GK Questions Answers for Indian Railways Exams

GK Questions Answers for Indian Railways Exams

Question-1) When was the first train steamed off in India?
1848
1853
1875
1880

Answer (2)

Question-2) Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone ‘East Coast Railways’?
Vishakhapattnam
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Bhubaneswar

Answer (4)

Question-3) Which train in India has the longest route length?
Howrah – Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express
Kanyakumari – Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express
Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh Vivek Express
Guwahati-Thiruvanthapuram Express

Answer (3)

Question-4) Where is the Railway Staff College located?
Pune
Delhi
Vadodara
Allahabad

Answer (3)

Question-5) On which of the following is the longest railway bridge in India located?
River Ganges
Vembanad Lake
River Brahmaputra
Chilka Lake

Answer (2)

Question-6) In which of the following cities are located 3 zonal headquarters of Indian Railways?
Guwahati
Mumbai
New Delhi
Kolkata

Answer (4)

Question-7) Who of the following is known for having designed the first railway timetables?
George Bradman
George Bernard Shaw
George Bradshaw
George Brummel

Answer (3)

Question-8) Which of the following is the largest railway junction in India?
Delhi
Bhatinda
Mathura
Allahabad

Answer (3)

Question-9) Which of the following is the eastern-most division of the Indian Railways?
Tinsukia
Lumding
Rangiya
Katihar

Answer (1)

Question-10) Over which of the following rivers is the world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir being constructed?
Chenab
Jhelum
Sutlej
Indus

Answer (1)

Question-11) What is the rank of India in the world in terms of length of railroad network?
First
Second
Third
Fourth

Answer (4)

Question-12) Which of the following ran the first train from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853?
Bombay Baroda Railway
The Scindia Railway
Central India Railway
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Answer (4)

Question-13) The Maitree Express connects India with which of the following countries?
Myanmar
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal

Answer (3)

Question-14) Which of the following is the largest zone in terms of route kilometers?
Western Railways
Eastern Railways
Northern Railways
Southern Railways

Answer (3)

Question-15) Which of the following is the largest marshalling yard in India (also the longest in Asia)?
Mughalsarai
Mathura
Itarasi
Guntakal

Answer (1)

Question-16) Through which of the following group of states does the Konkan Railways run?
Maharashtra – Karnataka – Andhra Pradesh – Kerala
Maharashtra – Karnataka – Goa – Kerala
Maharashtra – Karnataka – Kerala – Tamil Nadu
Karnataka – Goa – Kerala – Tamil Nadu

Answer (2)
Question-17) Which of the following zonal headquarters – city combination is incorrect?
South East Central – Bilaspur
North Western – Jodhpur
East Central – Hajipur
West Central – Jabalpur

Answer (2)

Question-18) Which of the following zones administers the Matheran Hill Railway?
Konkan Railways
Western Railways
Central Railways
Southern Railways

Answer (3)

Question-19) In which city is the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) being set up as announced in the Railway Budget 2013?
Secunderabad
Lucknow
Rae Barelly
Gurgaon

Answer (1)

Question-20) In which of the following cities is the National Rail Museum located?
Mumbai
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Chennai

Answer (2)

Question-21): Headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is located at
Calcutta
Maligaon (Guwahati)
Chennai
Gorakhpur

Answer: 2

Question-22) North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established in which year ?
15th Jan, 1958
13th June, 1956
22nd Jan, 1959
14th August, 1962

Answer: 1

Question-23) In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
Mumbai
Delhi
Calcutta
Chennai

Answer: 3

Question-24) Recently who has inaugurated a two-day national level conference on disaster management?
Venkaiah Naidu
Narendra Singh Tomar
Raj Nath Singh
Thawar Chand Gehlot

Answer: 3

Question-25) Which headquarters of Northern Railway is at
New Delhi
Guwahati
Gorakhpur
Mumbai (V.T)

Answer: 1

Question-26) Which Railway Station to become India’s first private railway station?
Habibganj Railway Station
Srinagar Railway Station
Dharamsala Railway Station
Varanasi Railway Station

Answer: 1

Question-27) The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at
Mumbai (V.T)
Chennai
Secundrabad
Mumbai (Central)

Answer: 3v
Question-28) In which state government to implement India’s first Rural LED street lighting project?
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Uttarakhand

Answer: 2

Question-29) The headquarters of South Railways is situated at
Calcutta
Chennai
Delhi
Mumbai

Answer: 2

Question-30) General Manger is responsible for which department?
Railway Board
Railway Ministry
Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
None of these

Answer: 1

Question-31) Shatabdi Express train introduced in which year?
1984
1988
1990
1985

Answer: 2

Question-32) On which day United Nation observes 2017 Russian Language Day?
8 June
7 June
6 June
5 June

Answer: 3

Question-33) First underground railway (Metro Railway) started in which year?
1982
1989
1984
1992

Answer: 3

Question-34) The railway station situated in the extreme south is
Chennai
Cochin
Kanyakumari
Trivandrum

Answer: 3

Question-35) Narendra Modi government is planning to replace UGC and AICTE with
HEERA
IEERA
ERA
UCTE

Answer: 1

Question-36) At which of the following place Diesel Component Works is established?
Jamshedpur
Patiala
Perambur
Warangal

Answer: 2

Question-37) A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
Dock platform
Passenger platform
Island platform
Goods platform

Answer: 3

Question-38) Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?
Central Railway
Northern Railway
Eastern Railway
Western Railway
Answer: 3

Question-39) Indian Railways Nationalised in which year?
1952
1950
1951
1954

Answer: 2

Question-40) Railway Staff College is situated at which city?
Mumbai
Secundrabad
Ahmedabad
Vadodara

Answer: 4

Question-41) Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?
Nasik
Baroda
Jamalpur
Pune

Answer: 3

Question-42) Where are the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
Lucknow Bangalore Agra Pune Answer: 1 Question-43) In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established? 1953
1957
1956
1967

Answer: 2

Question-44) Who invented the railway engine?
Pascal
Isaac Newton
James Watt
George Stephenson

Answer: 4

Question-45) In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
Railway Staff College
Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering

Answer: 2

Question-46) Wing rails are provided
Wing rails are provide
near check rails
near stock rails
In crossing

Answer: 4

Question-47) Minimum gradient in station yards is generally limited to
1 in 1000
1 in 750
1 in 500
zero

Answer: 4

Question-48) Where are the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
Lucknow
Bangalore
Agra
Pune

Answer: 1

Question-49) Railway Staff College is situated at
Mumbai
Secundrabad
Ahmedabad
Vadodara

Answer: 4

Question-50) Shatabdi Express train introduced in
1984
1988
1990
1985

Answer: 2