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Fixtures & Fastening – MCQ

1. The fixtures used in a railway track are

a) Fish plates
b) Chairs
c) Bearing plates
d) Both (a) and (c)
e) All of these

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e) All of these

2. Spikes are types of

a) Fixture
b) Fastening
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

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b) Fastening.

Spikes are types of fastening

3. The devices used for preventing the creep in a railway track are known as

a) Chairs
b) Spikes
c) Fish plate
d) Anchor

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d) Anchor.

The devices used for preventing the creep in a railway track are known as Anchor or Anti-creepers

4. Dog spikes are commonly used for

a) Steel sleepers
b) Wooden sleepers
c) Concrete sleepers
d) C.I Sleepers

(Read Also: Types of Sleepers)

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b) Wooden sleepers. Dog spikes are commonly used for Wooden sleepers

5. Hook bolts are also known as

a) Dog bolts
b) Fang bolts
c) Fish bolts
d) None of these

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a) Dog bolts.

Hook bolts are also known as dog bolts.

6. The fixture used to join rails is

a) Bearing plate
b) Fish plates
c) Keys
d) Spikes

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b) Fish plates.

The fixture used to join rails is fish plates.

7. Fish plate is a type of

a) Fastening
b) Fixture
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

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b) Fixture.

Fish plate is a type of fixture.

8. Bearing plates are used on ____ sleepers.

a) Steel
b) C.I
c) Concrete
d) None of these.

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d) None of these.

Bearing plates are used on wooden sleepers.

9. Spikes are used for holding rails to the ___ sleepers.

a) Steel
b) Wooden
c) Concrete
d) C.I

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b) Wooden.

Spikes are used for holding rails to the wooden sleepers.

10. To increase the strength of a fish plate, the depth of the fish plate is ____

a) Decreased
b) Increased
c) None

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b) Increased.

To increase the strength of a fish plate, the depth of fish plate is increased.

11. Keys are used to fixing rails to chair on _____ sleepers.

a) Metal
b) Wooden
c) Concrete
d) None

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a) Steel. Keys are used to fix rails to chairs on metal sleepers.

12. Keys are made of

a) Wood
b) Metal
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

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c) Both (a) and (b)

13. Fang nut and bolt is used for fixing _____ to sleepers.

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Side chairs

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