Category: Railway Engineering

i) type of gauge
ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side
iii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting
The correct answer is?

A. only (i)
B. both (i) and (ii)
C. both (i) and (iii)
D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

A. stop
B. proceed
C. proceed cautiously
D. none of the above

A. 1.83 m
B. 2.25 m
C. 3.35 m
D. 4.30 m

A. heel of the switch to the toe of the switch
B. heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing
C. toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing
D. toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing

1. They improve the track modulus.
2. They have good scrap value.
3. They render transportation easy.
4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily.Of these statements

A. 1 and 2 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 3 and 4 are correct
D. 1 and 4 are correct

A. web of rail
B. fishing plane
C. head of rail
D. foot of rail

A. 40 mm
B. 50 mm
C. 75 mm
D. 100 mm

A. 15 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 30cm

A. 15.0 tonnes
B. 22.5 tonnes
C. 45.0 tonnes
D. 90.0 tonnes

A. mild steel
B. cast iron
C. wrought iron
D. high carbon steel