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Railway-G.K.Pdf RAILWAY RELATED G.K Q1: When was the first underground organization situated? b) 3700km railway (Metro Railway) started? a) Lucknow c) 4290km a) 1982 b) Bangalore d) 5298km b) 1989 c) Pune Ans: 3700km c) 1984 d) New delhi Q19: The headquarters north eastern d) 1992 Ans: Lucknow railway is situated at Ans: 1984 Q11: Which is the following pairs of A) Mumbai(V.T) Q2: Shatabdi express train was started in regional Railways& their headquarters not B) Guwahati a) 1984 true ? C) Gorakhpur b) 1988 a) South-central railway = D) New Delhi c) 1990 secunderabad Ans: gorakhpur d) 1985 b) Central railway = Bhopal Q20: when was the North eastern frontier Ans: 1988 c) South railway = Chennai Railway established? Q3: At which of the following places Diesel d) North railway = New Delhi a) 15thjan 1958 component works is established? Ans: Central railway = Bhopal b) 15thjan 1955 A) Jamshedpur Q12: Between which of the destination the c) 2ndjan 1956 B) Patiala first Indian train was started? d) 14 april 1952 C) Perambur a) Calcutta to Delhi Ans: 15thjan 1958 D) Varanasi b) Mumbai to Thane Q21: The headquarter North eastern Ans: Patiala c) Mumbai to surat frontier Railway is Q4: which zone is the largest in railways? d) Mumbai to Madras a) Calcutta a) Central railway Ans: Mumbai to Thane b) Maligaon(Guwahati) b) Northern railway Q13: When was the first train in India c) Chennai c) Eastern railway started? d) Gorakhpur d) Western railway a) 1851 Ans: Maligaon(Guwahati) Ans: Eastern railway b) 1852 Q22: In which of the following cities, the Q5: The railway station situated in the c) 1853 first sub way train was started ? extreme south is d) 1854 a) Mumbai a) Chennai Ans: 1853 b) Delhi b) Cochin Q14: In Governor-General’s reign railway c) Calcutta c) Kanyakumari lines in india were established? d) Chennai d) Trivandrum a) Lord William bentick Ans: Calcutta Ans: Kanyakumari b) Lord Cornwallis Q23: General manager is responsible for Q6: a platform surrounded by rail lines from c) Lord kenning a) Railway board all the four sides, is called d) Lord delhousie b) Railway ministry a) Dock platform Ans: lord delhousie c) Both b) Passenger platform Q15: A station where the rail lines end, is d) None c) Island platform called Ans: railway board d) Goods platform a) Junction station Q24: the headquarter of south central Ans:- Island platform b) Way side station railwayis situated at Q7: When was the Nationalization of Indian c) Block station a) Mumbai railway done? d) Terminal station b) Chennai a) 1952 Ans: TERMINAL STATION c) Secundrabad b) 1950 Q16: How much distance was travelled by d) Mumbai(central) c) 1951 first train of india? Ans: secundrabad d) 1954 a) 33km Q25: The head quarter of northern railway Ans: 1950 b) 36km is at Q8: which year research, design & c) 34km a) New Delhi standard organization was established? d) 46km b) Guwahati a) 1954 Ans: 34km c) Gorakhpur b) 1957 Q17: What is the position of Indian railways d) Mumbai c) 1959 in the world according to the length of rail Ans: New Delhi d) 1967 lines? Q26: The headquarter of south railway is at Ans: 1957 a) First a) Calcutta Q:9 Railway staff college is situated at b) Second b) Chennai A) Bangalore c) Third c) Delhi B) Secundrabad d) Fourth d) Mumbai C) Chennai Ans: fourth Ans: Chennai D) Vadodara Q18: What is the length of north eastern Q27: in which institution the training of Ans: Vadodara frontier Railway(NEFR)? electric work is being given? Q10: Where is research, design & standard a) 4300km a) Indian railways institute of 1 | P a g e B I D Y A S A G A R C L A S S E S RAILWAY RELATED G.K mechanical & electrical c) Narrow gauges Q44: when was the central railway engineering d) Special gauges established? b) Indian railways institute of Ans: narrow gauges a) 5thnov 1951 electrical engineering Q36: Where is the extreme North of Indian b) 14thnov 1951 c) Railway staff college Railway station? c) 14h april 1951 d) Indian railways institute of civil a) Jammutavi d) 16thaug 1951 engineering b) Amritsar Ans: 5thnov 1951 Ans: Indian railways institute of electrical c) Pathancoat Q45: Rajasthan is under which of the engineering d) Guwahati following railway zones ? Q28: Who invented the railway engine? Ans: jammutavi a) Northern region a) Charles babbage Q37: How many institution do give b) Western region b) Isaac newton suggestions for railways technology? c) North-western region c) James watt a) 1 d) Central region d) George Stephenson b) 2 Ans: Western region Ans: George Stephenson c) 3 Q46: The largest national enterprises of Q29: Where is the Indian Railways institute d) 4 india is of mechanical & electrical engineering Ans: 2 a) Indian railway institute situated ? Q38: Diesel locomotive works is situated at b) Indian shipyard a) Nasik a) Perambur c) Airways b) Baroda b) Varanasi d) None c) Jamalpur c) Kapurthala Ans: Indian railway d) Pune d) Bangalore Q47: The first locomotive which was Ans: jamalpur Ans: Varanasi manufactured in chittaranjan on Q30: Metro Railway is functioning in which Q39: The manufacturing of steam engine in a) Nov 1950 of the following Indian states? chittran locomotive works was stopped in b) Oct 1950 a) Gujarat a) 1974 c) Sep 1949 b) Maharastra b) 1961 d) Oct 1954 c) West Bengal c) 1971 Ans: nov 1950 d) Tamil nadu d) 1973 Q48: The good quality wood for sleeper is Ans; west Bengal Ans: 1971 a) Deodar Q31: The zone with minimum length is Q40: The passenger bogies of INDIAN b) Sheesham a) North-eastern railway RAILWAYS are manufactured at which of c) Teak b) North-eastern frontier railway the following places? d) Sal c) South –east railway a) Kapurthala Ans: Teak d) South- central railway b) Chittranjan Q49: when jammu city appeared on the Ans: North-eastern frontier railway c) Perambur map of indian railway? Q32: Where is the indian railway institute of d) Bangalore a) 1965 civil engineering institute situated? Ans: Perambur b) 1963 a) Pune Q41: indian railways which is the largest of c) 1967 b) Chennai the public sector enterprises, is divided d) 1965 c) Nasik into how many regions ? Ans: 1965 d) Sikandrabad a) 7 Q50: where is the headquarter of central Ans: Pune b) 9 railway situated? Q33: How many training institution of c) 8 a) Mumbai(V.T) railways are in India? d) 10 b) Mumbai(church gate) A) 3 Ans: 9 c) Gwalior B) 4 Q42: Besides Maharashtra, Karnataka & d) Gorakhpur C) 5 goa, which of the following is the fourth Ans: Mumbai(V.T) D) 6 state for konakan railway project? Q51: When was the Railway services Ans: 5 a) Kerala started in france? Q34: What is the position of Indian b) Tamil nadu a) 1820 Railways under the zonal system? c) Gujarat b) 1823 a) First d) Andra Pradesh c) 1829 b) Second Ans: kerala d) 1825 c) Third Q43: Palace on wheels train was Ans: 1829 d) Fourth inaugurated in which year ? Q52: The headquarter of north eastern Ans: second a) 1988 frontier railway is located at Q35: Which of the gauges is used in the b) 1972 a) Malegaon hilly areas? c) 1982 b) Kolkata a) Board gauges d) 1965 c) Dispur b) Meter gauges Ans: 1982 d) Tejpur 2 | P a g e B I D Y A S A G A R C L A S S E S RAILWAY RELATED G.K Ans: Malegaon Q62: The commodity which accounts for a) 2 to 3 yrs Q53: Railway coach factory is located at the maximum volume of goods transported b) 12 to 15 yrs a) Perambur by the railways in india is c) 35 to 50 yrs b) Yelhanka a) Iron d) 5 to 8 yrs c) Patiala b) Coal Ans: 12 to 15 yrs d) Kapurthala c) Mineral oil Q71: On which of the following is the Ans: perambur d) Non-ferrous metallic longest railway bridge In India located? Q54: Where are wheels & axles for railways Ans: coal a) Ganga river manufactured ? Q63: Geetanjali express run between b) Vembanad lake a) Bengaluru ______to ______ c) River brahamaputra b) Chennai a) Howrah,puri d) Chilika lake c) Varanasi b) Howrah,jammu Ans: Vembanad lake d) No where in India c) Howrah,Mumbai Q72: In which of the following cities are Ans: Bengaluru d) Howrah,jaipur located 3 zonal headquarters of Indian Q55: Where the new railway coach Ans: Howrah,Mumbai railway? manufacturing factory in india situated? Q64: Where is Railway staff college located? a) Guwahati a) Chittaranjan a) Baroda b) Mumbai b) Varanasi b) Ahemdabad c) New Delhi c) Kapurthala c) Jaipur d) Kolkata d) Chapra d) Lucknow Ans: Kolkata Ans: kapurthala Ans: Baroda Q73: Who of the following is known for Q56: The headquarter of North western Q65: Where is the railway regional having designed the first railway timetables? railway is headquarter of south eastern railway a) George bradman A) Jaipur located? b) George Bernard shaw B) Hajipur a) Kolkata c) Geroge bradshaw C) Allahabad b) Kharagpur d) George brummel D) Hubli c) Malegaon Ans: Geroge bradshaw Ans: jaipur d) Adra Q74: Which of the following is the largest Q57: ‘CRB’ stands for Ans: Kolkata railway junction in india? a) Controller railway board Q66: The breadth of the railway board A) Delhi b) Controller recruitment board guage is approximately B) Bhatinda c) Chairman railway board a) 2.00m C) Mathura d) Chairman recruitment board b) 1.83m D) Allahabad Ans: Chairman railway board c) 1.67m Ans: Mathura Q58: ‘waltair’ is a division of which Railway? d) 1.33m Q75: Which of the following is eastern a) South western railway Ans: 1.67m most division of Indian railway? b) East coast railway Q67: When was the first train steamed off a) Tinsukia c) Sourthern railway in india? b) Lumding d) South east central railway a) 1848 c) Rangiya Ans: East coast railway b) 1853 d) Katihar Q59: Where is the zonal headquarter of c) 1875 Ans: Tinsukia south east central railway located ? d) 1880 Q76: Over which
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