Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Railway Engineering: part2



Civil Engineering : Railway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 1 to 5

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

1.At points and crossings, the total number of sleepers for 1 in 12 turnouts in Broad Gauge is

51
62
70
78

2.The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as

10mm
13mm
16mm
19 mm

3.Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is

15 cm
20 cm
25 cm
30cm

4.When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as

supported rail joint
suspended rail joint
bridge joint
base joint

5.Flat mild steel bearing plates are used

for points and crossings in the lead portion
with wooden sleepers at locations where creep is likely to be developed
on all joints and curves
on all the above

More Railway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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