Study: Railway Engineering MCQ Practice

help Question 1

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What is Railway Engineering?

A Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of railway systems

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B Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of highway bridges

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C Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of road transportation

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D None of the mentioned

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Which of the following are types of gauges present in Indian railways?

A Broad gauge, standard gauge and metre gauge

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B Standard gauge, metre gauge and narrow gauge

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C Metre gauge, narrow gauge and 2 broad gauges

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D Broad gauge, metre gauge and 2 narrow gauges

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help Question 3

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Which of the following is not a component of the rail?

A Ballast

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B Foot

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C Web

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D Head

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Which of the following rail line is not a part of the “Mountain Railways of India”?

A Lumding – Badarpur Railway

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B Kalka – Shimla Railway

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C Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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D Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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help Question 5

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India's first passenger train from BoriBunder (Mumbai) to Thane was run on which of the following gauge?

A Metre gauge

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B Standard gauge

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C Broad gauge

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D Narrow gauge

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Which of the following is the most used ballast on Indian railways?

A Coal ash ballast

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B Brickbat ballast

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C Broken stone ballast

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D Sand ballast

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Which of the following is an advantage of railway transport?

A Railways are the cheapest mode of transport compared with other modes of transports

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B Railways help a country’s industrialization process by easily transporting coal and raw materials at a lower rate

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C Railways make it easier to travel long distances and carry bulky goods that are not easily carried by motor vehicles

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D All of the mentioned

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help Question 8

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Railway rails are made of which of the following?

A Cast iron

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B Mild steel

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C High carbon steel

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D Wrought iron

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As per the Indian Railways, the maximum height and maximum width of the rolling stock for Broad Gauge (BG) is _____ mm and _____ mm respectively.

A 3455 mm and 3250 mm

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B 4830 mm and 3600 mm

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C 4140 mm and 3250 mm

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D 3455 mm and 2745 mm

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help Question 10

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What does alignment of a railway track mean?

A Direction and position @ 50mm distance on either side of centerline of track

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B Direction and position of the centerline of track in vertical plane only

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C Direction and position of the centerline of track in horizontal plane only

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D Direction and position of the centerline of track in both horizontal and vertical planes

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help Question 11

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Why the railway track is made resilient and elastic?

A Easy fixing

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B It can be adjusted easily

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C So that it absorbs shocks

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D To make it economic

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help Question 12

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Which of the following is not an advantage of the wooden sleepers?

A They can be used even without stone Ballast

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B They can be easily handled

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C They have less scrap value

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D They are cheap

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help Question 13

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Which of the following rail has been standardized for adoption on the Indian railways?

A Combination of BH and DH

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B Flat footed

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C Double headed

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D Bull headed

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Which of the following is not a requirement of the design of the sleepers?

A Bearing area should be sufficient

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B Maintenance cost should be minimum

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C Track circuiting should be possible

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D It should be fixed and removed easily

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help Question 15

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The term “Rolling Stock” in Railways includes ________

A Tracks and platforms

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B Wheels and sleepers

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C Sleepers, tracks, and gauges

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D Locomotives, coaches and wagons

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help Question 16

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At what angle should a railway line cross a road?

A 45°

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B 60°

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C 30°

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D 90°

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help Question 17

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Which of the following is the most important strategic reason for the construction of a new railway line?

A For creating jobs

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B Because of absence of a railway line

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C To increase tourists

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D To make movement of defence forces easier in case of emergency

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help Question 18

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In which of the following are rail lubricators used?

A On cast iron sleepers

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B On narrow gauges

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C On steep rails

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D On sharp curves

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help Question 19

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Which of the following is not true about the CST-9 sleepers?

A Very less lateral stability

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B Needs more attention

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C Limited strength to hold LWRs

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D Not suitable for mechanical maintenance with tie hammers

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help Question 20

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Which of the following ballast is used at points and crossings?

A 40mm

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B 50mm

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C 72mm

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D 25mm

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help Question 21

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Which of the following is not a cotter used on Indian Railways?

A Empty end split cotter

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B Solid end split cotter

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C Centre split cotter

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D Side split cotter

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help Question 22

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Which of the following is an old method for track maintenance?

A Beater packing

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B Mechanised maintenance

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C Directed track maintenance

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D Measured shovel packing

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help Question 23

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Which of the following method is used for the Tilting of rails?

A Adzing the wooden sleepers or by providing canted bearing plates

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B Strain method

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C Providing canted bearing plates

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D Adzing the wooden sleepers

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help Question 24

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Which of the following type of fittings are used by Composite sleepers?

A They do not require fittings

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B Rubber fastenings

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C Twice the strength of wooden sleepers

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D Similar to that of wooden sleepers

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help Question 25

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Which of the following is not a requirement of a good ballast?

A Rounded

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B Cheap

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C Tough

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D Wear resistant

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help Question 26

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Which of the following is another name for Tongue rail?

A Toe rail

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B Lead rail

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C Switch rail

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D Stock rail

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help Question 27

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Which of the following can be used in case of Bridge joints?

A Metal flat or Bridge plate

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B Extra sleepers

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C Metal flat

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D Bridge plate

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help Question 28

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Which is the formula for railexcess length which the inner rail gains over outer?

A 4πG2

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B πG

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C 2πG

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D 4πG

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help Question 29

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Which of the following is also known as another name of inner rail?

A Gradient rail

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B Cant rail

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C Fixed rail

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D Slope rail

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help Question 30

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Which of the following software cannot be used to design a railway track alignment?

A Primavera

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B Ferrovia

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C Open Rail Designer

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D Trimble Quantm

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