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