91. Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of___________________?
A. cast steel
B. mild steel
C. cast iron
D. spring steel
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Railway Engineering MCQs
92. Maximum value of ‘throw of switch’ for Broad Gauge track is__________________?
A. 89 mm
B. 95 mm
C. 100 mm
D. 115 mm
✅ The correct answer is option D.
93. The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as_________________?
A. 10mm
B. 13mm
C. 16mm
D. 19 mm
✅ The correct answer is option D.
94. Ordinary rails are made of_______________?
A. mild steel
B. cast iron
C. wrought iron
D. high carbon steel
✅ The correct answer is option D.
95. A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line If the superelevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the superelevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be__________________?
A. 10 mm
B. 64 mm
C. 85 mm
D. 65 mm
✅ The correct answer is option D.
96. The type of spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rails to wooden sleepers is_________________?
A. dog spike
B. rail screw
C. elastic spike
D. round spike
✅ The correct answer is option D.
97. Anti creep bearing plates are provided on_________________?
A. bridges and approaches
B. joints
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
98. Which of the following statements regarding ballast materials are correct ?
A. Brick ballast has poor drainage characteristics.
B. Coal ash is not used as ballast with steel or cast iron sleepers.
C. Gravel ballast gives better performance on soft formation.
D. Sand ballast causes excessive wear on top of rail
✅ The correct answer is option D.
99. avoidance of block instruments 4. higher operating cost Of these statements_____________________?
A. I and 2 are correct
B. 3 and 4 are correct
C. 1 and 4 are correct
D. 2 and 3 are correct
✅ The correct answer is option D.
100. Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is_______________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.