FREE Bachelor of Civil Engineering Railway Questions and Answers

Question 1

How does railway engineering work?

Accepted Answer

Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of railway systems

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Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of highway bridges

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Railway engineering deals with the design, construction, and operation of road transportation

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None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following categories best describes the gauges used by Indian railroads?

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Broad gauge, metre gauge and 2 narrow gauges

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Metre gauge, narrow gauge and 2 broad gauges

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Standard gauge, metre gauge and narrow gauge

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Broad gauge, standard gauge and metre gauge

Question 3

What in the following list does not make up the rail?

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Ballast

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Head

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Web

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Foot

Question 4

Which of the following rail lines does not belong to India's "Mountain Railways"?

Accepted Answer

Lumding – Badarpur Railway

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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Kalka – Shimla Railway

Question 5

Which of the following gauges was used for the first passenger train in India, running between Thane and BoriBunder in Mumbai?

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Broad gauge

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Narrow gauge

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Standard gauge

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Metre gauge

Question 6

Which of the following types of ballast is most commonly used on Indian railroads?

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Broken stone ballast

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Sand ballast

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Coal ash ballast

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Brickbat ballast

Question 7

Which of the following describes a benefit of rail travel?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Railways make it easier to travel long distances and carry bulky goods that are not easily carried by motor vehicles

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Railways help a country’s industrialization process by easily transporting coal and raw materials at a lower rate

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Railways are the cheapest mode of transport compared with other modes of transports

Question 8

Which of the following materials is used to make railroad rails?

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High carbon steel

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Mild steel

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Cast iron

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Wrought iron

Question 9

According to Indian Railways, the maximum height and breadth of rolling stock for Broad Gauge (BG) are, respectively, ____ mm and ____ mm.

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4140 mm and 3250 mm

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3455 mm and 2745 mm

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4830 mm and 3600 mm

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3455 mm and 3250 mm

Question 10

What does a railroad track's alignment indicate?

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Direction and position of the centerline of track in both horizontal and vertical planes

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Direction and position of the centerline of track in vertical plane only

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Direction and position of the centerline of track in horizontal plane only

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Direction and position @ 50mm distance on either side of centerline of track