On a single rail track, goods trains loaded with heavy iron material run starting from ‘A’ to ‘B’ and then empty wagons run from ‘B’ to ‘A’. The amount of creep in the rails:

A triangle is used for

Heel divergence is

Stretcher bar is provided

Cant deficiency occurs when a vehicle travels around a curve at

The type of spike used for fixing chairs of bull headed rails to wooden sleepers is

Flat mild steel bearing plates are used

Composite sleeper index is the index of

Staggered joints are generally provided

Creep is the

Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called

The main function of a fish plate is

The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to

Two important constituents in the composition of steel used for rail are

Flange-way clearance is the distance

Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints?

Total effective bearing area of both the bowls of a pot sleeper, is

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

On Indian Railways, number of a crossing is defined as

Pandrol clips cannot be used with

For providing the required tilt of rails, adazing of wooden sleepers, is done for

If n is length of a rail in metres, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from

Normally maximum cant permissible in Meter Gauge is

Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Lead of crossing is the distance from the

The place where a railway line and a road cross each other at the same level, is known as

If the stock rails are B.H. rails, the type of switch generally provided, is

The object of providing a point lock is

Minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used in cross-overs, is

The rails get out of their original positions due to insufficient expansion gap. This phenomenon is known

When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is given when

The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for M.G. railway track are

To avoid the damage of nose of crossing, the wing rails are ramped so that nose of crossing remains at a lower level by

Wear of rails is maximum in weight of

Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve by an arc of

For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as

For a sleeper density of (n + 5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is

Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways

The distance between theoretical nose of crossing and actual nose of crossing for practical purposes, is

The rail is designated by its

Best ballast contains stones varying in size from

A turn-in-curve is defined as

Ordinary rails are made of

In India the rails are manufactured by

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Required tilt of 1 in 20 is provided

The formation width for a railway track depends on the
(i)      Type of gauge
(ii)      Number of tracks to be laid side by side
(iii)     Slope of sides of embankment or cutting The correct answer is

If a 0.7% upgrade meets a 0.65% downgrade at a summit and the permissible rate of change of grade per chain length is 0.10%, the length of the vertical curve, is

Main disadvantage of steel sleepers, is:

For a Broad Gauge route with (M + 7) sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is

Bearing plates are used to fix

On a single line track, 10 goods trains loaded with iron ore run from A to B and empty wagons return from B to A daily. Amount of creep of the rails will be

The desirable rate of change of cant deficiency in case of Metre Gauge is

At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and

If the standard length of a B.G. crossing is 597 cm, the number of crossing, is

Switch angle is the angle between

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

On Broad Gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section preferred to, is

The treadle bar is provided

Heel of crossing is the line joining

The main advantage of a cement concrete sleeper, is:

For laying the railway track, materials required are

Stock rails are

Continuity of electric current across welded rail joints, is maintained by

Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers.
1.       They improve the track modulus.
2.       They have good scrap value.
3.       They render transportation easy.
4.       They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily. Of these statements

The arrangement of rails which permit trains to cross another track and also to divert to the other track, is called

On either side of the centre line of rails, a cant of 1 in 20 in the sleeper is provided for a distance of

In a B.G. railway track, the specified ruling gradient is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of 3° on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible gradient of

A CST-9 sleeper consists of

Staggered rail joints are generally provided

The following tests are conducted for rails:
(i)      Falling weight test
(ii)      Tensile test
(iii)     Hammer test
The compulsory tests are

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Fish plate is in contact with rail at

In railways a triangle is mainly provided for

Minimum gradient in station yards is generally limited to

The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is

If L1 and L2 are actual and theoretical lengths of a tongue rail, d is heel divergence and t is thickness of tongue rail at toe, the switch angle α is

If a is average number of peaks more than 10 mm of unevenness per kilometre, b is average number peaks more than 6 mm for gauge variation per kilometre and c is average number of peaks more than 2 mm twist per metre, then composite current recording index (Ic), as recommended by Indian Northern Railways, is

Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275 x 25 x 13 cm with 75 cm sleeper spacing is

On a straight railway track, absolute levels at point A on two rails are 100.550 m and 100.530 m and the absolute levels at point B 100 m apart are 100.585 m and 100.515 m respectively, the value of twist of rails per metre run, is

If D is the distance between the parallel sidings and a is the angle of crossing, the distance between the noses of crossing measured parallel to the main track, is

The sleepers resting directly on girder are fastened to the top flange of girder by

The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are

The side of a rail diamond may be obtained by dividing the gauge of track by

The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively

Coning of wheels is provided

On Indian Railways, angle of crossing between gauge faces of Vee, is generally calculated by

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 The correct answer is

Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of

On Indian Railways, the approximate weight of a rail section is determined from the formula

The maximum degree of curvature for Meter Gauge is limited to

The grade compensation on B.G. tracks on Indian Railways, is

The factor for deciding the type of sleeper, is

Number of keys used in CST-9 sleeper is

Wheels of a rolling stock are provided flanges on

For inspection and packing of ballast, each pot sleeper is provided with

The compensation for curvature on gradient for Meter Gauge is given by

To design a cross-over between parallel tracks, the required components are:

The standard width of ballast for M.G. track in Indian Railways, is kept

The correct relation between curve lead (CL), switch lead (SL) and lead of crossing (L) is given by

Pot sleepers are in the form of

Bending of rail ends due to loose packing under a joint and loose fish Bolts, is known

In a shunting signal if the red band is inclined at 45° it indicates

If D is distance between centres of two parallel track of gauge G, then, total length of cross-over (from the point of commencement to the point of termination) with an intermediate straight portion and N crossing, is given by

Rail tops of a track are placed

A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming the coefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive?

The type of switch generally used for B.G. and M.G. tracks, is

For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into

If ‘A’ is the angle formed by two gauge faces, the crossing number will be

Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tongue rail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than

On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track, is

Wing rails are provided

The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as

If S and H are strength and hardness index of a timber at 12% moisture content, the composite sleeper index, is

If D is the distance between parallel tracks G is the gauge and a is angle of crossings, the distance between theoretical noses of two crossings measured parallel to tracks, is

Minimum composite sleeper index prescribed on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is

To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is

On B.G. tracks the distance of outer signal from station limit is kept

The limiting value of cant deficiency for Meter Gauge routes is

The weight of the rails depends upon

The main advantage of a long rail over short one, is

In a scissors crossover, the crossings provided are
(i)      2 obtuse angle crossings
(ii)      4 obtuse angle crossings
(iii)     4 acute angle crossings
(iv)      6 acute angle crossings The correct answer is

Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was

The lengths of the standard crossings in India for Broad gauge and Metre gauge tracks is same for

For the purpose of track maintenance, the number of turn out equivalent to one track km is

Dimensions of a plate girder are:

The check rails are placed opposite the crossing so that

Consider the following surveys.
1.       Reconnaissance survey
2.       Preliminary survey
3.       Traffic survey
4.       Location survey
The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalised is

The difference in the lengths of two diagonals of a rail diamond is

Check rails are provided on inner side of inner rails if sharpness of a B.G. curve, is more than

Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its

The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 m is 50 cm. The size of the crossing is

Packing of ballast is done

The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as

The rail section which is not used on Indian Broad Gauge tracks, is

In a diamond crossing, numbers of noses are

Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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

The angle between the gauge faces of the stock rail and tongue rail, is called

In permanent way, ballast

Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting?

If absolute levels of rails at the consecutive axles A, B, and C separated by 1.8 metres are 100.505 m, 100.530 m, and 100.525 m respectively, the unevenness of rails, is

Spacing of sleepers

For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)

Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is

30 m long rails are used in

The load on each axle of a locomotive is 22 tonnes. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, then the hauling capacity due to 3 pairs of driving wheels will be

Overall depth of a dog spike, is

To prevent creep in rails, the steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and

52 kg rails are mostly used in

Safe speed (V) on a curve of radius 970 metres provided with two transition curves on Board Gauge track, is

Widening of gauge is provided if degree of the curve, is

The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is

The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon

Anti-creep anchors are fixed to rails by

Sleeper density in India is normally kept as

Composite sleeper index determines

If G is gauge distance and a is crossing, the distance between the nose of acute crossing and nose of obtuse crossing of a rail diamond, measured along the rail not forming the diamond, is

Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of

Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their

In Indian railways, the ratio of axle load and weight of rail, is

Maximum value of ‘throw of switch’ for Broad Gauge track is

Top surface of steel sleepers, is

If D is the distance between the parallel sidings and 3 is the limiting angle of crossings, the distance between the noses of crossing measured parallel to the main track, is

Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to

Charles Blacker Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in

A triangle of railway consists of

A treadle bar is used for

If L is length of a rail and R is the radius of a curve, the versine h for the curve, is