More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. Consider the following statements with respect to the Railway Convention Committee: 1)The committee consists of members only from Lok Sabha 2)Railway Minister is the ex – officio chairman of Railway Convention Committee Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 & 2
B)1 Only
C)2 Only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. If the passenger train is not arrived ________ minutes beyond its normal running time, it is treated as delayed train.
A)4
B)10
C)9
D)3
Answer: 10
- Q. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
A)Island platform
B)Dock platform
C)Passenger platform
D)Goods platform
Answer: Island platform
- Q. SLB determines the limits of block section and ________.
A)Station Limit
B)Block Section
C)Station Section
D)None of these
Answer: Station Section
- Q. Speed of second train during temporary single line working is ________.
A)Both
B)Normal
C)Abnormal
D)None of these
Answer: Normal
- Q. Second train during TSL will be dispatched after ________.
A)Both
B)Line clear
C)Without line clear
D)None of these
Answer: Line clear
- Q. When VP vehicles are attached in a goods train the maximum number of VPvehicle in one group is
A)8
B)10
C)6
D)None of these
Answer: 6
- Q. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?
A)1959
B)1954
C)1957
D)1967
Answer: 1957
- Q. Signals are treated as ________ if connected points become defective.
A)Both
B)Defective
C)Restricted
D)None of these
Answer: Defective
- Q. Slip siding protects
A)Station section
B)Station limit
C)Block section
D)None of these
Answer: Block section
- Q. India’s first – ever railways disaster management centre will come up in which city?
A)Lucknow
B)Kolkata
C)Bengaluru
D)Pune
Answer: Bengaluru
- Q. Permission of ________ is required to work the material train in the night.
A)DRM
B)AOM
C)DOM
D)None of these
Answer: DRM
- Q. A lorry shall be protected by banner flags and detonators if it remains stationary within the station yard for more than
A)20 meters
B)15 meters
C)10 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 15 meters
- Q. During failure of signals and communications in DL automatic area the authority to proceed is
A)T/B 912
B)T/D 912
C)T/A 912
D)None of these
Answer: T/B 912
- Q. During TFC on single line, when line clear is obtained for more than one train, trains are run at an interval of ________ minutes.
A)35
B)20
C)25
D)30
Answer: 30
- Q. Which of the following has become the India’s first railway station to have sanitary napkin vending machine?
A)Kolkata railway station
B)Thane railway station
C)Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
D)Bhopal railway station
Answer: Bhopal railway station
- Q. If there is no advanced starter at A’ class station, signal overlap will be ________.
A)Block sectiond
B)Next whole block section
C)Back whole block section
D)None of these
Answer: Next whole block section
- 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. For work of long duration, the stop indicator must be erected at not less than
A)40
B)30
C)50
D)45
Answer: 30
- Q. On DL in ________ minutes gap trains must be started during total interruption of communication.
A)30
B)20
C)10
D)None of these
Answer: 30
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