More Questions on 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
Answer: George Bradshaw
- Q. Competency certificate of the gateman of non- interlocked engineering gate is signed by ________.
A)PWI
B)CI
C)LI
D)TI
Answer: PWI
- 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. 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. Railway Staff College is situated at
A)Chennai
B)Bangalore
C)Secunderabad
D)Vadodara
Answer: Vadodara
- Q. When a stream engine is running tender foremost the speed shall not exceed ________.
A)30 kmph
B)40 kmph
C)20 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 40 kmph
- Q. When a train is working on T/B 912 in automatic block in system the speed of train when the view ahead is clear with straight line is
A)15 kmph
B)25 kmph
C)20 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 25 kmph
- Q. Maximum number of explosive unit wagons in a mixed train is
A)3
B)5
C)7
D)None of these
Answer: 3
- Q. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at
A)Delhi
B)Kolkata
C)Chennai
D)Mumbai
Answer: Chennai
- Q. At station which signal will be taken off for block line?
A)Shut
B)Repeating
C)Calling on
D)No Signal
Answer: No Signal
- Q. For Temporary diversions, the permission must be obtained from
A)CE
B)CRS
C)Railway Board
D)None of these
Answer: Railway Board
- Q. While cancelling ART/MRV, siren shall be sounded for ________ seconds.
A)85
B)60
C)75
D)90
Answer: 90
- Q. When did the first ignition engine develop?
A)1900
B)1890
C)1892
D)1904
Answer: 1892
- 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. On the electrified area in sections at 25 KV A.C., when the gross clearance is between 390 MM and 340 MM the speed must be
A)8 kmph
B)10 kmph
C)15 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 15 kmph
- Q. For how many days the 4500 kms BPC is valid?
A)45 days
B)12+3 days
C)30 days
D)No limit
Answer: 12+3 days
- Q. The extended life of Detonator is ________ Years.
A)4
B)5
C)6
D)10
Answer: 10
- Q. After the detonator explodes if Driver does not find any signal he can proceed upto ________ Km cautiously
A)2
B)1.5
C)1
D)None of these
Answer: 1.5
- Q. Launched three Trains to improve Quality of Travel (for reserved passengers), these are:
A)Dirubhargh, Sahayak and Humsafar
B)Humsafar, Tejas and Uday
C)Tejas, Antyodaya and Gatiman
D)Sahayak,Antyodaya and Gatiman
Answer: Humsafar, Tejas and Uday
- Q. Notice station notified in?
A)SR
B)SWR
C)GR
D)Working Time Table
Answer: Working Time Table
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