Railway and Airport Engineering (3170619) MCQs

MCQs of Unit 1 : Geometric design of railway track

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31.
The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively
(a) 12 m and 12 m
(b) 12 m and 13 m
(c) 13 m and 12 m
(d) 13 m and 13 m
Answer:

Option (c)

32.
Coning of wheels is provided
(a) To check lateral movement of wheels
(b) To avoid damage to inner faces of rails
(c) To avoid discomfort to passengers
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

33.
Which of the following factors govern the choice of the gauge? (I) Volume and nature of traffic (II) Speed of train (III) Physical features of the country (IV) All the above
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iv)
Answer:

Option (d)

34.
The factor for deciding the type of sleeper, is
(a) Easy fixing and removal of rails
(b) Provision of sufficient bearing area for rails
(c) Initial and maintenance costs
(d) All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

35.
A Broad Gauge branch line takes off as a contrary flexure from a main line. If the super-elevation required for branch line is 10 mm and cant deficiency is 75 mm, the super-elevation to be actually provided on the branch line will be
(a) 10 mm
(b) 64 mm
(c) 85 mm
(d) 65 mm
Answer:

Option (d)

36.
In a Railway track normally the limiting value of cant is
(a) G/8
(b) G/10
(c) G/12
(d) G/15
Answer:

Option (b)

37.
The negative super elevation is provided on
(a) Branch line
(b) Main line
(c) Transition curve
(d) None of above
Answer:

Option (a)

38.
The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is
(a) Cubic parabola
(b) Spiral
(c) Sine curve
(d) Lemniscates of Bernoulli
Answer:

Option (a)

39.
Which of the following methods of designation of crossing is mostly used in India? This method is also called Coles method, Indicated as N =cotα
(a) Center line method
(b) Right angle method
(c) Isosceles angle method
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

40.
The limiting value of cant gradients for all gauges is
(a) 1 in 720
(b) 1 in 360
(c) 1 in 1000
(d) 1 in 1200
Answer:

Option (a)

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