More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. The main objective of British developing Indian Railway system was to facilitate the traffic between?
A)Source of raw material and production centers
B)Source of raw material and export centers
C)Source of raw material and ports
D)Source of raw material and markets
Answer: Source of raw material and production centers
- Q. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated ?
A)Mysore
B)Chennai
C)Bangalore
D)Chitradurga
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. When was the Central Railway established?
A)14th April 1951
B)5th Nov 1951
C)14th Nov 1951
D)16th August, 1951
Answer: 5th Nov 1951
- Q. First Train started in India?
A)1853
B)1851
C)1852
D)1854
Answer: 1853
- 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
Answer: George Bradshaw
- Q. Signals are treated as ________ if connected points become defective.
A)Both
B)Defective
C)Restricted
D)None of these
Answer: Defective
- Q. Which of the following stations has all the three gauges viz. broad, metre and narrow?
A)Shimla
B)Lucknow
C)Chandigarh
D)Siliguri
Answer: Siliguri
- Q. On which authority relief train shall be dispatched for obstructed block section?
A)On memo
B)PLCT
C)T/A602
D)None of these
Answer: T/A602
- Q. What is the maximum speed of a goods train pushed backed from block section ?
A)15/8 kmph
B)15 kmph
C)8 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 8 kmph
- Q. Distant signal is a ________ signal.
A)Subsidiary
B)Permissive
C)Home
D)None of these
Answer: Permissive
- Q. The height of standards used as supports in open trucks loaded with fire wood bamboo etc, shall not exceed the following in BG from the floor of wagon.
A)1 - 890 meters
B)1 - 98 meters
C)1 - 830 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 1 - 98 meters
- Q. Who of the following was the first Railway Minister of independent India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)John Mathai
C)Lal Bahadur Shastri
D)Shanmugham Shetty
Answer: John Mathai
- Q. IBP is a Station in which class?
A)C-Class
B)A-Class
C)B-Class
D)D-Class
Answer: C-Class
- Q. When a token is lost, the lost token notice is issued and it is valid for ________ months.
A)3
B)6
C)4
D)2
Answer: 6
- Q. Consider the following sectors: 1)Plantation Sector 2)Mining and Exploration of Metal 3)Railway Infrastructure In which of the above, government has permitted 100% FDI through automatic route?
A)2 & 3 Only
B)1 & 2 Only
C)3 Only
D)1, 2 & 3
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
- Q. Departmental enquiry must be ordered by ________.
A)DRM
B)Sr. DPO
C)COM
D)Sr. DOM
Answer: DRM
- Q. If the Advanced starter is defective and IBS is working, SM shall issue ________ authority with private number of same station to pass the advanced starter.
A)T/369(4b)
B)T/369(3b)
C)T/369(2B)
D)T/369(5b)
Answer: T/369(3b)
- Q. Which is the fastest train in India?
A)Duronto Express
B)Rajdhani Express
C)Shatabdi Express
D)Tejas Express
Answer: E
- Q. Accident drill is ordered by DRM and is conducted under the supervision of ________
A)DOM
B)ADRM/Sr.DSO/DSO
C)Sr.DOM
D)None of these
Answer: ADRM/Sr.DSO/DSO
- Q. At the starting station, 40 BCN air braked train must have ________ kg/cm2 of FP pressure in the engine.
A)3
B)5
C)2
D)4
Answer: 5
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