Railway Engineering MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 3 for Practice

Q: 32. Gauge is the distance between.............. of rails of track.

Correct Answer is: inner edge to edge between top edges

Q: 34. Heaviest sleeper is

Correct Answer is: concrete sleeper

Q: 36. In a shunting signal if the red band is at 45°, it indicates

Correct Answer is: proceed cautiously

Q: 39. In automatic block system when a train is in a block it puts the danger signal till the train movesover

Correct Answer is: two more signals

Q: 40. In broad gauge lines height of platform above the rails should be

Correct Answer is: 0.76 m to 0.84 m

Q: 43. In bull headed rails

Correct Answer is: foot is smaller than head

Q: 44. In emergencies the system of train operation is

Correct Answer is: pilot guard system

Railway Engineering MCQ Questions for Practice

31. For summit curve, the rate of change of gradients permitted is

0.01%
0.75%
0.10%
0.15%

32. Gauge is the distance between.............. of rails of track.

centre to centre
inner edge to edge between top edges
outer edge to edge distance
inner edge to edges between bottom edges

33. Head width of 52 R flat footed rail is

61.2 mm
64 mm
67 mm
70 mm

34. Heaviest sleeper is

wooden sleeper
steel sleeper
cast iron sleeper
concrete sleeper

35. If sufficient expansion joint gap is not provided or the joint is very tight the rail may

tilt
hogg
develop corrugation
buckle

36. In a shunting signal if the red band is at 45°, it indicates

stop
proceed
proceed cautiously
none of the above

37. In A-class block stations outer signal is provided at a distance.................on broad gauge stations.

240 m
340 m
440 m
540 m

38. In automatic block system of signalling the block length is

from station to next station
15 to 20 km
10 to 15 km
5 to 7 km

39. In automatic block system when a train is in a block it puts the danger signal till the train movesover

that block
one more block
two more signals
none of the above

40. In broad gauge lines height of platform above the rails should be

0.23 m to 0.41 m
0.31 m to 0.41 m
0.76 m to 0.84 m
0.86 m to 0.96 m

41. In broad gauge stations clearance between track and edge of platform should be

1.35 m
1.67 m
1.8 m
2.0 m

42. In broad gauge stations minimum length of platform should be

180 m
240 m
300 m
400 m

43. In bull headed rails

foot is smaller than head
foot is identical to head
foot is bigger than head
may be b or c of above

44. In emergencies the system of train operation is

space interval system
time interval system
one engine system
pilot guard system

45. In India a minimum sleeper density is

M
M + 2
M + 4
M + 5