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This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which type of switch generally used for B.G. and M.G. tracks? |
| A. | straight cut |
| B. | over riding |
| C. | undercut |
| D. | articulated |
| Answer» C. undercut | |
| 2. |
Which is the best wood that can be used for wooden sleepers? |
| A. | Shesham |
| B. | Teak |
| C. | Sal |
| D. | Deodar |
| Answer» C. Sal | |
| 3. |
Dimensions of a plate girder are _________ |
| A. | 551 mm x 454 mm |
| B. | 111 mm x 94 mm |
| C. | 81 mm x 54 mm |
| D. | 851 mm x 254 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges are generally made of __________ |
| A. | chir |
| B. | teak |
| C. | sal |
| D. | deodar |
| Answer» C. sal | |
| 5. |
Minimum depth of ballast prescribed of B.G. trunk lines of Indian Railways is? |
| A. | 15 cm |
| B. | 10 cm |
| C. | 50 cm |
| D. | 25 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Modern track typically uses _____________ with a profile of an asymmetrical rounded I-beam. |
| A. | wooden |
| B. | iron |
| C. | hot-rolled steel |
| D. | alloy of aluminium |
| Answer» D. alloy of aluminium | |
| 7. |
WOODEN_SLEEPERS_USED_ON_THE_GIRDERS_OF_BRIDGES,_ARE_GENERALLY_MADE_OF_____?$ |
| A. | chir |
| B. | teak |
| C. | sal |
| D. | deodar |
| Answer» C. sal | |
| 8. |
Which is the best wood that can be used for wooden sleepers?$ |
| A. | Shesham |
| B. | Teak |
| C. | Sal |
| D. | Deodar |
| Answer» C. Sal | |
| 9. |
Dimensions of a plate girder, are _________$ |
| A. | 551 mm x 454 mm |
| B. | 111 mm x 94 mm |
| C. | 81 mm x 54 mm |
| D. | 851 mm x 254 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and _______ |
| A. | 8 fish bolts |
| B. | 4 fish bolts |
| C. | 1 fish bolts |
| D. | 2 fish bolts |
| Answer» C. 1 fish bolts | |
| 11. |
The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper are ___________ |
| A. | Cast iron sleepers |
| B. | R.C.C sleepers |
| C. | Steel sleepers |
| D. | Wooden sleeper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
What is coning of wheels? |
| A. | Provide smooth running of trains |
| B. | Prevent lateral movement of wheels |
| C. | Avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail |
| D. | Provide smooth running of trains, prevent lateral movement of wheels and avoid excessive wear |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The type of switch generally used for B.G. and M.G. tracks, is _______ |
| A. | straight cut |
| B. | over riding |
| C. | undercut |
| D. | articulated |
| Answer» C. undercut | |
| 14. |
To prevent percolation of water into formation, what is the use of moorum? |
| A. | Black cotton soil |
| B. | Sandy soil |
| C. | Clayey soil |
| D. | Red soil |
| Answer» B. Sandy soil | |
| 15. |
In India the rails are manufactured bywhom? |
| A. | Open hearth process |
| B. | Duplex process |
| C. | Open hearth process and Duplex process |
| D. | Iron sleepers |
| Answer» D. Iron sleepers | |
| 16. |
Coal ash (or cinder) is used in initial stages of a new construction of railway for __________ |
| A. | wooden sleepers |
| B. | steel sleepers |
| C. | cast iron sleepers |
| D. | iron sleepers |
| Answer» B. steel sleepers | |
| 17. |
How is the boxing of ballast done? |
| A. | Under the rails |
| B. | At the rails |
| C. | In between two rails |
| D. | In between two sleepers |
| Answer» C. In between two rails | |
| 18. |
Minimum depth of ballast prescribed of B.G. trunk lines of Indian Railways, is _________ |
| A. | 15 cm |
| B. | 10 cm |
| C. | 50 cm |
| D. | 25 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
What does the weight of the rails depends upon? |
| A. | Speed of train |
| B. | Gauge of the tracks |
| C. | Nature of traffic |
| D. | Speed of train, gauge of tracks and nature of traffic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Name the form of track, the rails are welded together by utilising flash butt welding to form one continuous rail that may be several kilometres long. |
| A. | INR |
| B. | CBR |
| C. | SBBR |
| D. | WSR |
| Answer» C. SBBR | |
| 21. |
Modern track typically uses _____________with a profile of an asymmetrical rounded I-beam. |
| A. | wooden |
| B. | iron |
| C. | hot-rolled steel |
| D. | alloy of aluminium |
| Answer» D. alloy of aluminium | |