1. The limiting value of super elevation of board gauge in Indian Railways is:

16.50 cm

30 cm

15 cm

10 cm


2. Which of the following is not a part of rail engine?

Tender

Stream turbine

Boiler

Fire box


3. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on:

Bridge

Curves

Branching

Tangents


4. 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


5. Generally the shape of fish plate is:

elliptical

bone shaped

circular

rectangular


6. 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


7. Detonating signals are used:

for noisy engines

during foggy and cloudy weather

for deaf drivers

not now, were in use in nineteenth century only


8. Wider gauge permits:

sleeper gradients

low axle load

higher operating speeds

sharp curves


9. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called:

terminal station

flag station

way side station

junction station


10. Points and crossings are provided for change of ….on permanent ways.

gauge

direction and gradient

direction

gradient


11. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as:

Rolling chart

Track chart

Hallade chart

Vibro chart


12. The most common system of signaling in India is the …… system.

automatic block

section clear system

absolute block

pilot guard system


13. 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


14. 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


15. The railway track from which a train is to be diverted is called:

branch track

points and crossing

main or through track

all above


16. 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


17. Which one of the following bolts is not used in rail track:

Fang bolt

Eye bolt

Rag bolt

Fish bolt


18. 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


19. 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


20. 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


21. 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


22. The minimum length of a passenger platform for broad gauge railway should not be less than:

305 m

183 m

495 m

250 m


23. For wooden sleepers, size of the ballast should be:

2.54 cm

10.16 cm

3.8 cm

5.1 cm


24. 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


25. The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping the power of locomotive in view, is called

Momentum gradient

Pusher gradient

Down gradient

Ruling gradient


26. The latest system of signaling introduced is:

C.T.C. system

pilot guard system

section clear system

automatic block system


27. The maximum gradient for broad gauge in station yards in Indian Railways is:

1 in 100

1 in 1000

1in 200

1 in 400


28. The force which resists the forward movement and speed of train is called:

Track modulus

Hauling resistance

friction

Tractive resistance


29. The number of fish bolts used for joining the rails with the help of fish plates, is generally:

4

8

2

6


30. The Railways provided underground at a depth of about 18 m or more are called:

Mono railway

Underground railway

Railway

Tube railway


31. The creep in rails is measured in:

cm/kg

cm

Kg/cm

kg cm


32. 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

33. 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


34. The yard where trains and other loads are received, sorted out, trains formed and dispatched onwards are known

locomotive yard

goods yard

marshalling yard

station yard


35. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life?

Steam engine

Diesel engine

Electric engine

Shunting engine


36. 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


37. 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%


38. A dynamometer car is used for:

Tourists

Dinning facilities

Inspection of administrative officers

Recording the condition of track


39. 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


40. The movable tapered end of the tongue rail is known as:

heel of switch

toe of switch

stretcher bar

throw of switch


41. In railways, super elevation is provided to:

facilitate drainage

counteract the centrifugal push

counteract the centripetal pull

have all the effects mentioned above


42. The rails which help in channelising the wheels in their proper routes are known as:

Guard rails

Wing rails?

Check rails

Lead rails


43. The shape of wheels of rolling stock is:

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Parallel with flange on inside

Tapered with flange on inside

Parallel with flange on outside


44. The tractive resistance of the route in railways as compared to roadways will be:

same

more

low

not comparable


45. Sand is used as ballast incase of:

steel sleepers

wooden sleepers

reinforced concrete sleepers

cast iron sleepers


46. 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


47. The Railway provided just below the ground level are called:

Tube railway

Underground railway

Mono railway

Railway


48. Creeping of rails will be reduced by using:

Bearing plates

Spikes

Chairs

Anchors


49. Generally the weight/metre of the rails used in broad gauge is:

55 kg

45 kg

35 kg

65 kg


50. The additional track connected to main line at both of its ends is called:

running line

loop line

main line

none are correct