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151.

For flat bottom sleepers, maximum size of ballast, is

A. 50 mm
B. 40 mm
C. 33 mm
D. 25 mm
Answer» B. 40 mm
152.

Boxing of ballast is done

A. under rails
B. at the rails
C. in between two rails
D. in between two sleepers.
Answer» C. in between two rails
153.

Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is

A. 69.85 mm
B. 63.50 mm
C. 66.77 mm
D. 136.52 mm
Answer» D. 136.52 mm
154.

Best wood for wooden sleepers is

A. chir
B. deodar
C. sal
D. teak
Answer» E.
155.

Charles Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in

A. 1814
B. 1836
C. 1846
D. 1856
Answer» C. 1846
156.

If absolute levels of rails at the consecutive axles A, B, and C separated by 1.8 metres are 100.505 m, 100.530 m, and 100.525 m respectively, the unevenness of rails, is

A. 0.065 m
B. 0.055 m
C. 0.045 m
D. 0.035 m
Answer» B. 0.055 m
157.

The first Indian railway was laid in

A. 1775
B. 1804
C. 1825
D. 1853
Answer» E.
158.

To design a cross-over between parallel tracks, the required components are :

A. two switch, points, two acute angle crossings and two check rails
B. two switch points, two acute angle crossings and four check rails
C. two switch points, two acute angle crossings and six check rails
D. none of these.
Answer» C. two switch points, two acute angle crossings and six check rails
159.

Wooden sleepers used on the girders of bridges, are generally made of

A. sal
B. chir
C. teak
D. deodar.
Answer» D. deodar.
160.

In India the rails are manufactured by

A. open hearth process
B. duplex process
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
161.

For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as

A. 30° to the vertical
B. 45° to the vertical
C. 60° to the vertical
D. none of these.
Answer» C. 60¬∞ to the vertical
162.

Wing rails are provided

A. near tongue rails
B. near check rails
C. near stock rails
D. in crossing.
Answer» E.
163.

A CST-9 sleeper consists of

A. two inverted triangular pots on either side of rail seat
B. a central plate with a projected key and box on the top of plate
C. a tie bar and 4 cotters to connect two cast iron plates
D. a single two way key provided on the gauge side to hold the rail to sleeper
Answer» E.
164.

Pot sleepers are in the form of

A. a number of bowls connected together with a tie bar
B. two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
C. two bowls placed under two rails and the one between the rails
D. none of these.
Answer» C. two bowls placed under two rails and the one between the rails
165.

The tread of wheels is provided an outward slope of

A. 1 in 10
B. 1 in 15
C. 1 in 20
D. 1 in 25
Answer» D. 1 in 25
166.

Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways

A. 1.435 m as adopted in England
B. 1.800 m as per Indian conditions
C. 1.676 m as a compromise gauge
D. 1.000 m as a standard gauge
Answer» D. 1.000 m as a standard gauge