Civil Railway Engineering Part-3

Test Preparation on Civil Railway Engineering Part-3

1.

By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, the gauge may be slackened by

11.2 mm
22.2 mm
33.2 mm
44.2 mm

2.

The main function of sleepers, is

1To support rails
2To hold rails at correct gauge
3To distribute load from the rails to ballast
4All the above

3.

The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is

11 in 360
21 in 720
31 in 1000
41 in 1200

4.

The spike commonly used to fix rails to wooden sleepers in Indian railways, is

1Dog spike
2Screw spike
3Round spike
4All the above

5.

Track construction involves preparation of

1Sub-grade
2Plate laying
3Ballasting
4All the above

6.

Study the following statements regarding creep. (i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track, (ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails, (iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track. The correct answer is

1Only (i)
2(i) and (ii)
3(ii) and (iii)
4(i), (ii) and (iii)

7.

According to Indian Railway Board, no diamond crossing should be flatter than

11 in 6
21 in 8
31 in 12
41 in 16

8.

Smith diamond is provided if the angle of diamond is less than

12
24
36
48

9.

60 R rails are mostly used in

1Broad Gauge
2Metre Gauge
3Narrow Gauge
4None of the above

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