More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. In block section trains entered simultaneously from either direction and finally stopped before collision and distance between both the trains was 400 mtrs, which type of accident occured?
A)Save collision
B)Violation of block rules
C)Passingn danger signal
D)All of above
Answer: All of above
- Q. At what time the first train in India (and in Asia) flagged off?
A)Saturday, 03:35 PM
B)Saturday, 8:50 AM
C)Sunday, 10:00 AM
D)Sunday, 02:30 PM
Answer: Saturday, 03:35 PM
- Q. Flasher lights will be provided in all ________ engines working on DL and Automatic areas.
A)Power
B)Electrical & Diesel
C)Diesel
D)None of these
Answer: Electrical & Diesel
- 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. Special instructions are issued by whom?
A)Authorized officer
B)CCM
C)CRS
D)None of these
Answer: Authorized officer
- Q. India’s first Antyodaya Express has been launched by the Minister of Railways. The express will run between which stations?
A)New Delhi and Kanyakumari
B)Ernakulam and Howrah
C)Sriganganagar and Tiruchirapalli
D)Nizamuddin and Palakkad
Answer: Ernakulam and Howrah
- Q. To admit the train on loop line, generally the far end points are to be ser for ________.
A)Both
B)Loop line
C)Main line
D)None of these
Answer: Main line
- Q. Who of the following was the first Railway Minister of independent India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)John Mathai
C)Lal Bahadur Shastri
D)Shanmugham Shetty
Answer: John Mathai
- Q. Maximum number of Explosive unit wagons in a goods
A)3
B)10
C)15
D)None of these
Answer: 10
- Q. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at
A)Delhi
B)Kolkata
C)Chennai
D)Mumbai
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Railwire Saathi project: 1)It is an initiative by the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) 2)It aims to provide railway stations in India with high – speed public Wi – Fi service 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. Which of the following ran the first train from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853?
A)Central India Railway
B)Bombay Baroda Railway
C)The Scindia Railway
D)Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Answer: Great Indian Peninsula 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. 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. 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. Minimum distance apart of refuges in Tunnels in BG is (at present)
A)200 meters
B)100 meters
C)150 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 100 meters
- Q. Indian railways has installed Asia’s largest Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system in which state?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Tamil Nadu
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Caution and Termination indication Boards will be fixed from the bridge or vulnerable places at
A)1000 meters
B)400 meters
C)600 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 600 meters
- Q. Whistle boards must be provided at an adequate distance in rear of all level crossing gates on both side?
A)600 meters
B)400 meters
C)500 meters
D)800 meters
Answer: 600 meters
- Q. During hand shunting only ________ Bogies can be hand shunted.
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)None of these
Answer: 1
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