Explore topic-wise MCQs in Railway Engineering.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Railway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

An expansion gap of 5mm is provided in case of Junction fish plates.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

Why are Combination fish plates used?

A. To connect rails of two different sections
B. To connect two different fastenings
C. To increase load
D. To connect two rails of similar sections
Answer» B. To connect two different fastenings
3.

The strength of fish plates are _______ as the rail section.

A. Roughly same
B. Almost double
C. Almost half
D. Roughly half
Answer» B. Almost double
4.

In the steel used to manufacture fish plates what should be the composition of manganese?

A. Exactly 0.6%
B. Less than 0.8%
C. Not more than 0.6%
D. More than 0.6%
Answer» D. More than 0.6%
5.

What is the function of Fish plates in a track?

A. Joining rail to wooden sleepers
B. Joining rail to cast iron sleepers
C. Joining rail to steel trough sleepers
D. Joining rail to rail
Answer» E.