Indian Railway

Q. Who of the following is known for having designed the first railway timetables?

A
George Bradshaw
B
George Bradman
C
George Bernard Shaw
D
George Brummel

Correct Answer

George Bradshaw

More Questions on Indian Railway

  • Q. Consider the following statements about Operating Ratio in Indian Railways: 1)The higher the operating ratio of Indian Railways the better is the condition of Indian Railways. 2)Operating ratio of Indian Railways is high on account of social service obligation imposed in Budget. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 & 2
    B)1 Only
    C)2 Only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 Only
  • Q. What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NFR)?
    A)4290 km
    B)4300 km
    C)3700 km
    D)5298 km
    Answer: 3700 km
  • Q. At the starting station, CC rake goods train must have ________ % of brake power.
    A)90
    B)75
    C)50
    D)100
    Answer: 100
  • Q. At station where it is not possible to exchange the signal between Guard and Loco Pilot due to curvature the guard shall ask the LP to start the train on ________.
    A)Walkie-Talkie
    B)Walkie
    C)VHF
    D)None of these
    Answer: Walkie-Talkie
  • Q. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
    A)1984
    B)1982
    C)1989
    D)1992
    Answer: 1984
  • Q. Kacheguda railway station has declared the India’s first Energy – Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway Station. It is situated in which city?
    A)Kochi
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Chennai
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Hyderabad
  • Q. Upto how many track machine shall be allowed for working within the block section?
    A)8
    B)2
    C)5
    D)10
    Answer: 5
  • Q. When a trolley is working on T/1518 during thick or foggy weather, the speed is
    A)10 kmph
    B)5 kmph
    C)8 kmph
    D)None of these
    Answer: 5 kmph
  • Q. General rules may be modified by ________.
    A)T/C 912
    B)T/B 912
    C)T/D 912
    D)T/A 912
    Answer: T/D 912
  • Q. The time taken for formation of a goods train in flat yard is
    A)3 kmph
    B)2 hrs
    C)1 hr
    D)None of these
    Answer: 2 hrs
  • Q. A station where the rail lines end, is called
    A)Block station
    B)Junction station
    C)Way - side station
    D)Terminal station
    Answer: Terminal station
  • Q. Flasher light is of ________ colour.
    A)Green
    B)Red
    C)Amber
    D)None of these
    Answer: Amber
  • Q. Point indicator is provided to indicate ________.
    A)Both
    B)Points
    C)Bar
    D)None of these
    Answer: Points
  • Q. Termination indication board will be
    A)Rectangular
    B)Square
    C)Round
    D)None of these
    Answer: Round
  • Q. Maximum speed of pushing back is ________ km/h.
    A)45
    B)30
    C)25
    D)40
    Answer: 25
  • Q. At which of the following places steam engines were originally manufactured by Indian Railway ?
    A)Chittranjan
    B)Varanasi
    C)Perambur
    D)Patiala
    Answer: Chittranjan
  • Q. In which of the following cities, the first subway train was started?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Mumbai
    C)Delhi
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. To protect his train, Guard must first proceed ________ meters in rear and place one detonator in BG in absolute block system.
    A)1200
    B)600
    C)800
    D)None of these
    Answer: 600
  • Q. DRM permission is necessary when hand shunting outside station section takes place in gradient
    A)ST 1-260
    B)ST 1-600
    C)1-400
    D)None of these
    Answer: ST 1-600
  • Q. The headquarters of South – Central Railways is situated at
    A)Secunderabad
    B)Mumbai (CST)
    C)Chennai
    D)Mumbai (Central)
    Answer: Secunderabad

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