A. web of rail
B. fishing plane
C. head of rail
D. foot of rail
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Railway Engineering MCQs
Number of keys used in CST-9 sleeper is_________________?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Normally the limiting value of cant is________________?
A. G/8
B. G/10
C. G/12
D. G/15
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Gauge is the distance between_______________?
A. center to center of rails
B. running faces of rails
C. outer faces of rails
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Staggered joints are generally provided__________________?
A. on curves
B. on straight track
C. when two different rail sections are required to be joined
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Wear of rails is maximum in weight of___________________?
A. tangent track
B. sharp curve
C. tunnels
D. coastal area
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The desirable rate of change of cant deficiency in case of Metre Gauge is_______________?
A. 20 mm/sec
B. 35 mm/sec
C. 55 mm/sec
D. 65 mm/sec
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The steepest gradient permissible on a 2.5° curve for Broad Gauge line having ruling gradient of 1 in 200 is___________________?
A. 1 in 250
B. 1 in 222
C. 1 in 235
D. 1 in 275
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is_______________?
A. 552
B. 783
C. 1352
D. 1455
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Cant deficiency occurs when a vehicle travels around a curve at_________________?
A. equilibrium speed
B. speeds higher than equilibrium speed
C. speeds lower than equilibrium speed
D. booked speed
✅ The correct answer is option B.