Latest Railways General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?

A)

Central Railway

B)

Northern Railway

C)

Western Railway

D)

Eastern Railway

Correct Answer : Eastern Railway

2 .

At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?

A)

Jamshedpur

B)

Patiala

C)

Perambur

D)

Varanasi

Correct Answer : Patiala

3 .

Shatabdi Express train was started in

A)

1984

B)

1988

C)

1990

D)

1985

Correct Answer : 1988

4 .

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

A)

1982

B)

1989

C)

1984

D)

1992

Correct Answer : 1984

5 .

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

Correct Answer : South Western Railway

6 .

Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated ?

A)

Chennai

B)

Bangalore

C)

Mysore

D)

Chitradurga

Correct Answer : Bangalore

7 .

Indian railways that play an important role in our life was nationalized in?

A)

1945

B)

1951

C)

1964

D)

1981

Correct Answer : 1951

The Indian Railways started its service on 16 April 1853. The Railways were first introduced in India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the system was nationalised, making Indian Railways one of the largest networks in the world.

8 .

Elphinstone Road suburban railway station which was recently renamed as Prabhadevi is situated in?

A)

Mumbai

B)

Bengaluru

C)

Tamil-Nadu

D)

New-Delhi

Correct Answer : Mumbai

Prabhadevi railway station (formerly Elphinstone Road, station code: EPR), is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in Mumbai, India. This renaming was first proposed by Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote in 1991. The name Prabhadevi comes from Hindu goddess Prabhavati Devi.

9 .

New Humsafar Express, 3-tier AC train was flagged off between which two locations on 2 June 2018?

A)

Ajmer and Rameshwaram

B)

Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar

C)

Agartala and Bengaluru

D)

Jodhpur and Bandra

Correct Answer : Jodhpur and Bandra

Humsafar Express are a completely 3-tier AC sleeper trains which started their operation from December 2016. On June 2, 2018, Union Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal flagged off a new Humsafar Jodhpur Bandra Express.

10 .

The first Shatabdi express was introduced between which of the following locations?

A)

Bombay and Thane

B)

Bombay and Calcutta

C)

New-Delhi and Jhansi

D)

New-Delhi and Chennai

Correct Answer : New-Delhi and Jhansi

The name "Shatabdi" means centenary in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988, by then Railways Minister Madhavrao Scindia to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru the first Prime Minister of India, between New Delhi and Jhansi Junction.