Engineering :: Railway Engineering

@ : Home > Civil Engineering > Railway Engineering

101.

The main disadvantage of steel sleepers is

A.	that they get rusted very quickly	B.	that their lugs sometimes get cracked
C.	that their lugs sometimes get broken	D.	all of these

102.

The sleepers in the form of two bowls placed under each rail and connected together by a tie - bar, are known as

A.	pot sleepers	B.	box sleepers
C.	plate sleepers	D.	duplex sleepers

103.

Which of the following is a cast iron sleeper?

A.	pot sleepers	B.	box sleepers
C.	plate sleepers	D.	all of these

104.

The total effective area of the pot sleepers is

A.	0.26 m2	B.	0.36 m2
C.	0.46 m2	D.	0.56 m2

105.

The total effective area of the pot sleepers is equal to the effective bearing area of a

A.	steel sleeper	B.	wooden sleeper
C.	R.C.C. sleeper	D.	all of these

106.

Two holes are provided in each pot sleeper for inspection and packing of ballast.

Agree

Disagree

107.

The rail seat is given a slope of

A.	1 in 10	B.	1 in 20
C.	1 in 30	D.	1 in 40

108.

Gib and cotters for connecting pot sleepers are so casted that by interchanging them gauge is slackened by

A.	3.18 mm	B.	6.18 mm
C.	8.81 mm	D.	13.8 mm

109.

Plate sleepers consist of a plate of dimensions

A.	454 mm x 254 mm	B.	551 mm x 254 mm
C.	851 mm x 254 mm	D.	951 mm x 254 mm

110.

The 254 mm side of a plate sleeper is

A.	intersecting the rail	B.	parallel to the rail
C.	connected with the rail	D.	none of these