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Start set 1 Start set 2Q1.On tracings, work that is to be dismantled is shown in ______.
Answer: (C) Thin dotted lines
Existing work to remain is in full line, work to be dismantled in thin dotted lines, and new work in full red lines.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 96
Q2.The architectural drawing of a building must invariably indicate ______.
Answer: (B) The number of floors the foundation is designed for
The architectural drawing should invariably show the number of floors for which the foundation is designed; the bar bending schedule belongs to the structural drawing.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 92
Q3.In an Engineering Scale Plan (ESP), how is the track shown?
Answer: (C) In single lines only
An ESP is a single-line, latest updated drawing of the station yard; track is shown in single lines only.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 123
Q4.Explanations in a completion report are required for savings in a sub-work exceeding ______
Answer: (A) 20% or Rs 1 lakh, whichever is less
Savings above 20% or Rs 1.00 lakh (whichever is less) in any sub-work must be explained.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 174
Q5.Replacement of worn-out assets is generally financed from which fund?
Answer: (D) Depreciation Reserve Fund (DRF)
Among the Demand 16 allocations, DRF is meant for replacement of assets.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 11
Q6.An Engineering Scale Plan (ESP) must be updated afresh at least once in ______.
Answer: (A) 8 years
All ESPs are updated at least once in 8 years with a fresh drawing number and a note superseding the previous ESP.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 127
Q7.In a completion report, explanation is required for an excess under a sub-head exceeding ______
Answer: (D) 10% or Rs 25,000, whichever is less
Remarks are needed for excess above 10% or Rs 25,000 (whichever is less) over the provision under each sub-head.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 174
Q8.For a new line, the 'date of opening' is the date on which ______
Answer: (B) Passenger traffic opens on the whole line covered by the estimate
Para 1702: for a new line it is the date of opening of passenger traffic on the whole line included in the construction estimate.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 170
Q9.For works other than buildings costing less than Rs 20 lakh, sanctioned completion reports and completion estimates are preserved for ______
Answer: (C) Five years
Para 1720: these are preserved for five years; other reports need not be kept once details are docketed in the Assets/Building Register.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 185
Q10.The verified project completion report must be submitted to the Railway Board within ______ after the end of the half-year in which the completion estimate is submitted.
Answer: (C) 18 months
Para 1705: the completion report, verified by the Accounts Officer, goes to the Board within 18 months.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 172
Q11.On a drawing, work to be relaid or rebuilt elsewhere on the same plan is shown in ______.
Answer: (B) Full yellow lines
IRWM Para 907 prescribes full yellow lines for work to be relaid or rebuilt elsewhere on the same plan.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 96
Q12.Within what time must a completion estimate reach the sanctioning authority after the close of the half-year up to which it shows actual expenditure?
Answer: (A) 4 months
Para 1701: the completion estimate should reach the competent authority within 4 months after the close of that financial half-year.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 169
Q13.After completion of a yard work and CRS sanction, how is the completion drawing of the ESP prepared?
Answer: (C) By converting red lines on the original ESP into black lines
The executing agency converts the red lines on the original ESP into black, incorporates changes and gives it a new number after CE/Planning approval.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 163
Q14.As per Para 604 of the Engineering Code, detailed traffic and engineering surveys are required for line capacity works costing more than ______ each.
Answer: (A) Rs 5 crore
Detailed traffic and engineering surveys are needed for NL, GC, doubling and other line capacity works costing over Rs 5 crore each.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 25
Q15.GM may empower DRM/Dy.CE to approve completion reports in the works register when variations are within ______ of the sanctioned estimate.
Answer: (B) 5%
Note under Form E-1706: DRM/DyCE may be empowered if variations are within 5% of the sanctioned estimate.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 174
Q16.If a tracing has to be sent from one office to another, it should be ______
Answer: (A) Rolled and placed in a cardboard cylinder
Para 912(b) IRWM: tracings should not be folded; they are rolled and inserted in a cardboard cylinder.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 158
Q17.After completion of work and CRS sanction, how is the completion drawing prepared on the original ESP?
Answer: (C) By converting red lines into black lines
The executing agency submits the completion drawing on the original ESP by converting red lines into black, incorporating changes made during execution.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 120
Q18.In the 14-digit IRPSM Project-ID, what does the 9th digit indicate?
Answer: (D) Sanctioning authority
Digits 1-2 give railway, 3-4 division, 5-6 plan head, 7-8 sanction year, 9 sanctioning authority, 10-11 executing agency and 12-14 serial number.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 55
Q19.A yard plan not intended to be kept as a roll should not exceed what length?
Answer: (D) 1189 mm
Yard plans are made in widths of 841, 420 or 210 mm, and their length should not exceed 1189 mm unless kept as a roll.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 84
Q20.When a work is completed and its accounts closed, what entry is made in the Register of Works?
Answer: (D) A double red ink line below the last entry
Para 1716: a double red ink line is ruled below the last entry with a note 'Work completed, completion report submitted on ...'.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 183
Q21.For works costing up to Rs 2.5 crore, how is provision made in the budget documents?
Answer: (D) Lump sum under each Plan Head (LAW Book)
Only a lump sum provision is made per Plan Head without detailing individual works; the detailed list is in the LAW (List of Approved Works) Book.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 29
Q22.For a bridge on an important river without a correct survey, the river should be surveyed for what distances?
Answer: (D) 8 km upstream and 2 km downstream
The river is surveyed 8 km upstream and 2 km downstream, measured at right angles to the railway centre line.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 93
Q23.Road safety works for Road Over/Under Bridges are booked under which Plan Head?
Answer: (C) PH 30
PH 29 is Road Safety Works - Level Crossings and PH 30 is Road Safety Works - ROB/RUB.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 18
Q24.The application to CRS for an ROB/RUB executed by the open line Railway should be submitted by ______.
Answer: (C) CBE
Per CRS Central Circle letter (2018), applications for ROB/RUB/RFO/bridges executed by Railway are submitted by CBE; FOBs by division are submitted by DRM.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 135
Q25.For a railway project costing more than Rs 1 crore, the completion estimate is prepared at the end of one of the first ______ financial half-years after the date of opening.
Answer: (D) three
Para 1701: the estimate is closed and the completion estimate prepared at the end of one of the first three financial half-years after opening.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 167
Q26.Departure from a standard drawing is permitted only with the specific permission of ______.
Answer: (C) Chief Engineer
As per IRWM Para 901, standard drawings shall not be departed from without the specific permission of the Chief Engineer.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 80
Q27.Under which demand of the Railway budget are works for acquisition, construction and replacement of assets (Works Programme) provided?
Answer: (A) Demand No. 16
The Capital Budget (Demand No. 16) covers assets acquisition, construction and replacement, including the Works Programme.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 10
Q28.Plan Head 31 of the Works Programme relates to ______.
Answer: (D) Track renewals
PH 31 is Track Renewals; PH 30 is ROB/RUB, PH 32 Bridge Works and PH 33 S&T works.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 18
Q29.Besides levels and soil details, what note must always be added to the completion drawing of a bridge?
Answer: (D) Source from which the datum level was obtained
Para 911(d) IRWM: in all cases a note must state from where the datum level has been obtained.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 157
Q30.Under Demand 16, works of category I3 are sanctioned by ______.
Answer: (C) GM
I1 is Pink Book work sanctioned by RB, I2 sanctioned by RB but printed in LAW book, I3 sanctioned by GM and I4 by DRM.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 27
Q31.On completion-drawing prints, alterations made from the working plans during execution are to be marked in ______
Answer: (A) Red ink
Para 911 of IRWM requires alterations or modifications from the working plans to be marked on the prints in red ink.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 155
Q32.In an ESP, from which point are the distances of turnouts, bridges, LCs and km posts measured?
Answer: (B) Centre line of the station
The centre line of the station is taken as zero chainage and all distances are marked from it.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 124
Q33.In Railway Board, new works costing less than Rs 20 crore are approved by ______.
Answer: (B) Additional Members' (AMs') Committee
Works below Rs 20 crore are approved by the AMs' Committee; works of Rs 20 crore and above are processed on file for Board and MR's approval.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 33
Q34.What is the significance of a work's unique ID generated through IRPSM?
Answer: (A) Without it the work has no valid sanction
Any work without the IRPSM-generated unique ID has no sanctity of sanction; the ID must be quoted in plans, estimates, tenders, contracts, MBs and bills.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 54
Q35.If final land-acquisition charges are likely to be delayed, the completion report of a project may be ______
Answer: (A) Submitted in two parts: one excluding land and one for land
Para 1719: it may be submitted in two parts, but both are treated as one report for allocation and sanction.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 184
Q36.Under the umbrella work system, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) is compulsory for itemised works costing more than ______.
Answer: (B) Rs 50 crore
For itemised works under umbrella sanctions, a DPR is compulsory for works above Rs 50 crore.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 59
Q37.What is the size of the title block on a railway engineering drawing?
Answer: (B) 170 mm x 65 mm
The title block, placed at the bottom right-hand corner, is 170 mm x 65 mm.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 84
Q38.After a modification is approved on the original ESP, how is the drawing number treated?
Answer: (D) Same number with suffix ALT-1, ALT-2 etc.
For modifications incorporated on the original ESP, the drawing number remains the same with suffix ALT-1, ALT-2 etc.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 131
Q39.Additions and alterations to an existing plan should be shown in which colour?
Answer: (C) Red
Additions and alterations are shown in red and approved by the authority who approved the original plan.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 82
Q40.As a rule, the accounts of a completed work should be closed how long after the date of completion?
Answer: (C) Six months
Para 1708: outstanding debits/credits are adjusted within three months, and the accounts are closed six months after completion.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 176
Q41.Index plan and section are drawn to what scale?
Answer: (A) 0.5 km to 1 cm horizontal, 10 m to 1 cm vertical
Index plan and section use 0.5 km to a cm horizontally and 10 m to a cm vertically, on the same sheet.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 108
Q42.Which drawing sheet size is prescribed for plans included in Works Programme booklets for handy reference?
Answer: (A) A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Table 9.1 prescribes A4 for plans in Works Programme booklets and PERT charts of works of limited activities.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 85
Q43.Proposals for which of the following works are initiated at Railway Board level and not proposed by zonal railways?
Answer: (A) Gauge conversion
New lines, gauge conversion, doubling and railway electrification proposals are initiated at Railway Board level.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 24
Q44.Who coordinates the Works Programme at the divisional level?
Answer: (B) Sr. DEN/Co
Works Programme coordinators are EDCE(G) at Railway Board, CE/Planning at zonal level and Sr. DEN/Co at division.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 22
Q45.A drawing prepared in the division and submitted for CE office approval carries an 'R' number. What number is allotted after CE office approval?
Answer: (D) P (pucca) number
Divisional drawings bear an R number; after approval by CE office a P (pucca/GM(W)) number is allotted and the original tracing kept there.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 103
Q46.Plans of station yards requiring special design are drawn to what scale?
Answer: (A) 10 m to 1 cm
For stations requiring special design, a station yard plan to 10 m to a cm is required showing all lines, sidings, platforms, buildings, signals etc.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 110
Q47.In the ESP colour scheme, future Phase III works are shown in ______.
Answer: (B) Blue
Existing details are in black, proposed work in red, works to be dismantled in black dotted lines, Phase II in green and Phase III in blue.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 125
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