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Railway Ballast – MCQ

1. Which of the following is the best ballast material?

a) Gravel
b) Sand
c) Broken bricks
d) Broken stone

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d) Broken stone

2. What is the reason to provide ballast on railway tracks?

a) To provide a hard and level bed.
b) To provide elasticity to the track.
c) To drain off rainwater from the track.
d) All of these.

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d) All of these.

3. The width of the ballast section for M.G in a permanent way in railway is

a) 1.83 m
b) 2.3 m
c) 3.35 m
d) 3.53 m

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b) 2.3 m

4. The quantity of ballast required per meter length of B.G. track is

a) 1.12 m3
b) 1.02 m3
c) 0.70 m3
d) 0.46 m3

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c) o.70

5. The depth of the ballast section for B.G in a permanent way is

a) 10 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 25 cm
d) None of these

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c) 25 cm

6. The width of the ballast section for B.G in a permanent way is

a) 1.83 m
b) 2.3 m
c) 3.35 m
d) 3.53 m

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c) 3.35 m

7. The ballast should be __ in shape

a) Angular
b) Rectangular
c) Round
d) Square

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a) Angular

8. Ballast size used for wooden sleepers track is

a) 20 mm
b) 25 mm
c) 38 mm
d) 51 mm

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d) 51 mm [ 50 to 51 mm]

9. The function of ballast is to provide___ bed for the sleeper

a) Torn
b) Cloven
c) Firm
d) None of these

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c) Firm

11. The size of ballast used for the steel sleeper track is

a) 20 mm
b) 25 mm
c) 38 mm
d) 51 mm

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d) 38 mm

True or False

12. Stone ballast is cheaper than Gravel ballast

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False

13. Gravel ballast is easy to use than stone ballast

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True

14. Is it the function of ballast to prevent the growth of weeds inside the track?

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True

15. Ballast provides elasticity to the track.

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Ture

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