Indian Railway

Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?

A
1875
B
1848
C
1853
D
1880

Correct Answer

1853

More Questions on Indian Railway

  • Q. Distant signal is a ________ signal.
    A)Subsidiary
    B)Permissive
    C)Home
    D)None of these
    Answer: Permissive
  • 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. During total failure of communication on a single line system, asking line clear of 4 trains at a time what will be the speed of next train?
    A)25/10 kmph
    B)15/8 kmph
    C)25/8 kmph
    D)25/12 kmph
    Answer: 25/8 kmph
  • Q. When a trolley is working on T/1518 during thick or foggy weather, the speed is
    A)10 kmph
    B)5 kmph
    C)8 kmph
    D)None of these
    Answer: 5 kmph
  • 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. 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. When was the North – Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?
    A)2nd Jan, 1956
    B)15th Jan, 1958
    C)15th Jan, 1955
    D)14th April, 1952
    Answer: 15th Jan, 1958
  • Q. At what time the first train in Indian (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. Termination indication board will be
    A)Rectangular
    B)Square
    C)Round
    D)None of these
    Answer: Round
  • Q. Which Zone is the largest railway zone in India?
    A)Eastern Railway
    B)Central Railway
    C)Northern Railway
    D)Western Railway
    Answer: Northern Railway
  • Q. Yearly coaching stock census is taken on ________.
    A)31st January
    B)31st December
    C)31st October
    D)31st March
    Answer: 31st October
  • Q. Which authority shall be received to proceed for obstructed block section due to an Accident?
    A)T/A 602
    B)T-1425
    C)T-369(3b)+P.No.
    D)Simple memo
    Answer: T/A 602
  • Q. Which state government has recently signed MoU with Indian Railways to expand green cover?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Kerala
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. What is the length of North – Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
    A)4290 km
    B)4300 Km
    C)3700 Km
    D)5298 km
    Answer: 3700 Km
  • Q. Colour of the semaphore repeating signal is ________.
    A)Yellow
    B)Red
    C)White
    D)Green
    Answer: Yellow
  • Q. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
    A)Pune
    B)Lucknow
    C)Bangalore
    D)New Delhi
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Guard of passenger train shall sign on ________ minutes before the actual departure of the train.
    A)40
    B)35
    C)30
    D)35
    Answer: 30
  • Q. Kandaghat, a heritage railway station made entirely of wood and built by the British in 1903 was destroyed in the fire. In which state this Railway Station was located ?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharastra
    D)Jammu & Kashmir
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • 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. Which train in India has the longest route length?
    A)Kanyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Express
    B)Howrah - Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express
    C)Kanyakumari - Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express
    D)Guwahati - Tiruvananthapuram Express
    Answer: Kanyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Express

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