More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. Consider the following statements about Operating Ratio in Indian Railways: 1)The higher the operating ratio of Indian Railways the better is the condition of Indian Railways. 2)Operating ratio of Indian Railways is high on account of social service obligation imposed in Budget. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 & 2
B)1 Only
C)2 Only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 Only
- Q. In recent times, the “dynamic brake system” is becoming popular in modern railways. The dynamic brake system coverts Kinetic energy to________:
A)Sound energy
B)Potential energy
C)Electricity
D)Magnetic energy
Answer: Electricity
- Q. The zone with the minimum length is
A)South - East Railway
B)North - Eastern Railway
C)North - Eastern Frontier Railway
D)South - Central Railway
Answer: North - Eastern Frontier Railway
- Q. The headquarters of the South Central Railway zone is located in?
A)Hyderabad
B)Kolkata
C)Secunderabad
D)Gorakhpur
Answer: Secunderabad
- Q. In double Distant signalling, outermost signal post is painted with ________.
A)Green & Yellow
B)White & yellow
C)Black & Yellow
D)None of these
Answer: Black & Yellow
- Q. While cancelling ART/MRV, siren shall be sounded for ________ seconds.
A)85
B)60
C)75
D)90
Answer: 90
- Q. On DL the speed of the train during total interruption of communication is ________ kmph when the view ahead is clear during day and night.
A)25
B)20
C)15
D)None of these
Answer: 25
- Q. During single line working on double line in automatic area the speed of all train running in wrong direction shall not exceed
A)10 kmph
B)25 kmph
C)15 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 25 kmph
- 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. After TFC, all the related authorities are inspected by ________ and its report is sent to DRM within 7 days.
A)LI
B)TI
C)CI
D)None of these
Answer: TI
- Q. When was the construction work for the first Railway line Started?
A)1823
B)1821
C)1828
D)1830
Answer: 1821
- Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
A)1875
B)1848
C)1853
D)1880
Answer: 1853
- Q. What will be the maximum speed to pass IBS home signal in ON position when received authority from previous station?
A)8 kmph
B)15 kmph
C)10 kmph
D)Normal
Answer: Normal
- Q. In which year the practice of presenting the railway budget separate from the general budget (or vice versa in true sense) started in India?
A)1925
B)1920
C)1924
D)1930
Answer: 1924
- Q. Where was the B.B.C.I locomotive started?
A)Boriville
B)Jamalpur
C)Parel
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Parel
- Q. If the motorman of EMU passes the automatic stop signal at ON, he shall proceed at a speed of 15/8 km/h and stop the train before ________ meters of the obstruction on the track.
A)80
B)70
C)75
D)85
Answer: 75
- Q. Which of the following committee gave recommendations on separation of Policy – making, Regulation & Operations in Indian Railways and setting up of a Railway Regulatory Authority of India (RRAI)?
A)Rajinder Sachar Committee
B)Bibek Deberoy committee
C)Rangarajan committee
D)Mihir Shah Committee
Answer: Bibek Deberoy committee
- Q. When the train is stopped at FSS for more than ________ minutes, the Driver must send his assistant to station after consulting with guard.
A)10
B)5
C)7
D)None of these
Answer: 5
- Q. What will be maximum speed during shunting of goods train?
A)25 kmph
B)8 kmph
C)15 kmph
D)30 kmph
Answer: 15 kmph
- 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
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