Question 1

Toy train is the name given to

Accepted Answer

A)  Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
B)  Kalka-Shimla Railway
C)  Nilgiri Mountain Railway
D)  None of These A

Question 2

The place where a railway line and a road cross each other at the same level, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Level Crossing
B)  Cross over
C)  Rail Junction
D)  Road Junction A

Question 3

Coal ash (or cinder) is used in initial stages of a new construction of railway for

Accepted Answer

A)  Wooden sleeper
B)  Steel sleeper
C)  Cast iron sleeper
D)  None of These A

Question 4

Minimum depth of ballast prescribed of Broad Gauge trunk lines of Indian Railways, is

Accepted Answer

A)  20 cm
B)  25 cm
C)  30 cm
D)  35 cm

Question 5

Best ballast contains stones varying in size from

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 4 cm
B)  1.5 to 4.5 cm
C)  2 to 5 cm
D)  3 to 6 cm

Question 6

Indian Railways detects the rail flow by

Accepted Answer

A)  Mitsubish Rail flow dector
B)  Soni Rail flow dector
C)  Audi-gauge Rail flow detector
D)  Kraut Kramer Rail flow detector.

Question 7

In India, Metre Gauge permanent way was adopted in

Accepted Answer

A)  1855
B)  1871
C)  1885
D)  1905

Question 8

In India the rails are manufactured by

Accepted Answer

A)  Open hearth process
B)  Duplex process
C)  Both A & B
D)  None of These

Question 9

Rail section is generally designated by its

Accepted Answer

A)  Total weight
B)  Total length
C)  Weight per metre length
D)  Area of its cross-section

Question 10

Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their

Accepted Answer

A)  Availability
B)  Economy
C)  Design
D)  All the above

Question 11

Best wood for wooden sleepers is

Accepted Answer

A)  Sal
B)  Teak
C)  Deodar
D)  Chir

Question 12

In which institution the training of electric work is being given?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
B)  Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
C)  Railway Staff College
D)  Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering

Question 13

Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between

Accepted Answer

A)  20 to 25 cm
B)  25 to 30 cm
C)  30 to 35 cm
D)  35 to 40 cm

Question 14

Rail section first designed on Indian Railways, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Double headed
B)  Bull headed
C)  Flat footed
D)  None of These

Question 15

In which year Indian Railway board established?

Accepted Answer

A)  1900
B)  1905
C)  1909
D)  1911

Question 16

A welded rail joint is generally

Accepted Answer

A)  Support on a sleeper
B)  Sipport on a metel
C)  Suspended
D)  None of These

Question 17

The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality of its timber
B)  Resistance to weathering
C)  ability to resist decay
D)  All the above

Question 18

Sand may be used as ballast for

Accepted Answer

A)  Wooden sleeper
B)  Cast iron sleeper
C)  Steel sleeper
D)  None of These

Question 19

Boxing of ballast is done

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the rail
B)  At the rail
C)  In between two rail
D)  In between two sleeper

Question 20

A mono-block sleeper has

Accepted Answer

A)  Square section
B)  Rectangular section
C)  Trapezoidal section
D)  None of These

Exam 7: Indian Railway Infrastructure and Operations