Railways MCQ

The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 rn is 50 cm. The size of the crossing is

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Correct Answer: 1 in

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A welded rail joint is generally

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Correct Answer: Suspended

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The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are

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Correct Answer: Wooden sleepers.

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The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of

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Correct Answer: 1 in 20

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Coal ash (or cinder) is used in initial stages of a new construction of railway for

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Correct Answer: Wooden sleepers

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For providing the required tilt of rails, adazing of wooden sleepers, is done for

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Correct Answer: Flat footed rails

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To design a cross-over between parallel tracks, the required components are:

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Correct Answer: Two switch points, two acute angle crossings and four check rails

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Rails are bent to correct curvature if the degree of curve, is more than

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Correct Answer:

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Pick the incorrect statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: Sleepers transfer load of moving trains to ballast

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Overall depth of a dog spike, is

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Correct Answer: 120.6 mm

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Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is

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Correct Answer: 66.77 mm

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If α is switch angle and R is radius of the turnout, the length of the tongue rail, is

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Correct Answer: R tan α/2

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: Fish plates fit the web of the rail section

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Bearing plates are used to fix

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Correct Answer: Flat footed rails to the wooden sleepers

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Coning of wheels

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Correct Answer: All these

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The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon

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Correct Answer: All these

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The weight of the rails depends upon

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Correct Answer: All these

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On a straight railway track, absolute levels at point A on two rails are 100.550 m and 100.530 m and the absolute levels at point B 100 m apart are 100.585 m and 100.515 m respectively, the value of twist of rails per metre run, is

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Correct Answer: 0.5 mm

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A scissors cross-over consists of

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Correct Answer: Four pairs of points, six acute angle crossings and two obtuse angle crossings

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The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length, is

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Correct Answer: 1.11 m3

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