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Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
Correct Answer
1853
More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. Maximum speed of shunting of wagons with explosives is ________ km/h.
A)15
B)8
C)10
D)20
Answer: 8
- Q. How much block overlap is required at the station equipped with single line MACLS?
A)120 meters
B)400 meters
C)180 meters
D)Zero meters
Answer: 180 meters
- Q. General Manager is responsible for
A)Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
B)Railway Board
C)Railway Ministry
D)Finance Ministry
Answer: Railway Board
- Q. Distance between outer and home signals on a single line is ________ meters when there is no advanced starter or SLB in the opposite direction.
A)400
B)900
C)800
D)700
Answer: 400
- Q. Booked speed of a train is ________ percent less than maximum permissible speed
A)15
B)5
C)10
D)20
Answer: 10
- Q. Which of the following zones administers the Matheran Hill Railway?
A)Central Railways
B)Konkan Railways
C)Western Railways
D)Southern Railways
Answer: Central Railways
- Q. Air pressure in the engine and brake van of a goods train with 58 N Boxes shall be 5.0 kg/cm2 and ________ respectively.
A)4.5 kg/cm2
B)4.1 kg/cm2
C)4.2 kg/cm2
D)4.7 kg/cm2
Answer: 4.7 kg/cm2
- Q. In the enroute, M/E train must have ________ % of brake power.
A)90
B)75
C)50
D)100
Answer: 90
- Q. What will be distance between fire affected train and rest of the train ?
A)50 meters
B)25 meters
C)45 meters
D)100 meters
Answer: 45 meters
- Q. Fairy Queen, the world’s oldest steam locomotive in regular operation, plies between New Delhi and ________
A)Kalka
B)Shimla
C)Alwar
D)Gwalior
Answer: Alwar
- Q. Maximum number of Explosive unit wagons in a goods
A)3
B)10
C)15
D)None of these
Answer: 10
- Q. The White light in point indicator indicates?
A)Pass run through
B)Loop line is set
C)Main line set
D)All is right
Answer: Main line set
- 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. What is the position of the Indian Railway under one management are also credited with having a multi gauge and multi traction system?
A)Third
B)First
C)Second
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. In Automatic block system, when a train is working on T/B912, the speed over, points at station is
A)20 kmph
B)15 kmph
C)10 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 15 kmph
- Q. During hand shunting only ________ Bogies can be hand shunted.
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)None of these
Answer: 1
- Q. When a train is working on T/D912 in automatic block in system, the train must be piloted into the station during reception by
A)T/369(1)
B)T/369(3b)
C)T/369(2)
D)T/409
Answer: T/409
- Q. Loss of railway property of Rs. more than 2 Crores is treaed as ________ accident.
A)Both
B)Minor
C)Serious
D)None of these
Answer: Serious
- Q. The speed of lorry shall not exceed
A)20 kmph
B)15 kmph
C)10 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 10 kmph
- Q. Who has been appointed as the new Union Minister of Railways?
A)Ashwini Vaishnaw
B)Piyush Goyal
C)Nirmala Sitharaman
D)Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Answer: Ashwini Vaishnaw