www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1.The first train service started in India between the stations of___________________________________. A. Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane B. Thane and Madras C. Kerela and Bihar D. New Delhi and Thane Ans: A Sol: The correct answer is option A, i.e., Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane. The first train service started in India between the stations of Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane. The first railway station in India was established in BoriBunder, located in Mumbai. 2.Which of the following is the oldest running train in the history of Indian Rail Corporation? A. Vande Bharat Express B. Kalka Mail C. Delhi mail D. Chennai Express Ans: B Sol: The correct answer is option B, i.e., Kalka Mail. Kalka Mail is the oldest running train in the history of Indian Rail Corporation. Kalka Mail was named as the "East Indian Railway Mail" in 1866. Lord Dalhousie started the first train service in India on 16 April 1853 between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane. 3.Who is known as “Father of Indian railways”? A. Charles Babbage B. Alexander Cunningham C. Lord Dalhousie D. Daya Ram Sahni Ans: C Sol: The correct answer is option C, i.e., Lord Dalhousie. Dalhousie is also known as the "Father of Indian Railways”. Lord Dalhousie started the first train service in India on 16 April 1853 between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane. The first railway station of India is Bori Bunder. 2 www.gradeup.co 4.Which of the following zones of Indian Railways is the largest? A. Central Railway B. Northern Railway C. Eastern Railway D. Western Railway E. None of these Ans: B Sol: • Northern Railway is the largest zone of India Railways. • It has 6807 km route length and covers the state of Himachal,Punjab, Jammu Kashmir , Haryana, NCT, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh. • Headquarters are Delhi. 5.In broad gauge, the distance between the rails is A. 1.00 m B. 3 m C. 1.67 m D. 2.67 m E. 0.76 m Ans: C Sol: Broad gauge: A distance between the rails of a railroad track that is greater than the standard width of 56 1/2 inches (143.5 centimeters). This gauge has 1.676 meters distance between the two rails. As on 31st March 2006, about 76.7% (Approx. 48574 KM) length of Indian railways are broad gauge. 6.Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated ? A. Allahabad B. Jabalpur C. Bhopal D. Delhi Ans: A Sol: • Allahabad is the headquarter of North Central Railway. • North Central Railway is one of the eighteen railway zones. The largest railway station in NCR is Jhansi Junction. • It is headquartered at Allahabad 3 www.gradeup.co 7.Which country's railway network is the second-largest railway network in Asia? A. Pakistan B. China C. India D. Japan Ans: C Sol: Indian Railways is the second-largest rail system in Asia. • Indian Railways is the fourth-largest rail system in the world. • The first railroad in India was run between Mumbai and Thane on April 16, 1853. • Indian railways has the second biggest electrified system in the world after Russia. 8.When was the first train steamed off in India ? A. 1848 B. 1853 C. 1875 D. 1880 Ans: B Sol: • The first commercial train journey in India between Bombay and Thane on 16 April 1853. • It was a passenger train hauled by a steam engine. • Lord Dalhousie is known was the father of Indian Railways. 9.In India, the first Metro Rail service was inaugurated on 24th October 1984 in ______. A. Bangalore B. Kolkata C. Hyderabad D. Mumbai Ans: B Sol: • Lord Dalhousie is called as the father of Indian Railways. • On April 16, 1853, the first passenger train in India ran between Bombay and Thane. 4 www.gradeup.co • In India, the first Metro Rail service was inaugurated on 24th October 1984 in Kolkata 10.Which of the following was the first electric train in India? A. Black Beauty B. Deccan Queen C. Vivek Express D. Gatimaan Express Ans: B Sol: The Deccan Queen was India's first superfast train, introduced on 1 June 1930 as a weekend train during the days of the British raj to ferry rich patrons from Bombay to Poona. It was the first long distance electric hauled passenger train. The Deccan Queen was the first to have aLadies Only car, and amongst the first to feature a diner. 11.Which railway station is going to be the “world’s longest railway platform”? A. Allahabad Railway Station B. Chittaurgarh railway station C. Hubballi Railway station D. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction Ans: C Sol: Karnataka’s Hubballi Railway station is going to be the “world’s longest railway platform” of 1500 plus meters’ length and 10 meters width. 12.Which Railway zone has become first zone to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network? A. South central Railway B. Northern Railway C. Central Railway D. North Eastern Railway E. South Western Railway Ans: A Sol: • The Indian Railways South Central Railways (SCR) zone has become the first zonal railway in the country to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network. 5 www.gradeup.co • The South Central Railways has converted a total of 13 railway stations into “energy neutral” stations, which is the highest amongst all the zones across the Indian Railways network. 13.Railway Protection Force has been renamed as_______. A. Railway Security Force B. Indian Railway Protection Force Service C. Indian Railway Force D. Railway Protection Force Ans: B Sol: • Railway Protection Force has been renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service. • The notice in this regard was issued by the Joint Director of Railway Board Amitabh Joshi on December 30. • Railway Protection Force was established by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957. 14.The longest continental Railway in the world is ______. A. Candian National Railway B. Trans Atlantic Railway C. Canadian Pacific Railway D. Trans Siberian Railway Ans: D Sol: The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289 kilometres, it is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting branch lines into Mongolia, China and North Korea 15.Which railway station has recently been renamed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction? A. Arambagh Railway Station B. Gulabsarai Railway Station C. Mughalsarai Railway Station D. Kelvan Railway station Ans: C 6 www.gradeup.co Sol: Mughalsarai Junction railway station station code MGS), is a famous Railways station in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its name has been changed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction on 16 October 2017. It is the fourth busiest railway junction in India. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia. Mughalsarai yard cater to around 450-500 trains in a month. 16.By which year Indian Railways is planning to complete 100% electrification of broad-gauge routes? A. 2020 B. 2022 C. 2023 D. 2024 E. 2025 Ans: C Sol: • Railways has planned for 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023 said by the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. • Around 63 per cent broad gauge lines have already been electrified out of a total 63,631 route kilometers as on 1st of April this year. A total of 23,765 route kilometre lines are yet to be electrified in the country. 17.Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board? A. K. Gopalakrishnan B. Suneet Sharma C. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha D. Vishal V Sharma E. None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: B Sol: Suneet Sharma has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Chairman of Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India. The appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Suneet Sharma as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board. Hence, option B is correct. 7 www.gradeup.co 18.In which year the railway budget was separated from the general budget in India? A. 1921 B. 1923 C. 1917 D. 1919 Ans: A Sol: The budgetary system in India traces its origin to 1843 when the Finance Department was established. But budget for the first time was presented in 1860 to lay down the annual estimates of finances and expenditures. In 1921 the Railway budget was separated from the General budget in 1921 on the recommendations of the Acworth Committee to ensure flexibility in railway finances. However in September 2016, the merger of railway budget with the general budget was approved by the Central government putting an end to the 93 year old exercise of presenting a separate Railway budget. The decision of merger was based on the recommendation of committee chaired by member of NITI Aayog, Bibek Debroy. Thus, A is the correct answer. 19.India’s fastest train “Gatimaan Express” will run between which of the following railway stations? A. Agra – Mumbai B. Patna – Delhi C. Hazrat Nizamuddin – Agra D. Chennai – Hazrat Nizamuddin E. None of these Ans: C Sol: India’s fastest train “Gatimaan Express” runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station and Agra Cantonment Station. Note:- The Gatiman Express runs at a speed of 160 kilometer per hour and cover the 200 km distance in one hours and 40 minute. 8 www.gradeup.co 20.By which year Indian Railways is planning to complete 100% electrification of broad-gauge routes? A. 2020 B. 2022 C. 2023 D.