More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. Under approved special instructions, Distant signal can be placed along with the
A)Both
B)Last Stop
C)First Stop
D)None of these
Answer: Last Stop
- Q. When the derailing switch is open, trap indicator shows red target by day and ________ Light by night.
A)Yellow
B)Red
C)Green
D)White
Answer: Red
- Q. The time limit for starting BD special during day is ________.
A)30 meters
B)20 meters
C)15 meters
D)40 meters
Answer: 30 meters
- Q. On which speed BG engine shall be run while speedometer is defective during run?
A)25 kmph
B)50 kmph
C)40 kmph
D)Maximum 10% less of MPS
Answer: Maximum 10% less of MPS
- Q. When ISMD attached train is allowed to run through on PF line the speed must be
A)10 kmph
B)5 kmph
C)8 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 5 kmph
- Q. Shunting speed of 5 box wagons is ________ km/h.
A)6
B)2
C)5
D)8
Answer: 2
- Q. It is a Python Rake.
A)15 kmph
B)60 kmph
C)25 kmph
D)Normal speed
Answer: 60 kmph
- Q. Marshalling rules of passenger train are framed by ________.
A)DRM
B)DOM
C)COM
D)AOM
Answer: COM
- Q. Apart from the regular store, Guard of material train must also possess ________.
A)Third aid box
B)First aid box
C)Second aid box
D)None of these
Answer: First aid box
- Q. Consider the following statements about the proposed Rail Development Authority: 1)It will act within the parameters of the Railway Act, 1989 2)The authority will consist of four members 3)It will regulate the sector opened to the private sector for investment Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)2 & 3 Only
B)1 & 2 Only
C)3 Only
D)1, 2 & 3
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
- Q. Matheran Hill Railway is located in which state of India?
A)Odisha
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. In context with the Indian railways what is TPWS?
A)Train Protection Warning Stopper
B)Train Passenger Warning System
C)Train Protection Warning System
D)Transmission Protection warning Stopper
Answer: Train Protection Warning System
- Q. The Rangpo – Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India?
A)West Bengal ↔ Tripura
B)Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Tripura
C)Sikkim ↔ West Bengal
D)Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Assam
Answer: Sikkim ↔ West Bengal
- Q. First Train started in India?
A)1853
B)1851
C)1852
D)1854
Answer: 1853
- Q. Joint sighting committee shall inspect the visibility of signals once in
A)6 months
B)A month
C)3 months
D)None of these
Answer: 3 months
- Q. The length of long welded rail under Indian conditions should be about
A)0.50 km
B)1 km
C)2 km
D)None of these
Answer: 1 km
- Q. Last stop signal means the ________ of a station controlling the entry of trains into the next block section.
A)Call-on Signal
B)Fixed stop signal
C)Hand Signal
D)None of these
Answer: Fixed stop signal
- 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 Material train, vehicles shall not be detached on gradient.
A)1-400
B)ST 1-260
C)1-100 or steeper
D)None of these
Answer: 1-100 or steeper
- Q. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
A)From Mumbai to Surat
B)From Kolkata to Delhi
C)From Mumbai to Thane
D)From Mumbai to Madras
Answer: From Mumbai to Thane
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