👉For Railway Engineer's Job Entrance Exam

‎Q1. What is Railway Engineering?
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‎Answer: Railway engineering deals with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of railway tracks and systems.
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‎Q2. What is the standard gauge in Indian Railways?
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‎Answer: 1.676 m
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‎Q3. What is ballast?
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‎Answer: Ballast is a layer of crushed stones laid below sleepers to distribute load and provide drainage.
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‎Q4. Main functions of ballast?
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‎Answer: Load distribution, track stability, drainage, and maintaining track geometry.
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‎Q5. What are sleepers?
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‎Answer: Sleepers are transverse members that support rails and maintain gauge.
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‎Q6. Types of sleepers?
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‎Answer: Wooden, Steel, Cast iron, and Concrete sleepers.
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‎Q7. Best sleeper used in modern railways?
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‎Answer: Pre-stressed concrete sleeper.
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‎Q8. What is rail gauge?
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‎Answer: Distance between the inner faces of two rails.
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‎Q9. Types of rail gauges?
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‎Answer: Broad gauge, Meter gauge, and Narrow gauge.
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‎Q10. What is rail creep?
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‎Answer: Longitudinal movement of rails in the direction of traffic.
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