Fish plate is in contact with rail at________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is_______________?

   A. 143 mm
   B. 156 mm
   C. 172 mm
   D. 129mm

2. Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints ?

   A. crushed head
   B. angular break
   C. split head
   D. transverse fissures

3. Number offish bolts per fish plate is________________?

   A. 2
   B. 4
   C. 5
   D. 6

4. The main function of a fish plate is________________?

   A. to join the two rails together
   B. to join rails with the sleeper
   C. to allow rail to expand and contract freely
   D. none of the above

5. Head width of 52 kg rail section is________________?

   A. 61.9 mm
   B. 66.7mm
   C. 67mm
   D. 72.33 mm

6. The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as_________________?

   A. 10mm
   B. 13mm
   C. 16mm
   D. 19 mm

7. For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is________________?

   A. 18
   B. 19
   C. 20
   D. 21

8. The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movement of trains is called_________________?

   A. flangeway clearance
   B. heel divergence
   C. throw of the switch
   D. none of the above

9. Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the__________________?

   A. wooden sleepers
   B. CST-9 sleepers
   C. steel trough sleepers
   D. concrete sleepers

10. The rail is designated by its__________________?

    A. length
    B. weight
    C. cross-section
    D. weight per unit length