21) Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the
a) wooden sleepers
b) CTS-9 sleepers
c) steel trough sleepers
d) concrete sleepers
22) Compared to straight portion, on curves extra width of ballast required is
(a) nil
(b) 15 to 20 mm
(c) 40 to 50 mm
(d) 75 to 150 mm
23) Fish plate is in contact with rail at
a) web of rail
b) fishing plane
c) head of rail
d) foot of rail
24) The station where traffic flow is in 3 or more directions is known as
(a) crossing station
(b) flag station
(c) terminal station
(d) junction
25) Minimum composite sleeper index prescribed on Indian Railways for a track sleeper is
a) 552
b) 783
c) 1352
d) 1455
26) Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to
a) cost
b) durability
c) track circuiting
d) fastening
27) 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
28) Which of the following statement is wrong?
(a) Coning of wheels is necessary to prevent rubbing of flange of wheel with rails.
(b) Coning is provided at 1 in 20 slope.
(c) In coning wheels are given an outward slope.
(d) Coning of wheels is required only in curves.
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