22. Assertion : Railways tracks are laid on small sized wooden sleepers. Reason : Small sized wooden sleepers are used so that rails exert more pressure on the railway track. Due to which rail does not leave the track

(a)       If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b)       If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(c)        If assertion is true but reason is false.

(d)       If the assertion and reason both are false.

(e)       If assertion is false but reason is true.

Explanation-(d) Railways tracks are laided on large sized wooden sleepers. Due to large sized sleepers the weight of rail act on the large area. Hence, the pressure exerted is reduced appreciably.

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