Railways - General Knowledge Questions

A)
East Central Railway
B)
South Eastern Railway
C)
South Western Railway
D)
West Central Railway

Correct Answer :   South Western Railway

A)
Chennai
B)
Bangalore
C)
Mysore
D)
Chitradurga

Correct Answer :   Bangalore

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.

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.

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.

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.

A)
75.90%
B)
80.80%
C)
68.40%
D)
54.20%

Correct Answer :   80.80%

The earnings from internet ticketing services of IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) increased by 80.8% between the period April, 2019 and September, 2019. The earnings in the four-month period is Rs 199.3 crores. It was Rs 199.3 crore before April, 2019. The revenue has almost doubled.

A)
Modern Coach Factory
B)
Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL)
C)
Integral Coach Factory
D)
Rail Wheel Factory

Correct Answer :   Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL)

Indian Railways entered into Procurement cum Maintenance Agreement with Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL) as part of largest Foreign Direct Investment project of Indian Railways.
 
MELPL is a joint venture of Indian Railways and M/s Alstom.
 
An agreement worth 3.5 billion Euro was signed to manufacture 800 electric locomotives for freight service and its associated maintenance.

A)
Tejas Express
B)
Shatabdi Express
C)
Karnataka Express
D)
Duronto Express

Correct Answer :   Tejas Express

Tejas Express, running on Delhi - Lucknow route, is run by private sector operators as a part of 100 days action plan . However, the custody of the train will be with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.
 
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off India's first private train Delhi - Lucknow Tejas Express.

A)
2022
B)
2024
C)
2025
D)
2023

Correct Answer :   2022

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways will connect the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari before August 15, 2022.