SURVEY FOR RAILWAY - Quiz

1) Which is the combination of rails, sleepers, ballast and subgrade ?

Permanent way Formation Subgrade Yard

2) Which is the minimum distance between the running faces of the two rails ?

Formation Coning Gauge Super elevation

3) Which is the subgrade prepared to relieve the ballast ?

Yard Formation Permanent way Gauge

4) What is the distance between the running faces of broad gauge ?

0.610 m 0.762 m 1.676 m 1.576 m

5) Which is the first engineerring survey for laying a new railway line ?

Priliminary survey Location survey Final survey Reconnaissance survey