on either side b) two outside and one inside c) one outside and two inside d) two outside

a) 450 MPa b) 500 MPa c) 700 MPa d) 850 MPa Ans: c

a) 1:1 b) 1.5:1 c) 2:1 d) 1:2 Ans: c

a) flat mild steel bearing plate b) mild steel canted bearing plate c) cast iron anticreep bearing plate d) none

a) 61.9 mm b) 66.7mm c) 67mm d) 72.33 mm Ans: c

a) 6.10 m b) 8.84 m c) 10.21 m d) 10.82 m Ans: c

a) for points and crossings in the lead portion b) with wooden sleepers at locations where creep is likely to

a) Broad Gauge b) Metre Gauge c) Narrow Gauge d) none of the above Ans: b

a) 10 mm b) 13 mm c) 16 mm d) 19 mm Ans: d

a) 25 mm b) 40 mm c) 50 mm d) 10 mm Ans: a

a) mild steel b) cast iron c) wrought iron d) high carbon steel Ans: d

a) longitudinal movement of rail b) lateral movement of rail c) vertical movement of rail d) difference in level of