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

The first train in India was run in the year

(A) 1825

(B) 1833

(C) 1853

(D) 1857

60 R rails are used in

(A) narrow gauge

(B) metre gauge

(C) broad gauge

(D) in all the above

The composite sleeper index is the index of

(A) strength and hardness

(B) strength and toughness

(C) hardness and wear resistance

(D) toughness and wear resistance

In India, metre guage permanent way was adopted in

(A) 1855

(B) 1866

(C) 1871

(D) 1874

A mono-block sleeper has

(A) trapezoidal section

(B) semi-circular section

(C) square section

(D) rectangular section