Railway Track Laying and Maintenance MCQ

1. In a railway line project, a tunnel has to be constructed when

1. specified gradient is impossible to maintain on mountains
2. the route along mountains is too long
3. there is congested city on ground
4. all of the above

2. In station yards the recommended minimum gradient is

1. 1 in 400
2. 1 in 600
3. 1 in 1000
4. 1 in 800

3. Railway yard, in which wagons are received, sorted and new trains are formed, is called

1. Station yard
2. Goods yard
3. Marshalling yard
4. Shunting yard

4. Wear of rails may be reduced by

1. increasing the number of rail joints
2. decreasing the number of rail joints
3. using high carbon steel rail
4. increasing the spacing of sleepers

5. To prevent creep in rails, steel sleepers are fixed with rails by clips, bolts and

1. one key
2. two keys
3. three keys
4. four keys

6. For inspection and packing of ballast, each pot sleeper is provided with

1. one hole
2. two holes
3. three holes
4. four holes

7. The small gap, left between adjoining rails at a rail joint, is provided for

1. expansion or contraction of rails
2. maintenance and cleaning of rails
3. welding of rails
4. none of these

8. Which of the following is NOT a primary cause of creep in metallic railway track?

1. Heavy rainfall
2. Braking action of engines
3. Ironing out effect
4. Wheel impact during track expansion or contraction

9. Which of the following is true in case of railway track maintenance?

1. Shovel is used to lift rail while Rail tongs is used to handle ballast
2. Rail tongs is used to lift rail while Shovel is used to handle ballast
3. Shovel can be used to correct track alignment as well as to lift rail
4. Rail tongs can be used to handle ballast as well as to remove dog spikes

10. Which of the following is true in case of railway track maintenance?

1. Claw bar is used to correct track alignment while crow bar is used to remove dog spikes
2. Crow bar is used to correct track alignment while claw bar is used to remove dog spikes
3. Only claw bar can be used to correct track alignment and remove dog spikes
4. Only crow bar can be used to correct track alignment and remove dog spikes

11. Consider the following surveys

1. Reconnaissance survey
2. Preliminary survey
3. Traffic survey
4. Location survey

The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of track is finalized is

1. iii, i, ii, iv
2. iii, i, iv, ii
3. i, iii, ii, iv
4. i, iii, iv, ii

12. The method used for plate laying in India is

1. side method
2. telescopic metho
3. american method
4. all of these

13. Which of the following are related to maintenance of railway track?

1. Jim crow and gauge bar
2. Through packing and boxing
3. Buffer stop and sand hump
4. Creep adjustment

Select the correct answer:

1. i, ii and iii
2. i, iii and iv
3. ii, iii and iv
4. i, ii and iv

14. Wear of rails may be reduced by

1. increasing the number of rail joints
2. decreasing the number of rail joints
3. using high carbon steel rail
4. increasing the spacing of sleepers

15. Wear of rails is maximum in

1. sharp curve
2. tangent track
3. coastal area
4. tunnels

16. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding ballast used for railway tracks?

1. The minimum depth of ballast for B.G. section is 20 cm-25 cm
2. The quantity of stone ballast required for one metre length of track is 0.53 m for B.G. section
3. For M.G. section the width of ballast is 1.83 m
4. The minimum depth of ballast for N.G. section is 10 cm

17. Creeping of rails can be checked by using

1. chairs
2. bearing plates
3. spikes
4. anchors

18. The rail section is designated by its

1. total length
2. total weight
3. cross-sectional area
4. weight per meter length

19. The rail sections nowadays design in India railways is

1. Double headed type
2. Dumb bell type
3. Bull headed type
4. Flat footed type

20. Bull headed rails are generally provided on

1. points and crossing
2. straight tangents
3. curved tracks
4. meter gauge tracks