Q.1) The Central Road Organisation (C.R.O) was set up in :
A) 1930
B) 1934
C) 1948
D) 1956
Option (A)
Q.2) The Central Road Research Institute (C.R.R.I) was started in Delhi, in –
A) 1951
B) 1955
C) 1964
D) 1965
Option (A)
Q.3) The camber, for the drainage of surface water was first introduced by :
A) Telford
B) Tresaguet
C) Sully
D) Macadam
Option (B)
Q.4) In order to give satisfactory service throughout the year, the road surface should :
A) Have a good carriage-way
B) Have smooth gradient
C) Have a good wearing surface
D) All of the above
Option (D)
Q.5) The top of the ground on which the foundation of road rests, is called :
A) Sub-grade
B) Sub-base
C) Base
D) Wearing layer
Option (A)
Q.6) The thickness of base in no case should be more than –
A) 10 cm
B) 15 cm
C) 20 cm
D) 30 cm
Option (D)
Q.7) The highest point on road surface is called –
A) Crown
B) Camber
C) Gradient
D) Berm
Option (A)
Q.8) According to IRC, superelevation balances the centrifugal force corresponding to :
A) Full design speed
B) 1/2th of design speed
C) 3/4th of design speed
D) None of the above
Option (C)
Q.9) The suitable gradient within which the engineer must endeavour to design the road is called –
A) Limiting gradient
B) Ruling gradient
C) Average gradient
D) Exceptional gradient
Option (B)
Q.10) An essential gradient, which has to be provided for the purpose of road drainage, is called –
A) Maximum gradient
B) Minimum gradient
C) Exceptional gradient
D) Floating gradient
Option (B)
Q.11) George Stephenson succeeded in running the first train of the world in :
A) 1825
B) 1835
C) 1841
D) 1853
Option (A)
Q.12) The broad gauge is ………wide.
A) 0.6096 m
B) 0.762 m
C) 1.00 m
D) 1.676 m
Option (D)
Q.13) The rail section used in Indian Railways is :
A) Double headed type
B) Dumb-bell type
C) Bull headed type
D) Flat footed type
Option (C)
Q.14) The fillet in rail section is provided to –
A) Increase the vertical stiffness
B) Increase the lateral strength
C) Reduce wear
D) Avoid stress concentration
Option (D)
Q.15) The rail gauge is the distance between :
A) Outer faces of rails
B) Running faces of rails
C) Centre to centre of rails
D) None of the above
Option (B)
Q.16) The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track is technically known as :
A) Buckling
B) Hogging
C) Creeping
D) Sagging
Option (C)
Q.17) The adjustment of rails is usually needed when creep exceeds –
A) 50 mm
B) 100 mm
C) 120 mm
D) 150 mm
Option (D)
Q.18) The chief function of sleepers is to :
A) Support the rails
B) Keep the rails at correct gauge
C) Distribute the loads coming on rails to ballast
D) All of the above
Option (D)
Q.19) Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers is :
A) 250 to 300 mm
B) 300 to 350 mm
C) 350 to 400 mm
D) 400 to 450 mm
Option (B)
Q.20) In India, the sleeper density provided is :
A) 18 sleepers per rail length
B) 25 sleepers per rail length
C) 28 sleepers per rail length
D) 40 sleepers per rail length
Option (A)
