Tuesday, 30 August 2011

GK questions from Indian Railway _ 001

Indian Railway,General Knowledge Questions, GK, UPSC, psc, pscwinner, question and answer

01.

 

When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started  ?

1984

02.

 

Who invented the railway engine  ?

George Stephenson

03.

 

The largest national enterprise of India  ?

Indian Railway

04.

 

The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on  ?

November 1950

05.

 

When was Chittaranjan Locomotive Works established  ?

1947

06.

 

Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated  ?

Jamalpur

07.

 

Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways  ?

Bangalore

08.

 

The zone with the minimum length  ?

North-Eastern Frontier Railway

09.

 

When was the first train in Indian started  ?

1853

10.

 

Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute  ?

Pune

11.

 

Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated  ?

Lucknow

12.

 

which Governor-General reign railway lines in India were established  ?

Lord Dalhousie

13.

 

How much distance was traveled by first train of India  ?

34 km

14.

 

Railway Staff College is situated at  ?

Vadodara

15.

 

What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)  ?

3700 Km

16.

 

When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established  ?

15th Jan 1958

17.

 

The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) ?

Maligaon (Guwahati)

18.

 

How many training institutions of Railways are in India  ?

Five

19.

 

Indian Railways which is divided in how many regions  ?

9

20.

 

The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at   ?

Gorakhpur

21.

 

which are the four state for Konakan Railway Project  ?

Kerala, Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa

22.

 

When was Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) started  ?

1984

23.

 

Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year  ?

1982

24.

 

In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started ?

Calcutta

25.

 

When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway  ?

1965

26.

 

When was the Central Railway established   ?

5th Nov 1951

27.

 

Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas  ?

Narrow gauge

28.

 

The headquarters of South-Central Railways  ?

Secundrabad

29.

 

The headquarters of Northern Railway  ?

New Delhi

30.

 

The headquarters of South Railways  ?

Chennai

31.

 

Where is the extreme north of India a railway station  ?

Jammutavi

32.

 

Where is the headquarters of Central Railway  ?

Mumbai

33.

 

Where is the headquarters of East Central Railway  ?

Hajipur

34.

 

Where is the headquarters of East Coast Railway  ?

Bhubaneswar

35.

 

In which institution the training of electric work is being given  ?

Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering

36.

 

Where is the headquarters of Northern Railway  ?

Delhi

37.

 

Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at  ?

Varanasi

38.

 

These are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.  ?

Rajya Rani Express

39.

 

Which takes tourism operations of the Indian Railways  ?

IRCTC

40.

 

Which train has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network?  ?

Himsagar Express

41.

 

The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in  ?

1971

42.

 

Which is the the fastest train in India  ?

New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express

43.

 

The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places  ?

Perambur

44.

 

What is the total length of the Indian railways  ?

about 114000 km (71000 mi)

45.

 

In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established  ?

1957

46.

 

Which places Diesel Component Works is established  ?

Patiala

47.

 

Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways  ?

Eastern Railway

48.

 

The railway station situated in the extreme south  ?

Kanyakumari

49.

 

When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done  ?

1950

50.

Shatabdi Express train was started in  ?

1988

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