Railways - Engineering

Q1:

Boxing of ballast is done

A under rails

B at the rails

C in between two rails

D in between two sleepers.

ANS:B - at the rails

Actually, option D is correct.

Actually, the ballast placed in between the sleepers is called Ballast Crib. However, the actual PROCESS of filling the ballast in between the sleepers is called Boxing.

In other words, the process of providing a Ballast Crib is known as Boxing. Hence option D will be correct.