Railway and Airport Engineering (3170619) MCQs

MCQs of Unit 2 : Layout of Turnout

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1.
In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates
(a) Stop
(b) Proceed
(c) Proceed cautiously
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

2.
Rail tops of a track are placed
(a) Horizontal
(b) At an inward slope of 1 in 20
(c) At an outward slope of 1 in 20
(d) At an outward slope of 1 in 30
Answer:

Option (b)

3.
Wing rails are provided
(a) Near tongue rails
(b) Near check rails
(c) Near stock rails
(d) In crossing
Answer:

Option (d)

4.
The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1.5 : 1
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
Answer:

Option (c)

5.
The side slope of ballalst for a railway track is generally taken as
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1.5 : 1
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
Answer:

Option (b)

6.
A station at which the driver has to obtain an ‘authority to proceed’
(a) Flag station
(b) DK Station
(c) Block station
(d) Non block station
Answer:

Option (c)

7.
The lengths of the standard crossings in India for Broad gauge and Metre gauge tracks is respectively_________________and _______________
(a) 1 in 8½ B.G. and, 1 in 12 M.G.
(b) 1 in 12 B.G. and, 1 in 16 M.G.
(c) 1 in 12 B.G. and 1 in 8½ M.G.
(d) 1 in 16 B.G. and 1 in 12 M.G
Answer:

Option (a)

8.
Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its
(a) Head
(b) Web
(c) Foot
(d) Head and foot both
Answer:

Option (a)

9.
The sequence of signal when train enters the station_________,__________,_________,
(a) warner, home , starter
(b) starter, warner, home
(c) warner, starter, home
(d) home, starter, home
Answer:

Option (a)

10.
During foggy & cloudy weather hand/fixed signal not visible at that case ________signal is provided
(a) Color light signal
(b) Detonating signal
(c) semaphore signal
(d) Warner signal
Answer:

Option (b)

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