Basic Railway Engineering objective questions and answers

6.  The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track technically known as

   A. Buckling

   B. Hogging

   C. Creeping

   D. None of the above

7.  The width of top portion of a flat footed rail, is

   A. 66.67 mm

   B. 69.80 mm

   C. 73.25 mm

   D. 75.87 mm

8.  The track from which train diverts is known as

   A. Turn out

   B. Main line

   C. Crossing track

   D. Point

9.  Between two rails, a gap provided for free expansion of the rails due to rise in temperature is

   A. 15 to 3 mm

   B. 3 mm to 6 mm

   C. 9 mm to 12 mm

   D. 15 mm to 18 mm

10.  The maximum gradient in which a railway track may be laid in a particular section is known as

   A. Pusher gradient

   B. Ruling gradient

   C. Momentum gradient

   D. All of the above

< 1 2 3 Next>