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These questions consist two statements each, printed as Assertion and reason, while answering these question you are required to choose any one of the following four responsis:
(a) If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a true explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c ) If the assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both the assertion and reason are false.
Q. Assertion: Railway 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.

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Railways track are laid 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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