GK ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS (40 MCQ with Answer)

GENERAL AWARENESS ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS

1. The longest railway bridge in India is located on which lake?

A. Vembanad Lake

B. Pulicat Lake

C. Chilka lake

D. Kolleru Lake

Answer – A. Vembanad Lake

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

A. 1945

B. 1951

C. 1981

D. 1990

Answer – B. 1951

3. 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

Answer – C. New-Delhi and Jhansi

4. 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 AnandVihar

C. Agartala and Bengaluru

D. Jodhpur and Bandra

Answer – D. Jodhpur and Bandra

5. Elphinstone Road suburban railway station which was recently renamed as

Prabhadevi is situated in?

A. Mumbai

B. Bengaluru

C. Tamil-Nadu

D. New-Delhi

Answer – A. Mumbai

6. Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line, which would be the world’s highest railway line

once launched will connect which of the following two locations?

A. Mumbai and Ladakh

B. New-Delhi and Kashmir

C. New-Delhi and Ladakh

D. New-Delhi and Manali

Answer – C. New-Delhi and Ladakh

7. Indian Railway Welfare Organisation, that works for the welfare of the Indian

Railways is headquartered in?

A. Mumbai

B. Chennai

C. Tamil Nadu

D. New-Delhi

Answer – D. New-Delhi

8. As per the Union budget 2019, India will get its first bullet train in which year?

A. 2021-22

B. 2022-23

C. 2023-24

D. 2025-26

Answer – B. 2022-23

9. The first Rajdhani express that connects New-Delhi with other largest cities

was introduced in which year?

A. 1965

B. 1967

C. 1969

D. 1980

Answer – C. 1969

10. Which of the following is the longest railway zone in India?

A. Northern Railways

B. Central Railways

C. Eastern Railways

D. Western Railways

Answer – A. Northern Railways

11. How much amount has been allocated for the Bengaluru metro rail project as

per the Union Budget 2019-20?

A. Rs. 11,000 crore

B. Rs. 17,000 crore

C. Rs. 18,000 crore

D. Rs. 20,000 crore

Answer – B. Rs. 17,000 crore

12. Which of the following railway station has the longest railway platform in

India?

A. Kharagpur railway station

B. Badlapur railway station

C. Gorakhpur railway station

D. Bilaspur railway station

Answer – C. Gorakhpur railway station

13. How many user-friendly sections are available under Rail Drishti Dashboard

launched by Railway Minister PiyushGoyal?

A. 12 sections

B. 13 sections

C. 14 sections

D. 15 sections

Answer – D. 15 sections

14. Which of the following has been declared the cleanest railway station in the

A1 category, as per 2018 cleanliness survey for Indian Railways?

A. Vijayawada

B. Tirupati

C. Jaipur

D. Jodhpur

Answer – D. Jodhpur

15. What is the tagline of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation

(IRCTC)?

A. The lifeline of the nation

B. The lifeline of India

C. The lifeline of Indian Railways

D. The lifeline to people

Answer – A. The lifeline of the nation

16. Indian Railways is constructing the country’s longest railway tunnel and

tallest bridge in which of the following states?

A. Jammu Kashmir and Assam

B. Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir

C. Assam and Maharashtra

D. Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir

Answer – B. Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir

17. When was the first train steamed off in India?

A. 1848

B. 1853

C. 1875

D. 1880

Answer – B. 1853

18. Where is the Railway Staff College located?

A. Pune

B. Delhi

C. Vadodara

D. Allahabad

Answer – C. Vadodara

19. Which of the following is the largest railway junction in India?

A. Delhi

B. Mathura

C. Vijayawada

D. Allahabad

Answer – B. Mathura

20. Which of the following stations was formerly known as Victoria Terminus?

A. Churchgate Railway Station

B. Mumbai Central

C. LokmanyaTilak Terminus

D. ChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus

Answer – D. ChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus

21. In which city is the Wheel and Axle Plant of the Indian Railways located?

A. Kapurthala

B. Varanasi

C. Bangalore

D. Rae Bareli

Answer – C. Bangalore

22. The Maitree Express connects India with which of the following countries?

A. Bangladesh

B. Myanmar

C. Pakistan

D. Nepal

Answer – A. Bangladesh

23. As per the Insurance Policy Coverage for the Indian railway passengers,

what is the sum insured if the person dies in a train accident?

A. 8 lakh

B. 10 lakh

C. 15 lakh

D. 18 lakh

Answer – B. 10 lakh

24. Which of the following railway station is situated in the extreme south?

A. Cochin railway station

B. Chennai railway station

C. Kanniyakumari railway station

D. Trivandrum railway station

Answer – C. Kanniyakumari railway station

25. As per the announcement of the Indian Railways on 31 March 2017, the

target of complete electrification would be achieved by which year?

A. 2021

B. 2024

C. 2022

D. 2025

Answer – C. 2022

26. Which is India’s first double Decker train?

A. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Express

B. Samjhuata Express

C. Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram Express

D. ErnakulamHazratNizamuddinDuronto

Answer – A. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Express

27. ‘Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat’ Abhiyan to ensure the standard of cleanliness

was launched by which railway minister?

A. PiyushGoyal

B. Mamata Banerjee

C. Lalu Prasad Yadav

D. Suresh Prabhu

Answer – D. Suresh Prabhu

28. Which of the following is the busiest suburban railway network in India?

A. Chennai Suburban Railway

B. Lucknow – Kanpur Suburban Railway

C. Mumbai Suburban Railway

D. Kolkata Suburban Railway

Answer – C. Mumbai Suburban Railway

29. Who among the following is known as the father of Indian Railways?

A. Lord Ripon

B. Lord Dalhousie

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. M.Visweswariah

Answer – B. Lord Dalhousie

30. Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway

zone ‘East Coast Railways’?

A. Vishakhapatnam

B. Vijayawada

C. Hyderabad

D. Bhubaneswar

Answer – D. Bhubaneswar

31. The International Union of Railways, an international body of the rail

transport industry consists of how many members?

A. 190 members

B. 194 members

C. 180 members

D. 185 members

Answer – B. 194 members

32. The Future of Rail Report was prepared by the International Union of

Railways in association with which organization?

A. International Energy Agency

B. NHPC Ltd.

C. NTPC Ltd.

D. None of these

Answer – A. International Energy Agency

33. Which express is launched under the Make in India Initiative and will offer

world-class travel experience to the passengers in the coming years?

A. Gatimaan Express

B. Tejas express

C. Yuva express

D. Vande Bharat Express

Answer – D. Vande Bharat Express

34. In which of the following cities are located 3 zonal headquarters of Indian

Railways?

A. Kolkata

B. Guwahati

C. Mumbai

D. New Delhi

Answer – A. Kolkata

35. Which of the following is the eastern-most division of the Indian Railways?

A. Lumding

B. Tinsukia

C. Rangiya

D. Katihar

Answer – B. Tinsukia

36. Who was the first railway minister of Independent India?

A. Asaf Ali

B. LalBahadurShastri

C. N. GopalaswamiAyyanagar

D. John Mathai

Answer – D. John Mathai

37. Shatabdi Express trains were introduced in 1989 to commemorate the 100th

anniversary of which of the following personalities?

A. Swami Vivekanand

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer – C. Jawaharlal Nehru

38. Which of the following Express is the slowest express with an average speed

of 10 kmph?

A. Vivek express

B. Nilgiri express

C. GaribRath Express

D. Uday express

Answer – B. Nilgiri express

39. What is the rank of India in the world in terms of length of railroad network?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

Answer – D. Fourth

40. Who among the following is the first female train driver of the Indian

Railways in India?

A. BhavaniKumari

B. SurekhaYadav

C. RajshriSachdeva

D. Ritu Chauhan

Answer – B. SurekhaYadav