Question: The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is___________________?

• 1. 25 mm
• 2. 40 mm
• 3. 50 mm
• 4. 10mm

Question: Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the__________________?

• 1. wooden sleepers
• 2. CST-9 sleepers
• 3. steel trough sleepers
• 4. concrete sleepers

Question: Minimum composite sleeper index pres-cried on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is_______________?

• 1. 552
• 2. 783
• 3. 1352
• 4. 1455

Question: Standard size of wooden sleeper for Broad Gauge track is____________________?

• 1. 275x25x13cm
• 2. 180x20x11.5 cm
• 3. 225x23x13 cm
• 4. 250x26x12 cm

Question: Sleeper density in India is normally kept as___________________?

• 1. M + 2 to M + 7
• 2. MtoM+2
• 3. M + 5toM+10
• 4. M

Question: The type of bearing plate used in all joints and on curves to give better bearing area to the rails is___________________?

• 1. flat mild steel bearing plate
• 2. mild steel canted bearing plate
• 3. cast iron anti creep bearing plate
• 4. none of the above

Question: Which of the following types of sleepers is preferred on joints ?

• 1. CST-9 sleeper
• 2. steel trough sleeper
• 3. wooden sleeper
• 4. concrete sleeper

Question: Staggered joints are generally provided__________________?

• 1. on curves
• 2. on straight track
• 3. when two different rail sections are required to be joined
• 4. none of the above

Question: Creep is the_______________?

• 1. longitudinal movement of rail
• 2. lateral movement of rail
• 3. vertical movement of rail
• 4. difference in level of two rails

Question: The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is___________________?

• 1. 6.10 m
• 2. 8.84 m
• 3. 10.21m
• 4. 10.82 m