Welcome to the Objective Questions Section of GK GS GYAN. These Multiple Choice questions are based on daily current affairs and news specially from Newspapers like ‘The Hindu’, The Indian Express and others. It will be helpful to prepare for UPSC, IBPS Bank PO, State PCS, CDS, Railways, and all other similar competitive examinations.
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1. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
Ans: 1984
2. Shatabdi Express train was started in–
Ans : 1988
3. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?
Ans: Patiala
4. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?
Ans : Eastern Railway
5. The railway station situated in the extreme south is–
Ans: Kanyakumari
6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called–
Ans : island platform
7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
Ans : 1950
8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?
Ans: 1957
9. Railway Staff College is situated at–
Ans : Vadodara
10. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
Ans: Lucknow
11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
Ans : Central railway - Bhopal
12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
Ans : From Mumbai to Thane
13. When was the first train in Indian started?
Ans : 1853
14. In which Governor General’s reign railway lines in India were established?
Ans : Lord Dalhousie
15. A station where the rail lines end, is called
Ans : terminal station
16. How much distance was traveled by first train of India?
Ans : 34 km
17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?
Ans : Fourth
18. What is the length of North- Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
Ans : 3700 Km
19. The headquarters of North- Eastern railway is situated at–
Ans : Gorakhpur
20. When was the North Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?
Ans : 15th Jan, 1958
21. The headquarters of North - Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is–
Ans : Maligaon (Guwahati)
22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
Ans : Calcutta
23. General Manger is responsible for–
Ans : Railway Board
24. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at–
Ans : Secundrabad
25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at–
Ans : New Delhi
26. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at–
Ans : Chennai
27. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
Ans : Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
28. Who invented the railway engine?
Ans : George Stephenson
29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering Insttitue situated?
Ans : Jamalpur
30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
Ans : West Bengal
31.The zone with the minimum length is
Ans : North-Eastern Frontier Railway
32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
Ans : Pune
33. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?
Ans : Five
34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
Ans : Second
35. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
Ans : Narrow gauge
36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
Ans : Jammutavi
37. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?
Ans : Two
38. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at–
Ans : Varanasi
39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in–
Ans : 1971
40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places?
Ans : Perambur
41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in how many regions?
Ans : 9
42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway Project?
Ans : Kerala
43. Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year?
Ans : 1982
44. When was the Central Railway established?
Ans : 5th Nov 1951
45. Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?
Ans : Western region
46. The largest national enterprise of India is–
Ans : Indian Railway
47. The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on–
Ans : November 1950
48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
Ans : Bangalore
49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
Ans : 1965
50. Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?
Ans : Mumbai (V.T)
all the above questions were asked in RRB 2015 Examination
