Railway GK Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

Basic and Important Railway GK Questions and Answer.

Q 01 What is the Width of the top portion of a flat footed rail?

• Answer A: 69.85
• Answer B: 66.77
• Answer C: 66.5
• Answer D: 100

Q 02 The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon?

• Answer A: Ability to resist decay
• Answer B: Quality of timber
• Answer C: Resistance to weathering
• Answer D: All the above

Q 03:Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers?

• Answer A: 30-35 cm
• Answer B: 35-40 cm
• Answer C: 15-20 cm
• Answer D: 25.30 cm

Q 04 On Indian Railways standard length of rails for B.G. track?

• Answer A: 36 feet (10.97 m)
• Answer B: 42 feet (12.8 m)
• Answer C: 39 feet (11.89 m)
• Answer D: 33 feet (10.06 m)

Q 05 Regional Indian railways use different types of sleepers according to their?

• Answer A: Availability, Suitability
• Answer B: Economy
• Answer C: Design
• Answer D: All the above

Q 06: On Indian Railways standard length of rails for M.G. track?

• Answer A: 39 feet (11.89 m)
• Answer B: 42 feet (12.8 m)
• Answer C: 36 feet (10.97 m)
• Answer D: 33 feet (10.06 m)

Q 07: The standard width of ballast for B.G. track in Indian Railways?

• Answer A: 3.53 m
• Answer B: 3.35 m
• Answer C: 2.35 m
• Answer D: 2.53 m

Q 08: What is Advantage of automatic signalling?

• Answer A: Increased Safety
• Answer B: Increase in track capacity
• Answer C: Reduction in delays
• Answer D: All the above

Q 09 Steel Sleepers are

• Answer A: 6 mm thick steel sheets with ends bent up
• Answer B: rectangular is cross section throughout
• Answer C: 6 mm thick steel sheets with ends bent down
• Answer D: hollow circular pipes

Q 1030 m long rails are used in

• Answer A: India
• Answer B: Pakistan
• Answer C: Russia
• Answer D: U.S.A.

Q 11: What is the main function of sleepers?

• Answer A: To support rails
• Answer B: To hold rails at correct gauge
• Answer C: To distribute load from the rails to ballast
• Answer D: All The Above