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Subject | general knowledge | |
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Organization | rrb rrc ibps | |
Position | junior engineers | |
Exam Date | 2012 | |
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Question Paper
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1. The rails which get battered due to action of wheels over the end of the rails are
called:
Hogged rails
Roaring rails
Creep rails
Bucking rails
2. As per Indian standard, the recommended width of ballast section at foot level of
rails for broad gauge tracks should be:
4.38 m
3.35 m
1.83 m
2.25 m
3. The minimum length of a passenger platform for broad gauge railway should not
be less than:
305 m
183 m
495 m
250 m
4. For wooden sleepers, size of the ballast should be:
2.54 cm
10.16 cm
3.8 cm
5.1 cm
5. The length of track under the control of a Ganger is:
10 to 15 Km
5 to 6 KM
3 to 5 KM
1 to 2 KM
6. The latest system of signaling introduced is:
C.T.C. system
pilot guard system
section clear system
automatic block system
7. The maximum gradient for broad gauge in station yards in Indian Railways is:
1 in 100
1 in 1000
1in 200
1 in 400
8. The force which resists the forward movement and speed of train is called:
Track modulus
Hauling resistance
friction
Tractive resistance
9. The number of fish bolts used for joining the rails with the help of fish plates, is
generally:
4
8
2
6
10. The Railways provided underground at a depth of about 18 m or more are
called:
Mono railway
Underground railway
Railway
Tube railway
11. The creep in rails is measured in:
cm/kg
cm
Kg/cm
kg cm
12. The art of providing an outward slope of …. to the treads of wheels of rolling
stock is known as coning of wheels.
1 in 30
1 in 10
1 in 4
1 in 20
13. The process of connecting a track length by an electric circuit is known as track
circuiting and the sleepers which are suitable for it are:
cast iron sleepers
steel sleepers
wooden sleepers
all above are suitable
14. The yard where trains and other loads are received, sorted out, trains formed
and dispatched onwards are known as:
locomotive yard
goods yard
marshalling yard
station yard
15. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life?
Steam engine
Diesel engine
Electric engine
Shunting engine
16. The movable end of the tapered rail, by means of which the flanged wheels of
the train are diverted from one track to another is known as:
Toe
Stud
Heel
Flare
17. When a rail loses its weight by it should be renewed and the old one can
be used on unimportant tracks, but the rails which have lost their weight by more
than …., should not be used on any track under any circumstances.
33.3%
10%
20%
18. A dynamometer car is used for:
Tourists
Dinning facilities
Inspection of administrative officers
Recording the condition of track
19. When a railway line crosses a valley, a ridge like structure consisting of a
series of piers, piles or trestles on which steel girders are placed and which is
constructed usually for small spans is known as:
Bridge
Tunnel
Viaduct
Aqueduct
20. The movable tapered end of the tongue rail is known as:
heel of switch
toe of switch
stretcher bar
throw of switch
21. In railways, super elevation is provided to:
facilitate drainage
counteract the centrifugal push
counteract the centripetal pull
have all the effects mentioned above
22. The rails which help in channelising the wheels in their proper routes are
known as:
Guard rails
Wing rails?
Check rails
Lead rails
23. The shape of wheels of rolling stock is:
Tapered with flange on outside
Parallel with flange on inside
Tapered with flange on inside
Parallel with flange on outside
24. The tractive resistance of the route in railways as compared to roadways will
be:
same
more
low
not comparable
25. Sand is used as ballast incase of:
steel sleepers
wooden sleepers
reinforced concrete sleepers
cast iron sleepers
26. Arm type fixed signals, fitted on a vertical post fixed at the side of a track, are
called:
Warner signals
Starter signals
Semaphore signals
Cab signals
27. The Railway provided just below the ground level are called:
Tube railway
Underground railway
Mono railway
Railway
28. Creeping of rails will be reduced by using:
Bearing plates
Spikes
Chairs
Anchors
29. Generally the weight/metre of the rails used in broad gauge is:
55 kg
45 kg
35 kg
65 kg
30. The additional track connected to main line at both of its ends is called:
running line
loop line
main line
none are correct
31. The limiting value of super elevation of board gauge in Indian Railways is:
16.50 cm
30 cm
15 cm
10 cm
32. Which of the following is not a part of rail engine?
Tender
Stream turbine
Boiler
Fire box
33. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on:
Bridge
Curves
Branching
Tangents
34. In broad gauge, the clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of two
parallel rails forming the track is:
1 m
1.676 m
0.6096 m
0.792 m
35. Generally the shape of fish plate is:
elliptical
bone shaped
circular
rectangular
36. The track capacity can be increased by:
Faster movement of trains on the track
By using more powerful engines
All the above
None of the above
37. Detonating signals are used:
for noisy engines
during foggy and cloudy weather
for deaf drivers
not now, were in use in nineteenth century only
38. Wider gauge permits:
sleeper gradients
low axle load
higher operating speeds
sharp curves
39. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called:
terminal station
flag station
way side station
junction station
40. Points and crossings are provided for change of ….on permanent ways.
gauge
direction and gradient
direction
gradient
41. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as:
Rolling chart
Track chart
Hallade chart
Vibro chart
42. The most common system of signaling in India is the …… system.
automatic block
section clear system
absolute block
pilot guard system
43. The feeder gauge …. is commonly used for feeding raw materials to big Government manufacturing concerns as well as to private factories such as steel plants, oil refineries, sugar factories etc.
0.6096 m
0.792 m
1m
1.676 m
44. A parabolic curve introduced between straight and a circular curve or between two branches of a compound curve for ease, comfort and safety of movement of trains on curve is called:
Spur curve
Transition curve
Summit curve
Valley curve
45. The railway track from which a train is to be diverted is called:
branch track
points and crossing
main or through track
all above
46. An expansion gap of …. is usually kept between the adjoining rail ends to allow for expansion of rail, due to variation in temperature.
1 to 3 mm
10 to 15 mm
6 to 8 mm
3 to 5 mm
47. Which one of the following bolts is not used in rail track:
Fang bolt
Eye bolt
Rag bolt
Fish bolt
48. The gradient which requires one or more additional locomotive for hauling the load over the gradient is called:
Up-gradient
Pusher gradient
Steep gradient
Momentum gradient
49. In locomotive 'hunting' is:
Movement of locomotive in vertical plane perpendicular to its movement along the track
Sinuous path taken by engine as against the alignment of the track
Motion after brakes have been applied
Combination of A and B above
50. The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping the power of locomotive in view, is called
Momentum gradient
Pusher gradient
Down gradient
Ruling gradient
RRB Junior Engineer Model Paper Download
Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer Previous Paper Download 2012
1. The rails which get battered due to action of wheels over the end of the rails are
called:
Hogged rails
Roaring rails
Creep rails
Bucking rails
2. As per Indian standard, the recommended width of ballast section at foot level of
rails for broad gauge tracks should be:
4.38 m
3.35 m
1.83 m
2.25 m
3. The minimum length of a passenger platform for broad gauge railway should not
be less than:
305 m
183 m
495 m
250 m
4. For wooden sleepers, size of the ballast should be:
2.54 cm
10.16 cm
3.8 cm
5.1 cm
5. The length of track under the control of a Ganger is:
10 to 15 Km
5 to 6 KM
3 to 5 KM
1 to 2 KM
6. The latest system of signaling introduced is:
C.T.C. system
pilot guard system
section clear system
automatic block system
7. The maximum gradient for broad gauge in station yards in Indian Railways is:
1 in 100
1 in 1000
1in 200
1 in 400
8. The force which resists the forward movement and speed of train is called:
Track modulus
Hauling resistance
friction
Tractive resistance
9. The number of fish bolts used for joining the rails with the help of fish plates, is
generally:
4
8
2
6
10. The Railways provided underground at a depth of about 18 m or more are
called:
Mono railway
Underground railway
Railway
Tube railway
11. The creep in rails is measured in:
cm/kg
cm
Kg/cm
kg cm
12. The art of providing an outward slope of …. to the treads of wheels of rolling
stock is known as coning of wheels.
1 in 30
1 in 10
1 in 4
1 in 20
13. The process of connecting a track length by an electric circuit is known as track
circuiting and the sleepers which are suitable for it are:
cast iron sleepers
steel sleepers
wooden sleepers
all above are suitable
14. The yard where trains and other loads are received, sorted out, trains formed
and dispatched onwards are known as:
locomotive yard
goods yard
marshalling yard
station yard
15. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life?
Steam engine
Diesel engine
Electric engine
Shunting engine
16. The movable end of the tapered rail, by means of which the flanged wheels of
the train are diverted from one track to another is known as:
Toe
Stud
Heel
Flare
17. When a rail loses its weight by it should be renewed and the old one can
be used on unimportant tracks, but the rails which have lost their weight by more
than …., should not be used on any track under any circumstances.
33.3%
10%
20%
18. A dynamometer car is used for:
Tourists
Dinning facilities
Inspection of administrative officers
Recording the condition of track
19. When a railway line crosses a valley, a ridge like structure consisting of a
series of piers, piles or trestles on which steel girders are placed and which is
constructed usually for small spans is known as:
Bridge
Tunnel
Viaduct
Aqueduct
20. The movable tapered end of the tongue rail is known as:
heel of switch
toe of switch
stretcher bar
throw of switch
21. In railways, super elevation is provided to:
facilitate drainage
counteract the centrifugal push
counteract the centripetal pull
have all the effects mentioned above
22. The rails which help in channelising the wheels in their proper routes are
known as:
Guard rails
Wing rails?
Check rails
Lead rails
23. The shape of wheels of rolling stock is:
Tapered with flange on outside
Parallel with flange on inside
Tapered with flange on inside
Parallel with flange on outside
24. The tractive resistance of the route in railways as compared to roadways will
be:
same
more
low
not comparable
25. Sand is used as ballast incase of:
steel sleepers
wooden sleepers
reinforced concrete sleepers
cast iron sleepers
26. Arm type fixed signals, fitted on a vertical post fixed at the side of a track, are
called:
Warner signals
Starter signals
Semaphore signals
Cab signals
27. The Railway provided just below the ground level are called:
Tube railway
Underground railway
Mono railway
Railway
28. Creeping of rails will be reduced by using:
Bearing plates
Spikes
Chairs
Anchors
29. Generally the weight/metre of the rails used in broad gauge is:
55 kg
45 kg
35 kg
65 kg
30. The additional track connected to main line at both of its ends is called:
running line
loop line
main line
none are correct
31. The limiting value of super elevation of board gauge in Indian Railways is:
16.50 cm
30 cm
15 cm
10 cm
32. Which of the following is not a part of rail engine?
Tender
Stream turbine
Boiler
Fire box
33. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on:
Bridge
Curves
Branching
Tangents
34. In broad gauge, the clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of two
parallel rails forming the track is:
1 m
1.676 m
0.6096 m
0.792 m
35. Generally the shape of fish plate is:
elliptical
bone shaped
circular
rectangular
36. The track capacity can be increased by:
Faster movement of trains on the track
By using more powerful engines
All the above
None of the above
37. Detonating signals are used:
for noisy engines
during foggy and cloudy weather
for deaf drivers
not now, were in use in nineteenth century only
38. Wider gauge permits:
sleeper gradients
low axle load
higher operating speeds
sharp curves
39. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called:
terminal station
flag station
way side station
junction station
40. Points and crossings are provided for change of ….on permanent ways.
gauge
direction and gradient
direction
gradient
41. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as:
Rolling chart
Track chart
Hallade chart
Vibro chart
42. The most common system of signaling in India is the …… system.
automatic block
section clear system
absolute block
pilot guard system
43. The feeder gauge …. is commonly used for feeding raw materials to big Government manufacturing concerns as well as to private factories such as steel plants, oil refineries, sugar factories etc.
0.6096 m
0.792 m
1m
1.676 m
44. A parabolic curve introduced between straight and a circular curve or between two branches of a compound curve for ease, comfort and safety of movement of trains on curve is called:
Spur curve
Transition curve
Summit curve
Valley curve
45. The railway track from which a train is to be diverted is called:
branch track
points and crossing
main or through track
all above
46. An expansion gap of …. is usually kept between the adjoining rail ends to allow for expansion of rail, due to variation in temperature.
1 to 3 mm
10 to 15 mm
6 to 8 mm
3 to 5 mm
47. Which one of the following bolts is not used in rail track:
Fang bolt
Eye bolt
Rag bolt
Fish bolt
48. The gradient which requires one or more additional locomotive for hauling the load over the gradient is called:
Up-gradient
Pusher gradient
Steep gradient
Momentum gradient
49. In locomotive 'hunting' is:
Movement of locomotive in vertical plane perpendicular to its movement along the track
Sinuous path taken by engine as against the alignment of the track
Motion after brakes have been applied
Combination of A and B above
50. The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping the power of locomotive in view, is called
Momentum gradient
Pusher gradient
Down gradient
Ruling gradient