The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper are

 

(A) Steel sleepers

 

(B) Wooden sleepers

 

(C) R.C.C. Sleepers

 

(D) Cast iron sleepers

Heel of crossing is the line joining

(A) throat and actual nose of crossing

(B) ends of wing rails

(C) ends of lead rails butting the crossing

(D) ends of splice rail and point rail

Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is

(A) 25 mm

(B) 40 mm

(C) 50 mm

(D) 100 mm

The minimum value of flange way clearance recommended is

(A) 50 mm

(B) 60 mm

(C) 70 mm

(D) 80 mm

In Indian Railways ruling gradient on plains is

(A) 1 in 100 to 1 in 150

(B) 1 in 150 to 1 in 200

(C) 1 in 200 to 1 in 300

(D) 1 in 300 to 1 in 400

Life of steel sleepers is

(A) 20 to 30 years

(B) 30 to 40 years

(C) 40 to 50 years

(D) 50 to 60 years

On Indian Railways, number of a crossing is defined as

(A) tangent of angle of crossing

(B) contangent of angle of crossing

(C) consine of angle of crossing

(D) sine of angle of crossing

Two important constituents in the composition of steel used for rail are

(A) carbon and sulphur

(B) carbon and manganese

(C) carbon and silicon

(D) manganese and phosphorous

Heel divergence is

(A) always greater than flangeway clearance

(B) sometimes greater than flangeway clearance

(C) equal to flangeway clearance

(D) always less than flangeway clearance

The sleeper that needs the least maintenance is

(A) concrete sleeper

(B) cast iron sleeper

(C) steel sleeper

(D) wooden sleeper

Which one of the following rails is called Vignole rail?

(A) bull headed

(B) flat footed

(C) double headed

(D) none of these