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Transportation Engineering - Most Important Objective Questions

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Most important objective questions for civil branch student

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  1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Transportation engineering -1 Questions for internal Exam Civil and rural engineering # Harsh Shrivastava Fish bolts are made up of .. (a) Cast iron (b) Low carbon steal. (c) High carbon steal (d) Stainless steel Ans c The main functions of sleepers are . To support the rails (b) To maintain the correct gauge (c) To distribute the rolling load coming on rails to ballast (d) All of above Ans d . . track ,the standard size of wooden slerper used is. 152cm x 15cm x10cm (b) 183cm x 20cmx11cm (c) 2742cm x13cm (d) None of the above Ans c To keep the railway yard dry , ballast used is (a) Broken stone (b) Cinder or coal ash (c) Sand (d) Both ( b)and( c) Ans d To hold the adjoining rail end in correct horizontal and vertical plates , rail fastenings used are... (a) Fish plates (b) Spikes (c) Anchors (d) Bearing plates Ans d On indian railways , max cant deficiency allowed on B.G. tracks is (a) 56 mm (b) 66 mm
  2. 7. 8. 9. (c) 75 mm (d) 87 mm Ans c The maximum gradient for B.G. in station yards is (a) lin 1000 (b) lin 400 (c) lin 500 (d) lin 100 Ans b The sleeper density pf B.G. track is ( n+6) in metric units. The number of sleepers per 1.024 km length of track is ... (a) 1520 (b) 1630 (c) 1720 (d) 1800 Ans a Rail is fixed to steal sleeper by (a) Welding (b) Bolts and nuts (c) Riveting (d) Using keys between lugs or loose joints Ans d 10. In a B.G. track in curvature with R = 360 m , maximum permissible speed of train is v= 60 kmph then equilibrium cant required will be ... (a) 10 cm (b) 13.6 cm (c) 3.6 cm (d) 6 cm Ans b 11. Ina B.G.curved track section with radius of curvature R= 360 m and maximum permissible speed of train v = 60 kmh. The exact amount of super elevation is requred to be provided if the track is also to cater for slow moving trains will be (a) 6.6 cm (b) 13.6 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 10 cm Ans c 12. In railway locomotives Coning of wheels is done at a slop of ...
  3. (a) lin 15 (b) lin 20 (c) lin 25 (d) lin 30 Ans b 13. The maximum permissible speed recommended for indian railways for 1 in 8 h crossing is ... (a) 16 kmph (b) 20 kmph (c) 24 kmph (d) 32 kmph Ans a 14. In a B. G. Railways track , the specified ruling gradient is lin 250 . The horizontal curve is 3 degree on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible compensated gradient ... (a) lin 257 (b) lin 357 (c) lin 457 (d) lin 512 Ans b 15. Consider the following survey . The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before (a) (b) (c) (d) the alignment of track is finalized is .. Reconnaissance Preliminary survey Traffice survey Location survey Ans c 16. For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleeper required for construction of B.G. track of length 650 m is ... (a) 975 (b) 918 (c) 900 (d) 880 Ans 900 17. If A is the angle formed by two gauge faces , the crossing number will be . (a) (b) (c) (d) Tan A Cot A Sec A A radian Ans b
  4. 18. A railway yard in which wagons are received , sorted and new trains are formed is called a (a) Goods yard (b) Station yard (c) Marshalling yard (d) Shunting yards Ans c 19. The curves resistance for 50 tonne train on B.G. track on a 4 degree curve will be ... (a) 0.08 tones (b) 0.06 tones (c) 0.10 tones (d) 0.05 tones Ans a 20. Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fix bolts at expansion joints ... (a) Crussed head (b) Angular break (c) Split head (d) Transverse fissures Ans b 21. A parabolic curve introduced between straight and a circular curve or between two branches of a compound curve for ease, comfort and safety of movement of trains on curve is called: (a) Spur curve (b) Transition curve (c) Summit curve (d) Valley curve Ans : B 22. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on: (a) Bridge (b) Curves (c) Branching (d) Tangents Ans : B 23. The track capacity can be increased by: (a) Faster movement of trains on the track (b) By using more powerful engines (c) All the above (d) None of the above Ans : C 24. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called: (a) terminal station (b) flag station
  5. (c) way side station (d) junction station Ans : D 25. The limiting value of super elevation of board gauge in Indian Railways is: (a) 16.50 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm 26. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as: (a) Rolling chart (b) Track chart (c) Hallade chart (d) Vibro chart Ans: C 27. The most common system of signaling in India is the system. (a) automatic block (b) section clear system (c) absolute block (d) pilot guard system Ans : c 28. The feeder gauge is commonly used for feeding raw materials to big Government manufacturing concerns as well as to private factories such as steel plants, oil refineries, sugar factories etc. (a) 0.6096 m (b) 0.792 m (c) 1m (d) 1.676 m 29. Which one of the following bolts is not used in rail track: (a) Fang bolt (b) Eye bolt (c) Rag bolt (d) Fish bolt Ans : B 30. 60. The gradient which requires one or more additional locomotive for hauling the load over the gradient is called: (a) Up-gradient (b) Pusher gradient (c) Steep gradient (d) Momentum gradient Ans : B 31. Points and crossings are provided for change of . ...on permanent ways. (a) gauge (b) direction and gradient (c) direction (d) gradient Ans : c 32. 62. In locomotive 'hunting' is: (a) Movement of locomotive in vertical plane perpendicular to its movement along the track (b) Sinuous path taken by engine as against the alignment of the track (c) Motion after brakes have been applied (d) Combination of A and B above
  6. Ans : D 33. The rails which get battered due to action of wheels over the end of the rails are called: (a) Hogged rails (b) Roaring rails (c) Creep rails (d) Bucking rails 34. In broad gauge, the clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of two parallel rails forming the track is: (a) 1 m (b) 1.676 m (c) 0.6096 m (d) 0.792 m Ans : B 35. . As per Indian standard, the recommended width of ballast section at foot level of rails for broad gauge tracks should be: (a) 4.38 m (b) 3.35 m (c) 1.83 m (d) 2.25 m Ans : B 36. 66. The minimum length of a passenger platform for broad gauge railway should not be less than: (a) 305 m (b) 183 m (c) 495 m (d) 250 m 37. . Generally the shape of fish plate is: (a) elliptical (b) bone shaped (c) circular (d) rectangular Ans : B 38. . For wooden sleepers, size of the ballast should be: (a) 2.54 cm (b) 10.16 cm (c) 3.8 cm (d) 5.1 cm Ans : c 39. The length of track under the control of a Ganger is: (a) 10 to 15 Km (b) 5 to 6 KM (c) 3 to 5 KM (d) 1 to 2 KM Ans : B 40. The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping the power of locomotive in view, is called (a) Momentum gradient (b) Pusher gradient (c) Down gradient (d) Ruling gradient Ans : D 41. The movable tapered end of the tongue rail is known as: (a) heel of switch (b) toe of switch (c) stretcher bar (d) throw of switch
  7. Ans : B 42. The yard where trains and other loads are received, sorted out, trains formed and dispatched onwards are known as: (a) locomotive yard (b) goods yard (c) marshalling yard (d) station yard Ans : C 43. Wider gauge permits: (a) sleeper gradients (b) low axle load (c) higher operating speeds (d) sharp curves Ans : c 44. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life? (a) Steam engine (b) Diesel engine (c) Electric engine (d) Shunting engine And : B 45. The movable end of the tapered rail, by means of which the flanged wheels of the train are diverted from one track to another is known as: (a) Toe (b) Stud (c) Heel (d) Flare 46. The creep in rails is measured in: (a) cm/kg (b) cm (c) Kg/cm (d) kg cm Ans : B 47. When a rail loses its weight by 5%, it should be renewed and the old one can be used on unimportant tracks, but the rails which have lost their weight by more than should not be used on any track under any circumstances.
  8. (a) 8% (b) 33.3% (c) (d) Ans : c 48. In railways, super elevation is provided to: (a) facilitate drainage (b) counteract the centrifugal push (c) counteract the centripetal pull (d) have all the effects mentioned above Ans : B 49. The additional track connected to main line at both of its ends is called: (a) running line (b) loop line (c) main line (d) none are correct Ans : B 50. The rails which help in channelising the wheels in their proper routes are known as: (a) Guard rails (b) Wing rails? (c) Check rails (d) Lead rails Ans : B

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