RAILWAY ENGINEERING Questions

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

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

a) to join the two rails together b) to join rails with the sleeper c) to allow rail to expand

a) bridges and approaches b) joints c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the above Ans: d

a) 51 b) 62 c) 70 d) 78 Ans: c

RAILWAY ENGINEERING Multiple Choice Questions :- 1. On a single rail track, goods trains loaded with heavy iron material run

i) type of gauge ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side iii) slope of sides of embankment

i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track, ii) Creep in new rails is more than that

a) 1.83 m b) 2.25 m c) 3.35 m d) 4.30 m Ans: c

a) carbon and silicon b) manganese and phosphorous c) carbon and manganese d) carbon and sulfur Ans: c

a) web of rail b) fishing plane c) head of rail d) foot of rail Ans: b

a) 10° b) 16° c) 30° d) 40° Ans: b

a) dog spike b) rail screw c) elastic spike d) round spike Ans: d

a) length b) weight c) cross-section d) weight per unit length Ans: d