Railway Engineering MCQ Question

1. Which of the following are types of gauges present in Indian railways?

Broad gauge, standard gauge and metre gauge

Standard gauge, metre gauge and narrow gauge

Metre gauge, narrow gauge and 2 broad gauges

Broad gauge, metre gauge and 2 narrow gauges

2. Which of the following rail line is not a part of the “Mountain Railways of India”?

Lumding – Badarpur Railway

Kalka – Shimla Railway

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

3. India’s first passenger train from BoriBunder (Mumbai) to Thane was run on which of the following gauge?

Metre gauge

Standard gauge

Broad gauge

Narrow gauge

4. Which of the following is the most used ballast on Indian railways?

Coal ash ballast

Brickbat ballast

Broken stone ballast

Sand ballast

5. Railway rails are made of which of the following?

Cast iron

Mild steel

High carbon steel

Wrought iron

6. As per the Indian Railways, the maximum height and maximum width of the rolling stock for Broad Gauge (BG) is _____ mm and _____ mm respectively.

3455 mm and 3250 mm

4830 mm and 3600 mm

4140 mm and 3250 mm

3455 mm and 2745 mm

7. What does alignment of a railway track mean?

Direction and position @ 50mm distance on either side of centerline of track

Direction and position of the centerline of track in vertical plane only

Direction and position of the centerline of track in horizontal plane only

Direction and position of the centerline of track in both horizontal and vertical planes

8. Which of the following is not an advantage of the wooden sleepers?

They can be used even without stone Ballast

They can be easily handled

They have less scrap value

They are cheap

9. How is Rack railway system different from normal railway system?

They are made of different materials

Extra friction is provided in the two rails

It has an extra toothed rail

It is wider

10. Which of the following rail has been standardized for adoption on the Indian railways?

Combination of BH and DH

Flat footed

Double headed

Bull headed

11. Which of the following is not a requirement of the design of the sleepers?

Bearing area should be sufficient

Maintenance cost should be minimum

Track circuiting should be possible

It should be fixed and removed easily

12. The term “Rolling Stock” in Railways includes ________

Tracks and platforms

Wheels and sleepers

Sleepers, tracks, and gauges

Locomotives, coaches and wagons

13. At what angle should a railway line cross a road?

45°

14. Which of the following is the most important strategic reason for the construction of a new railway line?

For creating jobs

Because of absence of a railway line

To increase tourists

To make movement of defence forces easier in case of emergency

15. In which of the following are rail lubricators used?

On cast iron sleepers

On narrow gauges

On steep rails

On sharp curves

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