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Branch: Civil Engineering Batch: Hinglish

Subject: Railway & Airport DPP-01
Chapter : Railway Track
1. Versine (in mm) for a curve having chord length C (in 8. Which of the following statements is/are correct [MSQ]
m) and R (in m) is (a) Cant deficiency for equilibrium speed is zero
C2 12.5C2 (b) Cant deficiency for maximum allowable speed for
(a) (b)
8R 2 BG curve is 50 mm.
(c) Cant excess has a limiting value of 65 mm on MG
125C2 125C
(c) (d) curves
R R2
(d) Grade compensation for BG curves is 0.04% per
2. Gauge length for standard gauge is degree.
(a) 1676 mm (b) 1750 mm
(c) 1435 mm (d) 1030 mm 9. The maximum allowable speed on a BG 3° curve if
cant is provided for a speed of 62 kmph
3. For a 2° BG curve having chord length 9m, find versine (a) 84 kmph (b) 78 kmph
(in mm) (c) 93 kmph (d) 89 kmph
(a) 9.23 (b) 11.57
(c) 14.12 (d) 12.66 10. Find cant provided (in cm) for a MG 2.5° curve
Speed Frequency
4. For a 3° BG curve encountering a gradient of 1 in 150,
50 10
the compensated gradient provided is
60 12
(a) 1 in 172 (b) 1 in 197
70 6
(c) 1 in 183 (d) 1 in 150
(a) 6.8 (b) 4.1
5. For a equilibrium speed of 65 kmph, cant is provided (c) 5.3 (d) 7.5
for a BG 2° curve. The cant deficiency for a train
passing the curve at speed of 87 kmph. 11. The maximum allowable cant for BG curves is
(a) 66.5 mm (b) 81 mm (a) 75 mm (b) 165 mm
(c) 75 mm (d) 53 mm (c) 90 mm (d) 130 mm

6. Cant is railway track is 12. The final permissible gradient for a 3° MG curve
(a) Extra width at curve location for clearance having initial gradient of 1 in 200 is.
(b) Tangent of angle of banking of sleepers at curve (a) 1 in 263 (b) 1 in 244
location (c) 1 in 212 (d) 1 in 275
(c) The raise of outer rail with respect to inner rail at
curve location 13. If rate of change of gradient for a summit curve is
(d) Ratio of centrifugal force and weight 0.1%, find the length of vertical curve between two
gradients (one rising at the rate of 1 in 80 and other
7. The dynamic gauge for MG tracks is. falling at rate 1 in 100)
(a) 1750 mm (b) 1000 mm (a) 686 m (b) 514 m
(c) 1032 mm (d) 1058 mm (c) 458 m (d) 492 m
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14. For allowable speed of 80 kmph on main line (BG 2° 15. For a curve with versine 1.37 mm and length of chord
curve), find allowable speed on Branch line (BG 3° 80 m, degree of curve is.
curve) (a) 3° (b) 2.75°
(a) 53 kmph (b) 41 kmph (c) 2° (d) 1.8°
(c) 48 kmph (d) 62 kmph
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Answer Key

1. (c) 9. (a)

2. (c) 10. (b)

3. (b) 11. (b)

4. (c) 12. (b)

5. (d) 13. (a)

6. (c) 14. (c)

7. (d) 15. (a)

8. (a, c, d)

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