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21 The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area to the rails is
A flat mild steel bearing plate
B mild steel canted bearing plate
C cast iron anti creep bearing plate
D none of the above

Answer: mild steel canted bearing plate
22 Number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is
A one on either side
B two outside and one inside
C one outside and two inside
D two outside and two inside

Answer: two outside and one inside
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23 Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the
A wooden sleepers
B CST-9 sleepers
C steel trough sleepers
D concrete sleepers

Answer: wooden sleepers
24 Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
A 552
B 783
C 1352
D 1455

Answer: 783
25 Composite sleeper index is the index of
A hardness and strength
B strength and toughness
C toughness and wear resistance
D wear resistance and hardness

Answer: hardness and strength
26 Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is
A 275x25x13cm
B 180x20x11.5 cm
C 225x23x13 cm
D 250x26x12 cm

Answer: 275x25x13cm
27 For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is
A 18
B 19
C 20
D none of the above

Answer: 20
28 Sleeper density in India is normally kept as where M is the rail length in meters.
A M + 2 to M + 7
B MtoM+2
C M + 5toM+10
D M

Answer: M + 2 to M + 7
29 Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is
A 15 cm
B 20 cm
C 25 cm
D 30cm

Answer: 25 cm
30 Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints ?
A CST-9 sleeper
B steel trough sleeper
C wooden sleeper
D concrete sleeper

Answer: wooden sleeper
31 When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as
A supported rail joint
B suspended rail joint
C bridge joint
D base joint

Answer: supported rail joint
32 Staggered joints are generally provided
A on curves
B on straight track
C when two different rail sections are required to be joined
D none of the above

Answer: on curves
33 The maximum degree of curvature for Meter Gauge is limited to
A 10°
B 16°
C 30°
D 40°

Answer: 16°
34 Anti creep bearing plates are provided on
A bridges and approaches
B joints
C both (a) and (b)
D none of the above

Answer: none of the above
35 Creep is the
A longitudinal movement of rail
B lateral movement of rail
C vertical movement of rail
D difference in level of two rails

Answer: longitudinal movement of rail
36 The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as
A 10mm
B 13mm
C 16mm
D 19 mm

Answer: 19 mm
37 The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is
A 6.10 m
B 8.84 m
C 10.21m
D 10.82 m

Answer: 10.21m
38 The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally taken as
A 1:1
B 1.5:1
C 2:1
D 1:2

Answer: 2:1
39 The formation width for a single line meter gauge track in embankment as adopted on Indian Railways is
A 4.27 m
B 4.88 m
C 5.49 m
D 6.10 m

Answer: 4.88 m
40 The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is
A 143 mm ,
B 156 mm
C 172 mm ‘
D 129mm

Answer: 156 mm

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