Railway Engineering - Railway Engineering objective questions and answers

1.  Straggered rail joints are generally provided

   A. On curves

   B. On tangents

   C. On bridges

   D. In tunnels

2.  In railways a triangle is mainly provided for

   A. Diverting trains from the mainline to branch line

   B. Crossing over between parallel tracks

   C. Changing direction of engines through 180°

   D. Shunting wagons in yards

3.  The capacity of a railway track is

   A. The maximum load that it can take

   B. The maximum deflection under the given load

   C. The maximum compressive stress that the railway can withstand

   D. The hourly capacity of the track to handle the trains safety that is the number of trains that can be safely run on a track per hour

4.  Rails are made of

   A. Mn-alloy steel

   B. W-alloy steel

   C. H.C.S.

   D. Alnico

5.  Bending of rails is done by

   A. Jun crow

   B. Beater

   C. Pickaxe

   D. Sledge hammer

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