61. Width of ballast section for Broad Gauge is_________________?
A. 1.83 m
B. 2.25 m
C. 3.35 m
D. 4.30 m
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Railway Engineering MCQs
62. Two important constituents in the com-position of steel used for rail are_________________?
A. carbon and silicon
B. manganese and phosphorous
C. carbon and manganese
D. carbon and sulfur
✅ The correct answer is option C.
63. In a B.G. railway track, the specified ruling gradent is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of 3° on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible gradient of__________________?
A. 1 in 257
B. 1 in 357
C. 1 in 457
D. 1 in 512
✅ The correct answer is option B.
64. If a is the angle of crossing, then the number of crossings ‘N’ according to right angle method is given by_________________?
A. Vi cot(cc/2)
B. cot(oc/2)
C. cot(A)
D. Vi cosec(a/2)
✅ The correct answer is option C.
65. Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is__________________?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
✅ The correct answer is option C.
66. In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates_________________?
A. stop
B. proceed
C. proceed cautiously
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
67. The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to_________________?
A. increase the lateral strength
B. increase the vertical stiffness
C. avoid the stress concentration
D. reduce the wear
✅ The correct answer is option C.
68. The limiting value of cant excess for Broad Gauge is________________?
A. 55 mm
B. 65 mm
C. 75 mm
D. l00 mm
✅ The correct answer is option C.
69. The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is_______________?
A. 143 mm
B. 156 mm
C. 172 mm
D. 129mm
✅ The correct answer is option B.
70. For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is____________________?
A. 975
B. 918
C. 900
D. 880
✅ The correct answer is option C.