D51 RAPID RECALL RAILWAY

Multiple Choice

Who is regarded as the Father of World Railway Engineering?

• Richard Trevithick

• Nicholas Cugnot

• George Stephenson

• Robert Stephenson

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The first passenger train in India ran from ________ to ________ in 1853.

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Find the capacity of a track if 480 trains pass in a day.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a function of Ballast in permanent way?

• Act as girder

• Distribute load to subgrade

• Guide wheels

• Carry passenger loads

Match

Match the following

• Western railway

• Southern railway

• Northern railway

Mumbai

Chennai

New Delhi

• Mumbai

• Chennai

• New Delhi

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of a rail?

• To act as ballast

• To transfer load to soil

• To guide wheels and carry axle loads

• To fix fish plates

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Select the composition used for manufacturing ordinary rails

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

high carbon steel

Low carbon steel

Medium carbon steel

Alloyed steel

Multiple Choice

What is the composition of carbon in high carbon steel used for rails?

• 0.35 to 0.48%

• 0.55 to 0.68%

• 0.25 to 0.45%

• 0.65 to 0.90%

Multiple Choice

Which type of key is used between the jaws of rail chairs and the web of rail?

• Cotter key

• Fish key

• Wooden or steel tapered key

• Split key

Multiple Choice

Which rail section was invented by Charles Vignole?

• Bull headed

• Flat footed

• Double headed

• Square rail

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The main function of a ________ is to hold rails and transfer load to ballast.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of bearing plates in railway track construction?

a) To prevent thermal expansion

b) To connect two rails

c) To distribute load and prevent sleeper crushing

d) To reduce noise during movement

• a

• b

• c

• d

Match

Match the following

• Double headed rail

• Flat footed rail

• Bull headed rail

Identical head and foot

Large base,most common in India

Thicker head,used at crossing

• Identical head and foot

• Large base,most common in India

• Thicker head,used at crossing

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The length of a standard rail for broad gauge in India is ________ meters

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The rail section “52kg MM HSL VI 88” indicates it was made of ________ manganese steel by Hindustan Steel Ltd.

Multiple Choice

Which gauge is standard for most Indian railways?

• Meter gauge

• Narrow gauge

• Broad gauge

• Standard gauge

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In softwood sleepers, bearing plates are used to prevent ________ of timber fibres under heavy loads.

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The wear limit for rails is prescribed as ________% of the rail weight.

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A rail chair is made of ________ and is used to fix double-headed or bull-headed rails to the sleeper.

Multiple Choice

Which defect causes minute concave depressions that produce sound during train movement?

• Split head

• Kinks

• Corrugated rail

• Hogged rail

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________ are used for fixing the rails to the wooden sleepers.

Multiple Choice

Kinks in rails are formed due to correct packing at joints.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Assertion (A): Split web is a rail defect due to excessive loading.

Reason (R): It usually occurs due to corrosion at the rail head.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

• A is true,R is false

• A is false,R is true

Multiple Choice

The term ‘Creep’ in railway tracks refers to:

• Vertical displacement of sleepers

• Lateral shift of rails

• Longitudinal movement of rails

• Rail bending due to loads

Multiple Choice

Buckling of rails is more frequent in winter.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which theory explains creep due to wheel impact at rail ends?

• Wave theory

• Drag theory

• Impact theory

• Percussion theory

Multiple Choice

Fish plates are used to:

• Strengthen sleepers

• Provide super elevation

• Connect adjacent rail ends

• Pack ballast tightly

Match

Match the following

• Hogged rail

• Wheel burn

• Split burn

Loose fish plates and joints

Slipping on gradients or rain

Manufacturing cavity defect

• Loose fish plates and joints

• Slipping on gradients or rain

• Manufacturing cavity defect

Multiple Choice

Assertion (A): Tilting of rails reduces inside wear.
Reason (R): It is provided on concrete sleepers with outward slope.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A

• A is true,R is false

• A is false,R is true

Multiple Choice

What is the usual slope provided in coning of wheels?

• 1 in 10

• 1 in 20

• 1 in 30

• 1 in 40

Multiple Choice

Assertion (A): Coning of wheels helps to keep the train centrally on the track.
Reason (R): The slope helps prevent derailment by reducing lateral movement.

• A and R are true; R explains A

• A and R are true; R dont explains A

• A is true,R is false

• A is false,R is true