More Questions on Indian Railway
- Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
A)1875
B)1848
C)1853
D)1880
Answer: 1853
- Q. When a crane is attached to a goods train with jib trailing the speed in BG is ________.
A)25 kmph
B)50 kmph
C)40 kmph
D)None of these
Answer: 40 kmph
- Q. Except ________ signal, cabin master shall not show any other signal from his cabin during shunting.
A)Red hand signal
B)Yellow signal
C)Green signal
D)None of these
Answer: Red hand signal
- Q. In context with the Indian railways what is TPWS?
A)Train Protection Warning Stopper
B)Train Passenger Warning System
C)Train Protection Warning System
D)Transmission Protection warning Stopper
Answer: Train Protection Warning System
- 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. During Thick or Foggy weather, 2 Detonators must be placed in rear of Engineering indicator at
A)400 meters
B)270 meters
C)90 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 90 meters
- Q. Accident drill is ordered by DRM and is conducted under the supervision of ________
A)DOM
B)ADRM/Sr.DSO/DSO
C)Sr.DOM
D)None of these
Answer: ADRM/Sr.DSO/DSO
- Q. A lorry shall be protected by banner flags and detonators if it remains stationary within the station yard for more than
A)20 meters
B)15 meters
C)10 meters
D)None of these
Answer: 15 meters
- Q. Minimum radius for curves in BG is
A)20°
B)16°
C)10°
D)None of these
Answer: 10°
- Q. If the signal is continuously bobbing/flickering, the signal is treated as showing ________ aspect.
A)Rectified
B)Most Restrictive
C)Restrictive
D)None of these
Answer: Most Restrictive
- Q. What will be the maximum speed of train passing through loop line of a station name suffixed by “II” in working time table.
A)25 kmph
B)10 kmph
C)15 kmph
D)Normal speed
Answer: 15 kmph
- Q. Mountain Railways of India refer to the railway lines built in the mountains of India in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, during the British Raj, even being run today by the Indian Railways. How many railway lines refer to the Mountain Railways of India ?
A)5
B)3
C)4
D)6
Answer: 3
- 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. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
A)Narrow gauge
B)Broad gauge
C)Meter gauge
D)Special gauge
Answer: Narrow gauge
- Q. Time taken by train running at booked speed is called as ________.
A)Normal running time
B)Long time
C)Minimum running time
D)None of these
Answer: Normal running time
- Q. Block overlap in two aspect signalling system is ________ meters.
A)400
B)500
C)600
D)600
Answer: 400
- Q. If a staff is absent for ________ days from duty fresh declaration must be obtained
A)20 days
B)10 days
C)15 days
D)None of these
Answer: 15 days
- 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. Hand shunting of wagons is totally prohibited in gradients
A)1 in 260
B)1 in 400 OR Steeper
C)ST 1- IN 400
D)None of these
Answer: 1 in 400 OR Steeper
- Q. Maximum speed of tower wagon is ________ km/h.
A)40
B)25
C)20
D)50
Answer: 40
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