Question: Fish plate is in contact with rail at________________?

• 1. web of rail
• 2. fishing plane
• 3. head of rail
• 4. foot of rail

Question: The main function of a fish plate is________________?

• 1. to join the two rails together
• 2. to join rails with the sleeper
• 3. to allow rail to expand and contract freely
• 4. none of the above

Question: 60 R rails are mostly used in__________________?

• 1. Broad Gauge
• 2. Metre Gauge
• 3. Narrow Gauge
• 4. none of the above

Question: Tensile strength of steel used in rails should not be less than____________________?

• 1. 450 MPa
• 2. 500 MPa
• 3. 700 MPa
• 4. 850 MPa

Question: The cross-sectional area of 52 kg flat footed rail is_________________?

• 1. 6155 mm2
• 2. 6615 mm2
• 3. 7235 mm2
• 4. 7825 mm2

Question: Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its__________________?

• 1. head
• 2. web
• 3. foot
• 4. head and foot both

Question: The standard length of rail for Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge are respectively __________________?

• 1. 12 m and 12 m
• 2. 12 m and 13 m
• 3. 13 m and 12 m
• 4. 13 m and 13 m

Question: The rail is designated by its__________________?

• 1. length
• 2. weight
• 3. cross-section
• 4. weight per unit length

Question: Two important constituents in the com-position of steel used for rail are_________________?

• 1. carbon and silicon
• 2. manganese and phosphorous
• 3. carbon and manganese
• 4. carbon and sulfur

Question: To ensure exact gauge, the gauge tie plates are provided at_________________?

• 1. toe of the switch
• 2. nose of crossing
• 3. both (A) and (B)
• 4. none of the above