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1. Which one of the following is the interlocking system used in railway signalling?




2. The rail section, nowadays, used in India is




3. Indian Railways has been divided into




4. The most widely used gauge in the world is




5. The ends of rail getting bent down due to wheel load is known as




6. The sleeper which has excellent ability to absorb shock is




7. Heaviest sleeper is




8. Which one of the following is not used to fix rails to wooden sleepers?




9. The stations which do not have any signal are known as




10. The yard for reception, sorting and reforming of goods trains is known as




11. The first train in India was run between




12. Rail joint supported on a single sleeper, is known as




13. Which one of the following is not a type of crossing used in railways?




14. The height of platform above the rails in narrow gauge station should be




15. Cotters are used to fix




16. The first train in India was run in the year




17. 60 R rails are used in




18. The composite sleeper index is the index of




19. In India, metre guage permanent way was adopted in




20. A mono-block sleeper has




21. The device used to move wagons side way from one track to another track is




22. Rail section first designed on Indian railways was




23. The rail is designated by its




24. The main function of a fish plate is




25. At Sonepur in North-East Railways, length of platform is




26. In urban and suburban stations with heavy traffic, the type of signals preferred are




27. At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and




28. Steel sleepers are




29. Arrangement made to divert the trains from one track to another is known as




30. Charles Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in




31. The system in which position of trains and signals are displayed and controlled is known as




32. The yard used for cleaning, repairing, servicing, watering, etc., is known as




33. In Indian Railways highly used sleeper is




34. The joint generally used in Indian Railways is




35. The best wood for sleeper is




36. Indian Railways are provided with _____ of track with steel sleepers.




37. Fish bolts are made from




38. The stations which are provided to facilitate overtaking of trains are known as




39. Fish plates should be designed for




40. The composite sleeper index determines the suitability of




41. Maximum degree of curve permitted in Indian Railways in broad gauge is




42. Which one of the following is the duty of daily maintainance gang?




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




44. Heel of crossing is the line joining




45. Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is




46. The minimum value of flange way clearance recommended is




47. In Indian Railways ruling gradient on plains is




48. Life of steel sleepers is




49. On Indian Railways, number of a crossing is defined as




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




51. World's narrowest gauge is




52. Non-corrosive material applied to rails consist of




53. A CST-9 sleeper is




54. The station consisting of a block hut only and having home and warner signals is classified as




55. Rail section is generally designated by its




56. The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track is known as




57. At road and rail level crossing, road should be straight at least for




58. Gauge of a permanent way is




59. minimum distance between running faces of rails




60. 52 kg rails are mostly used in




61. The joint that cause greater incidence of rail end batter is




62. Standard size of wooden sleeper on broad gauge is




63. The sleeper in the form of two bowls placed under each rail and connected by a tie bar is known as




64. In automatic block system when a train is in a block it puts the danger signal till the train moves over




65. Staggered rail joints are generally provided




66. Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track is




67. Gauge is the distance between




68. Pandrol clips cannot be used with




69. Metal sleepers are superior to wooden sleepers with respect to