1. The flow of rail metal due to abnormally heavy loads is called ?

hogging

buckling

wear of rails

creeping

Answer: wear of rails

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2. The composite sleeper index ?

strength and hardness

strength and toughness

hardness and wear resistance

toughness and wear resistance

Answer: strength and hardness

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3. The minimum depth of ballast for broad gauge tracks on Indian railways is ?

200 mm

250 mm

300 mm

350 mm

Answer: 250 mm

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4. The width of platform, under no circumstances, should be less than ?

2 m

4 m

6 m

8 m

Answer: 4 m

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5. On Indian railways, the number of fish bolts used to connect one pair of fish plates to the rails are ?

two

four

six

eight

Answer: four

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6. The standard width of ballast for metre gauge track on Indian railways, is ?

2.3 m

2.9 m

3.35 m

5.53 m

Answer: 2.3 m

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7. On Indian railways, cant deficiency allowed on broad gauge track is ?

56 mm

66 mm

76 mm

87 mm

Answer: 76 mm

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8. The spacing of sleepers is kept ?

closer near the joints

closer at the middle of railscloser at the middle of rails

same throughout the length of rail

none of these

Answer: closer at the middle of railscloser at the middle of rails

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9. Gib and cotters for connecting pot sleepers are so casted that by interchanging them slackened by ?

3.18 mm

6.18 mm

8.81 mm

13.8 mm

Answer: 3.18 mm

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10. In India, the method used for plate laying is ?

side method

American method

telescopic method

all of these

Answer: telescopic method

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