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.
Railway Engineering MCQs
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.
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.
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.
Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than____________________?
A. 450 MPa
B. 500 MPa
C. 700 MPa
D. 850 MPa
✅ The correct answer is option C.
For laying the railway track, materials required are__________________?
A. Rails
B. FishPlates
C. Fish Bolts
D. Bearing Plates
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The width of foot for 90 R rail section is__________________?
A. 100 mm
B. 122.2 mm
C. 136.5 mm
D. 146.0 mm
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is________________?
A. 15 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 30cm
✅ The correct answer is option C.
For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)______________________?
A. 0.168 cm
B. -0.168 cm
C. 7.432 cm
D. 7.768 cm
✅ The correct answer is option B.
For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is________________?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21
✅ The correct answer is option C.