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

Which one of the following is the interlocking system used in railway signalling?

(A) Mechanical system

(B) Key system

(C) Electrical system

(D) Electronic system

The rail section, nowadays, used in India is

(A) Flat footed

(B) Bull headed

(C) Double headed

(D) I-section

Indian Railways has been divided into

(A) 10 zones

(B) 12 zones

(C) 18 zones

(D) 19 zones

The most widely used gauge in the world is

(A) Broad gauge

(B) Metre gauge

(C) Narrow gauge

(D) Standard gauge

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

(A) Hogged rails

(B) Buckling

(C) Coning

(D) Tiltin