More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
A)1984
B)1982
C)1989
D)1992
Answer: 1984
- Q. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
A)Railway Staff College
B)Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
C)Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
D)Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering
Answer: Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
- Q. Capacity of a catch siding is ________.
A)Station
B)Equivalent to length of full train
C)Length
D)None of these
Answer: Equivalent to length of full train
- Q. In automatic block system SL, the signal that can be dispensed with is
A)Automatic Stop signal
B)Home
C)Starter
D)None of these
Answer: Automatic Stop signal
- Q. No passenger train shall be started from a station before the ________ time
A)Both
B)Advertised
C)Non-advertised
D)None of these
Answer: Advertised
- Q. Which is the India’s first double Decker train?
A)Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram Express
B)Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Double Decker Express
C)Samjhauta Express
D)Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express
Answer: Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express
- Q. Consider the following statements about Railway Convention Committee: 1)The Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker from amongst the members of the Committee 2) The Committee reviews the rate of dividend which is payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenues Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 & 2
B)1 Only
C)2 Only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 & 2
- Q. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
A)Nasik
B)Pune
C)Chennai
D)Secunderabad
Answer: Pune
- Q. Which Zone is the largest railway zone in India?
A)Eastern Railway
B)Central Railway
C)Northern Railway
D)Western Railway
Answer: Northern Railway
- Q. If the goods train is not arrived ________ minutes beyond its normal running time, it is treated as delayed train.
A)10
B)3
C)4
D)20
Answer: 20
- 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. Speed of the last train during ACF on double line is ________ km/h.
A)20/15/Walking
B)25/10/Walking
C)20/10/Walking
D)None of these
Answer: 25/10/Walking
- Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board?
A)P S Thakur
B)V K Yadav
C)A K Mittal
D)Neelmani Reddy
Answer: V K Yadav
- 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. Maximum speed of tower wagon is ________ km/h.
A)40
B)25
C)20
D)50
Answer: 40
- Q. Matheran Hill Railway is located in which state of India?
A)Odisha
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The Speaker of Lok Sabha also works as the ex – officio Chairperson of which of the following committees? 1)Railway Convention Committee 2)Business Advisory Committee 3)Public Account Committee Select the correct option from the codes given below:
A)1 & 3 Only
B)1 & 2 Only
C)2 Only
D)1, 2 & 3
Answer: 2 Only
- Q. During shunting of a passenger train the train engine will be stopped ________ mtrs before attaching to load?
A)10 meters
B)20 meters
C)15 meters
D)5 meters
Answer: 20 meters
- Q. There are 8 appendices and ________ parts in SWR.
A)10
B)8
C)4
D)12
Answer: 12
- Q. Line clear is obtained from ________ / ________ to send the train upto IBS.
A)Counter circuit
B)Track circuit/axle counter
C)Circuit
D)None of these
Answer: Track circuit/axle counter
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