a) Broad Gauge
b) Metre Gauge
c) Narrow Gauge
d) both (a) and (b)
Ans: a
Category: RAILWAY ENGINEERING Questions
The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is
a) 4.27 m
b) 4.88 m
c) 5.49 m
d) 6.10 m
Ans: b
Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the | RAILWAY ENGINEERING
a) wooden sleepers
b) CST-9 sleepers
c) steel trough sleepers
d) concrete sleepers
Ans: a
Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than | RAILWAY ENGINEERING
a) 450 MPa
b) 500 MPa
c) 700 MPa
d) 850 MPa
Ans: c
The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
a) 1:1
b) 1.5:1
c) 2:1
d) 1:2
Ans: c
Number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is
a) one on either side
b) two outside and one inside
c) one outside and two inside
d) two outside and two inside
Ans: b