Category: Railway Engineering

A. flangeway clearance
B. heel divergence
C. throw of the switch
D. none of the above

A. both arms are horizontal
B. semaphore arm lowered but warner arm horizontal
C. both semaphore and warner arms lowered
D. none of the above

A. wheel burns
B. hogging of rails
C. scabbing of rails
D. corrugation of rails

A. the gauge face of the stock rail and tongue rail
B. the outer face of the stock rail and tongue rail
C. the gauge face of the stock rail and outer face of the tongue rail
D. the outer face of the stock rail and the gauge face of the tongue rail

i) 2 obtuse angle crossings
ii) 4 obtuse angle crossings
iii) 4 acute angle crossings
iv) 6 acute angle crossings
The correct answer is ?

A. (i) and (iii)
B. (i)and(iv)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) and (iv)

A. 75 mm
B. 90 mm
C. 140 mm
D. 165 mm

A. 5.5m
B. 6.5 m
C. 7.5 m
D. 8.5m

A. Brick ballast has poor drainage characteristics.
B. Coal ash is not used as ballast with steel or cast iron sleepers.
C. Gravel ballast gives better performance on soft formation.
D. Sand ballast causes excessive wear on top of rail

A. Broad Gauge
B. Metre Gauge
C. Narrow Gauge
D. none of the above

A. 6155 mm2
B. 6615 mm2
C. 7235 mm2
D. 7825 mm2