Latest Railways General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

With whom did the Ministry of Railways sign an agreement to upgrade Railway Telecommunications?

A)

Ministry of External Affairs

B)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

C)

Department of Science and Technology

D)

Centre for Development of Telematics

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Centre for Development of Telematics

The Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) for modernisation of telecommunication facilities related to operations and safety, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday(28th April 2022).

The agreement is aimed at establishing a collaborative working partnership between the ministry and C-DOT for coordination and resource sharing.

C-DOT and the ministry will work together for modernisation of telecommunication in the national transporter for public safety and security services using LTE-R, which is a next-gen communications network dedicated for railway services, enabling high-speed wireless voice and data communications inside trains, from train to the ground and from train to train, it said.

It would also help the railways follow world standards in line with 'Make in India' policy, it said.

Source : Economic Times

2 .

Who has been launches "One station One Product" initiative?

A)

Central Railway zone

B)

North Central Railway

C)

South-Central Railway

D)

Western Railway zone

Correct Answer : Option (C) - South-Central Railway

The South-Central Railway(SCR) has introduced the “One Station, One Product” campaign at six main stations across its six divisions. Arun Kumar Jain, SCR in-charge General Manager, has opened stalls at Secunderabad Station as part of the new initiative.

Important Points :

* In addition to Vijayawada, Guntur, and Aurangabad, stalls have been set up in Kacheguda.

* The new programme was introduced by the government in the General Budget 2022-23 and is currently being tested in Tirupati.

* The Railway stations are ideal for promoting indigenous and local products, and the programme aims to turn them into a sales and promotional centre.

* The stalls will be open for two phases, starting on the 7th of next month and ending on the 7th of the following month.

* In Telangana, freshwater pearl jewellery and Hyderabad bangles will be promoted at Secunderabad stations, while Pochampally items will be promoted at Kachiguda stations.

3 .

The first cross-border railway link between India and Nepal was the first broad-gauge passenger rail link between the two sides. By which state does this link connect the country with Nepal?

A)

Assam

B)

Haryana

C)

Bihar

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bihar

35-km cross-border railway line linking Jaynagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Nepal. This is the first broad-gauge passenger rail link between the two sides. The inaugural run of a train was flagged off on this line with a capacity of 1,000 passengers.

4 .

Who is the new Managing Director roped in for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in April 2022?

A)

Manoj Kumar

B)

Vikas Kumar

C)

Kiran Kumar

D)

Anil Kumar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Vikas Kumar

The Delhi government on Wednesday(30th Apr 2022) appointed Vikas Kumar as the managing director (MD) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), according to an official order.

VIKAS KUMAR APPOINTED NEW MD : Vikas Kumar, who is Director (Operations) in the corporation, will hold the post for a term of five years, said the order issued by the Transport Department of the Delhi government. "The Government of NCT of Delhi is pleased to appoint Vikas Kumar as managing director (MD) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in accordance with terms of Article 130 of the Memorandum and Article of Association of DMRC Ltd for the period of five years with effect from 1st April 2022," said the order.

Source : India Today

5 .

World's First Infinity Train Will Run on _________ Energy.

A)

Gravitational energy

B)

Coal Energy

C)

Solar Energy

D)

Potential energy

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Gravitational energy

World’s first Infinity Train, which uses Gravitational energy to recharge the locomotive as it moves, is in the making. In other words, the train will operate without any conventional fuel. To fully recharge its battery-electric systems, the Infinity Train will use gravitational energy. To make the return trip to reload, the train won’t even need any separate charging requirements.

Australian iron ore firm Fortescue and Fortescue Future Industries has purchased UK-based battery firm Williams Advanced Engineering to develop the world’s first infinity train.

The biggest advantage of the train is that it will eliminate the need for renewable energy generation and charging infrastructure, thereby also reducing the level of pollution and the hassle of refuelling the train.

Through this much-needed innovative project, there will be zero-emission and iron ore will be transported from one place to another at the lowest cost. It will get charged only while moving from one place to another and this energy will be saved in its battery. Since it will be charged while running on the track, its energy will never end.

According to Elizabeth Gaines, CEO of Fortescue, the Infinity Train will be the world’s best, most powerful, and most capable electric train. This will stop the use of diesel. Many modern cars also have regenerative braking, which generates energy from friction when braking, the same technology will now be used for trains.

Source : News18

6 .

The Rs 11,420 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project was inaugurated by which minister recently?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Piyush Goyal

C)

Rajnath Singg

D)

Narendra Modi

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project on March 06, 2022, and also interacted with differently-abled, visually impaired students present inside the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the Pune Metro. Pune Metro Rail Project has been built at a total cost of INR 11,420 Crore. It has a total length of 33.2 km and 30 stations.

7 .

Who oversees the 'Kavach' system trial between Gullaguda-Chittagong railway stations?

A)

Smriti Irani

B)

Ashwini Vaishnaw

C)

Dharmendra Pradhan

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ashwini Vaishnaw

The fourth-largest railway network of the world – the Indian Railways has tested its indigenous automatic train protection system ‘Kavach’ to boost safety in trains operation. Union Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology, "Ashwini Vaishnaw", inspected the trial of ‘Kavach’ on 4th March.

The Successful trial of ‘Kavach’ was conducted between Gullaguda – Chitgidda Railway stations in South Central Railway. Under the mission, Atmanirbhar Bharat – 2,000 km of the network will be brought under ‘Kavach’ for safety and capacity augmentation in 2022-23. The indigenous Automatic Train Protection System is one of the cheapest systems and has a Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL-4) certified technology with the probability of 1 error in 10,000 years.

KAVACH : The KAVACH is an indigenously developed ATP system by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry and trials facilitated by South Central Railway to achieve the corporate objective of safety in train operations across Indian Railways. It is a state of the art electronic system of Safety Integrity Level – 4 standards.

KAVACH is meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid a collision. It activates the train braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per the speed restrictions. In addition, it prevents collision between two Locomotives equipped with a functional KAVACH system.

Features of KAVACH :

* Prevention of Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD)

* Continuous update of Movement Authority with a display of signal aspects in Driver Machine Interface (DMI) / Loco Pilot operation cum Indication Panel (LPOCIP)

* Automatic Braking for Prevention of Over Speeding

* Auto Whistling while approaching Level Crossing Gates

* Prevention of collision between two Locomotives equipped with functional KAVACH

* SoS Messages during emergency situations

* Centralized live monitoring of Train movements through the Network Monitor System.

Source : News On Air

8 .

Indian Railway's first solar plant will be built in which state?

A)

Maharashtra

B)

Uttar Pradesh

C)

Madhya Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Madhya Pradesh

Indian Railways first solar plant has been commissioned in Madhya Pradesh. The 1.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh. It will enable Indian Railways to become self-reliant for their electricity needs. This is the first such Solar Power Plant on the Indian Railways network to directly feed Traction Power.

9 .

India's first bullet train station is being constructed in which city of the country?

A)

Surat

B)

Rajkot

C)

Indore

D)

Vadodara

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Surat

Union Minister of State for Railways "Darshana Jardosh" on Thursday(10th Jan 2022) shared the first glimpse of the graphical representation of the bullet train station to be built in Surat, Gujarat.

The Surat bullet train station will be the first one built along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. The minister said the state-of-the-art station would have an external facade and the interiors would resemble a sparkling diamond.

Source : ABP Live

10 .

By what name did the Indian Railways rename the 'Train Guard' post?

A)

Train Master

B)

Train Director

C)

Train Inspector

D)

Train Manager

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Train Manager

The Indian Railways on Friday(14th Jan 2022) announced its decision to redesignate the post of 'Train Guard' as 'Train Manager'. The issue of change of designation of Trains Guard to ‘Train Manage’" had been demanded for quite some time, reads the statement from Indian Railways.

The demand was raised as the designation 'Train guard' had become outdated and in society people commonly draw reference that he/she may be a guard in some private from etc, it said. In the GSR, Trains Guard is virtually a Train In-charge of the respective train.

"It would, therefore, be quite appropriate that the existing designation of Trains Guard be changed to "Train Manager", which would be a dignified designation for them without any financial implication, so that, they can also lead a respectful life in the society," added the statement..

Source : Mint