Q.1

A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of

  • three turn outs
  • one turn out and two splits
  • two turn outs and one split
  • three splits.
Q.2

Coning of wheels is provided

  • to check lateral movement of wheels
  • to avoid damage to inner faces of rails
  • to avoid discomfort to passengers
  • All the above.
Q.3

Gauge of a permanent way, is

  • minimum distance between running faces of rails
  • minimum distance between outer faces of rails
  • distance between centres of rails
  • width of formation
  • none of these.
Q.4

On Indian Railways standard length of rails for M.G. track, is

  • 33 ft (10.06 m)
  • 36 ft (10.97 m)
  • 39 ft (11.89 m)
  • 42 ft (12.8 m)
Q.5

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

  • bull headed rails
  • double headed rails
  • flat footed rails
  • any type of rails
  • none of these.
Q.6

In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in

  • 1855
  • 1860
  • 1866
  • 1871
  • 1875
Q.7

For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into

  • four railway zones
  • six railway zones
  • seven railway zones
  • eight railway zones
  • nine railway zones.
Q.8

In a railway track, permissible gauge with tolerance under loaded condition, is

  • G + 0.1 mm
  • G + 1.5 mm
  • G - l.O mm
  • G - 1.5mm
  • G - 20 mm
Q.9

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Required tilt of 1 inis provided

  • to the tops of rails
  • at rail seats in bearing plates
  • at rail seats in chairs
  • at rail seats in metal sleepers.
Q.10

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Length of tongue rail should be greater than rigid wheel base of vehicle
  • Stock rail should be longer than tongue rail
  • Length of stock rail ahead of the toe should be a minimum of 1.65 m
  • All the above.
Q.11

In permanent way, ballast

  • transfers load from sleepers to the formation
  • provides an elastic bed to the track
  • provides a drainage of track
  • all the above.
Q.12

Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of

  • broken stones
  • gravels
  • moorum
  • all the above.
Q.13

Top surface of steel sleepers, is

  • kept level throughout
  • provided a cant of 1 in 20 inward
  • provided a cant of 1 in 20 outward
  • none of these.
Q.14

Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve by an arc of

  • 10 m
  • 15 m
  • 20 m
  • 30.5 m
  • 30 m
Q.15

A mono-block sleeper has

  • square section
  • rectangular section
  • trapezoidal section
  • semi-circular section
  • none of these.
Q.16

Minimum length of a transition curve required for

  • 2° curves for a maximum permissible speed of 135 km/hr, is 220 metres
  • 4° curves for a maximum permissible speed of 95 km/hr, is 220 metres
  • 6° curves for a maximum permissible speed of 80 km/hr, is 220 metres
  • All the above.
Q.17

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • The line which connects a number of parallel tracks, and also provides an access to main track, is called a gathering line
  • With a diagonal gathering line, the length of the siding decreases with increase of its distance from main track
  • To have sidings of same length, a diagonal line is laid at one end and a parallel gathering line at the other end
  • For most economical layout of yards, the gathering lines are laid at the limiting angle
  • All the above.
Q.18

By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, gauge may be slackened by

  • 1.2 mm
  • 2.2 mm
  • 3.2 mm
  • 4.2 mm
  • 5.0 mm
Q.19

For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as

  • 30° to the vertical
  • 45° to the vertical
  • 60° to the vertical
  • none of these.
Q.20

If D is the distance between parallel tracks G is the gauge and α is angle of crossings, the distance between theoretical noses of two crossings measured parallel to tracks, is

  • (D - G - G sec α) cot α
  • (D - G + G sec α) cot α
  • (D - G - G sec α) tan α
  • (D + G + G sec α) cot α
Q.21

On Broad Gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section preferred to, is

  • 29.8 to 37.3 kg/m
  • 32.5 to 42.5 kg/cm
  • 44.7 to 56.8 kg/m
  • none of these
Q.22

For inspection and packing of ballast, each pot sleeper is provided with

  • one hole
  • two holes
  • three holes
  • four holes.
Q.23

In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by

  • side method
  • telescopic method
  • American method
  • all the above.
Q.24

Wing rails are provided

  • near tongue rails
  • near check rails
  • near stock rails
  • in crossing.
Q.25

Monnier, the inventor of R.C.C., suggested the introduction of reinforced cement concert sleepers for the railways in

  • 1857
  • 1867
  • 1877
  • 1887
  • 1897
Q.26

A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and

  • one turn out
  • two turn outs
  • three turn outs
  • four turn outs
  • no turn out.
Q.27

For calculating the length of curve lead (C.L.), the correct formula is

  • C.L. = G. cot α/2
  • C.L. = 2IG
  • C.L. = 2 GN
  • all the above.
Q.28

The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon

  • quality of its timber
  • ability to resist decay
  • resistance to weathering
  • all the above.
Q.29

On a single line track,goods trains loaded with iron ore run from A to B and empty wagons return from B to A daily. Amount of creep of the rails will be

  • zero
  • more in the direction A to B
  • more in the direction B to A
  • none of these.
Q.30

A turn-in-curve is defined as

  • a curve introduced between two straights
  • a reverse curve
  • a reverse curve introduced in continuity of a turn out
  • a spiral transition curve.
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