RAILWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The main function of a fish plate is

To allow rail to expand and contract freely

None of these

To join the two rails together

To join rails with the sleeper

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Fish plate is in contact with rail at

web of rail

fishing plane

foot of rail

head of rail

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Head width of 52 kg rail section is

61.9 mm

72.33 mm

66.7 mm

67 mm

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The treadle bar is provided

near and parallel to inner side of both the rails

at right angle to the rail

in the middle of the track a little in front of the toes of the tongue rail

near and parallel to inner side of one of the rails

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When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as

base joint

bridge joint

supported rail joint

suspended rail joint

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What will be the curve lead for a 1 in 8.5 turnout taking off from a straight broad gauge track?

14.24 m

7.45 m

21.04 m

28.49 m

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

Manganese and phosphorous

Carbon and sulphur

Carbon and silicon

Carbon and manganese

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Vertical curves are provided where algebraic difference between grades is equal to or

less than 2 mm/m

less than 4 mm/m

more than 4mm/m

more than 2 mm/m

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Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called

Buckled rails

Hogged rails

Corrugated rails

Roaring rails

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Creep is the

Lateral movement of rail

Vertical movement of rail

Difference in level of two rails

Longitudinal movement of rail

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