The ends of rail getting bent down due to wheel load is known as

 

(A) Hogged rails

 

(B) Buckling

 

(C) Coning

 

(D) Tilting

The sleeper which has excellent ability to absorb shock is

(A) Concrete sleeper

(B) Cast iron sleeper

(C) Steel sleeper

(D) Wooden sleeper

Heaviest sleeper is

(A) Cast iron sleeper

(B) Concrete sleeper

(C) Steel sleeper

(D) Wooden sleeper

Which one of the following is not used to fix rails to wooden sleepers?

(A) Screw spikes

(B) Dog spikes

(C) Fish bolt

(D) Round spike

The stations which do not have any signal are known as

(A) A class stations

(B) B class stations

(C) Terminal stations

(D) Crossing stations

The yard for reception, sorting and reforming of goods trains is known as

(A) Marshalling yard

(B) Goods yard

(C) Locomotive yard

(D) All of the above

The first train in India was run between

(A) Mumbai to Ahmedabad

(B) Mumbai to Thana

(C) Chennai to Vijaywada

(D) Delhi to Kolkata

Rail joint supported on a single sleeper, is known as

(A) bridge rail joint

(B) supported rail joint

(C) square rail joint

(D) suspended rail joint

Which one of the following is not a type of crossing used in railways?

(A) square crossing

(B) spring crossing

(C) ramped crossing

(D) rectangular crossing

The height of platform above the rails in narrow gauge station should be

(A) 0.23 m to 0.41 m

(B) 0.31 m to 0.41 m

(C) 0.51 m to 0.60 m

(D) 0.76 m to 0.84 m

Cotters are used to fix

(A) fish plates

(B) tie bars to cast iron sleepers

(C) bearing plate to sleeper

(D) rail to sleeper