Railway Engineering

231. The sleepers resting directly on girder are fastened to the top flange of girder by

1. Hook bolts
2. Dog spikes
3. Fang bolts
4. Rail screws

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232. The sleepers which satisfy the requirements of an ideal sleeper, are

1. Cast iron sleepers
2. R.C.C. sleepers
3. Steel sleepers
4. Wooden sleepers

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233. The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes

1. Wheel burns
2. Hogging of rails
3. Scabbing of rails
4. Corrugation of rails

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234. The spike commonly used to fix rails to wooden sleepers in Indian railways, is

1. Dog spike
2. Screw spike
3. Round spike
4. All the above

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235. The spread between the point and splice rails at a distance of 4.25 m is 50 cm. The size of the crossing is

1. 1 in 6
2. 1 in 8½
3. 1 in 12
4. 1 in 16

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236. The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for a B.G. railway track are

1. 2.74 m × 25 cm × 13 cm
2. 1.83 m × 20 cm × 11 cm
3. 1.52 m × 15 cm × 10 cm
4. 1.75 cm × 20 cm × 12 cm

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237. The standard dimensions of a wooden sleeper for M.G. railway track are

1. 2.74 m × 25 cm × 13 cm
2. 1.83 m × 20 cm × 11 cm
3. 1.52 m × 15 cm × 10 cm
4. 1.75 m × 20 cm × 12 cm

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238. The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively

1. 12 m and 12 m
2. 12 m and 13 m
3. 13 m and 12 m
4. 13 m and 13 m

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239. The standard width of ballast for B.G. Track in Indian Railways, is kept

1. 3.35 m
2. 3.53 m
3. 2.35 m
4. 2.53 m

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240. The standard width of ballast for M.G. track in Indian Railways, is kept

1. 3.35 m
2. 3.53 m
3. 2.30 m
4. 2.50 m

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