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1. Railway Staff College is situated at–
A Bangalore
B Secundrabad
C Chennai
D Vadodara
Ans : D
2. The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on–
A November 1950
B October 1950
C September 1949
D October 1954
Ans : A
3. When was the first underground railway Metro Railway started?
A 1982
B 1989
C 1984
D 1992
Ans : C
4. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?
A Jamshedpur
B Patiala
C Perambur
D Varanasi
Ans : B
5. Shatabdi Express train was started in–
A 1984
B 1988
C 1990
D 1985
Ans : B
6. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?
A Central Railway
B Northern Railway
C Eastern Railway
D Western Railway
Ans : C
7. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called–
A dock platform
B passenger platform
C island platform
D goods platform
Ans : C
8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?
A 1954
B 1957
C 1959
D 1967
Ans : B
9. The railway station situated in the extreme south is–
A Chennai
B Cochin
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C Kanyakumari
D Trivandrum
Ans : C
10. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
A 1952
B 1950
C 1951
D 1954
Ans : B
11. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
A Lucknow
B Bangalore
C Pune
D New Delhi
Ans : A
12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
A From Calcutta to Delhi
B From Mumbai to Thane
C From Mumbai to Surat
D From Mumbai to Madras
Ans : B
13. How much distance was traveled by first train of India?
A 33 km
B 36 km
C 34 km
D 46 km
Ans : C
14. In which GovernorGeneral’s reign railway lines in India were established?
A Lord William Bentick
B Lord Cornwallis
C Lord Kenning
D Lord Dalhousie
Ans : D
15. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?
A First
B Second
C Third
D Fourth
Ans : D
16. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
A SouthCentral Railway Secunderabad
B Central railway Bhopal
C South Railway Chennai
D North Railway New Delhi
Ans : B
17. What is the length of NorthEastern Frontier Railway NEFR?
A 4300 Km
B 3700 Km
C 4290 km
D 5298 km
Ans : B
18. A station where the rail lines end, is called
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A junction station
B waysidestation
C block station
D terminal station
Ans : D
19. The headquarters of NorthEastern railway is situated at–
A Mumbai V.T
B Guwahati
C Gorakhpur
D New Delhi
Ans : C
20. When was the first train in Indian started?
A 1851
B 1852
C 1853
D 1854
Ans : C
21. In which of the following cities, the first subway train was started?
A Mumbai
B Delhi
C Calcutta
D Chennai
Ans : C
22. When was the NorthEastern frontier Railway NEFR established?
A 15th Jan, 1958
B 15th Jan, 1955
C 2nd Jan, 1956
D 14th April, 1952
Ans : A
23. General Manger is responsible for–
A Railway Board
B Railway Ministry
C Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
D None of these
Ans : A
24. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in how many regions?
A 7
B 9
C 8
D 10
Ans : B
25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at–
A New Delhi
B Guwahati
C Gorakhpur
D Mumbai V.T
Ans : A
26. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
A Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
B Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
C Railway Staff College
D Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering
Ans : B
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27. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?
A Nasik
B Baroda
C Jamalpur
D Pune
Ans : C
28. The headquarters of North Eastern Frontier Railway NEFR is–
A Calcutta
B Maligaon Guwahati
C Chennai
D Gorakhpur
Ans : B
29. The largest national enterprise of India is–
A Indian Railway
B Indian Shipyard
C Airways
D None of these
Ans : A
30. The headquarters of SouthCentral Railways is situated at–
A Mumbai V.T
B Chennai
C Secundrabad
D Mumbai Central
Ans : C
31. Who invented the railway engine?
A Charles Babbage
B Isaac Newton
C James Watt
D George Stephenson
Ans : D
32. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
A Gujarat
B Maharashtra
C West Bengal
D Tamil Nadu
Ans : C
33. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at–
A Calcutta
B Chennai
C Delhi
D Mumbai
Ans : B
34.The zone with the minimum length is
A NorthEastern Railway
B NorthEastern Frontier Railway
C SouthEast Railway
D SouthCentral Railway
Ans : B
35. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
A Pune
B Chennai
C Nasik
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D Sikandrabad
Ans : A
36. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway
Project?
A Kerala
B Tamil Nadu
C Gujarat
D Andhra Pradesh
Ans : A
37. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
A 1965
B 1963
C 1967
D 1965
Ans : D
38. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
A First
B Second
C Third
D Forth
Ans : B
39. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
A Jammutavi
B Amritsar
C Pathancoat
D Guwahat
Ans: A
40. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?
A Three
B Four
C Five
D Six
Ans : C
41. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?
A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
Ans : B
42. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at–
A Perambur
B Varanasi
C Kapurthala
D Bangalore
Ans : B
43. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in–
A 1974
B 1961
C 1971
D 1973
Ans : C
44. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places?
A Kapurthala
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B Chittranjan
C Perambur
D Bangalore
Ans : C
45. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
A Broad gauge
B Meter gauge
C Narrow gauge
D Special gauge
Ans : C
46. Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year?
A 1988
B 1972
C 1982
D 1965
Ans : C
47. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
A Chittranjan
B Kapurthala
C Bangalore
D Perambur
Ans: C
48. When was the Central Railway established?
A 5th Nov 1951
B 14th Nov 1951
C 14th April 1951
D 16th August, 1951
Ans : A
49. Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?
A Mumbai V.T
B Mumbai Church Gate
C Gwalior
D Gorakhpur
Ans : A
50. Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?
A Northern region
B Western region
C NorthWestern region
D Central Region
Ans : B
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