Railway Engineering For Civil objective questions and answers

1.  A rail section is generally specified by

   A. Cross-sectional area

   B. Moment of inertia

   C. Weight per metre

   D. Contours of cross-section

2.  Wear of a rail is maximum in

   A. Tangent track

   B. Sharp curve

   C. Tunnels

   D. Coastal area

3.  An excess percentage of carbon in steel, makes the rail

   A. Tougher

   B. Resistant to wear

   C. Resistant to vertical deformation

   D. Brittle

4.  The device provided to prevent the vehicles from moving beyond the end of rails at terminals is called

   A. Turn-tables

   B. Buffer spots

   C. Triangles

   D. Scotch blocks

5.  When train passes on curves which have no super-elevation, it will give thrust on the

   A. Inner rail

   B. Outer rail

   C. Inner side of inner rail

   D. Inner side of outer rail

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