Railway Engineering MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 9 for Practice

Q: 121. The station consisting of a block hut only and having home and warner signals is classified as

Correct Answer is: C-class station

Q: 123. The stations which are provided to facilitate overtaking of trains are known as

Correct Answer is: all the above

Q: 124. The stations which do not have any signal are known as

Correct Answer is: crossing stations

Q: 125. The system in which position of trains, and signals are displayed and controlled is known as

Correct Answer is: centralised traffic control system

Q: 127. The yard for reception, sorting and reforming of goods trains is known as

Correct Answer is: marshalling yard

Q: 128. The yard used for cleaning, repairing, servicing, watering, etc., is known as

Correct Answer is: locomotive yard

Q: 131. Two-way keys are not used with

Correct Answer is: wooden sleeper

Q: 132. Type of concrete sleepers tried is

Correct Answer is: all the above

Q: 135. Which of the following statement is wrong?

Correct Answer is: Coning of wheels is required only in curves.

Railway Engineering MCQ Questions for Practice

121. The station consisting of a block hut only and having home and warner signals is classified as

A-class station
B-class station
C-class station
D-class station

122. The station where traffic flow is in 3 or more directions is known as

crossing station
flag station
terminal station
junction

123. The stations which are provided to facilitate overtaking of trains are known as

crossing stations
way-side stations
flag stations
all the above

124. The stations which do not have any signal are known as

A-class stations
B-class stations
crossing stations
terminal stations

125. The system in which position of trains, and signals are displayed and controlled is known as

absolute block system
automatic block system
centralised traffic control system
automatic train control system

126. The tolerance on cross levels under loaded condition is

6 mm
8 mm
10 mm
12 mm

127. The yard for reception, sorting and reforming of goods trains is known as

goods yard
marshalling yard
locomotive yard
all of the above

128. The yard used for cleaning, repairing, servicing, watering, etc., is known as

goods yard
marshalling yard
locomotive yard
none of the above

129. To hold the adjoining ends of rails in correct position, the rail fastenings to be used are

anchors
fish plates
spikes
bearing plates

130. Tolerance on gauge under loaded condition is

1 to 1.5 mm
2 to 2.5 mm
3 to 3.5 mm
4 to 4.5 mm

131. Two-way keys are not used with

wooden sleeper
steel sleeper
cast iron sleeper
concrete sleeper

132. Type of concrete sleepers tried is

R.C.C. sleeper similar to wooden sleeper
two R.C.C. blocks connected by steel bar
Pre-stressed concrete sleeper
all the above

133. Welded rails up to.................have been used.

30 m
100 m
800 m
1300 m

134. When crossing number is 1 in , length of tongue rail on broad gauge should be

4.72 m
6.4 m
8.46 m
9.76 m

135. Which of the following statement is wrong?

Coning of wheels is necessary to prevent rubbing of flange of wheel with rails.
Coning is provided at 1 in 20 slope.
In coning wheels are given an outward slope.
Coning of wheels is required only in curves.