High-Speed Rail MCQ — 82 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements about the track slab manufacturing facility near Anand: 1. The facility was opened near Anand in Gujarat. 2. It was designed for production of 45,000 precast track slabs for the MAHSR project. 3. Approximately 2,000 track slabs are required per track kilometre. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. There will be three rolling-stock maintenance depots in the MAHSR corridor. 2. The depots will be located at Surat, Thane and Sabarmati. 3. Surat depot will have facilities for bogie and general overhauling in addition to regular inspections. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. 1. The J-slab ballastless track system for the MAHSR project has pre-cast track slabs on an RC track bed. 2. The RC track bed for the slab system is about 300 mm thick. 3. Cement asphalt mortar is used between the track slab and the RC track bed. 4. The J-slab system uses loose stone ballast between sleepers and rails. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. The MAHSR corridor will use a J-Slab ballastless track system based on the Japanese Shinkansen track system. 2. NHSRCL lists RC track bed, cement asphalt mortar, pre-cast track slab and rails with fasteners as the four main components of this system. 3. Track installation is described as primarily manual because Japanese construction practices avoid mechanised laying. 4. NHSRCL states that all track construction machines for this system are imported without any technology transfer. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about earthquake-safety arrangements for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor: 1. Twenty-eight seismometers are planned for the early earthquake detection system. 2. Twenty-two of these seismometers are to be installed along the alignment. 3. The six inland seismometers are to be installed only in Rajasthan. 4. The system is intended to enable automatic power shutdown and emergency braking. Which of the statements given above are correct?