RAILWAY ENGINEERING Questions

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

a) center to center of rails b) running faces of rails c) outer faces of rails d) none of the

a) on curves b) on straight track c) when two different rail sections are required to be joined d) none

a) hook bolts b) dog spikes c) fang bolts d) rail screws Ans: a

i) falling weight test ii) tensile test iii) hammer test The compulsory tests are a) only (i) b) (i)and(ii) c)

i) volume and nature of traffic ii) speed of train iii) physical features of the country The correct answer is

a) supported rail joint b) suspended rail joint c) bridge joint d) base joint Ans: a

a) 12 m and 12 m b) 12 m and 13 m c) 13 m and 12 m d) 13

a) Broad Gauge b) Meter Gauge c) Narrow Gauge d) any of the above Ans: c

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