1.

The bent-up length of rail used in front of nose of crossing which help in channelising
the train wheels in their proper routes are known as:
(a) Lead rail (b) point rail (c) wing rail (d) splice rail
Ans:- C
2. The point up to which the new railwa track laid! at an ti"e is called:
(a) Ter"inal (b) station (c) rail-head (d) base
Ans:- C
#. The good $ualit wood for sleeper is:
(a) %eodar (b) &heesha" (c) Teak (d) &al
Ans:- C
'. (enerall the life of wooden sleepers is taken as:
(a) 2 to # ears (b) 12 to 1) ears
(c) #) to )* ears (d) ) to + ears
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). The gradual or tapered widening of the flangewa which is for"ed b bending and
splaing the end of check rail or wing rail awa fro" the gauge line is known as:
(a) -lare (b) Toe (c) .eel (d) Loop
Ans:- A
/. The "ini"u" height of e"bank"ent abo0e the highest flood "ark in the area should
be:
(a) 1ero c" (b) #* c" (c) 1** c" (d) /* c"
Ans:- %
2. The reco""ended depth of ballast cushion on a cur0ed portion of a track is pro0ided
under the ........ edge of the sleeper.
(a) upper (b) "iddle (c) inner (d) outer
Ans:- C
+. An outward slope pro0ided on the tread of the wheel is:
(a) 1 in ) (b) 1 in 1* (c) 1 in 2* (d) 1 in 2)
Ans:- C
3. The granular "aterial spread on the for"ation of a railwa track for the sleepers to rest
upon is known as:
(a) Anchors (b) ballast (c) subgrade (d) chairs
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1*. ,one shaped section of fish plate is co""onl used for connecting:
(a) double headed rails (b) flat footed rails
(c) bull headed rails (d) all abo0e are correct
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11. The "e"bers laid trans0ersel under the rails for supporting and fi7ing the" at the
gauge distance apart are known as:
(a) fastenings (b) sleepers (c) ballast (d) fish plate
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12. The botto" width of foot in a flat footed rail is:
(a) 2+./ "" (b) 1#/.) "" (c) //.2 "" (d) 2* ""
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1#. The rectangular pits in which wheels of the loco"oti0es are taken out for repairs! are
known as:
(a) Track pits (b) 8nspection pits
(c) %rop pits (d) &iding pits
Ans:- C
1'. The wheels are coned to pre0ent fro" rubbing the inside face of the rail head and to
pre0ent lateral "o0e"ent of the a7le with its wheels. The slope of cone is:
(a) 1 in ) (b) 1 in 2* (c) 1 in 1* (d) 1 in 1)
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1). (auge is the distance "easured in place of the between which faces of two parallel
rails in a track.
(a) inner faces
(b) centre line of one rail to inner face of other rail
(c) centre lines
(d) outer faces
Ans:- A
1/. 9ost significant which i"poses li"itations in raising the high speeds is:
(a) adhesion of wheels (b) resistance due to oscillations
(c) flange resistance (d) air or wind resistance
Ans:- A
12. The rails are welded b:
(a) Ther"it welding (b) (as welding
(c) Arc welding (d) 98( welding
Ans:- A
1+. &teel sleepers are..... shaped in section.
(a) o0al (b) rectangular (c) trough (d) se"i-spherical
Ans:- C
13. 8n 8ndia generall the sleeper densit of sleepers per rail length used is:
(a) 1+ (b) #* (c) 12 (d) 2'
Ans:- A
2*. The e7tra rails pro0ided o0er bridge to pre0ent da"age and danger in case of
derail"ent on the bridge are known as:
(a) &tock rails (b) (uard rails (c) Check rails (d) :ing rails
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21. The pheno"enon of "isalign"ent of rails due to te"perature change is known as:
(a) cropping (b) creeping (c) bulging (d) buckling
Ans:- %
22. Creep is the..... "o0e"ent of rails.
(a) longitudinal (b) diagonal (c) hori;ontal (d) 0ertical
Ans:- A
2#. ,allast best suited to steel sleepers is:
(a) sand (b) (ra0el (c) <uart;ite (d) All the abo0e
Ans:- C
2'. The section of a rail is decided on the basis of:
(a) Tpe of rails (b) &pacing of the sleepers
(c) &peed of trains (d) All of the abo0e
Ans:- %
2). :hile preparing sub-grade of a railwa line! the grubbing operation "eans:
(a) checking of subgrade
(b) filling or cutting of earth work in railwa subgrade
(c) co"paction and consolidation of earth work
(d) re"o0al and disposal of stu"ps and roots trees
Ans:- %
2/. The sinuous path taken b an engine as against the align"ent of the track is known
as:
(a) 5olling "otion (b) =osing "otion
(c) Lurching "otion (d) >ibration
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22. The "echanical de0ice which transfer che"ical energ of fuel into "echanical
energ in the for" of "otion is called:
(a) rolling stock (b) railwa (c) wagon (d) loco"oti0e
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2+. 8ntegrated coach factor is located in:
(a) Chennai (b) ,angalore (c) ?a"shedpur (d) 9u"bai
Ans:- A
23. C.T.C. stands for:
(a) Critical Track Control
(b) Critical Traffic Channeliser
(c) Centralised Traffic Control
(d) =one of these
Ans:- C
#*. To reduce the intensit of pressure particularl on soft 0ariet of sleepers! a
rectangular plate is introduced between the rails and the sleepers. This is known as:
(a) -ish plate (b) Chair
(c) &addle plate (d) ,earing plate
Ans:- %
#1. (enerall the rail sections used in 8ndia is:
(a) flat footed (b) double headed
(c) bull headed (d) all abo0e
Ans:- A
#2. The arrange"ent consisting of three tracks used for changing the direction of engine
is called:
(a) three ladder track (b) turn table
(c) three throw switch (d) triangle
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##. The length of a wooden sleeper for broad gauge track is:
(a) 1.+# " (b) 1.)2 " (c) 2.2' " (d) 1./2/ "
Ans:- C
#'. The technical officer of the rank of sectional officer in the "aintenance organisation
of 8ndian 5ailwas is called:
(a) 4er"anent :a 8nspector
(b) (ang"ate
(c) Assistant 4er"anent :a 8nspector
(d) =one of these are correct
Ans:- C
#). The depth of ballast section under sleeper for broad gauge track as per 8ndian
standard should be:
(a) 2)* to #** "" (b) 2** to 2)* ""
(c) 1)* to 2** "" (d) 1)* ""
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#/. The co"pleted and finished railwa line on which wheeled 0ehicles are drawn b
loco"oti0e is known as:
(a) steel wa (b) rails (c) railwa (d) per"anent wa
Ans:- %
#2. The horse power to weight ratio stea" engine is generall of the order of:
(a) 1*-1) kg@.4 (b) /*-+* kg@.4
(c) 2*-#* kg@.4 (d) 1**-1)* kg@.4
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#+. The cause of for"ation of kinks in a rail is:
(a) Loose packing at 6oints
(b) %efect in gauge and align"ent
(c) %efect in cross le0el 6oints
(d) An of the abo0e
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#3. The hori;ontal distance fro" the "aterial depot to the rail head is called:
(a) lift (b) site distance (c) rail-head (d) lead
Ans:- %
'*. An cur0es! to counteract the effect of centrifugal force! the le0el of outer rail is raised
abo0e the inner rail b a certain a"ount. This is called:
(a) Track gradient (b) Track slope
(c) &uper ele0ation (d) .ori;ontal gradient
Ans:- C
'1. The "easure of stiffness of track re$uired to produce a unit depression in the track is
known as:
(a) Tracti0e force (b) Load capacit
(c) (auge (d) Track "odulus
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'2. The head of a gang in "aintenance organisation of railwa is called:
(a) 4.:.8 (b) Be"an (c) (anger (d) A.4.:.8
Ans:- C
'#. The fi7ed rail in a railwa track against which the tongue rail fits s known as:
(a) wing rail (b) stock rail (c) lead rail (d) point rail
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''. The standard length of rail for ,road (auge track in 8ndia is:
(a) 13.2 " (b) 2)./ " (c) 11.+ " (d) 12.+ "
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'). The thickness of fish plate generall used in 8ndian 5ailwa is:
(a) 1/ "" (b) 1* "" (c) 2) "" (d) 2* ""
Ans:- %
'/. Ther"al efficienc of a diesel engine "a be e7pected to be in the range of:
(a) )*-/)C (b) 2)-#)C (c) 1)-2*C (d) 1*-1)C
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'2. :ear on top or head of rail occurs due to:
(a) Abrasion of rolling wheels
(b) .ea0 a7le load
(c) Constant brake application
(d) An or all of the abo0e
Ans:- %
'+. An "o0e"ent of the loco"oti0e in different planes! e.g.! 0ertical! longitudinal!
trans0ersal etc.! is known as:
(a) Ascillating "otion (b) Lurching "otion
(c) &hutting "otion (d) >ibration
Ans:- A
'3. 8n rain season the dust in the ballast beco"es "ud and co"es up b suction fro"
below the rail 6oint. &uch 6oint is called:
(a) :et 6oint (b) :ater 6oint
(c) 4u"ping 6oint (d) ,lowing 6oint
Ans:- C
)*. Accidents can be a0oided b adopting:
(a) interlocking (b) C.T.C. sste"
(c) pilot guard sste" (d) A.T.C. sste"
Ans:- A