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Curves Design and

1 Formula for safe speed on fully transitioned curve in BG is
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Curves Design and

2 While providing transition curve, the original circular curve is
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Curves Design and
3 Grade Compensation for BG curve per degree of curvature is
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4 Mechanized Track Maintenance A false flange may split open points while travelling in:
5 Curves Design and 5. Maximum rate of change of cant or cant deficiency in BG is
Curves Design and
6 Maximum Cant gradient permissible in exceptional cases on BG curve is
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Curves Design and Check Rail is provided on curve if the degree of curve is
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Curves Design and
8 8. Maximum degree of lead curve that can be permitted/allowed in BG for goods train is
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Curves Design and
9 9. Extra clearance required for two adjacent curve will be
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Curves Design and
10 12. In contrary flexure turnout the negative cant can be permitted upto
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Curves Design and
11 Shift is calculated from the formula
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Curves Design and
12 The minimum radii of vertical curve on BG group A route is
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Curves Design and
13 The maximum allowable super elevation on BG suburban section is ?
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14 Ballast On BG Rajdhani route maximum aggregate abrasion value permitted :
15 Ballast The retention of 65 mm mesh sieve permitted with full accepted rates is –
16 Ballast The retention of 40 mm square mesh sieve with 10% reduction in contract rates is permitted upto –
17 Ballast The minimum cubic content of stack in plain areas is –
18 Ballast Depth of ballast on A route doubling project shall be
19 Ballast For stack having 150 cum quantity the number of samples shall be –
20 Ballast During contract supply period the abrasion value impact value test shall be done ?
21 Ballast For a meter gauge section which is planned for gauge conversion following statement is correct ?

22 Ballast In case of machine crushed ballasts under sized ballast means –

23 Long & Short Welded Rails Breathing length

24 Long & Short Welded Rails A fracture repair without use of rail tensor
A vertical curve is required to be provided at those points of grade where the algebraic difference
25 Track Inspections
between the grades is equal to or more than
Curves Design and A vertical curve is required to be provided at those points of grade where the algebraic difference
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27 TMS AEN of open line can feed the asset data like rails, sleepers, SEJ etc. using his login ID

28 Long & Short Welded Rails During working with BCM in high temp ranges on newly completed TRR, the best option is

29 Long & Short Welded Rails The Value of induced thermal force per degree change of temperature for 52 kg
30 Long & Short Welded Rails Distressing temperature for zone IV, 52 kg & 60 kg rail station is
31 Long & Short Welded Rails LWR/SWR may be continued through reverse curves not sharper than (ZONE IV)
32 Formation & Soil At least one test for quality check of blanket material shall be done per volume of:
33 Formation & Soil Mechanics What is the steepest embankment side slope adopted on Indian Railway :
34 Formation & Soil Mechanics Permissible range of cross slope on top of formation is:
35 select As per IRTMM squeezing pressure for point & PSC sleeper is
36 Formation & Soil Mechanics Most suitable roller breaking the clods in cohesive soil is:
37 Formation & Soil Mechanics Fines in a soil mass are the particles which have size smaller than:
38 Formation & Soil Mechanics Clay size particles in a soil mass have size less than:
39 Formation & Soil Mechanics What is the standard formation width for new BG Single line & Double line:
40 Formation & Soil Mechanics For a soil to be classified as "well graded", what condition should be satisfied:
41 Formation & Soil Mechanics The Liquid Limit minus Plastic Limit is termed as:
42 Formation & Soil Mechanics The symbol ‘OH’ for classification indicates

43 Formation & Soil Mechanics Consolidation is a process involving:

44 Formation & Soil Mechanics As the value of drainage path increases the time required for consolidation will:
45 Formation & Soil Mechanics Compression of soils occurs rapidly if voids are occupied by:
46 Formation & Soil Mechanics For a soil layer with double drainage and thickness H, the drainage path is equal to:
47 Formation & Soil Mechanics Compaction of a soil:
48 Formation & Soil Mechanics The process of compaction of a soil involves:
49 Formation & Soil Mechanics Standard Penetration Test is best suited for:
50 Formation & Soil Mechanics Shear strength of cohesion-less soil depends upon
51 Formation & Soil Mechanics The angle made by the tangent to failure envelopes with horizontal in MohrÂ’s Circle is:
52 Formation & Soil Mechanics Shear Strength of soil is determined by the equation:
53 Formation & Soil Mechanics Berms in embankment are used to:

54 Formation & Soil Mechanics Slope Stability analysis of new bank shall be made considering:

55 Formation & Soil Mechanics Black cotton soil is not suitable for construction of embankment because of:
56 Formation & Soil Mechanics Vane shear test is a:
57 Formation & Soil Mechanics During Final Location Survey, the boring is normally done along the alignment at a spacing of :

58 Formation & Soil Mechanics Borrow areas/pits should not be located within what distance away from toe of the embankment:
59 Formation & Soil Mechanics What is the term used specifically in "two layer system" of embankment construction:
60 Formation & Soil Mechanics What "N" value (from SPT) of sub-soil will necessitate Ground Improvement:
61 Formation & Soil Mechanics Which out of following type of soil category will have less than 12% of fines:
62 Long & Short Welded Rails Gap at SEJ for 52 kg/60 kg Rail section at td is

63 Long & Short Welded Rails The period of consolidation for BG concrete sleeper track

64 Long & Short Welded Rails Longitudinal Ballast resistance for BG PRC SD 1660 No./Km in Kg/cm/Rail
65 Long & Short Welded Rails At td the distance of tongue rail tip from reference line at SEJ in case of 52 kg Rail section is
66 Long & Short Welded Rails Glued Joints to be used in LWR
67 Long & Short Welded Rails LWR to be distressed if no. of fracture in one km exceeds
68 Long & Short Welded Rails In level crossing approach SEJ can be laid
69 Mechanized Track Maintenance At the close of tamping work, ramp should be flatter than
70 Long & Short Welded Rails Buffer rails are provided in lieu of SEJ at the end of LWR with the permission of
71 Long & Short Welded Rails Destressing of LWR is the operation to be carried out

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72 Bouncing is caused by....
Tolerances

73 Long & Short Welded Rails Emergency repairs to a buckled track involves

74 Long & Short Welded Rails Normally, while performing manual attention to track on LWR, opening of sleepers is limited to
75 Long & Short Welded Rails The maximum length of CWR is
76 Long & Short Welded Rails As per latest correction slip formation width for single line LWR/CWR is
77 Long & Short Welded Rails The steepest gradient permitted for laying LWR/CWR is
78 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum cushion of ballast for LWR for speed upto 130 kmph is
79 Long & Short Welded Rails In the breathing length there is movement as well as thermal force
80 Long & Short Welded Rails The maximum curvature permitted is 50 for LWR laying in zone I. (True / False).
Curves Design and
81 The radius of 5 deg. curve is 35 deg meter (True/False)
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82 Long & Short Welded Rails For LWR on 60 kg rail section in Zone I, the destressing temperature is fixed as
Curves Design and
83 The frequency of curve inspection for AEN on PSC sleeper track is
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Curves Design and
84 With direction inward (Inward/outward).
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85 Ballast what is the maximum imapact value permitted for BG ballast in normal course
86 Ballast what is the maximum abraision value permitted for BG ballast in normal course
87 Ballast what is the maximum water absorption value permitted for BG ballast in normal course
88 Formation & Soil Mechanics what is the maximum height permitted for BG ballast stack in normal course
89 Ballast what is the minimum height permitted for BG ballast stack in hilly terrain
90 Ballast which is the test to determine the hardness of the ballast
91 Ballast which is the test to determine the toughness of the ballast
92 Long & Short Welded Rails Destressing temeprature td for 52kg rails will be within temperature range
For 52 kg rail section, thermit force in LWR is. per
93 Long & Short Welded Rails
degree centigrade
94 Long & Short Welded Rails The welded rail passes through yards including points & crossings is known as:
95 Long & Short Welded Rails The sleeper density for LWR track with PRC sleeper for Zone III & IV is
96 Long & Short Welded Rails Deep screening can be done in LWr/CWR when temperature falls within;
97 Track Inspections ADEN Should carry out night foot plate inspection once Â… Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…..
98 Long & Short Welded Rails All types of maintenance in lWR/CWR can be done within temp.
99 Track Inspections ADEN should inspect each water supply installationÂ…Â… Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…..
100 Long & Short Welded Rails Formula for calculating breathing length in LWR
Conventional Track
101 Speed potential for ‘D’ route on B.G.
Maintenance and Renewals
102 Long & Short Welded Rails Breathing Length depends on
Conventional Track
103 Gang diary and Gang chart to be preserved for -
Maintenance and Renewals
Conventional Track
104 Overhauling of track is done to –
Maintenance and Renewals
Conventional Track
105 Frequency of over hauling of track is –
Maintenance and Renewals
106 Long & Short Welded Rails Cold weather patrol will be introduced when rail temp. falls below:
Conventional Track
107 Deep Screening of track is done to
Maintenance and Renewals
108 Rail/Weld failures and USFD USFD machine Calibration is to be Done Once----------
109 Long & Short Welded Rails During hot weather patrol, patrolman will carry:
110 Rail/Weld failures and USFD USFD machine Sensitivity setting is to be done --.
111 Rail/Weld failures and USFD USFD Machine Characteristic are to be checked -------------
112 Rail/Weld failures and USFD ------------------ button/s are used for calibration of USFD machine.
113 Long & Short Welded Rails For manual consolidation of ballast for LWR it is required to pass traffic in gross tones (B.G.)
114 Rail/Weld failures and USFD -------------- button/s is to be used for sensitivity setting of the USFD machine.
115 Rail/Weld failures and USFD At rail manufacturing plant complete rail section is being tested by USFD
116 Long & Short Welded Rails How many rounds of machine packing are required after deep screening in LWr/CWR
Out put of DRT is approximately as compared to
117 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
SRT.
118 Rail/Weld failures and USFD NO of probes on SRT ------------
119 Rail/Weld failures and USFD No of probes on DRT
120 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In case of IMR defect has to impose SR.
121 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Frequency of Ultrasonic waves are

Velocity of Longitudinal Waves (Normal Probe)are Than

122 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
Transverse/Shear Waves(angular Probe
123 Long & Short Welded Rails LWR/CWR can be laid on vertical cure where algebric difference between two grades is:
124 Long & Short Welded Rails Maximum radius of vertical curve on Ãn'route
125 Long & Short Welded Rails LWR/CWR can not be laid on curves having radius sharper than:
126 Long & Short Welded Rails 600mm ballast width will be kept in lWR where radius of reverse curve is sharper than
127 Long & Short Welded Rails For destressing LWR by tensor to will be
128 Long & Short Welded Rails In case of destressing by tensor desressing temp. will be
129 Long & Short Welded Rails oiling in SEJ is must, once;
130 Long & Short Welded Rails Geasing of SEJ gauge face is must, once;
131 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum clean ballast cushion in lWR :
132 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum shoulder ballast on outside of curve in LWR track:
133 select Breathing length must not fall on
134 Long & Short Welded Rails SEJ must not fall on curves having radius
135 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum gap at SEJ in 52 kg rail shall be

136 Long & Short Welded Rails Hot weather patrolling is to introduced in LWR territory having sleepers other than PRC

137 Mechanized Track Maintenance Max. no. of machines which can work in one block section

138 Mechanized Track Maintenance Min. clean cushion required for TTM working

139 Mechanized Track Maintenance Tamping tool depth below the bottom adge of sleeper in case of flat bottom sleepers

140 Mechanized Track Maintenance Squeezing pressure in case of pRC sleeper

141 Mechanized Track Maintenance Number of insertion required on PRC track upto 30mm lift:

142 Mechanized Track Maintenance Progressive of CSM tamping m/c per effective hour

143 Mechanized Track Maintenance Frequency of tamping of PRC sleepers

At the close of tamping work in mechanised maintenance. P.Way Manula prescribes ramp gentler
144 Mechanized Track Maintenance
than:

145 Rolling Stock An accident will be termed as serious accident when the loss of Railway property is more than:
146 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Probe angle are angle of Wave---
Prominent failure on IR are on account of ----------------------
147 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
failure of Rail

148 Point & Crossings By reduction of switch entry angle

149 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Premature tapping can cause

150 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Presently Rail failures are more than Weld Failures on IR
151 Rolling Stock As per IRCA rules, the rejection limits for wheel flange thcikness is :

153 Rolling Stock Axle counter is provided with a purpose

154 Rolling Stock When a cause of a derailment is disputed, track measurements shall be taken. in rear & ahead
155 Rolling Stock For taking track measurement at accident site stations shall be marked at apart
156 Rolling Stock In a semi permanent (BG) diversion the gradient should not be steeper than

157 Long & Short Welded Rails Central portion of LWR means

158 Rolling Stock Min. sleeper density in case of semi permanent diversion
159 Rolling Stock For permitting non stop 15 kmph S/R the gradient shall not be steeper than
160 Rolling Stock Derailing Force in Nadal egination is devoted by
161 Rolling Stock A wheel is clarified as Woon root when root radius of wheel radius to less then. mm
162 Rolling Stock For having non-stop 15 kmph speed restriction for semi permanent division
163 Rolling Stock Radius of the curves for B.G. Semi permanent diversion should not less than. metres

164 Project Management What is DCF

165 Schedule of Dimensions Maximum horizontal distance from centre of track to face of passenger platform coping for B.G. is

The BG track with section speed more than 110 kmph having >
166 Formation & Soil Mechanics
g location require attention
167 select Centre line method for layout calculation is used for
168 Formation & Soil Mechanics First Track Recording Car called the Amsler Car was imported by Indian Railways in the year 1963.
169 Track Machine Maintenance For maintenance tamping squeezing time as per latest instruction is
170 Project Management CRS sanction is not required for
171 Track CRS sanction is required for raising of speed from 105 to 110 KMPH
172 Track Machine Maintenance What is the maximum lift which can be applied to PSC track with single insertion
173 select During tamping on concrete sleeper track, the maximum general lift allowed is

Curves Design and

174 Equilibrium speed is the speed on a curve with corresponding equilibrium cant such that:
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Curves Design and Fan shaped layout of Points and Crossing is having fan shaped sleeper orientation in Crossing
175
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176 Track Machine Maintenance Total No of Tamping Tool in Tamping Express is
177 Track Machine Maintenance The reference Rail for lining on curve is normally
178 Track Machine Vm correction when entering from straight to transition will be directed
179 Track Machine Maintenance Error reduction ratio in 3-Point Lining is around
180 Track Machine Maintenance Which of the machine has crane for handling material
181 Track Machine Maintenance Best Method for lining when fixed reference point for position of original curve is available is

182 Track Machine Maintenance Best Method for lining when track geometry and fixed references are not known

183 Track Machine Maintenance Which does not give Fd value (Front trolley slew) for design lining
184 Track Machine Maintenance Datum Rail on curves is normally
185 Track Machine Maintenance Rear pendulum in some machines are provided for
186 Track Machine Maintenance Two insertions during Tamping should be done if general Lift is
187 Track Machine Maintenance Adjustment during tamping on vertical curve is called
Following is not required to be fed during Geometry/Elementary mode of 3 point lining and
188 Track Machine Maintenance
levelling
189 Track Machine Maintenance 3rd Rail Lifting facility is provided in
190 Track Machine Maintenance During Maintenance tamping, DTS should be used in
191 Track Machine Maintenance DTS should not be used
192 Track Machine Maintenance In DGS 62 N supplied by M/s Plasser, the vibration of track with constant vertical pre load is in

193 Track Machine Maintenance Tamping Cycle includes following times

194 Track Machine Maintenance ALC measuring run speed is
195 Track Machine Maintenance Cutter Bar of BCM can be increased by adding pieces, each of length up to
196 Track Machine Maintenance Maximum slewing possible by BCM is
197 Track Machine Maintenance Which of the following BRM is provided with hopper for ballast

198 Track Machine Maintenance Central plough is provided in which of the BRM machine
199 Track Machine Maintenance Frequency of deep screening is
200 Track Machine Maintenance SBCM is for cleaning of
201 Track Machine Maintenance The cutting chain in BCM rotates
202 Track Machine Maintenance The progress of Duomatic Tamping Machine in an hour of block is
203 Track Machine Maintenance In which of the following tamping machine satellite unit is not provided
204 Track Machine Maintenance Which is the special feature of Points & Xing tamping machine (UNIMAT)
205 Track Machine Maintenance The auxiliary track rail should not be above the running rail by more than
206 Track Machine Maintenance The machine used for Points & Xings renewal is
Conventional Track
207 Flat tyre causes maximum damage at a speed of
Maintenance and Renewals
208 Track Machine Maintenance Minimum clean ballast cushion required for deployment of tamping machine is
209 Track Machine Maintenance The Vm correction in four point lining is fed in front cabin in
210 Track Machine Maintenance In 3 point lining method

211 Track Machine Maintenance In design mode of alignment

The motorized trolleys of T-28 can lift vertically by mm

212 Track Machine Maintenance
and can move laterally by mm on either side.
213 Track Machine Maintenance Which one is adjustment in horizontal curve
Curves Design and
214 The switch length of a tournout is meansure from
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215 select For a Girder Bridge, the clear distance between joint sleeper shall not exceed
Curves Design and
216 The length of CMS crossing is:
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Curves Design and
217 The maximum wear permitted on CMS crossing of a 60 Kg Turnout on Rajdhani Route is:(repeat)
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Curves Design and
218 If F is the crossing angle then crossing number N is equal to: (DUPLICATE)
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 Curves Design and For a vehicle running at a speed higher than the equilibrium speed, will experience off-
219
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Curves Design and
220 For cubic parabola, as transition curve, curvature gradient is constant
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221 Mechanized Track Maintenance For maintenance tamping squeezing time as per IRTMM is

Curves Design and

222 The rate of change of cant deficiency in BG track is restricted to:
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223 Track Machine Maintenance Full form of TRT is

Curves Design and Dynamic gauge for BG on Indian Railways is taken as
224
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Curves Design and
225 On I.R., the Chord Length for measurement of Versine on curves is taken as :
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Curves Design and The length of transition curve is generally governed by
226
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Curves Design and
227 The Criteria, governing the Limiting value of the cant deficiency is .
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Curves Design and The maximum value of cant excess for a B.G. curve on I.R. is
228
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Curves Design and
229 Shift for a circular curve of 600 m radius provided with 120 m long transition curve is: a.
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230 Track Machine Maintenance Gauge of auxiliary track for PQRS working is
231 Track Machine Maintenance General lift in design levelling should be:

Curves Design and

232 If transition length of a curve is increased, the circular curve will shift inward. (DUPLICATE)
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Curves Design and
233 The maximum Cant that can be provided on group ‘A’ route is 185 mm.(repeat)
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234 Higher the Ride Index better will be the quality of track from comfort point of view.
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Curves Design and Overturning can occur due to Cant deficiency, though it is not a governing criteria to decide the
235
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Curves Design and In case of right hand turnout when the point is set for turnout side the gap between left hand Stock
236
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Curves Design and On account of cant in wing rail of CMS crossing wing rail, wear measured on 60kg CMS crossing is
237
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238 Geotechnical Soil Horizontal spread of Sub Soil is measured by :
A 1 in 12 turnout is taking off from outside of a 1° curve. The resultant curvature load of the
Curves Design and
239 turnout will be approximately
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.
240 select Hydrogen content in rail helps increase its ductility and strength and is a positive component.
241 select If Transition length is increased, the circular curve would shift
242 new title In 3-tier system, reconditioning of P & C will be done by-
Select the correct track category of a Twist defect from options given below, the details of which are
243 Mechanized Track Maintenance
as under :

244 Mechanized Track Maintenance The TRC does not measure

245 select In case of detection of IMR defect 30 Kmph or stricter speed restriction should be imposed by

The limit of SD for planned maintenance and urgent maintenance for unevenness on 9.6 m chord is
5.5 mm and 6.2 mm respectively. The measured SD value for a km is 6.1 mm for unevenness on 9.6
246 Mechanized Track Maintenance
m chord for a given block. The marking in the TGI report for that given block due to this parameter
will be -

247 Mechanized Track Maintenance Which of the following is incorrect

 The peak based system like A, B, C & D categorization and CTR value is based on the number of
248 Mechanized Track Maintenance
peaks exceeding a predefined value of defect

249 Mechanized Track Maintenance Foot Plate/Rear window inspection is a subjective assessment of track condition.

Higher the numerical value of the Ride Index, better will be the quality of track from comfort point
250 Mechanized Track Maintenance
of view.

251 Mechanized Track Maintenance The track tolerances prescribed in para 607(2) of IRPWM are safety tolerances

252 Mechanized Track Maintenance The SD based tolerances are available for a minimum speed of 100 Km/h

253 Mechanized Track Maintenance Maintenance tolerances are prescribed in IRPWM

254 Mechanized Track Maintenance Three point lining can not be used on curves.

255 Mechanized Track Maintenance For transition curves Vm correction is to be applied while working in three point lining mode.

Track Monitoring, Track In case of track where maximum permissible speed is 120 kmph, for through tamping of a PWI
256
Tolerances section

257 Turnouts and Curves The switch length of a turnout is measured from:
258 Turnouts and Curves The check rail clearance for turnout with 1673 mm gauge is:

259 Turnouts and Curves By reduction of switch entry angle:

In case of right hand turnout when the point is set for turnout side the gap between left hand Stock
260 Turnouts and Curves
Rail and left hand Tongue Rail at JOH should be:
Curves Design and In non-transitioned curves on BG routes the Cant is run up and run out in m long virtual
261
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262 Point & Crossings In PSC sleeper layout the approach sleepers (1AS, 2AS, 3A, 4A) are provided for:

A 1 in 12 turnout is taking off from outside of a 1° curve. The resultant curvature of the turnout
263 Turnouts and Curves
will be approximately .
264 select Inadequate pre-heating will cause ----------------------------
265 Track Increase in temp in LWR from td level will generate

266 Mechanized Track Maintenance Lifting cum lining unit is situated close to
267 new title Lurch is parasitic movement -
268 select lurching of vehicles on track may happen due to alignment and/or gauge defects in track.
Curves Design and
269 On I.R., the Chord Length for measurement of Versine on curves is taken as
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Curves Design and Dynamic gauge for BG on Indian Railways is taken as
270
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Curves Design and The length of transition curve is generally governed by
271
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Curves Design and
272 10. The Criteria, governing the Limiting value of the cant deficiency is .
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Curves Design and The maximum value of cant excess for a B.G. curve on I.R. is
273
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Curves Design and
274 Maximum value of actual cant on BG group ‘A’ route is restricted to:
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Curves Design and
275 Shift for a circular curve of 600 m radius provided with 120 m long transition curve is:
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276 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum authorized official to certify track after attending buckling of track is
Curves Design and
278 If transition length of a curve is increased, the circular curve will shift inward.
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Curves Design and Overturning can occur due to Cant deficiency, though it is not a governing criteria to decide the
279
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280 The maximum Cant that can be provided on group ‘A’ route is 185 mm.
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281 Mechanized Track Maintenance In 3 point lining method (REPEAT)

282 select Minimum clearance of check rail at level crossing shall be
283 Point & Crossings Minimum throw of switch for new work (for BG) as per SOD is:
284 Mechanized Track Maintenance Name the BCM Machine that can deep screen only plain track and not turn out

285 Mechanized Track Maintenance What is the maximum lift which can be applied to PSC track with single insertion ?

286 Mechanized Track Maintenance The maximum wear of tamping tool permitted is:

Name the Unimat Machine which is having facility for lifting and tamping the third rail on points
287 Mechanized Track Maintenance
and crossing:

288 select OMS result will not give

289 Mechanized Track Maintenance The tamping cycle of track on PSC sleepers is:

290 Mechanized Track Maintenance The Operators of track machines should be fit in:

291 Mechanized Track Maintenance During working of TRT, there should not be any infringements within

292 Mechanized Track Maintenance The lifting capacity of PQRS 201 portal crane is:

The minimum separation between two machines when moving as convoy in a block section should
293 Mechanized Track Maintenance
be:
294 Track Machine Maintenance If exsting curve has SE, X mm more the desired SE, the general lift should be
295 Points & Xings and Curves Maximum thickness of flange of wheel as per SOD is
296 Points & Xings and Curves Limiting Radius of curves on BG as per SOD is 220m
Curves Design and On heel of switch spherical washer is provided on left or right hand side depending upon whether it
297
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The versine value(in cm) at mid-chord position approximately represents the degree of curvature, if
298 Points & Xings and Curves
the chord length is
On Cuves for doubling work on a goup 'A' route with speed increse potential to 200 km/h the, SE to
299 Points & Xings and Curves
be provided will be
300 Points & Xings and Curves For future layouts the recommended cant gradient for transition curves is
301 Points & Xings and Curves The virtual transition length for BG is 14.785m
Track Monitoring, Track The track has to be maintained to C&M-1 tolerances as provided in paragraph 607(2) – of
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Tolerances IRPWM (CS No.45 of IRPWM) for the sections

303 Track Monitoring, Which is track monitoring system that does not give the Ride Index values –

Track Monitoring, Track

304 The limitations of manual systems which is not correct.
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track Which is not a different systems/mechanical means available with Indian Railways to assess the
305
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Track Monitoring, Track

306 The results of the OMS depends on the –
Tolerances
Curves Design and
307 Overturning about outer rail may occur, if actual cant is more than cant required.
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Track Monitoring, Track
308 based method suitable for isolated attention in track monitoring
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track The BG track with sectional speed more than 110 kmph having
309
Tolerances > g location require attention,if accelerationpeaks exceeds
Track Monitoring, Track
310 Alignment is given with weightage factor of in calculation of TGI
Tolerances
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311 After machine packing of PWI Section as per TM 115 Circular,
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track If the value of TGI of the PWIÂ’s section is greater than 80, we should not look at the other
313
Tolerances resultsin the TGI reports as all the parametres are taken care of and considered good.
314 Track RDSO report CT-35 is for
Track Monitoring, Track
315 OMS-2000 result will not give
Tolerances
The limit of SD for priority II (planned maintenance) and priority I (urgent maintenance) for
Track Monitoring, Track unevenness on 9.6 m chord is 5.5 mm and 6.2 mm respectively. The measured SD value for a km is
316
Tolerances 6.1 mm for unevenness on 9.6 m chord for a given block .The marking the column MI in the Km
wise report for that block due to this parameter will be –
Track Monitoring, Track For a coaching stock running at 90 km/h, whose natural frequency is 1 cycle per second, the chord
317
Tolerances length for measurement and reporting of defects would be approximately.

Track Monitoring, Track If we do OMS recording of the same section using the same coach at speed of 80 kmph and the at a
318
Tolerances 120 kmph, then the following statement will generally be true-

Track Monitoring, Track TGI value of a block is calculated as 55 using the ALI (alignment index) value of 60 by mistake.
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Tolerances The correct value of ALI was 80. What would be the correct value of TGI?

Track Monitoring, Track

320 What is the frequency of the Oscillograph car run on other than Group ‘A’ routes
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track

321 Which is the detail that is not displayed in the TRC run records
Tolerances
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322 The track with A5 category has 5 peaks more than limit
Tolerances
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323 based method suitable for isolated attention in track monitoring
Tolerances
 Track Monitoring, Track TGI is indicative of overall condition of track, however for maintenance needs, the parameter wise
324
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325 Track Monitoring, Foot Plate /Rear window inspection is a relatively subjective assessment of vehicle response
Track Monitoring, Track
326 Twist is reported on base of 3.6 m as well as on a base of 4.8 m
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track In a PWIÂ’s section more than 40 % of section has a TGI value of more than 90.But the index for
327
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328 select Riding comfort as given by Ride Index depends on -

Track Monitoring, Track If the value of TGI of the PWIÂ’s section 100, means that all the parameters are within acceptable
329
Tolerances limit.
Track Monitoring, Track A typical kilometre of track with more than 10 peaks exceeding the limits of a particular category is
330
Tolerances classified in next lower category for a given track parameter
Track Monitoring, Track
331 Non-recording speed for OMS on “A” Routes is Less than 75 Kmph
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track Measuring system has to be calibrated so that it gives the same measurement for the same
332
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Track Monitoring, Track
333 is due to alignment defect either due to bad alignment or varying gauge.
Tolerances
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334 In TRCs KM of track is further devided into units of M each, which are called blocks.
Tolerances
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335 Alignment defect is measured by measuring the chord versine on specified chord.
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track
336 A block could be less than 200 m in length.
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track For new track the indices value of each of the four parametres- Alignment,Twist,Gauge &
337
Tolerances Uneveness would be
 Track Monitoring, Track What is the track category (as per details of peak exceedences for Twist given below) For Band A
338
Tolerances no. of peaks 17, for B - 10, for c - 6 & for D - 0.
Track Monitoring, Track What is the track category of a defect which is as under (for uneveness defect)? FOR BAND A -27
339
Tolerances PEAKS, FOR B - 15, FOR C - 11 & FOR D - 5.
Track Monitoring, Track Write down the Track Category for the track having Alignment defects for Band A -32 Peaks, For B
340
Tolerances - 17, For C - 12 & For D - 0.
Track Monitoring, Track What is the track category of defect Alignment for the peaks exceeding the band A -27, B-18, C-13
341
Tolerances & D-11.?
Track Monitoring, Track Select the correct track category of a Twist defect from aoptions given under for a band A - 15
342
Tolerances Peaks, for B - 12, for C - 9 & for D - 0.
343 Fastenings Greasing of ERC inserts should be done by using grease meeting following requirements
344 Fastenings Toe load testing of ERC during maintenance is done at a frequency of

345 Fastenings Through replacement of ERC should be done if

346 Level Crossing Special class Level Crossing has TVU greater than
347 Level Crossing All special, ‘A’ and ‘B’ class of Level Crossing shall be

348 Level Crossing Engineering gates are gates that are situated
349 Level Crossing Number of detonators to be provided at Level Crossing gate are
350 Level Crossing Height gauge should be provided normally away from gate post at a distance of
351 Level Crossing Census for Level Crossing should be taken at a frequency of
352 MMU MMU-I as in IRPWM Para-228 is to be provided as
353 MMU Reconditioning of Points & Crossings is to be executed by
354 MMU Rail borne maintenance vehicle has following facilities
355 Schedule of Inspection Trolley inspection of entire subdivision should be done by AEN at a frequency of
356 Schedule of Inspection Fast train inspection should be done by AEN covering his Sub- division at a frequency
357 Schedule of Inspection Night foot plate inspection should be done by AEN between
358 Small Track Machine Drilling time for rail drilling machine is specified as
359 Small Track Machine Rail tensor in Small Track Machine manual has a pulling capacity of
360 Small Track Machine Specified weight of self propelled light weight trolley is
361 Small Track Machine AEN should inspect Small Track machineÂ’s once in
Track Monitoring, Track SD based track index helps in identifying localized defects while Peak based index helps in
362
Tolerances identifying continuous bad stretch.
363 Point & Crossings If F is the crossing angle then crossing number N is equal to:
364 Mechanized Track Maintenance Seive size of BCM as per IRTMM is

On account of cant in wing rail of CMS crossing wing rail, wear measured on 60kg CMS crossing is
365 Point & Crossings
reduced by
A 1 in 12 turnout is taking off from inside of a 1° curve. The resultant curvature of the lead curve
366 Point & Crossings
of the turnout will be approximately
Insertion or removal of P & C in a running line affecting layout may be carried out without sanction
367 Point & Crossings
of CRS
368 Point & Crossings The gap between top of stretcher bar and bottom of stock rail should be at least 3.0 mm
369 Point & Crossings Fan shaped layout of Points and Crossing is due to sleeper orientation in Crossing portion
370 Point & Crossings There could be difference in the rail top level of stock and tongue rail in case of overriding switch

371 Schedule of Dimensions As per Schedule I, chapter I, minimum distance centre to centre of tracks for existing work shall be
372 select SEJ for LWR cannot be located at
Where 25KV AC traction is likely to be used, minimum height above rail level, at centre of track,
373 Schedule of Dimensions
for light overhead structures such as Foot Over Bridges shall be
As per chapter II, Schedule I for new works & alteration to existing work, recommended Gradient in
374 Schedule of Dimensions
station yard shall be

375 Schedule of Dimensions There must be no change of grades within Â…Â…Â…Â… Â…m of any points & crossings
376 Schedule of Dimensions Minimum horizontal distance from centre of track to face of passenger platform coping shall be
377 Schedule of Dimensions Maximum horizontal distance from centre of track to face of any platform wall shall be
378 Schedule of Dimensions Minimum clearance between toe of open switch and stock rail for existing work
If any material stack is by the side of the track. Does its clearance from centre line of track have
379 Schedule of Dimensions
SOD implications?

380 Rail/Weld failures and USFD shelf life of welding portion is

381 Turnouts and Curves Slide Blocks are used in turnout to

382 Mechanized Track Maintenance Squeezing pressure to be set for PSC sleepers on normal track

383 TMS For the asset data e.g. curve fed by JE not confirmed by SSE - Mark the correct one

384 TMS For which feature the data can be fed for only one km of track at a time?
385 TMS Inspection of any asset has to be done by JE/SSE and then confirmed by SSE/AEN
386 TMS In case inspection of an ASSET becomes overdue

In a division where TMS is fully implemented, once the data for assets is confirmed by SE, no
387 TMS
change can done except for be doing it through the asset change. (True/False)

388 TMS Which is an indirect inspection

389 TMS AEN can feed asset data for-
390 TMS Progress of track machine is fed by
 The option available in TMS for getting the details at a specific location (like in case of an accident/
391 TMS
breaches) is called?
392 TMS Raw Data of the TRC is uploaded into TMS system by login of

393 TMS Employee list

The compliance for replacement of IMR weld can be done through the sub-module -Location
394 TMS
needing attention- (True/False)
From message center, message can be sent to anyone on Indian Railways right from JE to ME
395 TMS
without even knowing there email address (True/False)
The schedule/ programme of inspections of the junior official can be modified by senior official i.e.
396 TMS
SSE can modify the inspection planning of JE (True/False)
If we change a defective weld and replace it with a 6 m rail piece, this rail piece can be seen in the
397 TMS
track diagram, once this is fed through the asset change (True/False).
For complying the items appearing in Location needing attention, the following details are to be
398 TMS
filled

399 TMS The following conditions should be complied before the inspection of LWR can be done and saved

400 TMS Information Dump is a function used for

401 select If condition warrant to stop train at the site, the driver should be advised through written memo.

Works of short duration are the works which can be completed by sunset and no S/R thereafter is
402 select
required.
403 Track Inspections 52 Kg. rail on 60 Kg. sleeper will have GFN liner combination of

404 Mechanized Track Maintenance Squeezing pressure to be set for PSC sleepers on turnout in UNIMAT is
405 select Extra clearance required for two adjacent curve will be
406 select Standard play in case of new wheels is. mm
407 select For stack having 150 cum quantity the number of samples shall be ânn
408 select As per revised instruction height of height gauge should be kept where height of OHE is 5.5 meter

409 select As per Schedule I, chapter I, minimum distance center to center of tracks for new work shall be

410 Mechanized Track Maintenance Tamping machine does not make correction to
411 Turnouts and Curves The 1 in 8.5/1 in 12 switches used on PSC sleeper layout are
412 Long & Short Welded Rails The anchor length of LWR on BG is
413 Track The behavior of LWR shall depend upon

Curves Design and The cant gradient in exceptional circumstances for BG on transition curve should not be steeper
414
Realignment than:
415 Point & Crossings The check rail clearance for turnout with 1673 mm gauge is
416 select Premature tapping ânn can cause--------------------
The BG track with sectional speed more than 110 kmph having
417 select
> g location require attention, if acceleration peaks exceeds
418 select Three point lining cannot be used on curves.
419 select The condition will be called as thin flange, when the flange thickness becomes less than:

420 select Which of works are pre requisites for tamping machine

421 select As per new correction slip of IRTMM , squeezing time is

422 select Write true or false In lining track machine measures only one rail and rectify that rail
423 Long & Short Welded Rails The first action during event of rail fracture on LWR track is

424 Track what is true for a Breathing length

425 Rail/Weld failures and USFD A introduction of longer rail when removed during fracture repaired
426 Track Machine Maintenance The function that cannot be performed by MPT is
427 Track The minimum competency for supervision of tamping operation is
The maximum possible rail temp variation for 60 kg rail section under Zone—IV shall be (When td
428 Track
= tm + 10)
429 Track How much gap is kept in double gap SEJ at the time of de- stressing?

430 Track Deep screening of track should be done-

431 Track Lifting of track should not exceed ………mm at a time.

432 Track What is the Max. design gap in single gap improved SEJ
433 Track Nos. of cut by Abrasive Rail Cutter on 52 Kg. 90 UTS Rail shall be minimum ---
434 Track Tolerance for vertical Cut by Abrasive Rail Cutter is --
435 Track Lift by 10/15 T hydraulic Track Jack is appx. --
The STM/tools shall be procured only from manufacturers/suppliers approved by RDSO/RB as per
436 Track
specifications and drawings approved by RDSO/RB.
437 Track An inspection of STM shall be carried out by SSE/P.Way at least once in --
438 Track Distance between two consecutive supports while stacking rails should not be more than---
439 Track Number of layers in a stack of rail should not be more than---
440 Track What is the percentage of earnest money of up contract values of 100 Rs
441 Track What is the frequency of calibration testing in Rails of weld testing ?
442 Rail/Weld failures and USFD What is the frequency of sensitivity setting of rail and weld testing ?
443 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Validity of competency certificate of welder is?
444 Track Max. Vertical wear permitted for welding 52kg rail joint is……….
445 Track SSE (P. Way) doing the Push Trolly inspection in the entire section

446 Track The level crossing inspection done by the SSE. (P. Way) in the entire section

447 Track The design Versine of 4 Deg curve is -

As per new IRPWM-2020 THE PUSH TROLLEY AND ON
448 select
FOOT inspection schedule depends upon

449 select In IR, meaning of SKV welding is

450 select Lateral alignment of rail for AT welding when checked with 1.0 m straight edge is.
451 select Unsquared cut of rail end for AT welding shall cause.
452 select For AT welding with compressed air petrol mix pre-heating time and pressure of compressed air is

453 select To ensure uniform pre-heating of rail for AT welding

454 select In Flash butt welding process.

455 select Flash butt welding is better in quality as compared to AT welding
456 select For checking straightness of rail ends before Flash butt welding straight edge is.
457 Point & Crossings The gap at the gapless joint can be more than zero.
458 select RT-3 manual is used for calculation of.

459 select At curve General Lift is decide on the basis of

460 select Concept of General lift is applicable in

461 select K-Value correction is

462 select General Lift in tamping machine is

463 select Missing tool in tamping machine will result into

464 select Important track parameters attended by tamping machine is/are
465 select Generally for better result in smoothening mode of working on curve.
466 select Squeezing pressure for PSC plain track is
467 select Missing tool is not permitted as per the norms given in IRTMM.

468 Ballast While tamping on turnout

469 select DTS machine has two mode of working which is.

For lining , track machine correct the alignment of only one pre selected rail and other rail gets
470 select
aligned automatically being fixed with other rail.
471 select During Lining, tamping machine correct
472 select Gauge of Auxilary Track at PQRS site is
473 select Quality of track parameter after tamping by machine depends upon.
474 select Increase in temp in LWR from td level will generate.
475 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Introduction of longer rail when removed during fracture repair.
476 select Destressing of LWR is the operation to be carried out .
477 select Normally, while performing manual attention to track On LWR, opening of sleepers is limited to.

478 select The steepest gradient permitted for laying LWR/CWR in LWR manual is
479 select A length greater than m will normally function as LWR on BG
480 select For carrying out repair of rail fracture, the length of rail taken out must be

481 Point & Crossings The length of CMS crossing is

482 select Maximum cant allowed on BG A route is
483 select As per SOD for existing works the minimum Throw of Switch should be

484 select Choose the correct answer

485 select In TMS store module

486 Mechanized Track Maintenance The lifting capacity of PQRS 201 portal crane is

Unloading of 20 rail panel should be started from -------------

487 select
layer
488 select Heel divergence for BG turnout for 1 in 8.5 curved switch is
Curves Design and
489 The limiting radius of curves on IR for the BG is 220 m.
Realignment

490 select Realignment of curve depends upon

491 select In case of closed to road level crossing responsibility of exchange of number for opening of LC
492 select Check rail clearance at level crossing is
493 select Level crossing having TVU > 50000 is classified as
494 select Speed breaker at level crossing is provided at
495 select Medical category of gateman is
496 select Stores which are obtained for specific works are classified as
497 select Switch length is the distance between
498 select Block overlap distance is measured from
499 select Ballast resistance in DC track circuited area is
500 select Now-a-days Overriding switches are used in Indian railway
501 select For new work minimum throw of switch for 1 in 12 normal turnout (not thick web switch) is
502 select Switch entry angle for 1 in 12 curved PSC turnout is
TNC (Theoretical Nose of Crossing) is used as a reference point for all layout calculations specially
503 select
for the turnout laid on curve
504 select Hook bolt is used for connection between
USFD machine Calibration is to be Done Once in a
505 select
.
USFD Machine Sensitivity Setting is to be done Once in a
506 select
.
USFD Machine Characterstics checking is to be done Once in a
507 select
.

508 select USFD Machine Sensitivity Setting for Temperature Variation is to be done Once in a .
509 select Visual Examination of USFD Machine and Equipment is to be done .
510 select Button is used for calibation for Machine.
Button is used for Sensitivity Setting of
511 select
Machine.

512 select Frequency of Ultrasonic waves are

513 select 0' deg Probe used for Weld testing having Frequency Mhz.
514 select Probe Angle is the angle of .
515 select Velocity of Longitudinal Wave is approximately of the Velocity of Shear wave.
516 Ballast Characteristics checking is done according to IS:

517 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Soft grease to RDSO Specification No. is to be used for Weld Testing.

Any thick oil of high viscosity grade of cst or more can be used as a couplant while
518 select
undertaking hand probing.
Calibration Range for '0' deg Probe is mm of longitudinal wave in case of Multiplexure
519 select
machine for Rail Testing.

520 select Calibration Range for '70' deg Central Probe is mm of shear wave for Rail Testing.
521 select Standard hole is used for sensitivity setting of '70' deg NGF probe in Rail Testing.
522 select Standard hole is used for sensitivity setting of '70' deg probe in AT Weld Testing.
In Standard Test Piece of AT Weld the dimension of Half Moon Saw cut is mm Height,
523 select
mm Width and mm Thick.

524 select Frequency of Rail Testing for the Route having 48 GMT other than reduced frequency period.
525 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Frequency of AT Weld Testing for the Route having 50 GMT.
526 select Frequency of AT Weld Testing for the Route having 61 GMT.
527 select Frequency of FB Weld Testing for the Route having 61 GMT.
The Testing Interval of USFD Testing of Defective AT Welds should be reduced by % of
528 select
Normal Testing Interval of AT Weld.
Through Weld Renewal should be planned after the welds have carried % of the stipulated GMT
529 select of rails.(As per Para No
8.16 of USFD Manual)
FB welded joint when tested with specified gain setting showing flaw signal of 46% by 45 deg
530 select
Probe shall be considered as .
AT welded joint when tested with specified gain setting showing flaw signal of 46% by 45 deg
531 select
Probe shall be considered as .
The probe shall be positioned mm away from the weld centre while testing the web of FB
532 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
Weld.
 The probe shall be positioned mm away from the weld centre while testing the Flange of FB
533 select
Weld.
534 select may order testing of FB Weld with hand probing in case failure rates are high in his opinion.
Calibration block of 60x50x50mm block of steel to grade 45C8 of IS : code is used for
535 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
calibration of Normal Probe.
536 select The Codal Life of USFD Machine is Years.
537 select For Testing the Head of FB Weld deg. Probe is Used.
The Crystal of 70 deg Side Looking Probe is twisted at
538 select
deg Angle to propogate the beam at the centre of weld foot.
70 deg Side Looking Probe is placed mm away from weld centre for thesting the Half Moon
539 select
Defect.
Any Defect found of Height 20 % or more shall be classified as
540 select
by 70 deg Side Looking Probe.
Sectional AEN should spent minimum in each month during his routine trolley inspection
541 select
with USFD team.
The signal amplitude of individual probe shall be checked on
542 select
basis while doing the Sensitivity Setting on account of variation in rail temperature.

543 select Sensitivity Setting of 70 deg probe is done on mm Dia through hole for AT Weld Testing.
544 select While testing on single line section, additional gain of is to be employed.
While testing the Scabbed Rail Location with Test RIG in 52 kg Rail Section, the Probe shall be
545 select
fixed at mm apart.
546 select Minimum size can be detected by '0', 4 Mhz Probe is mm.
Maintain proper gap of mm between probing face and probe shoe for Rail Testing and check
547 select
with using Feeler Gauge.
Normally the DFWR defect is to be removed from track within
548 select
from the date of detection.
DFWO defect shall be protected by within 3 days of detection to relax the Normal
549 select
speed.
550 select Velocity of Longitudinal wave in steel is m/s.
551 select Velocity of Shear wave in steel is m/s.
552 select Thickness of perspex in IIW Block is mm.
553 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Tandem Rig is used to detect the defects present in the Weld.
554 select Calibration is done to ensure the proper of the Defect.
555 select Sensitivity Setting is done to ensure the of the Defect.
While Turnout out testing, the Visual Examination is done in
556 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
By P.way Officials.
557 select 0' deg Probe is Used to detect the Horizontal defects in Rail Testing.
For Charecterstics checking of of Machine we use 0 degree
558 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
Probe.
559 select Dead Zone of Double Crystal Probe is mm.
560 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Piping Defect can be detected by which Probe ?
561 select Piezoelectric crystals are cut to a thickness that is the desired wavelength.
If the First Medium is Steel and the Second medium is Air what will be the amount of reflected
562 select
sound waves ?
563 select What is the value of first Critical Angle ?
Snell's Law describes the relationship between the angles of wave and the of the waves
564 select
?

565 select If the Acoustic Impedance of a material is less the amount of sound wave reflection is ?
566 select If Attenuation is more, the loss of energy is ?
In Longitudinal wave, the vibration of the particles of the material are in the direction as
567 select
that of propagation of the wave ?

568 select Relation between Frequency, Velocity and wavelength ?

569 select What is the unit of Frequency ?
570 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Transverse waves can not be travelled in which medium ?
571 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Dye Penetration test is used for detecting which type of defects?
572 Turnouts and Curves Minimum throw of switch for new work (for BG)
573 Turnouts and Curves The switch length of turnout is measured from

In case of right hand turnout when the point is set for turnout side, the gap between left hand stock
574 Turnouts and Curves
rail and left hand tongue rail at JOH should be

575 Turnouts and Curves On account of cant in CMS crossing wing rail, wear measured on 60kg CMS crossing is reduced by
576 Turnouts and Curves The permitted check rail clearance for turnout with 1673 mm gauge is?
577 Turnouts and Curves While laying 1:8.5 turnout, taking off from straight turn-in- curve radius on BG should preferably be

578 Turnouts and Curves Switch stops are used in turnout to

579 Turnouts and Curves The gap between top of stretcher bar to bottom of stock rail should be
On a curve in the central circular portion, if station no. 50 is slewed by 70 mm towards outside,
580 Turnouts and Curves
itânns effect on versine measured at station number 49 will be
581 Turnouts and Curves Value of heel divergence for 1:12, 52Kg, curved switch on PSC sleeper is

582 Turnouts and Curves Most critical case for functioning of check rail is

583 Turnouts and Curves Check rails are mandatory for track on curves (on BG track) sharper than
584 Turnouts and Curves The 1 in 8.5 / 1 in 12 switches used on PSC sleeper layout are

1 in 8.5
585 Turnouts and Curves
turnout .

586 Turnouts and Curves Maximum vertical wear permitted on 60 Kg CMS crossing on Rajdhani Route is
Overall length of a crossover
587 Turnouts and Curves
is .
In case of CMS crossing, wear of nose is
588 Turnouts and Curves
measured .
 In case of curved switches made out of normal rail, the level of tongue rail is higher by 6 mm from
589 Turnouts and Curves
stock rail-
590 Turnouts and Curves H3C class electrode for reconditioning of points & Xing have a minimum service life of
591 Turnouts and Curves For reconditioning of CMS crossing temperature of crossing should not exceed-
While carrying out layout calculations for over all length of a cross over between two parallel track
592 Turnouts and Curves at 6.0 m track centres the results will remain same whether you provide CMS crossing or BUILT-up
Crossing.
Curves Design and
593 Realignment of curve should be planned:
Realignment

594 Turnouts and Curves There should be no change of super elevation on (On BG)

595 Turnouts and Curves The second summation of versine difference represents .

596 Turnouts and Curves For checking correct curvature of tongue rail, ordinates should be measured

Track Monitoring, Track

597 Radius of 2 degree curve will be
Tolerances
598 Turnouts and Curves If F is the crossing angle then crossing number N is equal to
Spherical washer on heel block are provided on
599 Turnouts and Curves
.
A Two deg curve on 20 meter chord length will have
600 Turnouts and Curves
mm versine on circular portion

Curves Design and

601 One of the Fundamental principle of realignment of curve is
Realignment

602 Turnouts and Curves Turn-in-curve is

603 Turnouts and Curves Which of the following is not a correct statement

604 Turnouts and Curves In layout Calculations, Turnout Parameters A, M & K are

On a fan-shaped lay-out same sleepers can be used for a right hand T/O and left hand T/O For this
605 Turnout
purpose

606 new title What does NOT constitutes track foundation?

607 new title Maximum degree of lead curve that can be permitted/allowed in BG for goods train is .

608 new title During contract supply period the abrasion value impact value test shall be done .
609 new title What is the steepest embankment side slope adopted on Indian Railway?
610 new title Vane shear test is a .
611 new title Buffer rails are provided in lieu of SEJ at the end of LWR with the permission of .
612 new title What is the maximum height permitted for BG ballast stack in normal course ?
Track Monitoring, Track The major advantage of mechanised track monitoring over manual monitoring of track which
613
Tolerances simulates the real conditions is
Velocity of Longitudinal Waves (Normal Probe) are
614 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
than Transverse/Shear Waves (angular Probe).
615 Turnouts and Curves Curve connecting the turnout curve after heel of crossing and the adjoining part is called
 Curves Design and
616 While providing transition curve, the original circular curve is .
Realignment
Curves Design and
617 Grade Compensation for BG curve per degree of curvature is .
Realignment
618 Point & Crossings Maximum Cant gradient permissible in exceptional cases on BG curve is .
Curves Design and Check Rail is provided on curve if the degree of curve is
619
Realignment or more.
Curves Design and
620 Extra clearance required for two adjacent curve will be .
Realignment

621 Ballast For stack having 150 cum quantity the number of samples of Ballast shall be .
622 Long & Short Welded Rails A fracture repair without use of rail tensor .

During working with BCM in high temp ranges on newly completed TRR, the best option
623 Mechanized Track Maintenance
is .

The permitted range of rail temperature for regular track maintenance of LWR track
624 Long & Short Welded Rails
is .
625 Long & Short Welded Rails Gap at SEJ for 52 kg/60 kg Rail section at td is .
626 Long & Short Welded Rails Glued Joints to be used in LWR .

627 Long & Short Welded Rails Emergency repairs to a buckled track involves .

628 Long & Short Welded Rails The steepest gradient permitted for laying LWR/CWR is .
629 Long & Short Welded Rails SEJ for LWR cannot be located at .
Cold weather patroling will be introduced when rail temp falls
630 Long & Short Welded Rails
below .

631 Mechanized Track Maintenance How many rounds of machine packing are required after deep screening in LWR/CWR ?
632 Rail/Weld failures and USFD No of probes in DRT machine is .
 Curves Design and
633 Maximum radius of vertical curve on A Route is .
Realignment
634 Long & Short Welded Rails In case of destressing by Rail tensor destressing temp will be .
635 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum shoulder ballast on outside of curve in LWR track is .
636 Mechanized Track Maintenance Squeezing pressure in case of PRC sleeper is .
637 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Support on mould during tapping can cause .
638 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Inadequate pre-heating will cause .
639 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Premature tapping can cause .
When a cause of a derailment is disputed, track measurements shall be taken in rear
640 Derailments
& ahead.

Track Monitoring, Track

641 The TRC does not measure .
Tolerances

642 Derailments An empty vehicle is .

643 Mechanized Track Maintenance Tamping machine does not make correction to .

Track Monitoring, Track

644 Lifting cum lining unit is situated close to .
Tolerances

645 Mechanized Track Maintenance Squeezing pressure to be set for PSC sleepers on turnout in UNIMAT is .

646 Mechanized Track Maintenance Full form of TRT is .

647 Mechanized Track Maintenance Number of PQRS portal generally required at site during track renewal is .

648 Mechanized Track Maintenance The Vm correction in four point lining is fed in front cabin in .
649 Mechanized Track Maintenance In 3 point lining method .

650 Mechanized Track Maintenance In design mode of alignment .

Curves Design and The maximum cant deficiency which can be considered for BG with permission of Chief Engineer
651
Realignment is
A 1 in 12 turnout is taking off from outside of a 1 deg curve. The resultant curvature lead of the
652 Point & Crossings
turnout will be approximately .
Track Monitoring, Track
653 Riding comfort as given by Ride Index depends on .
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track

654 OMS result will not give .
Tolerances

Curves Design and

655 On I.R. the Chord Length for measurement of Versine on curves is taken as .
Realignment
Dynamic gauge for BG on Indian Railways is taken as
656 Track Inspections
mm.
657 Derailments What is not a tyre defect ?
658 Derailments Due to conicity in wheel set movement over rail is in the form of .
659 Derailments Which type of defect may cause opening of Tounge Rail While entry facing direction ?
660 Derailments When there is angularity which is having more effect on derailment proneness ?

661 Derailments When coefficient of friction between Rail and wheel is High ?

As per IRPWM when in curved parallel Track cross over is not laid in inclined plane amount of SE
662 Point & Crossings to be limited
to .
 In case of similar Flexure turnout followed by reverse curve, cant can be changed behind Heel of
663 Point & Crossings
crossing.
Curves Design and
664 Degree of 350 m Radius curve is .
Realignment
665 Point & Crossings Design versine value for 1 in 12 Turnout lead curve is .
At the location of SSD in TWS the gap between Gauge face of Stock Rail & Non Gauge face of
666 Point & Crossings
Tounge Rail to be maintained .
In case of measurement of versine for curved switches, Turnout station number 0 is considered
667 Point & Crossings
at .
668 Point & Crossings Straightness of stock rail is measured as mid ordinate at the chord of meter.
Track Monitoring, Track
669 Frequency of TRC, OMS & Oscillograph car runs is based on .
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track There are 4 speed band when acceleration peak more than 0.20 g found in which speed band caution
670
Tolerances order to be imposed as per IRPWM.
Track Monitoring, Track In PWI section of 30 KM, what is the Track Quality as per OMS recording if there are 40 peak more
671
Tolerances than 0.20 g and section having speed of 110 KMPH ?

672 Track Monitoring, TQI for short chord is prescribed for overall assessment of track quality for .

Track Monitoring, Track

673 TQI value when near to 50 what is the general interpretation.
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track In TRC results, when SD value crosses the planned maintained limits it helps in taking decision
674
Tolerances for .

675 Long & Short Welded Rails Increase in temp in LWR from td level will generate:

676 Long & Short Welded Rails In Breathing length (BL) portion,

677 Long & Short Welded Rails Destressing temperature for zone IV, 52 kg & 60 kg rail section is
678 Track Machine Maintenance The maximum wear of tamping tool permitted is
679 Long & Short Welded Rails ADEN Shall inspect LWR track once
680 Long & Short Welded Rails Cold weather patrolling will be introduced when rail temp. falls below
681 Formation & Soil Mechanics The steepest permitted side slope for soil embankment is :
682 Track Machine Maintenance In 3-point lining method .
683 Track Machine Maintenance The slew in front cabin is fed in .
684 Track Machine Maintenance Name the BCM Machine that can deep screen only plain track and not turn out .

685 Track Machine Maintenance UNIMAT 3S cannot perform which of the below given function:
686 Track Machine Maintenance Gauge of Auxillary track for TLE Portal is
687 Track Machine Maintenance Maximum slewing by BCM possible is .
688 Track Machine Maintenance Total width of screening done by BCM is .
689 Track Machine Maintenance Total motorised trolleys used for laying points and crossing by T-28 machine is
690 Track Machine Maintenance K correction in lift value to datum rail is .

The correction of alignment by Tamping machine is done at

691 Track Machine Maintenance
.
692 Track Machine Maintenance The reference rail for alignment correction in curve by tamping machine is .
Versine correction in 4-point lining at entry of curve is directed
693 Track Machine Maintenance
.
694 Track Machine Maintenance The error left in 3 point lining if front offset (Fd) is not fed will be around of Fd.

Track Monitoring, Track

695 Frequency of Oscillograph Car on other than Group ânnAânn routes-
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track

696 TRC inspection for section with maximum speed as 130 kmph is done once in month/months.
Tolerances
 Track Monitoring, Track
697 OMS inspection for track with maximum speed as 100 kmph is done once in months.
Tolerances

Track Monitoring, Track In case the measured SD values by TRC are equal to the specified SD values for new track, the TQI
698
Tolerances value of Alignment and unevenness would be-

Track Monitoring, Track

699 Bouncing is caused by -
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track
700 based method is suitable for isolated attention in track monitoring.
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track The BG track with section speed more than 110 kmph, location having acceleration peak more than
701
Tolerances needs attention.
Track Monitoring, Track The BG track with section speed more than 110 kmph, location having acceleration peak more than
702
Tolerances is considered in UML
Track Monitoring, Track
703 PML is used for maintenance planning -
Tolerances

704 Rail/Weld failures and USFD To detect the half moon defect we use :-
705 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Dead Zone of Single Crystal Probe is mm.
706 Rail/Weld failures and USFD For scab or wheel burn rail testing, we use two probe of :-
707 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In weld testing by tandem rig, it will be declared DFWR if flaw echo height is :-
708 Rail/Weld failures and USFD 0 degree 4 Mhz double crystal probe is used for :-
709 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In weld testing, 70 degree side looking probe is used for :-
710 Rail/Weld failures and USFD For calibration setting of angle probe, We use :-
711 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Horizontal defects can be detected by : -
In weld testing, sensitivity setting of 0 degree probe is done by
712 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
:-
713 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Transverse defect can be detected by :-
714 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Vertical longitudinal defect, can be detected during Rail testing by:-
715 Rail/Weld failures and USFD IMR defects have to be replaced :-
716 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In characteristics check, limitation of probe angle is :-
717 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In characteristics check, limitation of probe Index is :-
718 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In rail testing, sensitivity setting of 70 degree central probe is done on :-
719 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In case of OBS/OBS(W), speed restriction will be imposed of :-
Track Monitoring, Track
720 Long chord base for twist measurement is m.
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track For assessing the quality of running by OMS, the vertical acceleration acceding g be taken
721
Tolerances for the routes having Speed up to 110 Kmph

722 Track Inspections Gauge for Straight track including curves of radius up to 350 m and more is between .

Track Monitoring, Track

723 Vertical and lateral acceleration limit for urgent maintenance is .
Tolerances
Improved SEJ for LWR normally be located in curves upto
724 Long & Short Welded Rails
degree.
725 Long & Short Welded Rails LWR/CWR can be laid on vertical cure where algebraic difference is .
726 Long & Short Welded Rails Beat of Hot weather patrolman in double line section shall be .
727 Long & Short Welded Rails Number of detonators to be carried by hot weather patrolman is .
728 Track Machine Maintenance In 4-point lining method, transducer is switched off.
729 Track Machine Maintenance The versine for 3 point lining in front cabin is fed in potentiometer.
730 Track Machine Maintenance What is the maximum lift (in mm) which can be applied to PSC track with double insertion ?
731 Track Machine Maintenance Squeezing time to be set in tamping machine shall be between sec.
732 Track Machine Maintenance Maxm lifting by BCM possible is mm
Each extension pieces to be added in cutter bar of BCM during Deep screening of Pts and Xing is of
733 Track Machine Maintenance
length equal to mm.
X correction in lift value to datum rail is given for
734 Track Machine Maintenance
curve.
735 Track Machine Maintenance The error left in 3-point lining if front offset (Fd) is not fed is around of Fd.
736 Track Machine Maintenance T-28 machine has trollies for transporting fabricated panel.
 Wheel diameter measured at
737 Rolling Stock
.

Wheel dia difference on same axle, same bogie & same coach for coaching stock respectively is
738 Rolling Stock
(In mm).
739 Rolling Stock Vertical load transfer through following in ICF BOGIE -
740 Rolling Stock A false flange may split open points while travelling in .
Derailment proneness will increase
741 Rolling Stock
with .
742 Rolling Stock Term safety depth is associate with .
743 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In DRT, bolt hole defects are detected using probe of degree
The minimum flaw size detectable by USFD testing is
744 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
mm.
745 Rail/Weld failures and USFD What is the speed of Ultrasonic waves for angular Probe in Steel Material ?
What is the reflective index at steel air interface or crack in rail
746 Rail/Weld failures and
?
If λ is the wave length of the ultrasonic wave, the minimum flaw size which can be reliably
747 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
detectable is .

748 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Frequency of Ultrasonic waves are .

749 Track Inspections Official authorised to issue competency certificate to trolley man-
750 Track Inspections Lorries can be worked block protection.
When train is required to stop at work site of short duration work, the banner flag is placed at
751 new title
m.
The Trackman after protecting track by placing detonators should stand at m from the
752 new title
location of detonators.
753 new title Moped trolley shall be treated a equivalent to for rules pertaining to their working.
ADEN should inspect patrolmen in his section, once in
754 Track Inspections
.
755 new title Rail Corrosion prone area shall be identified by .
 Longitudinal shifting of liner location from the sleeper seat can be done when corrosion is less than
756 new title
mm
Closures at rail fracture should be provided along with fishplates when gap at joint is more than
757 new title
mm.

758 new title Minimum rail lengths that shall be provided between SRJ of points and Crossing and SEJ of LWR.

Track Monitoring, Track

759 Lateral acceleration of vehicle will increase with .
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track Frequency of track recording by TRC for routes with speed above 130 Kmph is once
760
Tolerances in months.
Track Monitoring, Track OMS frequency on routes having Speed above 100 Kmph is
761
Tolerances in a month.
762 Rolling Stock Which is not Tyre defect detected by Tyre defect gauge ?
Track Monitoring, Track When 40 % of TRC block section crosses planed maintenance limit (PML) track maintain to be
763
Tolerances done by
Track Monitoring, Track
764 Track Quality index (TQI) can be calculated by expression on short chord
Tolerances
Track Monitoring, Track
765 For Twist, the Length of short chord measurement for Track Monitoring in TRC as under
Tolerances
766 Formation & Soil Mechanics The minimum Factor of Safety which should be ensured for long term stability of slope is:

Normally, while performing manual attention to track On LWR, opening of sleepers is limited
767 Long & Short Welded Rails
to .

Conventional Track
768 As per rail specification deflection of over 1.5m span renders a rail unacceptable.
Maintenance and Renewals
Conventional Track
769 While stacking rails, number of layers in stack should not to be more than
Maintenance and Renewals
Conventional Track
770 EUR means
Maintenance and Renewals
 िकी आठवीं अनुसूची म अब तक ि
कतनी भाषाओं को शािमल
771 Ballast
ि गया है ?
772 Ballast ि ि े ों ि िलए
े ों देश को ि
कतने े
ों
म बांटा गया है ?
Conventional Track If 20% or more of sample size records toe load below 400 kg, then sample size to be conformed for
773
Maintenance and Renewals proposal for TFR is

774 Turnouts and Curves In fan shaped Turn-outs hitting of nose of crossing can be avoided by

775 select Patrolling in pairs can be introduced by:

When Height of OHE is maintaiined 5.5 m from rail level, Height of height gauge at level crossing
776 Schedule of Dimensions
should be .

777 Long & Short Welded Rails Hot weather patrolling for LWR/CWR track shall be introduced when:-

778 Point & Crossings On I.R., the Chord Length for measurement of Versine on Turn in curves is taken at every :
When more than one track machine is running in a block section, there should be a minimum
779 Mechanized Track
distance of
Conventional Track
780 Periodicity of renewal of Block joint (insulated rail joints)
Maintenance and Renewals
781 Point & Crossings Codal life of point machine for A and B route is
Track Monitoring, Track
782 The virtual transition length for BG is m.
Tolerances

783 Track Machine Maintenance The muck in BCM is disposed outside the track by

Curves Design and

784 Maximum rate of change of cant or cant deficiency in BG is
Realignment
785 Ballast The retention of 65 mm mesh sieve permitted with full accepted rates is
786 Ballast The retention of 40 mm square mesh sieve with 10% reduction in contract rates is permitted upto
787 Ballast The minimum cubic content of stack in plain areas is
788 Long & Short Welded Rails The permitted range of rail temperature for regular track maintenance of LWR track is
Conventional Track
789 Overhauling of track is done to
Maintenance and Renewals
Conventional Track
790 Frequency of over hauling of track is
Maintenance and Renewals

791 Derailments An accident will be termed as serious accident when the loss of Railway property is more than

Curves Design and

792 The requirements of a good transition curve does not include:
Realignment
Prominent failure on IR are on account of
793 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
failure of Rail.
794 Rail/Weld failures and USFD As per IRCA rules, the rejection limits for wheel flange thickness is
795 Mechanized Track Maintenance The slew in front cabin is fed in:

Curves Design and

798 The speed potential of a Turnout primarily depends on:
Realignment
Curves Design and
799 The switch stops are used in turnouts at locations between ATS and JOH.
Realignment

800 Mechanized Track Maintenance The tamping cycle of track on PSC sleepers as per IRTMM- 2000 is

Curves Design and

801 Equilibrium speed is the speed on a curve with corresponding equilibrium cant such that
Realignment

Cold weather patrol on freshly deep screened track will be introduced when rail temperature falls
803 Long & Short Welded Rails
below
 At td, immediately after destressing, the distance of tongue rail tip from reference line at SEJ in case
804 Long & Short Welded Rails
of 52 kg Rail section is

805 Long & Short Welded Rails SEJ in LWR territory with an LC in between should be laid

806 Long & Short Welded Rails Creep in LWR leads to

807 Long & Short Welded Rails The Rail Thermometer shall be inspected for reliability

808 Long & Short Welded Rails In case gap in SEJ is noticed to be abnormal

809 Mechanized Track Maintenance Immediately after tamping by CSM

810 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum length of rail closure in LWR territory shall be

Conventional Track In case of renewal of Rubber pad in LWR, fastening up to 5 sleepers on either side may be removed
811
Maintenance and Renewals for replacement of rubber pad under the rail.

813 Point & Crossings In PSC sleeper layout the approach sleepers (1AS, 2AS, 3A, 4A) are provided for

814 Point & Crossings There is a 6 mm difference in the rail top level of stock and Tongue rail in case of Thick web switch

The speed potential of Thick Web switches (TWS) when compared with over riding switch (ORS)
815 Point & Crossings on PSC layouts is
for 1 in 12 turnouts.
816 Turnouts and Curves The speed potential of a Turnout primarily depends on
In B-scan System on Y axis of Screen,
817 Rolling Stock
of Sound wave is produced to represent the data.
While using only B-scan System, we are not able to get the
818 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
of the Defect.

819 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Most Advantageous feature of B-scan System is .
820 Rail/Weld failures and USFD In Flash Butt welding process, joining of surfaces take place by

821 select Average time for the welding process in FB welding is

Minimum Pulling Capacity prescribed by RDSO for the rail tensioning unit provided in Mobile
822 select
Flash Butt welding plant for use in LWR territory for repair welding shall be

823 select Dimensional tolerences for the finished weld in FB welding are
824 select In FB Welding, QAP approval is done by

825 select Regular Flash Butt welding is to be started

826 select Sample tests on welds are to be conducted in Flash Butt welding for

827 select Frequency of testing on Sample welds for Mobile Flash butt welding is

828 select 1 in 12 T/O can be taken off from inside of a curve of

Curves Design and

829 The transition curve on Indian Railways are provided in the shape of:
Realignment

830 Turnouts and Curves Turnout parameters - A, M & K in centre line method of layout calculation depend upon

831 Turnouts and Curves For determing the Overall length of layout on curved parallel tracks, the method used is
832 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Full Skip distance for 70 deg Probe is =
833 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Half skip distance for 45 deg Probe is =
During Initial Weld Testing if flaw echo found of amplitude 51% using Tanedm RIG with 45 deg
834 Rail/Weld failures and USFD
Probe, it shall be declared as
835 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Which Probe/Probes can detect Star cracks during rail testing in DRT/SRT machine.
836 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Increase in Rail temp in LWR from td level will generate

837 Track Inspections Datum Rail for Mechanised Maintenance on curves is normally

838 Track Inspections Hot weather patrolling is to introduced in LWR territory having PSC sleepers with density 1660

839 new title What is the minimum number of layers allowed in a drawing?
840 Track Inspections Minimum number of persons required to operate push trolley are -
841 Track Inspections Push trolley persons should be operated by persons holding
842 Track Inspections Medical category for operating push trolley is
843 Track Inspections Trollyes in all case shall be:-
844 Track Inspections When a train is sighted , the flagman should -

845 Track Inspections During night and during day when visibility is poor trolley-

846 Fastenings Following is not the function of Grooved Rubber Sole Plate

847 Fastenings Minimum hardness of GRSP shall be

848 Fastenings Composite GRSP has

849 Fastenings GSRP has following Marking on It

850 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Rail are designated by

851 Rail/Weld failures and USFD Functions of rail are

Conventional Track
852 Central binding of sleepers may cause
Maintenance and Renewals

Conventional Track
853 Depot Engineer shall be responsible for all track maintenance activities at
Maintenance and Renewals

It shall be responsibility of the Depot Engineer to ensure that all his tasks, duties and responsibilities
854 select
are undertaken in accordance and absolute compliance with the DFCCILânns

855 select Sr Executive / Executive (Track) Shall not be responsible for

856 Derailments On receipt of intimation of the occurrence of an accident Sr Executive/ Executive should
 When accompanying higher officials on periodical or special inspections Sr Executive/ Executive
857 select
should carry

858 select Specification of Indian Railway Ballast is given in

859 Ballast Mode of manufacture of Ballast for BG A - Route.
860 Ballast Maximum Aggregate Abrasion value permitted for Ballast as per IR Ballast Specification is
861 select Maximum Aggregate Impact value permitted for Ballast as per IR Ballast Specification is
862 Ballast Maximum Aggregate Water Absorption value permitted for Ballast as per IR Ballast Specification is
863 Ballast Maximum permissible value of Ballast retention on 65 mm IRS Sieve (without penalty) is
864 select Pitch of Square Hole of 20 mm sq. Mesh of IRS Ballast sieve is .
865 select Maximum number of layers while stacking rail should not exceed
866 select In case of handling of rail, the rail overhang shall not be more than
867 select Chromium in steel increases
868 select Hydrogen makes steel
869 select Industrial Use rails (IU) are which do not satisfy

870 Mechanized Track Maintenance Corrections required in Design Lift values are

871 Mechanized Track Maintenance Function of BRM is to

872 Mechanized Track Maintenance Machine used for renewal of turnouts is

873 Mechanized Track Maintenance Minimum clean cushion required for working of Tamping machines is

874 Mechanized Track Maintenance Shoulder Ballast Cleaning Machine is used for
875 Mechanized Track In a zonal Railway, track machines are under the overall charge of
876 Mechanized Track Maintenance Track machines are to be inspected regularly by

Track Monitoring, Track

877 The TRC does not measure –
Tolerances

878 Turnouts and Curves There could be difference in the rail top level of stock and tongue rail in case of overriding switch.
879 Geotechnical Soil The diameter of soil less than 75 microns is called :
880 Geotechnical Soil In SQ1 type soil, the percentage of Fines is :
881 Geotechnical Soil In case of Embankment design, the Pressure on Subsoil should not generally exceed
882 select Through Destressing of CWR on DFCCIL shall be done Once in
883 Geotechnical Soil Minimum soaked CBR Value for a Blanket material should be equal or more than :
884 Geotechnical Soil Plasticity Index is the difference between

885 Track Inspections TMS stands for

886 Geotechnical Soil For GW Soil, Cu is:
887 Geotechnical Soil For SW Soil, Cu is :
888 Geotechnical Soil For SM Soil, PI is :
889 Geotechnical Soil For GC Soil, PI is :
890 Geotechnical Soil Dual Classification will be there if PI:
891 Geotechnical Soil Equation of A-Line is :
892 Geotechnical Soil Indian Soil Classification is based on:
893 Geotechnical Soil Soils containing Fines > 50% are :
894 Geotechnical Soil Soils containing Fines < 12 % are:
895 Geotechnical Soil For 25T Axle Load, thickness of Blanket layer over SQ1 Subgrade Soil (in mm) is:
896 Geotechnical Soil For 32.5T Axle Load, thickness of Blanket layer over SQ1 Subgrade Soil (in mm) is:
897 Geotechnical Soil For 25T Axle Load, Minimum EV2 is:
898 Geotechnical Soil For 32.5T Axle Load, Minimum EV2 is:
899 Geotechnical Soil Minimum Soaked CBR of Blanket layer for 25T Axle Load :
900 Geotechnical Soil Undrained Shear Strength of Very Soft Soil is :

901 Track Use of rail free fastenings on girder bridges will

902 Mechanized Track Maintenance Versine Modification values in 4-point lining are required

Track Monitoring, Track

904 What are the approximate TGI values for newly laid track and track requiring urgent maintenance?
Tolerances
946 select For counterfort retaining wall, Stem wall is designed as
947 select Tensile strength of concrete can be obtained
948 select According of IRS CBC, the number of environmental exposure condition is
949 select As per IRS CBC, In coastal Area, The bridge shall be designed for service life of
950 select Maximum permissible strain in concrete in direct compression is
951 select Partial safety factor for concrete material in flexure is
952 new title Modulus of rupture of concrete is
953 select P-M interaction diagram is interaction between

954 select Shear design concept as per IRC 112 is based on

955 select Which one is the ductile mode of failure
956 select Which one is valid as per IRS,CBC for analysis of retaining wall
957 select Plain section before bending remain plane after bending is due to linear distribution of
958 select Ductility of concrete increases in compression
959 select Short term Static modulus of Elasticity of concrete is
960 new title Modulus of Elasticity of concrete as per IS456 is

961 select In limit state of serviceability

962 select As per IS 456, Maximum area of tension reinforcement in RC beam shall not exceed
963 select Minimum tension reinforcement in RC Beam is provided
964 select Maximum Stress in concrete in bending is equal to
965 select Impact of axial compression to shear strength of concrete is

966 new title If the shear stress in concrete is more than the maximum permissible limit.

967 select T beam can be designed like rectangular beam if the depth of neutral axis xu is

968 new title As per IRC 112, the angle of compression strut for shear design shall be

969 select For cantilever retaining wall, heel and toe slab is designed as
Soil pressure below open foundation should be less than Safe bearing pressure. For calculating soil
970 select
pressure the loads to be considered are
fck is the strength of concrete below which not more than x% of test results are expected to fall.
971 select
Here x is equal to

972 select Prestressed concrete girder is designed for

973 select India is divided in N number of seismic zones. Where N is
974 select Shear stress distribution across the section in RC beam is

975 select Normally which type of piles are used as bridge foundation
976 select Natural rubbers are not preferred to synthetic rubbers for bridge bearings because-

977 Long & Short Welded Rails Inspection of LWR / CWR by on DFCCIL by Executive/Sr. Executive shall be done once in

Hot / Cold Weather Patrolling Inspection in DFCCIL by Executive/Sr. Executive shall be done once
978 Long & Short Welded Rails
in
979 Mechanized Track Which machine is used for tamping of turnouts?
980 Long & Short Welded Rails Through Renewal of Fitting (Track)on DFCCIL shall be done Once in
981 Long & Short Welded Rails After emergency repair following a Rail fracrure on DFCCIL, traffic may be restored at a speed of
982 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum Length of Closure rail on DFCCIL shall be
983 Long & Short Welded Rails destressing temperature range in DFCCIL shall be
984 Long & Short Welded Rails ideal destressing temperature should be, preferably -
985 Long & Short Welded Rails while replacing rail after frature, the principle should be

Equalization of Forces shall be done for a length of on both sides of the final weld after rail
986 Long & Short Welded Rails
fracture repairs
while making cut in rail for rail replacement, the Heat affected Zone shall be taken as mm
987 Long & Short Welded Rails
from the AT weld.
while making cut in rail for rail replacement, the Heat affected Zone shall be taken as mm
988 Long & Short Welded Rails
from the FB weld.
989 Long & Short Welded Rails Minimum Anchor length in DFCCIL when fitting are new and in good condition shall be

990 Long & Short Welded Rails Anchor length in DFCCIL when fitting and ballast consitions are not good shall be
while destrsssing with tensor or Super puller, some movement is expected at Inner Reference mark
991 Long & Short Welded Rails
(IRM)
while destrsssing with tensor or Super puller, some movement is expected at Outer Reference mark
992 Long & Short Welded Rails
(ORM)
Maximum length that can be tackled while destressing using Tensor / super puller on straight track
993 Long & Short Welded Rails
shall be on either side of the tensor / puller

994 Long & Short Welded Rails use of rail tensor / Super puller is to be done when prevailing temperature is than SFT / Td
995 Long & Short Welded Rails The frequency of Checking accuracy of Rail thermometer is : once in
996 Long & Short Welded Rails while doing destressing, maximum distance apart of thermometers shall be
997 Long & Short Welded Rails Extension required while doing destressing with tensor / super puller shall be calculated for

998 Long & Short Welded Rails The maximum pull to be applied in tensor shall not exceed the lesser of

while welding the final weld using rail tensor, minimum time after pouring of metal before passing
999 Long & Short Welded Rails
first train is
The SFTs of the two rails of the track should not differ by more than when checked with
1000 Long & Short Welded Rails
VERSE
In P&C areas, after replacement of Rail / Stock Rail / Tongue rail, destressing can be done using
1001 Long & Short Welded Rails
Rail tensor
1002 Long & Short Welded Rails In P&C areas, replacement of Stock Rail / Tongue rail should always be done together
If one side tongue rail is fractured, the traffic on other side tongue rail route, which is intact, can be
1003 Long & Short Welded Rails
permitted at
 If one side tongue rail is fractured, the traffic on other side tongue rail route, which is intact, can be
1004 Long & Short Welded Rails
permitted at

1005 Long & Short Welded Rails In case CMS crossing is fractured,
1006 Long & Short Welded Rails while replacing the CMS crossing, the refernce mark shall be
1007 Long & Short Welded Rails The mean position of ACD or ideal gap in ACD shall be
1008 Long & Short Welded Rails In trap switches / derailing switches, the number of ACD devices is
1009 Long & Short Welded Rails Regular tightening of bolts of ACD with torque wrench shall be done at a maximum Torque of
1010 Long & Short Welded Rails sluing inward on horizontal curves will lead to
1011 Long & Short Welded Rails sluing outward on horizontal curves will lead to
Work which may reduce the stability of track shall not be done when the prevailing rail temperature
1012 Long & Short Welded Rails
exceeds
1013 Long & Short Welded Rails In LWR portion Rail creep in excess of shall not be permitted
1014 Long & Short Welded Rails Left and Right Rails absolute creep difference shall not be more than

1015 Long & Short Welded Rails Creep measurement shall be done by Executive once in

1016 Long & Short Welded Rails Time taken for VERSE measurement is about
1017 Long & Short Welded Rails Patrolling of track shall be started as soon as rail temperature rises beyond
1018 Long & Short Welded Rails during Destressing, if fastenings on alternate sleepers are loosened, Speed restriction shall be

1019 Turnouts and Curves 1 in 12 Turnout can be taken off from inside of a curve of

1020 Turnouts and Curves For determining the overall length of layout on curved parallel tracks, the method used is
1021 Turnouts and Curves When Turnout is provided in transition of a curve

1022 Mechanized Track Maintenance Correction required in Design Lift values are

1023 select What is the recommended radius of curve (in meter) on DFCCIL routes.
How much degree of curve when versine of horizontal circular curve measured on 20 meter chord
1024 select
measured as 57mm

1025 select What extra dimension are to be consider when inside of curve track any structure is planned.
1026 select What is not consider when spacing between two parallel curved track is planned.
1027 select Calculate radius of six degree curve (in meter).
1028 select How much maximum cant deficiency is taken on DFCCIL routes.
1029 select Permitted speed on 1 in 12 thick web turnout
1030 select which stock rail of turnout is curved when LH turnout is laid.
1031 select what is the chord for versine measurment of a turnout curve
1032 select Full form of SSD
1033 select Full form of SRJ
1034 select When a contrary turnout laid super elevation provided to main line is ân¦ân¦. SE for turnout.
1035 select laying of turnout should be avoided inân¦ân¦ân¦ân¦ân¦ portion of track.
1036 select Calculate equilibrium SE in mm when vehicle moves with 100 kmph speed on two degree curve.
1037 select what is degine value of versine for 1 in 12 turnout.
1038 select Minimum check rail cLearance at opposite nose of crossing on DFCCIL TURNOUT.
1039 select Extra width of ballast on outer side of curve in mm is ân¦.
1040 select Realignment of curve is done by ân¦ân¦ân¦ân¦.. Method
1041 Track Machine Maintenance Tamping depth depends upon
1042 Track Machine Maintenance NTC machine is used for

1043 Derailments What is full form of CASNUB Bogie?

1044 Derailments Wheel base of CASNUB Bogie is mm.
1045 Derailments Minimum Wheel diameter of CASNUB Bogie is -----.
1046 Derailments Maximum variation in wheel diameter in same CASNUB Bogies of a wagon is mm.
1047 Derailments ------------ is checked with tyre defect gauge.
1048 Derailments Limit of flat tyre in Goods stock is mm.
1049 Derailments Wheel gauge (distance between two wheels) limit is mm.
1050 Derailments Maximum buffer height in goods wagon is mm.
1051 Derailments -----------bearing is used in CASNUB Bogie.
1052 Derailments Axle is checked by --.
1053 Derailments What is conicity of wheel?
1054 Derailments What is effect of conicity --.
1055 Derailments What is standard play between rail and Wheel flange in mm?
1056 Derailments What is dynamic gauge in Indian Railway?
1057 Derailments What is range of flange slope in Indian Railway?
1058 Derailments In Nadal theory ratio of lateral and vertical force is --.
1059 Derailments What is Co-efficient friction of wet rail?
1060 Derailments Rate of variation in cross level per meter is called.
1061 Derailments The longitudinal movement of rails in the track is called ----.
1062 Derailments Permissible Wheel diameter difference of both CASNUB bogies of a wagon is mm.
1063 Derailments The derailment coefficient is calculated in which famous formula for derailment investigation.
1064 Derailments When the radius of flange tip is reduced to less than 5 mm this condition is called?
1065 Derailments What is the permitted difference between wheel diameters of wheels on same axles?
1066 Derailments The amount of wheel flange depth below gauge line is termed as --.
When the moving wheel sets are parallel to rails (mean tread and flange contact in same line) which
1067 Derailments
kind of angularity is observed --.
 In the wheel set if wheel makes flange contact tread contact towards the direction of movement, the
1068 Derailments
type of angularity is called --.
In the wheel set if wheel makes flange contact behind tread contact ie near its trailing edge, the type
1069 Derailments of angularity is called -
---------.
1070 Derailments The linear oscillation about y-axis of moving rolling stock is also known as --.
1071 Derailments Permissible limit of Deep flange in wheel is mm.
1072 Derailments What is the effect of speed on lateral acceleration. It is directly proportionate to .

While Reconditioning of CMS Crossings, temperature during the welding process should not exceed
1073 Turnouts and Curves
beyond .
If gauge of track adjoining the points and crossings is maintained wider/tighter than the gauge on
points and crossings the gauge on adjoining track must be brought to the same gauge as in the points
1074 new title
and crossings and run out at the rate
of to the require site extent
1075 select In Points & Crossings, switch angle is the angle subtended between gauge face of the rails
Speed in excess of kmph can not be permitted on 1in 12 turnouts with thick
1076 select
web switches on PSC sleepers.
While measuring wear on 60kg CMS
1077 select
crossing mm to be deduced from the measured wear?
1078 select For 60Kg / 60 EI Min. height of the old Rail to be welded by
1079 new title The joint shall be kept higher by few higher UTS Rail when measured at the end of 1m straight edge
1080 select The mould waiting time for the 25mm Weld:
1081 new title The rail temperature after the pre heating of the rail
During exothermic reaction the slag (Al2 O3) separate from the reaction minimum temperature
1082 new title
required
1083 select Maximum Cant Allowed on curves in DFCCIL is
1084 new title Ideal Transition curve for speeds permissible in DFCCIL is
1085 Point & Crossings The speed potential of a 1 in 12 TWS Turnout In DFCCIL routes in KMPH
1086 Point & Crossings The speed potential of a 1 in 8.5 TWS Turnout In DFCCIL routes in KMPH
1087 Point & Crossings Gauge to be maintain in opposite nose of crossing asper nominal gauge of turnout.
1088 Point & Crossings Wear at nose of 1 in 12 WCMS crossing is measured at 252 mm away from ANC
1089 Point & Crossings At DFCCL Turnout initial Gap at ACD to be maintained as
1090 Point & Crossings Thickness of Tounge Rail in 1 in 12 Thick Web Switch
1091 Point & Crossings Radius of 1 in 12 Thick Web Switch in meter for DFCCIL Routes
1092 Point & Crossings Check Rail Clearances for T/O in DFCCIL in mm.
1093 Point & Crossings Nos of sleepers in 1 in 8.5 Thick Web Switch
1094 Point & Crossings As per Codal provision in DFCCIL- Renewal of Point and crossing from main line to be done in
1095 Point & Crossings Permissible limit of Lateral wear of rail on curve in DFCCIL in mm
1096 Point & Crossings Frequency of inspection of Point and Crossing in main line by Sr.Executive /Executive
 Choice 1 Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Answer

V =0.27 √R(rcd+r(A) V = 0.27√𝑅 (𝐶𝑎+𝐶𝑑) V = 0.27√R(Ca+Cex) V = 0.27√R(2(Ca+Cd)) 2

shifted towards outside of shifted towards inside by half

shifted towards inside of curve none of these 2
curve length of transition

(a) 0.05% (b) 0.04% (c) 0.025% (d) 0.5% 2

leading direction Trailing direction both the above condition none of above 2
(a) 50 mm/s (b) 25 mm/s (c) 55mm/s d) 40 mm/s 3
(a) 1:1200 (b) 1:600 (c) 1:360 (d) 1:720 3

(a) 5o (b) 10o (c) 4o (d) 8o 4

(a) 5o (b) 10o (c) 8o (d) 3.5o 3

(d) ET + OT+ lean

(a) OT+ET+Sway (b) ET+OT (c)ET+OT+2 Sway 3
+ 2 sway

(a) Ca + Ct for turnout (b) Ca – Ct for turnout (c) Cd + Ct for turnout (d) Cd-Ct for turnout. 4

(a) Gv2/127 R (b) x3/6LR (c) Ca x h/g (d) L2/24R 4

(a) 5000 m (b) 2500 m (c) 3000 m (d) 4000 m 4

(a) 100 mm (b) 140mm (c) 125 mm (d) 165 mm 4

a) 30% b) 35% c) 20% d) 25% 1
a) 5% b) 10% c) NIL d) 15% 1
 a) 60% b) 65% c) 70% d) 40% 3
a) 15 cum b) 30 cum c) 45 cum d) 60 cum 2
a) 300 mm b) 350 mm c) 250 mm d) 400 mm 2
a) one b) two c) three d) None of these 2
a) at railway cost b) at contractor's cost c) shared by both. none of these 1
a) ballast shall be machine b) ballast shall be preferably
c) ballast shall be hand crushed. none of these 2
crushed machine

c) retention of 20 mm sieve is
a) retention of 40 mm b) retention of 40 mm sieve is less d) retention of 20 mm sieve
more than 98% d) retention of 2
sieve is more than 40% than 40% is more than 95%
20 mm sieve is more than 95%

a) Free to move so no c) Thermal force gradually

b) Uniform force equal to half the
thermal force throughout increasing from SEJ to central NONE OF THESE 3
force in central portion
B.L portion
a) Will not affect td level b) Will affect td by increasing it c) Will affect td by lowering it NONE OF THESE 3
10 mm per meter 6 mm per meter 4 mm per meter None of these 3

10 mm per metre 6 mm per metre 4 mm per metre None of these 4

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2
c) Both methods are equally
a) Cutting the rails in 3 rail b) One round of destressing at
good, traffic blocks availability NONE OF THESE 2
panel high temp
is main criteria
a) 1.638 ton b) 1.903 ton c) 16.38 ton d) 19.03 ton 1
a) tm to tm + 5oC b) tm + 5 to tm + 10o C c) tm to tm+10oC d) tm to tm+20oC 2
4 Degree 5 Degree 2 Degree 3.5 Degree 1
100 cum 200 cum 500 cum 1000 cum 3
1H:1V 2H:1V 1.5H:1V 0.5H:1V 3
1 in 20 to 1 in 30 1 in 25 to 1 in 30 1 in 28 to 1 in 32 1 in 30 to 1 in 40 3
 d) 135-140 kg/cm
a) 100-110 kg/cm 2 b) 110-120 kg/cm c) 120-130 kg/cm 2 4
2
Smooth wheeled roller Sheep foot roller Pneumatic tyred roller Vibratory roller 2
4.75 mm 1.70 mm 0.075 mm 0.002 mm 3
4.75 mm 1.70 mm 0.075 mm 0.002 mm 4
6.10 m & 11.50 m 6.85 m & 12.15 m 7.85 m & 13.15 m 6.10 m & 12.15 m 3
Cu > 4 or Cc between 1 &
Cu < 4 & Cc between 1 & 3 Cu > 4 & Cc between 1 & 3 Cu < 4 or Cc between 1 & 3 3
3
Flow Index Plasticity Index Shrinkage Index Consistency Index 2
Organic soil of high
Other Soils Clay of high plasticity Silt of high plasticity 4
plasticity
Sudden compression of Gradual expulsion of pore
Tilting and failure of structure Abnormal sinking of foundation 4
soil water
Decrease Increase Constant Cannot say 1
Air Water Partly Air & Water None of the above 1
2H H H/2 1.5H 3
Increases dry density Decreases dry desnity None of the above Depends on water content 1
Expulsion of both pore water
Expulsion of pore water Expulsion of air voids None of the above 2
and air voids
Cohesionless soils Clayey soils Silty soils Any type of soil 1
Dry Density Void Ratio Loading Rate Normal Stress 4
Cohesion Angle of Internal Friction Surcharge Angle Angle of Wall Friction 2
C= S + σ tan ф σ = C+ S tan ф S = C+ σ tan ф S = σ + C tan ф 3
Increase the weight of
Reduce seepage losses Increase shear strength Increase stability of slope 4
bank

Total Stress Parameters Normal Stress Parameters Effective Stress Parameters Residual Stress Parameters 3

Swelling and Shrinkage

Black Colour Low Bearing Capacity Cohesive Particles 4
Nature
Field Test Lab Test Important Test Accurate Test 1
 200m to 300m 300m to 500m 500m to 700m 700m to 1000m 1

3m minimum 5m minimum 7m minimum Depending on type of soil 1

Weak sub-soil Ground improvement Fill material Prepared Subgrade 4
< 10 < 15 <7 <5 4
SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 SQ0 3
a) 40 mm b) 50 mm c) 60 mm d) 70 mm 1

a) 50,000 tons of traffic or b) 50,000 tons of traffic OR 2

c) both a and b NONE OF THESE 1
2 days whichever is later days whichever is earlier

a) 13.74 b) 12.68 c) 13.28 d) 12.14 1

a) 40 mm b) 20 mm c) 30mm d) 60mm 2
a) G3L b) G3s c) both a and b d) none of these 1
a) 10 nos b) 3 nos c) 5 nos d) 1 no 2
a) two rail away b) five rail away c) away from breathing length d) none of the above 3
1 in 100 1 in 500 1 in 1000 1 in 1200 3
a) CRS b) DRM c) Chief Engineer NONE OF THESE 3
a) On initial laying of b) when the SEJ gap observed c ) if temporary repairs exceed 3
d) All the above. 3
LWR beyond the specified limits per km in LWR

Loose shunting Alignment defect Cross level Unevenness of rail top 4

a) Machine cut a rail piece b) Gas cut of rail piece of 6.5 m c) Wait for temperature to go
from track and slew back length approx... and slewing back down before slewing back track NONE OF THESE 2
the track track to original alignment to original position

b) no restriction, but the c) only 30 sleepers to be opened

a) upto 100sleepers to be
temperature restriction to be within a temperature range of td NONE OF THESE 3
opened at a time
observed + 10 and td- 30oC .
 c) any length between 2 points
a) 1000m b) 5000m d) None of the above. 4
& crossing
a) 6.85m b) 6.25m c) 7.85m d) 12.16m 3
a) 1 in 200 b) 1 in 50 c) 1 in 100 d) 1 in 500 3
a) 300 b) 350 mm c) 250 d) 450 3
0
0
0
tm+5 to tm+10 tm to tm+5 td+5 to td+10 none of these 2
once in 45 days once in 4 months once in 6 months none of these 2

0
15% 20% 25% 30% 2
20% 25% 30% 35% 3
1% 2% 3% 4% 1
1m 1.5m 2.0m 2.5m 3
50cm 75cm 100cm 125cm 1
imapct value test abrasion value test water absorption test flakiness index 2
imapct value test abrasion value test water absorption test flakiness index 1
tm to tm +5 C0 tm+5 to tm + 10 0 C tm +5 to tm+20 C None of them 2
1.452 tonnes 1.638 tonnes* 1.750 tonnes 1.962 tonnes 2
SWR LWR CWR* none of them 3
1310 1540* 1660 None of them 2
td+0C to td - 150C td+50C to td-200C td+ 100 to td 250C td + 10 0 to td 200 C 4
A Year in six month in a Quarter Non of above. 4
td + 0 C to td - 50 C td + 50C to td - 100 C td + 10 to td - 20 C td + 10 to td - 300C 4
 During every trolley
A Year in six month in a Quarter 3
inspection
EA EA Lαt/r EA αt/r 4
110 kmph 120 kmph Up to 100 kmph less then 100 kmph 1
Track structure Ballast resistance Rail temperature All of these 4
1 year 2 years 3 years 5 years 4

Improve running quality Improve drainage Improve track geometry All the above 2

1 – 3 years 2 – 4 years 3 – 5 years As per requirement 3

td-10 C td - 15 C td - 25 C td - 30 C 4
Improve running quality Improve drainage Improve track geometry All the above 4
week Month Year Daily 1
One green and two red
Two B/F and one green H.S. flag Two red H.S. flags Two H.s. tricolour lamps 3
H.S. flags
Two Days Three Days Four Days Daily 2
week Month Year Daily 2
Range and Delay Gain On Off 1
150000 200000 250000 300000 4
Range and Delay Gain On Off 2
0
1 2 3 4 3
Same double half triple 2
5 6 7 8 3
7 14 5 8 2
 JE/SE USFD Sectional JE/SE Controller AXEN 1
Between 20 and Between 50 and
More than 20,000 Hz Less than 20 Hz 1
20,000 Hz 20,000 Hz

a) Half b) Same c) Double d) Three times 3

2 mm/m 3 mm/m 4 mm/m 5 mm/m 3
2000m 3000m 4000m 5000m 3
200m 340m 440m 500m 3
440m 875m 1000m 1500m 4
>to <*to =to all above 2
td=to td td>to none of above 1
Daily weekly fortnightly monthly 3
daily weekly fortnightly monthly 2
150mm 200mm 250mm 300mm 3
300mm 350mm 500mm 600mm 3
Level crossing Straight track Curve>3500m Rad All above 1
>3500m <3500m 440m 500m 3
40mm 60mm 120mm 190mm 1

when the rail temperature when the rail temperature goes when the rail temperature goes
none of above 2
goes beyond tm+10 beyond td+20 beyond td+10

Two Four Five six 3

100mm 200mm 150mm 300mm 3

5-8mm 8-10mm 10-15mm 15-20mm 3

50-60 kg/cm2 60-70kg/cm2 90-100jg/cm2 110-120kg/cm2 4

 One Two Three Four 1

800sleepers 1200 sleeeprs 1600 sleepers 2000sleepers 4

30GMT or 01 year which 40 GMT or 18 months which ever 50 GMT or 02 years which ever 50 GMT or 3
3
ever is earlier is earlier is earlier years which ever is earlier

1 in 100 1 in 500 1 in 1000 1 in 2000 3

3 lacs 10 lacs 5 lacs 25 lacs 4

Angle of Crystal Reflection Incidence Refraction 4
Transverse Bolt Hole Piping vertical longitudinal split 1

Riding will be rough, Riding will be rough, Riding will be smooth, Riding will be smooth,
maintenance requirement maintenance requirement will be maintenance requirement will be maintenance requirement will 3
will be more less less be more
Sand Inclusion Lack of fusion slag inclusion nothing will happen 3
0
38mm 25.4mm 16mm 12mm 3

to assess the volume of to ensure that full train has arrived to expedite the movement of
none of above 2
traffic passing on the track at next station train

3 rail length on either side 100 m & 45 m 100 m on both sides none of above 2
1m 2m 3m 5m 3
1 in 75 1 in 125 1 in 100 1 in 150 3
a) No thermal movement
b) Thermal movement in it but no c) Thermal force & movement
but thermal force available none of these 1
thermal force both not available in it
in it
(M+2) (M+3) (M+4) (M+7) 2
 1 in 150 1 in 200 1 in 100 1 in 80 1
u Y Q L 2
22mm 19mm 16mm 13mm 4
1 in 150 1 in 100 1 in 80 1 in 60 3
750 600 450 300 3
Method of Financial
method of recording of Method of Exchequer
Appraisal of Railway method of cash control 1
measurement book Control
Project

1650mm 1670mm 1680mm 1690mm 3

0.15 0.20 0.10 0 .35 1

Straight tracks only Curved tracks only Both straight & curved tracks None of the above 1
0
0.4 to 0.6 second 0.4 to 0.8 seconds 0.6 to 1.0 seconds 0.8 to 1.2 seconds 4
Provision of new FOB in a for construction of LHS by cut for shifting of point and Xing up
none of the above 4
station and cover method in Rly Track to 13 m
TRUE FALSE -- --- 2
30mm 40mm 50mm depends on operator. 1
25 mm 50 mm 75 mm NONE OF THESE 2
Resultant of centrifugal force and
Wear on both the rails is Reactions on both the rails are
weight passes through Centre of All the above are correct 4
similar equal
track

True False -- -- 2
16 32 48 56 3
Inner Rail Outer rail, Any of the Two rail None of the above. 2
Towards inside of curve Towards Outside of Curve Can be in any Direction, None of the above. 2
 Fd/7 Fd/6 Fd/4 Fd/3 4
UNIMAT TAMPING EXPRESS UTV DTS 3
3-Point geometry/Elimentary
4-Point smoothening mode 4-Point Design mode 3-Point Design mode 4
Mode
3-Point geometry/Elimentary Using Measuring Run By
4-Point smoothening mode 4-Point Design mode 4
Mode ALC
Slew for Realignment of curve
Field survey of Alignment Laser system for straight track CMS system 4
using software
Inner Rail Outer Rail Better of the two Rail Any of the two Rail 1
Lining correction Gauge correction Twist Correction Unevenness correction 3
Upto 20 mm Between 20 to 30 mm Between 30-50 mm Above 50 mm 3
K adjustment X adjustment H adjustmen V adjustment 2
Versine
Superelevation-SE Front offset - Fd General lift 2
correction(H,Hx,Hy,Hz,Hw)
UNIMAT 08-275 UNIMAT 08-275 3S MPT BCM 2
Maximum Settlement
Constant Settlement Mode Zero settlement mode Any of the above 2
mode
On Bridges In Tunnels On Points and Crossing In Station Limit 2
Both Horizontal and vertical
Horizontal direction only Vertical Direction Only None of the above 1
Direction
Time for Lowering and
Squeezing and Holding time Travelling time to next sleeper All the above 4
lifting of Tamping Unit
2 Kmph 5 Kmph 10 Kmph 15 Kmph 3
1000mm 700mm 500mm 200mm 3
100mm 200mm 300mm 250mm 3
BRM model 66 (M/s PBR 400 R ( M/s BRM Model SPZ-210 K USP 2000 SWS
4
Kershaw) Plasser India) (Gemac China) (M/s Plasser)
BRM model 66 (M/s PBR 400 R ( M/s BRM Model SPZ-210 K USP 2000 SWS
4
Kershaw) Plasser India) (Gemac China) (M/s Plasser)
550 GMT 10 Years 15 Years 450 GMT 2
 complete track ballast shoulder ballast crib ballast All of the above 2
anticlockwise clockwise up to down down to up 1
1000 sleepers 1600 sleepers 2000 sleepers 2600 sleepers 2
UNIMAT TAMPING EXPRESS CSM All of the above 1
Tamping unit rotation
Tilting tamping tool Tamping unit lateral movement All of the above 4
facility
80mm 60mm 50mm 40mm 3
PQRS TRT RBMV T-28 4
90 to 100 kmph 25 to 30 kmph 10 to 15 kmph none of above 2
100mm 150mm 200mm 250mm 2
Height potentiometer. Slew potentiometer Versine potentiometer. None of above. 3
Both the transducers are Transducer at C is only switched Transducer at B is only switched
None of the above 4
switched off off off

On 4 point method slews On 3 point method slew values, On 3 point method slew
On 4 point method, slews values
values, versine value and versine value and transition values and versine values are 4
and versine values are fed
transition correction is fed correction is fed fed.

100 mm and 100 mm 200 mm and 200 mm 300 mm and 300 mm 400 mm and 400 mm 3
X correction K Correction Vm correction H correction 2
ATS to Heel of Switch ATS to the end of T/R TTS to Heel of switch TTS to the end of Stock Rail 1
510 mm 450 mm 250 mm 200 mm 4
Equal to built up crossings. Shorter than built up crossings. Longer than built up crossings. None of the above. 2

13 mm 10 mm 8 mm 6 mm 3

Sin F Cos F Tan F Cot F 4

 Inner Wheels All Wheels Outer Wheels None of the wheels 1

True False -- -- 1

0.4 to 0.6 seconds 0.4 to 0.8 seconds 0.6 to 1.0 seconds 0.2 to 1.0 seconds 4

55 mm/sec with 35
35mm/sec with 55 mm/sec in
mm/sec in exceptional 75 mm/sec None of the above is correct 2
exceptional cases
cases
Track Relaying Train Track Rennovation Train Track Repair Train Track Laying Train 1
1676 mm 1750 mm 1673 mm 1600 mm 2

20 m 3m 6m 10 m 1

Comfort Maintainability Safety None of the Above 1

Comfort Maintainability Safety None of the Above 2

100 mm 165 mm 75 mm 185 mm 3

1.0 m 0.01 m 0.1 m None of the above 1

1673mm 1676mm 3400mm 3500mm 3
general lift in design levelling is
15 mm 25 mm None of the above 3
not relevant

True False -- -- 1

True False -- -- 1
 TRUE FALSE . . 2

True False -- -- 1

44mm. zero 48mm. 60mm. 2

1mm 2mm 2.5mm 3.5mm 3

Piezometer Inclinometer Settlement gauge All of the above 2

4° 5° 3° 7° 3

True False -- -- 2
Inward Outward No Change in Position None of the above 1
OMU MMU-I MMU-II Sectional Gang 3
A9 B0 C 12 D 15 4

Lateral and vertical Unevenness, Alignment, twist and

Speed to the run None of the above 4
acceleration peaks gauge defects

ADEN SSE/SE/JE_USFD Sectional SSE/SE/JE DEN 2

* ** No Marking None of the above 4

More the value of SD for

Less the value of SD for any
any parameter more is the The ideal value/best possible
parameter less is the variation and None of the above 4
variation and the track value of SD is zero
the track profile is more uniform.
profile is less uniform.
 True False -- -- 1

True False -- -- 1

True False -- -- 2

True False -- -- 2

True False -- -- 2

True False -- -- 2

True False -- -- 2

True False -- -- 2

Tamping machine can be

Tamping machine can be Tamping machine can be
demanded if 60% of kms
demanded if 60% of kms show demanded if 40% of kms show NONE OF THE ABOVE 1
show TGI value less than
TGI value less than 80 TGI value less than 80
90

ATS to Heel of Switch ATS to the end of T/R TTS to Heel of switch TTS to the end of Stock Rail 4
41 mm to 45 mm 51 mm to 57 mm 44 mm to 48 mm 57 mm to 61 mm 4
Riding will be rough, Riding will be rough, Riding will be smooth, Riding will be smooth,
maintenance requirement maintenance requirement will be maintenance requirement will be maintenance requirement will 4
will be more less less be more

44mm zero 48mm. 60mm. 4

14.6 m 20 m 14.785 m 10 m 4
 Reverse-canting of approach
Strengthening of approach. Signalling installations. none of these. 3
rail.

4° 5° 3° 7° 4

a) Sand Inclusion b) Lack of fusion c) Slag inclusion d) Nothing will happen 2
will depend upon hysteresis
compressive force tensile force All of Above 1
curve

Rear trolley Measuring trolley Lining trolley Front trolley 3

Translation along X axis Translation along Y axis Rotational about X axis Rotational about y axis 2
a) True b) False -- -- 1
20 m 3m 6m 10 m 4

1676 mm 1750 mm 1673 mm 1600 mm 2

Comfort Maintainability Safety None of the Above 4

Comfort Maintainability Safety None of the above 4

100 mm 165 mm 75 mm 185 mm 4

165 mm 100 mm 75 mm 140 mm 4

1.0 m 0.01 m 0.1 m None of the above 4

Gangmate Patrolman JE/SSE/P.Way ADEN 3
True False -- -- 1

True False -- -- 4
 True False -- -- 4

Both the transducers are Transducer at C is only switched Transducer at B is clamped to

None of the above 3
switched off off zero
44mm 51mm 57mm 38mm 2
75mm 95mm 115mm 135mm 2
BCM RM 76 BCM RM 80 BCM 80-92U -- 2

30mm 40mm 50mm depends on operator. 1

10% 15% 20% 25% 3

Unimat 2S Unimat 3S Unimat 4S All the above 3

a) Lateral and vertical

b) Values of gauge, unevenness,
acceleration when c) Ride Index d) Speed of the vehicle run 2
alignment and twist defects
exceeded

Once in 3 years or 200 Once in 2 years or 100 GMT

Once in 1.5 years None of the above 4
GMT whichever is earlier whichever is earlier.

A1 medical category A2 medical category A3 medical category B1 medical category. 4

1.50 meters from track 2.50 meters from the end of 1 meter from the end of
1 meter from track centre 4
centre sleeper sleeper.

7t 8t 6t 9t 4

75 meters 100 meters 120 meters 200 meters. 4

Equal to x 10mm more than x less than x 10mm less than x 1
28mm 29.4mm 30mm 16mm 2
 True False . . 2
True False -- -- 2

7.20m 11.832m 9.6m 15m 2

185mm 165mm 140mm 100mm 2

1 in 1200 1 in 400 1 in 360 1 in 720 1
True False . . 2
Having speeds greater than Having speeds greater than 100 Having speeds between 100 to On which Shatabdi and
3
75 kmph kmph 140 kmph Rajdhani trains run
Oscillation monitoring
Track recording Car (TRC) Oscillograph Car None of the above 4
system (OMS)
It is always for track in static and
It is amenable to systematic
It is subjective floating condition (without the It is slow and tiring 3
record keeping
train loads)

Track recording cars Oscillation Monitoring System or

Oscillograph car Mobile maintenance car 4
(TRC) portable accelerometers (OMS)

Track Geometry
Vehicle Design Parameters Speed of Operation All of the above 4
Parameters

True False -- -- 4

Peak SD ABOVE BOTH None of the above 1

0.15 g 0.20 g 0.10 g 0.35 g 1

1 2 6 NONE OF THE ABOVE 3

 Not less than 90% of Not less than 40% of section
section should show TGI should show TGI value more than ABOVE BOTH NONE OF THE ABOVE 3
value more than 75 115

TRUE False . . 2
For handling of rails for ballast specification for AT welding for Flash Butt Welding 1
Lateral and vertical
Parameter wise bad location Ride Index Speed of the vehicle run. 2
acceleration

** *** NO MARKING NONE OF THE ABOVE 1

50 M 12.5 M 25 M 100 M 1

More peaks are likely to be It is difficult to make any

The result should be same The result would be same if the
recorded when speed is 120 statement about the peaks 2
as track is same. direction of movement is same.
kmph. recorded.

60 67 80 77 2

Every year if TRC is running

regularly and every six
Once in a year Once in 6 months Never 2
months when TRC run is not
there
Track conformance to para 607 of
Ride Index value Radius of curvature of the curve All of the above. 3
IRPWM

C B A NONE OF THE ABOVE 1

Peak SD ABOVE BOTH NONE OF THE ABOVE 1

 TRUE FALSE . . 1
TRUE FALSE . . 1
TRUE FALSE . . 1

TRUE FALSE . . 1

c) Accelerations measured by
a) Track Structure b) Type of the sleepers d) Ballast Cushion 3
the accelerometer

TRUE FALSE . . 2

TRUE FALSE . . 1

TRUE FALSE . . 1

TRUE FALSE . . 1

Bouncing Uneveness Lurching Twist 3

100 500 200 1000 3

Start of Mid of End of NONE OF THE ABOVE 2

TRUE FALSE . . 1

Values will be different for

Less than 100 depending on SD
100 different parametres based on NONE OF THE ABOVE 2
values
stipulated SD values
 A10 B10 C10 A17 2

A15 B15 C15 D15 4

A17 B17 C17 D17 3

C13 C18 D18 B18 2

A9 B0 C 12 D 15 3
IS: 409-1981 IS: 406-1981 IS: 408-1981 IS: 407-1981 3
4 years or 200 GMT 5 years or 100 GMT 6 years or 200 GMT 3 years or 200 GMT 1
20% or more test results
30% or more test results record 20% or more test results record 30% or more test results
record toe load below 400 1
toe load below 400 Kg toe load below 600 Kg record toe load below 600 Kg
Kg
20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 4
Normally open to road May not be protected by
Normally closed to road traffic Not be interlocked 1
traffic signals
Within outer most stop
Beyond outer most stop signal Not protected by signal Protected by signal 2
signal
20 nos 15 nos 10 nos 12 nos 3
6m 7m 8m 9m 3
Two years Three years One year Four years 2
One for each Section DEN/Sr. One for each SSE/JE (P. Way)
One for each Subdivision One for each Division 3
DEN Section
MMU-I MMU-II Both None of the above 2
Space for storing of Small Track
Crane for lifting of rails Space for carriage manpower All of the above. 4
Machines
Once in Six months Once in Two months Once in Four months Once in a year 2
Once in Fortnight Once in month Once in Two month Once in Three month 2
 23:00 Hrs. to 03:00 22:00 Hrs. to 02:00 01:00 Hrs. to
00:00 Hrs. to 04:00 Hrs. 3
Hrs. Hrs. 05:00 Hrs.
4-5 min. 3-4 min. 5-6 min. 2-3 min. 2
50 ton 60 ton 70 ton 80 ton 3
100-110 Kg. 90-95 Kg. 80-85 Kg. 70-75 Kg. 2
4 months 6 months 2 months 12 months 2
TRUE FALSE . . 2
Sin F Cos F Tan F Cot F 4
80x50x36mm 80x40x32mm 80x40x30mm 80x50x25mm 4

1 mm 2 mm 2.5 mm 3.5 mm 3

4° 5° 3° 7° 2

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1
TRUE FALSE -- -- 2
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1

4265mm 5265mm 5300mm 4725mm 1

Wooden sleeper track On curves up to 0.5 On transition curve None of the above 3
7250mm 8000mm 6250mm 5870mm 3

1 in 400 1 in 1200 1 in 100 1 in 260 2

10 m 50 m 20 m 30 m 2
 1670mm 1700mm 1760mm 1690mm 1
2000mm 1670mm 1905mm 1680mm 3
115mm 95mm 100mm 160mm 2
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1

can be used even after longer

2 years 3 years 5 years period if it is not damaged 4
due to moisture etc.

transfer lateral forces from transfer longitudinal forces from

these are optional fittings none of the these. 4
tongue rail to stock rail tongue rail to stock rail

90 – 100 kg/cm 2 100-110 kg.cm 2 110-120 kg/cm2 135-140 kg/cm2 3

Asset Data can be seen by Asset Data cannot be changed by Asset is not available for
Non of the above 3
AEN and higher officials SSE inspection

Rail Weld Track Fittings All the above 2

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2
Voice message comes on SMS alert comes on registered
SMS alert goes to Sr.DEN (Co.) Both (1) & (2) above 2
the registered mobile mobile

TRUE FALSE -- -- 1

Inspection of Points and

Foot Plate inspection Push trolley inspection USFD inspection 1
crossing
LWR Level Crossing Bridge Any of the above 3
SSE of the section where SSE and confirmed by
Engineering Control Staff of Dy.CE/TMC 1
machine is working Engineering Control
 Accident Proforma Accident Details Critical Location. Site Particulars 4
SSE ADEN DEN None of the above 4

Can be created by JE and Can be Created and saved by SSE Created by SSE and confirmed Created at Divisional level
2
confirmed by SSE no confirmation is required. by AEN only

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2

TRUE FALSE -- -- 1

TRUE FALSE --- --- 1

TRUE FALSE --- --- 1

Location of defect Date of compliance Manpower used in compliance All the above 2

Inspection should be uploaded

LWR should be confirmed Inspection of both SEJ's of LWR
in TMS within 15 days of doing All the above 4
by SSE login should be done and saved
the inspection

Downloading of inspection,
Downloading of inspection, assets, track diagram etc. to
Deleting of unnecessary Dumping of old inspection
assets, track diagram etc. for a display before higher official 4
information for a JE/SSE records not required for a JE/SSE
JE/SSE without having net
connection

TRUE FALSE --- --- 2

TRUE FALSE --- --- 1

T-3707(G) & T- 3708(NG) T-3708(G) & T- 3707(NG) T-3741(G) & T-3742(NG) T-3742(G) & T- 3741(NG) 1

90–100 kg/cm2 100-110 kg.cm2 110-120 kg/cm2 135-140 kg/cm2 4

OT+ET+Sway ET+OT ET+OT+2 Sway ET + OT+ lean + 2 sway 3
a) 25mm b) 22mm c) 19mm d) 16mm 3
One Two three None of these 2
4.76m-4.78 m 3.76m -4.00 m 5.00m -5.10 m 4.00 m-4.50m 1

4265mm 5265mm 5300mm 4725mm 3

Alignment Longitudinal level and cross level Gauge Packing under sleeper 4
split switches overriding switches curved switches all of these 4
1.5 m (to - tp) 4.5 m ( to - tp ) 2.5 m (to - tp) 100 metres 3
Behavior of elastic Availability of compacted ballast
Laying on stable bank All of Above 4
fastening section

1 in 720 1 in 360 1 in 1200 1 in 400 4

41 mm to 45 mm 51 mm to 57 mm 44 mm to 48 mm 57 mm to 61 mm 1
a) Sand Inclusion b) Lack of fusion c) Slag inclusion d) Nothing will happen 3
a) 0.15 g b) 0.20 g c) 0.10 g d) 0.35 g 4
a) True b) False -- -- 2
10mm 12mm 16mm 15mm 3

a) Filling of adequate
b) Squaring of sleeper c) Gauging d) All above 4
ballast in shoulder & crib.

a) 0.4 to 0.6 sec. b) 0.6 to 0.8 sec c) 0.8 to 1.2 sec. d) 1.2 to 1.4 sec. 3
a) True b) False -- -- 1
 c) suspending traffic & protect
a) Emergency repair b) Temporary repair NONE OF THESE 3
line
Free to move so no Thermal force gradually
Uniform force equal to half the
thermal force throughout increasing from SEJ to central All of Above 3
force in central portion
B.L portion
Will not affect td level Will affect td by increasing it Will affect td by lowering it None of Above 3
Tamping 3rd rail of Points
Lining of track Slewing of track Carrying of men and material 4
and crossing
ADEN JE / SE / SSE Gang Mate None of Above 2
50 deg C 60 deg C 76 deg C 48 deg C 4
190 mm 120 mm 65 mm 40 mm 4
After 10 years or passage If the clean ballast cushion is <
of 500 GMT whichever is 150 mm in machine maintained All of Above None of Above 3
earlier section.
150 mm 10 mm 75 mm 50 mm 3
190 mm 120 mm 80 mm 65 mm 4
05 cuts 06 cuts 07 cuts 08 cuts 3
1 mm 0.5 mm 1.5 mm 0.75 mm 1
1 Inch 2 Inch 3 Inch 4 Inch 3
True False _ _ 1
1 Month 2 Months 3 Month 6 Month 3
3.25 m 4.00 m 5.00 m 4.50 2
8 6 15 10 4
1% 2% 3% 5% 2
once in 10 days once in 7 days once in 15 days once in 30 days 2
once in 3 days once in 7 days once in 15 days once in 30 days 1
6 months 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 2
5 mm 6 mm 9 mm 13 mm 2
 If JE done the Trolly
G.M.T. less than 5
Once in a month Once in fortnightly inspection once in the 2 1
G.M.T once in 2 month
month.
Once in a month rotation Once in 2 month rotation with
Once in fortnightly rotation with Once in a month without any
with systematic manner systematic manner with JE 1
JE (P.Way) rotation with JE (P.Way)
with JE. (P.Way) (P.Way)
28.5 mm 57 mm 1750 mm 114 mm 4
Number of track only. Speed of section. None A & B Both 4

High temperature fusion

Short welding duration Short pre heating process Single shot crucible method 2
welding
0.5 mm at the end of straight
0.5 mm at Centre 1.0 mm at center 2-2.4 mm at end 1
edge
More heating of rail Less heating of rail Does not affect rail heating Non-uniform heating of rail 4
4-4.5 min & 2.0-3.0 4-4.5 min & 0.2.- 0.3 2-2.5 min & 0.2.-
4-4.5 min & 7-8 kg/cm2 3
kg/cm2 kg/cm2 0.3 kg/cm2
Mould should be place
Cut should be square Burner should be place centrally All above is necessary 4
symmetrical
Very less extra metal is 25 mm gap is ensured before start no extra metal from outside is
None of the above 3
added by electrode of welding used
True False Cant say Equally good 1
1.0 m 10 cm 1500 mm None of the above 3
True False - - 1
Versine required for curve in 3-
V/vm value F/Fmax value All above 3
point lining
Maximum existing cant and
Datum rail undulations Both a & b None of the above 3
designed cant
Design & smoothening mode
Design mode of working Smoothening mode of working 3-point lining system only 2
both
 Applicable on horizontal
Applicable on Vertical curve and
curve and deducted from
deducted from General lift on None of the above Both a & b 1
General lift on straight
straight track
track
Fed from working cabin
Fed from Front cabin and applied Fed from working cabin and Fed from Front cabin and
and applied to datum rail 2
to datum rail only applied to both rails applied to both rails
only
Loose packing Non-uniform packing Both a& b None of the above 3
Alignment Cross Level Gauge A & B Both 4
3-point lining is used 4-point lining is used both 3 & 4 point can be used one of the above 2
100-110 kg/cm2 110-120 kg/cm2 135-140 kg/cm2 120-130 kg/cm2 2
Two missing tool is
True False One missing tool is permitted 1
permitted

LL, AL and XL is attended LL, AL and XL is attended on Main line is tamped first and
both a & c is correct 4
on main line only both line then the loop line

Smoothening & design Maximum settlement mode &

none of the above both a & b 2
mode Controlled settlement mode

True False - -- 1
Cant Versine Gauge Twist 2
2.3 m 4.3 m 3.4 m 5.3 m 3
Gauge of track Condition of track fittings Condition of tamping tools All of above 4
will depend upon hysteresis
compressive force tensile force None of the above 1
curve
Will not affect td level Will affect td by increasing it Will affect td by lowering it None of the above 3
After initial laying of when the SEJ gap observed if temporary repairs exceed 3
All of above 4
LWR beyond the specifined limits per km in LWR
 upto 100 sleepers to be
no restriction, but the temperature
opened at a time by Gang only 30 sleepers to be opened None of the above 3
restriction to be observed
mate,
1 in 200 1 in 50 1 in 100 1 in 500 3
200 m 250 m 300 m 500 m 2
less than length of rail put
more than length of rail put in equal to length of rail put in None of the above 3
in

Equal to built up crossings. Shorter than built up crossings. Longer than built up crossings. None of the above. 2
156 mm 165 mm 185 mm 140 mm 2
100 mm 95 mm 115 mm 160 mm 2
Tongue rail is 6 mm high from
There is inbuilt Twist in Thick Swing nose crossings cannot
SSD is provided at ATS Stock rail at JOH in OR 3
web switches be used on High speed routes
switches
Only SSE (in-charge) can transact Both JE & SSE can transact
JE can transact stores ADEN can transact stores 2
stores stores

7 tones 8 tones 6 tones 9 tones 4

Bottom Top Intermediate Any 2

117 mm 120 mm 182.5 mm 133 mm 3
True False -- -- 2

Speed and Station to Speed and Station to station

Speed and Station to station Station to station variation in
station variation of cant variation in versine and Cant 2
variation in versine value versine value only
value both
Primarily lies with
Primarily lies with Station master None of the above All of above 1
gateman
44-48 mm 50-60 mm 55-65 mm 51-57 mm 4
A-Class Special class B1 Class C-Class 2
 20 m from track centre 20 m from gate boom 20 m from gate post 20 m from height gauge 3
A2 A3 B2 Anyone 2
Imprest store Surplus store Charged off stores MAS Stores 4
SRJ to Heel of crossing. ATS to end of tongue rail. ATS to Heel of switch. TTS to end of stock rail. 3
120 m from home signal 180 m from home signal towards 120 m from starter signal 180 m from starter signal
2
towards station section station section towards station section towards station section
4 ohms per km 4 ohms per m 2 ohms per m 2 ohms per km 4
True False _ -- 1
95 mm 115 mm 130 mm 160 mm 2
46 min 59 Second 27 Min 35 Second 20 Min 00 Second 01 Min 20 Second 3
True False _ -- 1
Rail to Sleeper Sleeper to Girder of bridge None of the above Both a & b are correct 2
Week Month Everyday None of Above 1

Weekly Month three Days Daily 3

Weekly monthly daily Threedays 2

Weekly Daily Monthly Threedays 3

Weekly Daily Monthly Threedays 2
Range Delay/Probe Zero Angle Reject 2
Range Delay/Probe Zero Gain Reject 3

Between 20 and
More than 20,000 Hz Less than 20 Hz None of Above 1
20,000 Hz
4 2 2.5 0 2
Angle of Crystal Reflection Incidence Refraction 4
Half Same Double Three times 3
 IS:12666-1988 IS:12686-1966 IS:12600-1988 IS:12673-1991 1
WD-17
WD-17 Misc.-1992 or WD-21 Misc.-1996 or WD-22 WD-12 Misc.-1992 or WD- 12
Misc.-1999 or WD-24 1
WD-24 Misc.-2004 Misc.-2002 Misc.-2004
Misc.-2004

160 cst 170 cst 150 cst 120 cst 3

200 300 165 275 2

200 300 165 275 3

5 mm Through Hole 5 mm Dia. Flat Bottom Hole 12 mm Through Hole 3 mm Dia Through Hole 2
5 mm Dia.Through Hole 5 mm Dia. Flat Bottom Hole 12 mm Dia. Through Hole 3 mm Dia. Through Hole 4
5 X 10 X 2 10 X 5 X 2 2 X 5 X 10 10 X 10 X 2 1

1 and half month 3 months 2 months 1 month 3

2 months 2 years 3 years 3 moths 2
1 and half Year 2 years 3 years 1 Year 1
1 Year 2 years 3 years None of Above 4
30 40 50 55 3

30 50 55 40 2

DFWO DFWR Defective Observation 3

DFWO DFWR Defective Observation 2

200 70 100 180 3

 200 70 100 180 4
Sr. DEN CE ADEN PCE 2
IS:1870 - 1990 IS:12666 -1988 IS:1875 - 1992 IS:1873 - 1991 3
6 15 10 8 4
0 70 45 All of Above 3
20 37 30 15 1

70 180 100 85 4

DFWO DFWR Defective Observation 2

2 Hrs 2 Days 1 Hrs 1 day 1

Monthly Daily Hourly Weekly 3

5 mm 3 mm 12 mm None of Above 2
6 dB 10 dB 12 dB None of Above 2
100 mm 70 mm 165 mm 134 mm 4
0.8 mm 1 mm 0.75 mm 1.6 mm 3
0.8 mm 0.2 mm 0.75 mm 1 mm 2

3 days 24 Hrs. 3 months None of Above 3

Joggle Fish Plate with Two Joggle fishplate with one Far end Joggle Fish Plate with Two
None of above 1
Far End Bolt Bolt clamps
3230 3220 5920 5930 3
 3230 3220 5920 5930 1
50 mm 25 mm 21 mm 23 mm 4
Horizontal Vertical Vertical Longitudinal Transverse 2
Severity Location Size Area 2
Severity Location Size Area 1

Zone-I Zone-II Zone-III All of Above 3

2 Mhz 4 Mhz 2.5 Mhz None of Above 2

2 Mhz S/C Probe 4 Mhz S/C Probe 2 Mhz D/C Probe 4 Mhz D/C Probe 1

3 to 4 mm 5 to 7 mm 10 to 12 mm 8 to 10 mm 1
37 deg 70 deg 45 deg 0 deg side Probing 4
Double Half Same None of Above 2
70 % 50 % 100 % 0% 3
27.5 deg 57.7 deg 25.7 deg 75.7 deg 1
Velocities of the wave Frequency of Wave Wave Length Grain Size 1

Less More Same None of Above 2

Less More Same None of Above 2
Perpendicular Parallel Vertical Longitudinal None of Above 2

Velocity = Frequency X Wavelength = Frequency X Frequency = Velocity X

None of Above 1
Wavelength Velocity Wavelength
Hz Db mm Deg 1
Air Solid Liquid All of above 1
Surface Defects Internal Defects Sub-Surface Defects None of Above 1
115±5 mm 95 mm 115±3 mm 135 mm 3
 ATS to Heel of Switch ATS to the end of Tongue Rail TTS to Heel of switch TTS to the end of Stock Rail 1

44 mm Zero 48 mm 57 - 60 mm 4

1 mm 2 mm 2.5 mm 3.5 mm 3
41 mm to 45 mm 51 mm to 57 mm 44 mm to 48 mm 57 mm to 61 mm 1
maximum 350 mts maximum 441 mts minimum 350 mts minimum 441 mts 3

transfer lateral forces from transfer longitudinal forces from

these are optional fittings None of Above 1
tongue rail to stock rail tongue rail to stock rail

less than 1mm between 1 to 3 mm between 1.5 to 5 mm more than 5mm 3

Increased by 35mm Increased by 70mm Decreased by 35mm Decreased by 70mm 3
136 mm 133 mm 175 mm 182.5 mm 3
to avoid hitting of other
to avoid hitting of other wheel
wheel (new) to nose of for convenience to passenger as a convention 1
(worn out) to nose of crossing
crossing
10 deg 4 deg 6 deg 8 deg 4
split Switches overriding switches curved switches All of Above 4

can be provided as similar cannot be provided as similar

both of the above is true none of the above is true 2
flexure on 10 curve flexure on 10 curve

6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm 2
from SRJ to Heel of from SRJ to last long sleeper after from SRJ to tangent point on
from SRJ to SRJ 4
crossing crossing other track

150 mm behind ANC 100 mm behind ANC 50 mm behind ANC 75 mm behind ANC 2
 from ATS to heel of from JOH to 1st sleeper after (1) and (2) depending on
from JOH to TNC 3
switch heel of switch design
35 GMT 50 GMT 75 GMT 100 GMT 2
400 deg. cel. 300 deg. cel. 250 deg. cel. 150 deg. cel. 4

False True ----- ----- 1

Whenever destressing of Whenever Deep screening by

Whenever track renewal is done None of Above 4
LWR is done BCM is done
Turnout as well as 50 mts
Turnout as well as 20 mts outside
Only on turnout outside toe of switch and nose of All of Above 2
toe of switch and nose of crossing
crossing

half the slew at a station Double the slew at a station 1.5 times the slew at a station equal to the slew at a station 1

at mid point and quarter points

at every 3m at mid point of the tongue rail None of Above 3
of the tongue rail

440 M 575 M 875 M 1100 M 3

Sin F Cos F Tan F Cot F 4
Left side Right side Both side None of Above 1

41 mm 57 mm 61 mm 65 mm 2

Summation of existing
Summation of existing versine is There is no relation between Correcting couple is applied
versine is half of
same that of summation of existing versine and proposed for correction in transition 2
summation of proposed
proposed versines. versines. length.
versines.

Any curve immediately

Curve after heel of switch curve before the toe of crossing Curve between two tangents 1
after back leg of crossing
 when a turnout is laid on
at JOH, head of tongue on turnout cant is not provided
at CMS crossing, near ANC wing straight, lead rail for turnout
rails is unmachined width at the top of sleeper under rail 4
rail are given cant of 1in20 side are higher from lead rail
but foot machined seat
for main line side.

Distance from SRJ to point

Distance from SRJ to Heel of
of intersection “P” of two Distances from SRJ to JOH,
Switch, Heel of Switch to TNC
centreline, P to TNC and JOH to TNC and TNC to Heel None of Above 1
and TNC to Heel of crossing
TNC to heal of Xing of Crossing respectively
respectively
respectively

sleepers in the switch should

right end of the sleepers should be
right end of the sleepers remain as it is but those in the
brought towards the left side by None of Above 1
should remain on right side lead should be rotated to bring
rotating the sleepers
the right end to the left side

Ballast Blanket Subgrade Borrow Pit 4

5 deg 10 deg 8 deg 3.5 deg 3

at railway cost at contractor cost shared by both None of Above 1

1H:1V 2H:1V 1.5H:1V 0.5H:1V 3
Field Test Lab Test Important Test Accurate Test 1
CRS DRM Chief Engineer None of the above 3
1m 1.5 m 2.0 m 2.5 m 3
It is faster It is under loaded condition It is recorded in digital format All of the above. 2

Half Same Double Three times 3

Transition curve Non transition Turn in curve Vertical curve 3

shifted towards outside of shifted towards inside by half
shifted towards inside of curve none of these 2
curve length of transition

0.05 % 0.04 % 0.25 % 0.02 % 2

1 in 1200 1 in 600 1 in 360 1 in 720 3

5 deg 10 deg 4 deg 8 deg 4

OT+ET+Sway ET+OT ET+OT+2 Sway ET + OT+ lean + 2 sway 3

One Two Three None of the above 2

Will not affect td level Will affect td by increasing it Will affect td by lowering it None of the above 3
Both methods are equally good,
Cutting the rails in 3 rail One round of destressing at high
traffic blocks availability is None of the above 2
panel temp
main criteria
tm - 30 deg to tm
tm to tm+5 deg td - 30 deg to td + 10 deg td to td + 10 deg 2
+ 10 deg
40 mm 50 mm 60 mm 80 mm 1
G3L G3S Both 1 and 2 None of the above 1
Machine cut a rail piece Gas cut of rail piece of 6.5 m Wait for temperature to go down
from track and slew back length approx... and slewing back before slewing back track to None of the above 2
the track track to original alignment original position
1 in 200 1 in 50 1 in 100 1 in 400 3
wooden sleeper track On curves upto 0.5 On transition curve None of the above 3
td-10 deg Cel. td-15 deg Cel. td-20 deg Cel. td-30 deg Cel. 4

1 2 3 4 3
7 14 5 8 2
 2000 m 3000 m 4000 m 5000 m 3
td and to is same td is less than to td is more than to None of the above 1
300 mm 350 mm 500 mm 600 mm 3
50-60 kg/cm2 60-70 kg/cm2 90-100 kg/cm2 110-120 kg/cm2 4
Sand Inclusion Lack of fusion Slag inclusion nothing will happen 1
Sand Inclusion Lack of fusion Slag inclusion nothing will happen 2
Sand Inclusion Lack of fusion Slag inclusion nothing will happen 3
3 rail length on either side 100 m & 45 m 100 m both sides None of the above 2

Location with worst defects of

Unevenness, Alignment, twist and Defects due to cupped weld
Riding quality of track unevenness, alignment, twist 4
gauge defects and rail corrugations
and gauge

more prone to derailment less prone to derailment as lateral has lower capacity of
None of the above 3
as lateral forces are higher forces are higher negotiating twist in track

Alignment Longitudinal level and cross level Gauge Packing under sleeper 3

Rear trolley Measuring trolley Lining trolley Front trolley 3

90 to 100 kg/cm2 100 to 110 kg/cm2 110 to 120 kg/cm2 125 to 135 kg/cm2 4

Track Relaying Train Track Rennovation Train Track Repair Train Track Laying Train 1

1 2 3 4 2

Height potentiometer Level potentiometer Versine potentiometer None of the above 3

 Both the transducers are Transducer at C is only switched Transducer at B is only switched
None of the above 4
switched off off off

In 4 point method slews In 3 point method slew values, In 3 point method, slew
In 4 point method, slews values
values, versine value and versine value and transition values and versine values are 4
and versine values are fed
transition correction is fed correction is fed fed.

75 mm 100 mm 65 mm 90 mm 2

4 deg 5 deg 3 deg 7 deg 3

Jerks as measured by the

Section of the rail Type of the sleepers Rail temperature 3
accelerometer
Lateral and vertical
Values of gauge, unevenness,
acceleration when Ride Index Speed of the vehicle run 2
alignment and twist defects
exceeded

20 m 3m 6m 10 m 1

1676 mm 1750 mm 1673 mm 1600 mm 2

Wheel dia difference Worn Root Flat tyre Thin flange 1
Sinusoidal motion Cosine wave motion Cubic parabola None of the above 1
Flat tyre Worn root Thick flange Sharp flange 4
Positive Angularity Negative Angularity Zero Angularity None of the above 1

When Greasing on gauge face of

Wet Rail Rusted Rail None of the above 2
Rail

75-C, where C is SE required

No SE to be provided 65 mm None of the above 1
for Turnout
 True False - - 1

2 3 4 5 4
10 mm 12 mm 14 mm 19 mm 1
57 mm 60 +/- 2 mm 115 mm 160 +/- 3 mm 2

ATS Heel of switch At JOH None of the above 1

6m 7.5 m 10 m 20 m 2
Speed of the Routes
Month wise periodicity GMT criteria None of the above 1
criteria
Speed less than 100 Speed more than 110 & up to 130 Speed above 130 KMPH & up
No such restriction required 3
KMPH KMPH to 160 KMPH

Very good Good Average Below Average 2

Speed below 100 KMPH Speed above 100 KMPH Speed of 100 KMPH For all Speed 4

Measured SD values are Measured SD values are near to Measured SD values are near to Measured SD values are near
3
near to UML PML NBML to NTL

Spot attention To put caution order Through tamping attention None of the above 3

Will depend upon hysteresis

Compressive force Tensile force None of the above 1
curve
Rail is Free to move so no Thermal force in Rail gradually
Uniform force in Rail equal to
thermal force throughout increases from SEJ to central None of the above 3
half the force in central portion
BL portion

tm to tm+5 Degree Celsius tm+5 to tm+10 Degree Celsius tm to tm+10 Degree Celsius tm to tm+20 Degree Celsius 2
10% 15% 20% 25% 3
 During every trolley
in a Year in six months in a Quarter 2
inspection
td-10 Degree Celsius td - 15 Degree Celsius td - 25 Degree Celsius td - 30 Degree Celsius 4
2H : 1V 1.5H : 1V 1.25H : 1V 1H : 1V 1
Both the transducers are Transducer at C is only switched Transducer at B is clamped to
None of the above 3
switched off. off. Zero.
SE potentiometer Slew potentiometer Versine potentiometer None of the above 2
BCM RM 76 BCM RM 80 BCM 80-92U None of the above 2

Rotation of tamping Bank by 8.5

Lifting of third rail Packing of third rail Tilting of Tools 2
degree
4300 mm 4320 mm 3400 mm 3450 mm 3
100 mm 200 mm 300 mm 400 mm 3
4200 mm 4300 mm 4280 mm 4380 mm 3
1 2 3 4 2
Subtracted from Lift in Added to Lift Value in horizontal Added to Lift Value in vertical Subtracted from Lift Value in
4
Vertical curve curve curve horizontal curve

Front Trolley Measuring Trolley Lining Trolley Rear Trolley 3

Always outer Rail Inner Rail Preferably outer Rail Preferably inner Rail 3
Can be inside or outside of
Towards Inside of curve Towards Outside of curve Not required in 4 point lining 2
curve
1/3rd 1/4th 1/5th 1/6th 1
Every year if TRC is running
regularly and every six
Once in year Once in 6 months Not Run 3
months when TRC run is not
there

1 2 3 4 3
 1 2 4 None of the above 2

Value will be different for

Can be anything more than 100
different parameters as the
100 137 depending opon the measured 1
stipulated SD values for the
SD values
new track are different

Loose shunting Alignment defect Cross level variation Unevenness 4

Peak SD Both A & B None of the above 1

0.15 g 0.20 g 0.25 g 0.30 g 1

0.15 g 0.20 g 0.25 g 0.30 g 3

Block Section wise Block Wise Location wise Block and Location wise 1

45 degree and 70 degree side

Only 45 degree probe 70 degree probe 0 degree probe 4
looking
2 mm 3 mm 7 mm 4 mm 3
45 degree probe 70 degree probe 70 degree side looking Probe 0 degree Probe 1
≥ 40 % ≥ 60 % ≥ 20 % None of the above 1
Rail testing Weld testing Both A & B Characterstics Checking 1
Half Moon Defects Transverse Defects Star Cracks Horizontal Defects 1
Calibration Block IIW Block Standered Test Piece Bottom of Sound Rail 2
45 degree probe 70 degree probe 70 degree side looking Probe 0 degree Probe 4
3 mm Dia Through Hole in 3 mm Dia Through Hole in
Half Moon Saw Cut Bottom of the Sound Rail 1
Head Flange
45 degree probe 70 degree probe 70 degree side looking Probe 0 degree Probe 2
Side probing by hand with 0
45 degree probe 70 degree probe 70 degree side looking Probe 4
degree Probe
 within 3 days within 7 days within 15 days within a month 1
± 2 degree ± 1 degree ± 3 degree ± 5 degree 2
± 1 mm ± 2 mm ± 3 mm ± 5 mm 1
Bottom of Standard Test
5mm Ø Flat bottom hole 12mm Ø Through hole Bottom of Sound Rail 2
Piece
30 KMPH or stricter 10 KMPH or stricter 20 KMPH or stricter None of the above 4
9 18 15 3 3

0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 4

-6 to +4 -5 to +3 -5 to +5 -3 to +3 2

0.3 g 0.4 g 0.5 g 0.6 g 1

1 2 3 4 2
4 mm/m 3 mm/m 2 mm/m 1 mm/m 1
1 Km 2 Km 3 Km 4 Km 1
5 nos. 15 nos. 10 nos. 8 nos. 3
A B C None of the above 4
Versine Slew Lift Vm Correction. 1
10 30 20 50 3
0.4 to 0.6 0.5 to 0.8 0.8 to 1.2 1.0 to 1.5 3
100 200 300 150 1
200 500 600 300 2

Vertical Horizontal Both A & B None of the above 1

1/6 1/5 1/3 1/2 3
2 3 1 4 4
 63.5 mm from wheel
63.5 mm from wheel flange gauge 63.5 mm from center line of
flange Non gauge face side 63.5 mm from Root of wheel 2
face of wheel flange
of wheel

0.5, 5, 13 5, 15, 25 0.5, 13, 25 0.5,13,15 3

Anchor link Centre pivot Side Bearer Equating stay 3
Trailing Direction Facing Direction Both A & B None of the above 1
Negative angularity Zero angularity Positive angularity None of the above 3
Rail Sleeper Wheel flange Spring height 3
Only 0 deg 37 and 0 deg Only 37 deg Only 70 deg 2

0.1 0.5 0.8 1.0 3

5920 m/s 3230 m/s 4820 m/s 3300 m/s 2

0.5 1.0 0.88 0.12 2

λ λ/2 λ/4 2λ 2

Between 200 Hz
More than 20000 Hz Less than 20000 Hz Between 50Hz to 200 Hz 1
to 20000 Hz
SSE/P.way ADEN DEN Sr. DEN 2
Only in without Both under and without Always without 1
30 600 1200 45 2

60 50 45 40 3
Motor trolley Push trolley Dip lorry None of the above 1
Week Month Two month Quarter 2
PCE Sr. DEN CTE ADEN 1
 5 2 1.5 3 3

10 20 25 30 4

3 rail length 2 rail length 1 rail length No rail can be provided 1

Slack gauge Tight gauge Flat Tyre Low joint 1

1 2 3 4 2

Twice Thrice Once Four Times 3

Thin Flange Sharp Flange Deep Flange Flange Wear 4
Through tamping from one end to
Putting speed restriction Spot attention of Track No action 2
other end tamping

(UNI1+ ALI1)/2 (UNI1+ ALI1)/3 (UNI1+ ALI1)/4 (UNI1+ ALI1)/5 1

On 3.0 meter On 3.6 meter On 3.5 meter On 9.0 meter 1

1.2 1.4 1.5 2.0 2
upto 100 sleepers to be
no restriction, but the temperature
opened at a time by Gang only 30 sleepers to be opened. None of the above. 3
restriction to be observed.
mate.

1 mm 0.5 mm 0.75 mm 0.25 mm 3

12 11 10 14 3

End Unloading Rake End Unloading Rail Easy Unloading Rake Emergency Unloading Rake 1
 18 19 26 22 4

1 े 2 े 3 े 5 े 3

2% 10 % 5% 12 % 3

Keeping check rail

Keeping tight gauge at crossing Keeping slack gauge at crossing
clearance between 41 None of the above 1
portion portion
to 45 mm
CTE COM DEN Sr. DEN 4
4.67 m 4.78 m 5.5 m 5.0 m 2

Rail temperature rises

above td + 25 deg C on Rail temperature rises above td + Rail temperature rises above td Rail temperature rises above
PSC track with sleeper 20 deg C on PSC track with + 30 deg C on PSC track with td + 25 deg C on PSC track
4
density less than 1540 nos. sleeper density 1540 nos. per km sleeper density 1540 nos. per km with sleeper density 1540
per km and above and above nos. per km and above
.
20 m 3m 6m 10 m 2
500 meters between two 200 meters between two
400 meters between two units 300 meters between two units 4
units units

Once in three month Once in Six month Once in a year None of the above 2
7 years 15 years 1 years 12 years 4
1.4785 m 14.785 m 1.7485 m 17.485 m 2

distribution conveyor belt main conveyor belt waste conveyor belt lateral conveyor belt 3

50 mm/s 25 mm/s 55 mm/s 40 mm/s 3

5% 10 % NIL 15 % 1
 60 % 65 % 70 % 40 % 3
15 cum 30 cum 45 cum 60 cum 2
a) tm to tm+5 b) td - 30o to td + 10o c) td to td + 10oC d) tm - 30o to tm + 10o 2
Improve running quality Improve drainage Improve track geometry All the above 2

3 Years 4 Years 5 Years As per requirement 3

3 Lacs 10 Lacs 5 Lacs 25 Lacs 4

Uniform variation of being tangential to Circular

being tangential to Straight None of these 4
Curvature curve

Transverse Bolt Hole Piping vertical longitudinal split 1

38 mm 25.4 mm 16 mm 12 mm 3
SE potentiometer. Slew potentiometer. Versine potentiometer. None of above. 2

throw of switch. switch entry angle. switch length. heel divergence. 2

True False -- -- 2

Once in 3 years or 200 Once in 1.5 years or 100 GMT Once in 2 years or 100 GMT
None of the above 3
GMT whichever is earlier whichever is earlier whichever is earlier

Resultant of centrifugal force and

Wear on both the rails is Reactions on both the rails are
weight passes through Centre of All the above are correct 4
similar equal
track

td-10 Degree Celsius td - 20 Degree Celsius td - 25 Degree Celsius td - 30 Degree Celsius 2

 40 mm 20 mm 30 mm 60 mm 2

One breathing length away from

Three rail away from LC Five rail away from LC None of these 3
LC
No Change in Stress free
Change in stress free temperature No effect on LWR Behaviour Ease in Maintenance of LWR 2
temperature
Once Every Month in the Once Every Six Month in the Once Every Quarter in the office
No frequency is laid down 1
office of SSE/P. office of of SSE/P. Way
Destressing of LWR is to Detailed analysis is to be done
No action is to be taken Reference Post to be adjusted 3
be done by ADEN
Ballast resistance increases Ballast resistance decreases No change in ballast resistance
None of these 2
temporarily temporarily in noted
Not less than 5.5 m Not less than 6.5 m Not less than 4.0 m Not less than 13 m 3
When prevailing Rail
When prevailing Rail temperature When prevailing Rail
temperature is less than td Not permitted at all 2
is less than td - 10 Degree Celsius temperature is less than td
- 20 Degree Celsius

Strengthening of approach Signalling installations Reverse-canting of approach rail None of these 3

True False -- -- 2

More than ORS Less than ORS Same as that of ORS None of these 1

Throw of switch Switch entry angle Switch length Heel divergence 2

Wave Length Travel Time Amplitude Linear Distance 2

Length Linear Distance Severity Shape 3

Longitude and Latitude Continuous Recording of

Cross Sectional Profile view Exact Location of Defect 4
Recording. Test data.
 Butting under pressure at a Butting under pressure at
Melting of contact surfaces Fusion by chemical process 2
temperature below melting point melting point

2 - 3 minutes 12 - 15 minutes 20-25 minutes 75 minutes 1

70 Tonnes 90 Tonnes 160 Tonnes 50 Tonnes 3

Different for new and old

Same for New and old rails Measured on 1m & 10cm scale Both 1 & 3 4
rails
RDSO CTE Sr. DEN ADEN 1

Immediately after award of After QAP approval, Carrying

After approval of welding
contract irrespective of After QAP approval by RDSO out satisfactory field welding of 3
team by CTE
QAP approval 30 welds & Approval by CTE

Visual, Dimensional & Hardness, Bend, Macro & Micro

Both 1 & 2 None of the above 2
USFD Examination
1 in 100 for first 1000 joints
1 in 100 1 in 500 1 in 1000 3
& 1 in 500 thereafter
Normally Max. 1 degree but up
Max. 2 degree without approval
Max 1 degree only to 2 degrees with the personal Not permitted 3
of PCE
approval of PCE

Cubic parabola Spiral Clothoid Sine curve 4

Gauge, angle of crossing and

Type of switch only Angle of crossing only None of the above 3
type of crossing
Both centre line and Outer rail
Centre line method Outer rail method None of the above 2
method
t * tan 70 2 * sin 70 2 t* tan 70 2 * cos 70 3
t * tan 45 t * sin 45 t * cos 45 2t * tan 45 1
DFWO DFWR DFWN No Defect 3
 37 Deg 0 Deg 70 Deg A and B 4
will depend upon hysteresis
Compressive force Tensile force NONE OF THESE 1
curve

Inner rail Outer rail better Levelled rail of the two Any of the rails can be taken 1

when the rail temperature when the rail temperature goes when the rail temperature goes when the rail temperature
4
goes beyond tm+10 beyond td+20 beyond td+10 goes beyond td+25

0 5 1 2 3
3 5 4 10 3
Driving Licence Valid competency certificate CRS Certificate Adhaar Card 2
B1 or below B2 A3 B2 or below 3
Pulled Pushed Pushed then pulled Pulled and then pushed 2
Place Three detonators 10 m
Place Banner flag Shout vogourously Run towards trolley 4
apart on the line
Can be placed on track and
Should be run under block Can be placed on track
Can run without block protection informed to the station 1
protection only cautiousely
master
Absorbs shocks and damp Increase frictional resistance to
Distribute load uniformly
out vibrations and reduce longitudinal and lateral movement Helps Tamping operation 3
over sleeper
sleeper strain of rail

75 Shore A 75 Rockwell 75 Brinell Hardness Number 75 Vickers Hardness Number 1

Three layers of different Two layers of different types of One layers of different types of Three layers of different
types of rubber which has rubber which has top layer higher rubber which has top layer types of rubber which has top 2
top layer higher modulus modulus higher modulus of layer higher
Manufacturers initial, Year Railway, method of
Method of manufacturing,
& Month of manufacturing Hardness, Type of rail and sleeper manufacturing and tensile 1
Tensile strength and elongation
and Drawing number strength

Cross sectional area per

Weight per unit length Its length Load carrying capacity 2
unit length
To offer hard and
To act as beam and transmit the To steer the wheels in the
unyielding surface to the All of above 4
wheel loads to the sleepers. desired direction
rolling rigid wheel on it.

Failure of sleeper Failure of rail Failure of rubber pad Failure of ballast 1

Integrated Maintenance Depot

Integrated Maintenance Integrated Maintenance Sub-
and associated Integrated None of above 3
Depot Depot
Maintenance Sub-Depot

Safety management
Works manual Works management system None of above 1
system.

Maintaining up-to- date

Mainline track inspection Carrying out independent
knowledge of all codes and
in a satisfactory and safe Calling of tender detailed periodical 3
manuals, with all amendments,
condition, inspections
updates and corrections,

On the way he should collect

Endeavour to proceed to Arrange for movement of men
information regarding the
site by the quickest and materials and thereafter the All the above 4
damage, the men and material
available means. restoration
requirement at site for restoration
 List of Permanent and
Latest MIS reports and
Permanent way diagrams of Temporary speed restrictions
Latest applicable Time All the above 4
section and yards and List of works and other
Table
details
IRS GE-1, July-2016 IRS GE-14, June- 2004 IRS GE-1, June-2004 None of the above 1
Hand Crushed Machine Crushed Both A and B None of the above 2
0% 20% 30% 35% 3
0% 20% 30% 35% 2
0% 1% 2.50% 5% 2
0% 5% 40% 60% 2
80 mm 50 mm 25 mm None of the above 3
16 14 20 18 1
3.3 3.45 3.25 3.35 3
Ultimate Tensile Strength Liable to crack when cold
Removes extra Oxygen Reduces impact strength 1
(UTS) worked
Harder Softer Brittle None of the above 3
Deviations in tolerances for
Mechanical properties Chemical properties All the above 3
parameters
K-corrections for
Horizontal curves and X -
Only K-correction Only X-correction NIL for Design lift 1
corrections for vertical
curve

Regulate ballast from inside to

Regulate ballast from inside to Regulate ballast from left
Do ballast profiling of outside of track & viceversa, left
outside of track & viceversa side to right side of track & 2
shoulder ballast only side to right side of track &
only viceversa only
viceversa and ballast profiling

TLE UNIMAT T-28 TRT 3

 100mm 150mm 200mm 300mm 2

Improving the cross Increasing the Ballast cushion Removal of Ballast from
Regulating the ballast 1
drainage of track below the sleepers track
Chief Track Engineer Chief Engineer/Track Machine Chief Mechanical Engineer Chief Electrical Engineer 2
Both Open Line and Track
Only Open line Officials Only Track Machine Officials RDSO 3
machine officials
Location with worst defects of
Unevenness, Alignment, twist and Defects due to cupped weld
Riding quality of track unevenness, alignment, twist 4
gauge defects and rail corrugations.
and gauge

True False -- -- 2
Fine grained Coarse grained Sand Fines 4
< 50 % > 50 % 12 ânn 50 % < 12 % 2
0.1 kg/cm2 0.3 kg/cm2 1 kg/cm2 3 kg/cm2 3
Every 10 Years Every 2 Years Every 15 Years Every 5 Years 4
7 10 20 25 4
Liquid Limit and
Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit Both (a) and (b) None of these 2
Shrinkage Limit

Track Maintenance System Track Modernization System Track Mechanization System Track Management System 4
>6 <6 >4 <4 3
<6 >6 >4 <4 2
PI>4 PI<4 PI>7 PI<7 2
PI>4 PI<4 PI>7 PI<7 3
PI>4 PI<7 PI>4 &<7 None of the above 3
Ip=0.43(WL-20) WL=0.43(Ip-20) WL=0.73(Ip-20) Ip=0.73(WL-20) 4
IS:1948 IS:1498 IS:1894 None of the above 2
SQ3 SQ2 SQ1 None of the above 3
SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 None of the above 3
 300 400 550 700 3
300 400 550 700 4
140 MPa 120 MPa 100 MPa 80 MPa 3
140 MPa 120 MPa 100 MPa 80 MPa 2
40% 30% 25% 20% 3
>12 KPa <12 KPa <25KPa >25 KPa 3
Will cause relatively less gap
Allow girder to freely
Cause extra forces on substructure during fracture near girder All of Above 1
expand & contract
bridges
Irrespective of whether
when working in when working in design mode Neither in design mode nor in
working in smoothening 4
smoothening mode only only smoothening mode
mode or design mode

100 and 36 80 and 50 100 and 20 80 and 36 1

Cantilever wall Simply supported wall continuous wall propped wall 3
Split tensile test Modulus of rupture test none of above both (i) and (ii) 4
2 3 4 5 2
50 years 75 years 80 years 100 years 3
0.002 0.003 0.0035 0.005 1
1 1.5 2 2.5 2
0.5 X square root of fck 0.8 X square root of fck 0.9 X square root of fck 0.7 X square root of fck 4
moment, axial force and
Axial Load and moment Axial load and shear moment and shear 1
shear

Sectional theory Interaction theory Variable angle truss theory Modified compression theory 3
Beam in flexure Beam in shear Column in pure compression All of the above 1
Full passive pressure shall No passive pressure shall be 1/3rd passive pressure shall
1/2 passive pressure shall be taken 4
be taken taken be taken
Strain Stress BM SF 1
 As grade of concrete
As grade of concrete decreases Will remain constant None of the above 2
increases
Initial tangent modules Tangent modulus Secant modulus All of above 3
5700 X square root of fck 6000 X square root of fck 4000 X square root of fck 5000 X square root of fck 4

Stresses in concrete and

Deflection shall be within Crack width shall be within
steel shall be within All of above 4
permissible limit permissible limit
permissible limit
2% 3% 4% 5% 3
To ensure minimum
To ensure ductility To avoid cracks None of above 2
strength
0.67 fck 0.446 fck 0.5 fck 0.36 fck 2
Shear strength of concrete Shear strength of concrete
No change in strength None of the above 1
increases decreases
The cross section will fail in
The tie will fail Compression strut will fail All of above 2
shear
Less than depth of flange,
4xu/7 is more than Df 4xu/7 is less than Df None of the above 1
Df
Strut angle (cot Ѳ) between
Strut angle (cot Ѳ) Strut angle (cot Ѳ) between 1 and Strut angle (cot Ѳ) between 1
1.5 and 2
between 1 and 2 2.5 and 3
2.5
Continuous slab Cantilever slab Simply supported slab Propped slab 2
Factored loads Working loads Both factored and working loads None of the above 2

5 10 50 95 1

Both for service and ultimate

Only for service loads Only for ultimate loads None of the above 3
loads
2 3 4 5 3
Linear, maximum at center
Parabolic, Maximum at center and Parabolic up to neutral axis and Linear, max at top and
and zero at top and bottom 3
zero at top and bottom fiber constant below neutral axis bottom and zero at center
fiber
Driven precast piles Bored cast in situ piles Driven cast in situ piles Bored precast piles 2
the above statement is it is not available in large it is susceptible to ozone
it is more flexible 4
incorrect quantities attack.

Every 3 Months Every Fortnight Once in 6 months once in 30 days 3

Every 3 Months Every Week Once in 6 months once in 30 days 2

UNOMATIC DUOMATIC UNIMAT CSM 3
Every 7 Years Every 2 Years Every 15 Years Every 5 Years 1
15 KMPH 20 KMPH 25 KMPH 30 KMPH 2
5.5m 6.0 m 6.5m 7.0 m 3
tm+5 degree Celsius to tm+10 degree Celsius to tm+15 tm+5 degree Celsius to tm-5 tm-10 degree Celsius to
1
tm+10 degree Celsius degree Celsius degree Celsius tm+10 degree Celsius
tm+5 degree Celsius tm degree Celsius tm+7.5 degree Celsius tm+2.5 degree Celsius 3
rail removed is equal to rail removed is equal to rail put in rail removed is equal to rail put Rail inserted shall be as per
1
rail put in plus 50mm in ,minus 50mm site reqiuirement

100 m 75m 125m 150m 3

125 150 175 200 2

75 85 95 105 2
 20m or two sleepers per
40m or four sleepers per degC
degC temperature
temperature difference from the
difference from the 30m 15m 1
proposed SFT, whichever is
proposed SFT, whichever
greater
is greater
135 m Minimum 135m maximum 125m minimum 125m maximum 1
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2

1500m 1250m 1000m 900m 3

Less More Equal to No relevance 1

3 months 6 months 12 months 18 months 3
200m 250m 300m 500 m 1
tm+5 degree celsius tm+7.5 degree celsius tm+10 degree celsius tm+12.5 degree celsius 2
50 tonnes and 5 tonnes less 75 tonnes and 20 tonnes less than 60 tonnes and 10 tonnes less 100 tonnes and 25 tonnes less
than the maximum the maximum capacity of the than the maximum capacity of than the maximum capacity 3
capacity of the tensors tensors the tensors of the tensors

30 minutes 25 minutes 20 minutes 15 minutes 1

12 Degree Celsius 10 Degree Celsius 8 Degree Celsius 6 Degree Celsius 4

TRUE FALSE -- -- 2
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1
25 KMPH for Main line 50 KMPH for Main line 75 KMPH for Main line Full speed for Main line 2
45 KMPH for Loop Line 30 KMPH for Loop Line 20 KMPH for Loop Line 10 KMPH for Loop Line 3

Train can be permitted at NO Trains can be permitted till Train can be permitted at 10 Train can be permitted at 45
2
20 KMPH replacement KMPH KMPH
Heel of Crossing Toe of crossing ANC TNC 4
7mm on either side 8mm on either side 5mm on either side 6mm on either side 1
One Two Absent one on each side 2
800Nm 900Nm 100Nm 1200NM 2
Lowering of SFT Increase in SFT No change in SFT has no effect 1
Lowering of SFT Increase in SFT No change in SFT has no effect 2
td+10 degree Celsius td+15 degree Celsius td+20 degree Celsius td+25 degree Celsius 1
Plus or minus 20 mm Plus or minus 15 mm Plus or minus 25 mm Plus or minus 30 mm 1
20 mm 25mm 30mm 35mm 3
Every Month during the
Every fortnight during the two
two coldest / hottest
coldest / hottest months of the
months of the year and
year and once in two months Every fortnight during the year Every Month during the year 2
once in two months during
during the other months of the
the other months of the
year
year
1 hour minimum 45 Minutes 2 Hours 20 to 30 minutes 4
td+10 degree centigrade td+15 degree centigrade td+20 degree centigrade td+25 degree centigrade 3
20 KMPH 30 KMPH 45 KMPH 60 KMPH 2
Normally Max 1 degree but up
Maximum 1 degree curve Maximum 2 degree curve without
to 2 degree with the personal Not permitted 3
only approval of PCE
approval of PCE.
Both center line and outer rail
Centre line method Outer Rail Method None of the above 2
method
 Versine changes but Cant remains
Versines and Cant both Both Versine and Cant can be
the same upto 20 mtr on both None of the above 2
remains constant. changed
sides.
K-correction for
Horizantal curves and X-
Only K-correction Only X-correction Nil for Design Lift 1
correction for Vertical
curve.
292 392 492 700 4
2 3 4 1 1

end throw center throw sway all of above 4

lean sway both lean and sway None of the above 1
292 392 492 700 1
65 70 75 80 3
30 40 50 65 3
RH LH RH & LH None of the above 2
3 6 10 20 2
spring setting device standard schedule of dimension both a & b None of the above 1
stock rail joint standard rail junction both a & b None of the above 1
positive negative both a & b None of the above 2
straight circular portion of curve transition portion of curve None of the above 3
150 153 155 157 4
10 12 14 16 1
40 41 44 48 3
100 150 200 250 2
String lining Straight lining straight calculation None of the above 1
Depth of sleeper, rail and rubber
Sleeper type only Depth of rail and sleeper Condition of track 3
pad
 For both laying & renewal of
Laying of new track Renewal of existing track Testing of new tracks 1
tracks
Cast Steel Friction Cast Steel Normal Snubber
Cast in-situ Steel Snubber bogie None of these 1
Snubber bogie bogie
2000 2400 1200 900 1
1000 906 1092 950 2
5 13 10 25 2
Wheel defect Buckle defect CBC defect Door Defect 1
50 70 60 25 3
1598 to 1602 1595 to 1600 1597 to 1599 1599 to 1602 4
1030 1075 1105 995 3
Cylindrical Spherical CTRB None of these 3
Dye Penetration Test Ultra Sonic Testing Wheel gauge None of the above 2
1 in 10 1 in 20 1 in 15 1 in 30 2
Self centralizing Self Stabilizing both a & b None of the above 3
25 15 17 19 4
1750 1725 1700 1676 1
50 - 60 Degree 60 - 70 Degree 70 - 80 Degree 40 - 50 Degree 2
Not more than 1.0 Not more than 1.5 Not more than 2.0 None of the above 1
0.15 0.25 0.10 0.40 2
Twist Creep Cant Buckling 1
Twist Buckling Creep Super Elevation 3
5 10 13 25 4
Vikings formula Nadals formula Newtons formula Heisenbergs formula 2
Thin flange Deep flange Sharp flange None of the above 3
0.8 mm 0.5 mm 0.2 mm 5.0 mm 2
Vertical margin Safety limit Safety Depth None of the above 3
Zero angularity Positive angularity Negative angularity None of the above 1
 Zero Angularity Positive angularity Negative angularity None of the above 2

Zero angularity Positive angularity Negative angularity None of the above 3

Shuttling Rolling Lurching Pitching 3

35 50 28 22 1
Square of the speed of vehicle
Speed of vehicle (V) Half the speed of vehicle (0.5V) No effect of speed 3
(V²)

250°C 150°C 100°C 400°C 4

1 mm/3M 2 mm/3M 3 mm/3M 1.5 mm/3M 3

Tongue & Check Points & Wings Stock & Tongue Points & Splice 3
30 15 50 75 3

0 2 3 2.5 4
163 mm 160 mm 162 mm 161 mm 1
2 to 2.4 mm 3 to 4 mm upto +1 mm upto ±0.5 mm 1
5 to 7 minutes 7 to 9 minutes 12 minutes None of these 1
650 to 850°C 600°C 2400°C 2800°C 1
More than 2400°C Less than 2400°C No relation with temperature 650°C to 900°C 1
100 mm 140 mm 165 mm 185 mm 2
Cubic Parabola Spiral Hyperbola Ninth Parabola 2
25 30 50 65 3
 25 30 50 65 1
0-4 mm 6 to -6 up to 10 up to 20 1
TRUE FALSE -- -- 1
2 mm 5 mm 7 mm 10 mm 3
20 25 30 44 4
430 450 460 470 3
41-44 41-45 44-48 45-50 3
52 54 58 64 2
5 year 8 year 10 year 15 year 1
5 6 8 10 4
2 months 3 months 4 months 6 months 2