1. The headquarters of North - Eastern railway is situated at
a) Mumbai (CST)
b) Guwahati
c) Gorakhpur
d) New Delhi
2. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at
a) New Delhi
b) Guwahati
c) Gorakhpur
d) Mumbai (CST)
3. Consider the following railway zones with their headquarters:
West Central Railway→ Jabalpur
East Coast Railway → Bhubaneswar
Western Railway→ Mumbai
Which of the above is / are correct?
a) 1 & 2 Only
b) 2 & 3 Only
c) 1, 2 & 3
d) None
4. The headquarters of the South Central Railway zone is located in?
a) Kolkata
b) Secunderabad
c) Hyderabad
d) Gorakhpur
5. Consider the following:
Road and Railways
Schools
Sanitary Facilities
Hospitals
Which among the above are considered to be the Economic Overheads?
a) Only 1
b) 1 & 2
c) 1, 2 & 3
d) 1, 2 , 3 & 4
6. After Uttar Pradesh, which among the following states has the maximum share in the total Route Kilometers of Indian Railways?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharastra
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Gujarat
7. With which country did India sign the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to strengthen the cooperation on strategic projects in the field of Railways?
a) Sweden
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Italy
8. Which of the following is the easternmost division of the Indian Railways?
a) Tinsukia
b) Lumding
c) Rangiya
d) Katihaa
9.Who has been appointed as the new Union Minister of Railways?
a) Piyush Goyal
b) Nirmala Sitharaman
c) Ashwini Vaishnaw
d) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
10. Which of the following has been declared the cleanest railway station in the A1 category, as per 2018 cleanliness survey for Indian Railways?
a) Jaipur
b) Tirupati
c) Jodhpur
d) Warangal
11. Shatabdi Express train was started in ________.
a) 1984
b) 1988
c) 1990
d) 1985
12. Which is the shortest station name in Indian Railways?
a) Pune
b) Bc
c) Goa
d) Ib
13. A separate Railway Budget, which is different from the General Budget, was first introduced in 1924 on the basis of recommendations of the 10 - member:
a) Acworth Committee
b) Srinivas Shastri Committee
c) Rail Budget Committee
d) Sultan Committee
14. The shuttle train service between Lahore and ________ railway station resumed its operation on 15 December after a gap of 22 years
a) Wagah
b) Islamabad
c) Amritsar
d) Faridkot
15. Diesel locomotives are built in?
a) Banglore
b) Varanasi
c) Perambur
d) Hubli
16. The headquarters of North - East Frontier Railway (NFR) is
a) Kolkata
b) Maligaon (Guwahati)
c) Chennai
d) Gorakhpur
17. The Ministry of Railways has recently launched which app for freight managers
a) SFOORTI app
b) SKOORTI app
c) SNOORTI app
d) SMOORTI app
18. Launched World's first Bio Toilet Train. Named as:
a) Deen Dayalu Express
b) Himsagar janshatabdi Express
c) Dirubharg Rajdhani Express
d) Shatabdi Express
19. The Rangpo - Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India?
a) Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Tripura
b) Sikkim ↔ West Bengal
c) West Bengal ↔ Tripura
d) Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Assam
20. Matheran Hill Railway is located in which state of India?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Odisha
d) Meghalaya
21. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
a) Dock platform
b) Passenger platform
c) Island platform
d) Goods platform
22. A station where the rail lines end, is called
a) Junction station
b) Way - side station
c) Block station
d) Terminal station
23. The zone with the minimum length is
a) North - Eastern Railway
b) North - Eastern Frontier Railway
c) South - East Railway
d) South - Central Railway
24. In which of the following cities is the National Rail Museum located ?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
25. Kandaghat, a heritage railway station made entirely of wood and built by the British in 1903 was destroyed in the fire. In which state this Railway Station was located ?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharastra
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir
26. Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone 'East Coast Railways'?
a) Visakhapatnam
b) Kolkata
c) Hyderabad
d) Bhubaneswar
27. Headquarters of which one among the following Railway Zones in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?
a) East Central Railway
b) South Eastern Railway
c) South Western Railway
d) West Central Railway
28. With reference to headquarters of the various Railway zones, consider the following matches:
North Eastern → Guwahati
Central → Bhopal
Western → Mumbai
Which of the above is / are correct matches:
a) Only 1
b) Only 1 & 2
c) Only 2 & 3
d) Only 3
29. The headquarter of Central Railway situated at?
a) Mumbai (CST)
b) Mumbai (Church Gate)
c) Gwalior
d) Gorakhpur
30. The monies in the National Investment Fund can be used for ________:
1. Recapitalization of public sector banks
2. Purchasing the shares of CPSEs
3. Towards operating expenses of Indian Railways
4. Social Overheads such as building schools, toilets etc.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
a) Only 1, 2 & 3
b) Only 2, 3 & 4
c) Only 1, 2 & 4
d) Only 1 & 2
31. Which railway zone has become the first Rail Zone in India with 100% LED Lighting at railway stations?
a) North Eastern Railway
b) South Central Railway
c) South Western Railway
d) North Central Railway
32. Which of the following stations was formerly known as Victoria Terminus?
a) Churchgate Railway Station
b) Mumbai Central
c) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
33. 2 states of North East India will be connected through Broad Gauge. They are:
a) Manipur and Meghalaya
b) Mizoram and Manipur
c) Meghalaya and Assam
d) Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
34. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
a) 1982
b) 1989
c) 1984
d) 1992
35. On November 14, 2019, With which locomotive factory, Indian Railways & French multinational company Alstom have entered into procurement cum maintenance agreement to deliver the 10 locomotives in FY (fiscal year) 2019 - 20?
a) Modern Coach Factory
b) Integral Coach Factory
c) Rail Wheel Factory
d) Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL)
36. First Train started in India?
a) 1851
b) 1852
c) 1853
d) 1854
37. In which year the practice of presenting the railway budget separate from the general budget (or vice versa in true sense) started in India?
a) 1920
b) 1924
c) 1925
d) 1930
38. How much distance was travelled by first train of India?
a) 33 km
b) 36 km
c) 34 km
d) 46 km
39. In which Governor - General's reign railway lines in India were established?
a) Lord William Bentick
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Kenning
d) Lord Dalhousie
40. What is the width of broad gauge railway line in India?
a) 5 feet 3 inches
b) 5 feet 6 inches
c) 4 feet 11 inches
d) 5 feet 4 inches
41. Which is the fastest train in India?
a) Rajdhani Express
b) Shatabdi Express
c) Duronto Express
d) Tejas Express
42. Which state has the longest route (in kilometers) of railway line in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
43. As per the recent survey conducted by the Quality Council of India, which railway stations have been named as the cleanest and dirtiest railway stations in India?
a) Darbhanga and Allahabad
b) Allahabad and Indore
c) Indore and Visakhapatnam
d) Visakhapatnam and Darbhanga
44. Which Zone is the largest railway zone in India?
a) Central Railway
b) Northern Railway
c) Eastern Railway
d) Western Railway
45. In which country was flange wheel invented?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) Europe
d) Russia
46. At which of the following places steam engines were originally manufactured by Indian Railway ?
a) Varanasi
b) Perambur
c) Chittranjan
d) Patiala
47. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways?
a) 2000
b) 1995
c) 1996
d) 1997
48. Who has been appointed the new Financial Commissioner (FC) of Indian Railways?
a) A K Prasad
b) S K Bhagat
c) Anand Mathur
d) Akhil Agrawal
49. Which of the following has been adjudged as the cleanest railway station in category A1, as per recently released report by the Ministry of Railways?
a) Vishakhapatnam
b) Jammu Tawi
c) Secunderabad
d) Anand ViharTerminal
50.Which is the longest station name in Indian Railways?
a) Kanyakumari
b) Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
c) Kharagpur
d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus