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Indian Railway | Set 1
1. How many zones are there in Indian Railways?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 22
Correct : B. 18
2. Where was the first Metro Rail started in India?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Hyderabad
Correct : C. Kolkata
3. Who was the first women Rail minister of India?
A. Susmita Mishra
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Indra Gandhi
D. Mamata Banarjee
Correct : D. Mamata Banarjee
4. Which country has the longest railway network?
A. China
B. United State
C. India
D. Nepal
Correct : B. United State
5. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
A. Odisha
B. West Bengal
C. Jharkhand
D. None of these
Correct : B. West Bengal
6. Which Railway station has longest platform in India?
A. Gorakhpur Railway Station
B. Howrah Railway Station
C. Bhubaneswar Railway Station
D. Kharagpur Railway Station
Correct : A. Gorakhpur Railway Station
7. Who is the Metro Man of India?
A. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
B. Ramesh Mishra
C. Sumay Roy
D. Himanshu Pradhan
Correct : A. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
8. Which country has the first Railway?
A. China
B. Russia
C. India
D. USA
Correct : B. Russia
9. First private Train in India?
A. Tejas Express
B. Utkal Express
C. Duranto Express
D. None of these
Correct : A. Tejas Express
10. When was the first Train started in World?
A. 1800
B. 1804
C. 1810
D. 1816
Correct : B. 1804
11. When was the first train started in India?
A. 1804
B. 1834
C. 1853
D. 1886
Correct : C. 1853
12. The largest Integral Coach Factory in India is located at?
A. Chennai
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Hydrabad
Correct : A. Chennai
13. Which is the oldest Railway zone in India?
A. East Central Railway
B. South East Central Railway
C. Southern Railway
D. None of these
Correct : C. Southern Railway
14. When was the first underground Railway (Metro Railway) started in India?
A. 1940
B. 1984
C. 1998
D. 2000
Correct : B. 1984
15. The longest Rail journey in the world is between?
A. Shanghai to Lhasa
B. Bhubaneswar to New Delhi
C. Toronto to Vancouver
D. Moscow and Vladivostok
Correct : D. Moscow and Vladivostok
16. When was the Central Railway established?
A. 1934
B. 1951
C. 1966
D. 1971
Correct : B. 1951
17. Which is the fastest train in India 2020?
A. Vande Bharat Express
B. Mahamana express
C. Shatabdi express
D. Duronto express
Correct : A. Vande Bharat Express
18. Which is the slowest Train in India?
A. Nilgiri express
B. Taj express
C. Duranto express
D. Life line express
Correct : A. Nilgiri express
19. The first Indian Railway line was opened by the British
A. Delhi to Bombay
B. Howrah to Mumbai
C. Bombay to Thane
D. Puri to Delhi
Correct : C. Bombay to Thane
20. A station where the rail lines end, is called?
A. Terminal station
B. Junction Station
C. Block Station
D. Way-side-station
Correct : A. Terminal station
21. How much distance was traveled by first Train of India?
A. 30 km
B. 34 km
C. 40 km
D. 44 km
Correct : B. 34 km
22. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Hydrabad
Correct : A. New Delhi
23. Shatabdi Express train was started in
A. 1988
B. 1976
C. 1966
D. 1956
Correct : A. 1988
24. Which train in India has the longest route length?
A. Howrah - Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express
B. Kanyakumari - Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express
C. Kanyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Express
D. Guwahati-Thiruvanthapuram Express
Correct : C. Kanyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Express
25. Where is the Railway Staff College located?
A. Pune
B. Delhi
C. Vadodara
D. Ranchi
Correct : C. Vadodara
26. Which of the following Railway tunnel in India is the longest?
A. Pir Panjal Tunnel
B. ChenaniNashri Tunnel
C. Parsik tunne
D. None of these
Correct : A. Pir Panjal Tunnel
27. In which city, Railway coaches are manufactured?
A. Kapurthala
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Hydrabad
Correct : A. Kapurthala
28. Who of the following was the first Railway Minister of independent India?
A. Susmita Mishra
B. Indra Gandhi
C. John Mathai
D. Mamata Banarjee
Correct : C. John Mathai
29. Which famous Railway station has been renamed Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar railway station?
A. Hazrat Nizamuddin
B. Mughalsarai
C. Patna
D. Hydrabad
Correct : B. Mughalsarai
30. What is the width of Broad guage Railway line in India?
A. 2 m
B. 1.67 m
C. 1.32 m
D. 1 m
Correct : B. 1.67 m
31. When was first electric Train started in India?
A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935
Correct : B. 1925
32. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at where?
A. Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
Correct : B. Chennai
33. Which is the longest Rail route in India?
A. Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
B. Mangalore to Jammu
C. Tirunelveli Jammu
D. None of these
Correct : A. Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
34. Which is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India?
A. Bogibeel bridge
B. Vembanad Bridge
C. Nehru Setu or Upper Son Bridge
D. None of these
Correct : A. Bogibeel bridge
35. The largest National enterprise of India is?
A. Indian Railway
B. Indian Shipyard
C. Airways
D. None of these
Correct : A. Indian Railway
36. Where is the highest Railway bridge in the world?
A. Chenab Bridge
B. Pamban Bridge
C. Mahatma Gandhi Setu
D. None of these
Correct : A. Chenab Bridge
37. What is the width of Narrow gauge Railway line in India?
A. 1.6 m
B. 1.0 m
C. 0.76 m
D. 2.0 m
Correct : C. 0.76 m
38. What is the slogan of Indian railways?
A. India’s national railway system
B. Railways & Peasants
C. Lifeline of the Nation
D. None of these
Correct : C. Lifeline of the Nation
39. Who was the first female loco Pilot in India?
A. Surekha yadav
B. Roze Millian Bethew
C. Puneeta Arora
D. Sushama Chawala
Correct : A. Surekha yadav
40. What is the full form of IRCTC?
A. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
B. Indian Railway Corporation and Tourism Corporation
C. Indian Railway Catering and Tourist Corporation
D. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Counsil
Correct : A. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
41. Which of the following is fully unreserved superfast Train?
A. Antyodaya Express
B. Humsafar Express
C. Garib Rath Express
D. None of these
Correct : A. Antyodaya Express
42. Who presented the first Railway budget of Independent India?
A. John Mathai
B. Shanmukham Chetty
C. Lalu Prasad Yadav
D. None of these
Correct : A. John Mathai
43. The zone with the minimum length is
A. North Eastern Railway
B. North Eastern Frontier Railway
C. South East Railway
D. South Central Railway
Correct : B. North Eastern Frontier Railway
44. Which of the following has been declared the World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999?
A. Konkana railways
B. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
C. Chhatrapati shivaji terminal
D. Delhi railway station
Correct : B. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
45. When was first Rail budget presented in India?
A. 1947 November
B. 1948 December
C. 1950 January
D. 1952 November
Correct : A. 1947 November
46. Who of the following is known for having designed the first Railway timetables?
A. George Bradshaw
B. George Bradman
C. George Brummel
D. George Bernard Shaw
Correct : A. George Bradshaw
47. Gorakhpur which has the longest Railway platform in the world is located in which of the following states?
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttar Pradesh
Correct : D. Uttar Pradesh
48. Which of the following stations has all the three gauges i.e Broad, Metre and Narrow?
A. Lucknow
B. Chandigarh
C. Simla
D. Siliguri
Correct : D. Siliguri
49. In which of the following cities is the National Rail Museum located?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Bhubaneswar
Correct : A. New Delhi
50. Between which of the destination the first Indian Train was started?
A. Pune to Delhi
B. Ranch to Delhi
C. Mumbai to Kolkata
D. Mumbai to Thane
Correct : D. Mumbai to Thane
51. The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at where?
A. Mumbai
B. Guwahati
C. Gorakhpur
D. New Delhi
Correct : C. Gorakhpur
52. In which of the following cities, the first subway Train was started?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Kolkata
D. Delhi
Correct : C. Kolkata
53. Which is the shortest station name in Indian Railways?
A. Pune
B. BBS
C. Ib
D. RNC
Correct : C. Ib
54. Diesel locomotives are built in?
A. Varanasi
B. Pune
C. Ranchi
D. Jamshedpur
Correct : A. Varanasi
55. Which railway station is located at the highest altitude in India?
A. Simla
B. Ghum
C. Otty
D. Kalka
Correct : B. Ghum
56. Which zone operates the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway?
A. Northeast Frontier Railway
B. North Eastern Railway
C. East Central Railway
D. Eastern Railway
Correct : A. Northeast Frontier Railway
57. On which route was India's first CNG powered Train inaugurated in 2015?
A. Panipat to Ambala
B. Rewari to Rohtak
C. Ajmer to Jaipur
D. None of these
Correct : B. Rewari to Rohtak
58. The Bandhan Express is an international passenger Train which runs between the India and Which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Bhutan
Correct : A. Bangladesh
59. What is the full form of SCRA?
A. Special Class Railway Association
B. Special Commercial Railway Apprentice
C. Super Class Railway Apprentice
D. None of these
Correct : B. Special Commercial Railway Apprentice
60. Where is head quarter of Indian Railway RAIL BHAWAN situated?
A. Kolkata
B. New Delhi
C. Patna
D. Mumbai
Correct : B. New Delhi
61. PNR stands for
A. Passenger Name Record
B. Passenger Name Recerved
C. Person Name Record
D. None of these
Correct : A. Passenger Name Record
62. UTS Stands for
A. Unreserved Ticketing System
B. Unreserved Ticketing Software
C. Unreserved Tocken System
D. None of these
Correct : A. Unreserved Ticketing System
63. UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) is a mobile app developed by
A. IRCTC
B. CRIS
C. C-DAC
D. None of these
Correct : B. CRIS
64. On which year the first Train in India was started?
A. 16 April 1853
B. 16 April 1851
C. 16 April 1855
D. None of these
Correct : A. 16 April 1853
65. First private Train in india?
A. Tejas Express
B. Utkal Express
C. Duranto Express
D. None of these
Correct : A. Tejas Express
66. IRCTC established in which year?
A. 1995
B. 1999
C. 2001
D. 2004
Correct : B. 1999
67. Where is the headquarter of IRCTC
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
Correct : A. New Delhi
68. Which of the following is the longest Railway tunnel in the world?
A. Gotthard Base Tunnel
B. Seikan Tunnel
C. Channel Tunnel
D. None of these
Correct : A. Gotthard Base Tunnel
69. Which of the following is the first Railway station in the country to run fully on solar power?
A. New Delhi
B. Guwahati
C. Nagpur
D. Bhubaneswar
Correct : B. Guwahati
70. In which year was the building of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) constructed?
A. 1805
B. 1835
C. 1875
D. 1888
Correct : D. 1888
71. Who is known as the father of Indian Railways?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Mihir Sen
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. John Dalson
Correct : A. Lord Dalhousie
72. Which is ISO certified first Railway Station in India?
A. Ranchi
B. Guwahati
C. Cuttack
D. Pune
Correct : B. Guwahati
73. Which is the first Railway station in India?
A. Chennai Central railway station
B. Victoria Terminus
C. Royapuram railway station
D. None of these
Correct : B. Victoria Terminus
74. When was the Central Railway established?
A. 5th Nov 1951
B. 5th Nov 1952
C. 5th Nov 1953
D. 5th Nov 1955
Correct : A. 5th Nov 1951
75. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
A. Hydrabad
B. Bangalore
C. Mumbai
D. Jamshedpur
Correct : B. Bangalore
76. The headquarters of North-Eastern Railway is situated at
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Gorakhpur
D. Kolkata
Correct : C. Gorakhpur
77. Which is the first engine less Train in India?
A. Train 16
B. Train 18
C. Train 20
D. Train 22
Correct : B. Train 18
78. Which Railway line runs parallel to the Arabian Sea?
A. Central railway
B. Eastern Railway
C. Konkan Railway
D. None of these
Correct : C. Konkan Railway
79. What is the width of meter gauge railway line in India?
A. 2 m
B. 1.7 m
C. 1 m
D. 0.7 m
Correct : C. 1 m
80. First railway station in India to have free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet facility?
A. Chennai Central station
B. Mumbai Central railway station
C. Howrah Station
D. New Delhi Station
Correct : B. Mumbai Central railway station
81. Which is the oldest Railway station currently operational in India?
A. Royapuram Station
B. Howrah Station
C. Bhubaneswar Station
D. New Delhi Station
Correct : A. Royapuram Station
82. Which is the largest Railway yard in India?
A. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
B. Mathura
C. Itarasi
D. Guntakal
Correct : A. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
83. Last Railway station in Western India?
A. Naliya near Bhuj in Gujarat.
B. Porbanar in gujrat
C. Okha in Gujrat
D. Warka in gujrat
Correct : A. Naliya near Bhuj in Gujarat.
84. Shatabdi Express Trains were introduced in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of which of the following personalities?
A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Correct : C. Jawaharlal Nehru
85. Who was the Governor General of India when Railways were first introduced in India?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. John Ibrahim
D. None of these
Correct : A. Lord Dalhousie
86. Who of the following was the architect of the famous Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)?
A. Harbert Baker
B. F.W Stevens
C. Smith
D. Farnandish
Correct : B. F.W Stevens
87. When was the first underground Railway (Metro Railway) started in India?
A. 1948
B. 4958
C. 1984
D. 1988
Correct : C. 1984
88. DMRC stands for
A. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
B. Delhi Metro Rail Company
C. Delhi Metro Rail Construction
D. None of these
Correct : A. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
89. When was first Metro train started in Delhi?
A. 2000B.
B. 2002
C. 2004
D. 2006
Correct : B. 2002
90. Who invented the Railway engine first?
A. Charles Babbage
B. George Stephenson
C. James Watt
D. Isaac Newton
Correct : B. George Stephenson
91. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is
A. Secunderabad
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai
D. Delhi
Correct : A. Secunderabad
92. What is the name of present (as of May 2020) Railway minister of India?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Ravi Shankar
C. Neha Mukarjee
D. Nikita Gosh
Correct : A. Piyush Goyal
93. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
A. Narrow Gauge
B. Meter Gauge
C. Broad Gauge
D. Special Gauge
Correct : A. Narrow Gauge
94. What is the width of broad gauge Railway line in India?
A. 4 feet 5 inchs
B. 5 feet 6 inchs
C. 6 feet 5 inchs
D. 7 feet 6 inch
Correct : B. 5 feet 6 inchs
95. Which is the longest platform in World?
A. Howrah Station
B. Kharagpur Railway Platform
C. Gorakhpur Railway Platform
D. None of these
Correct : C. Gorakhpur Railway Platform
96. Which Indian railway station has the largest number of platforms?
A. Howrah Junction
B. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
C. Bhubaneswar Junction
D. Tata Nagar Junction
Correct : A. Howrah Junction
97. Which is the India’s first double Decker train?
A. Ahmedabad-Mumbai
B. Howrah-Dhanbad
C. Delhi - Mumbai
D. Bhubaneswar-Howrah
Correct : B. Howrah-Dhanbad
98. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started?
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1995
D. 1999
Correct : B. 1991
99. Fish plates are used in railway tracks to
A. fix rails to the sleepers
B. fix sleepers to the ground
C. Join two rails
D. join two coaches
Correct : C. Join two rails
100. Deccan Queen is a popular Train which runs between
A. Mumbai to Pune
B. Howrah to Mumbai
C. Pune to New Delhi
D. Howrah to Mumbai
Correct : A. Mumbai to Pune