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Indian Railway quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is called the father of Indian Railways?

a)

M.Visweswariah

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

None of these

2.

What is the symbol of Indian Railways?

a)

Tiger

b)

Horse

c)

Elephant

d)

None of these

3.

Which is the longest railway station in India?

a)

Gorakhpur Railway Station

b)

Bilaspur Railway Station

c)

Trivandrum Central, Kerala

d)

None of these

4.

How many zones are there in Indian Railways?

a)

21

b)

16

c)

18

d)

None of these

5.

Which is the first Railway station in India?

a)

Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (Chennai Central)

b)

Victoria Terminus

c)

Royapuram Railway station

d)

None of these

6.

In which year Indian Railways Board established?

a)

1905

b)

1999

c)

1901

d)

None of these

7.

When was first electric train started in India?

a)

1925

b)

1950

c)

1965

d)

None of these

8.

Who was the first railway minister of India?

a)

George Fernandes

b)

N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

c)

John Mathai

d)

None of these

9.

Who presented the first railway budget of Independent India?

a)

John Mathai

b)

Shanmukham Chetty

c)

Lalu Prasad Yadav

d)

None of these

10.

What is the name of present (as of July2020) railway minister of India?

a)

Suresh Prabhu

b)

Piyush Goyal

c)

Ravi Shankar Prasad

d)

None of these

11.

Who is the present Chairman (as of July 2020) of Railway Board?

a)

Arunendra Kumar

b)

Ashwani Lohani

c)

V K Yadav

d)

None of these

12.

Which zone is the largest in Indian Railways?

a)

Eastern Railway

b)

Northern Railways

c)

Central Railway

d)

None of these

13.

Who was the first female railway minister of India?

a)

Mayawati

b)

Mamata Banerjee

c)

Sonia Gandhi

d)

None of these

14.

When did Indian Railway Act Passed?

a)

1888

b)

1865

c)

1890

d)

1989

15.

Which is the fastest train in Indian Railway?

a)

Gatimaan Express

b)

Mumbai-Rajdhani Express

c)

Shatabdi Express

d)

None of these

16.

Which is the longest rail route in India?

a)

Mangalore to Jammu

b)

Tirunelveli to Jammu

c)

Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari

d)

None of these

17.

Railway staff college is located in which state?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Gujarat

c)

New Delhi

d)

None of these

18.

Which is the longest railway bridge in India?

a)

Vembanad Bridge

b)

Nehru Setu or Upper Son Bridge

c)

Bogibeel Rail Road Bridge

d)

None of these

19.

The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at

a)

Kolkata

b)

New Delhi

c)

Gorakhpur

d)

None of these

20.

Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Kharagpur

c)

Mumbai

d)

None of these

21.

Where was the first metro rail started in India?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Kolkata

c)

Mumbai

d)

None of these

22.

Who is the Metro Man of India?

a)

T.N. Seshan

b)

Mangu singh

c)

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan

d)

None of these

23.

The largest railroad passenger coach factory in India is located at

a)

Mumbai

b)

Chennai

c)

Bhopal

d)

None of these

24.

Which is the cleanest railway station in India?

a)

Rajkot

b)

Bilaspur

c)

Jaipur

d)

None of these

25.

Which of the following railway tunnel in India is the longest?

a)

Pir Panjal Tunnel

b)

Parsik tunnel

c)

Chenani‑Nashri Tunnel

d)

None of these

26.

In which city, railway coaches are manufactured?

a)

Ludhiana

b)

Patiala

c)

Kapurthala

d)

None of these

27.

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

a)

Third

b)

Fourth

c)

Fifth

d)

None of these

28.

The Bandhan Express is an international passenger train which runs between the India and which country?

a)

Nepal

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

None of these

29.

Where is the highest railway bridge in the world?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi Setu

b)

Pamban Bridge

c)

Chenab Bridge

d)

None of these

30.

What is the width of broad gauge railway line in India?

a)

3 ft 6 in

b)

5 ft 6 in

c)

4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

d)

None of these

31.

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

a)

New Delhi

b)

Bangalore

c)

Mumbai

d)

None of these

32.

What is the slogan of Indian railways?

a)

India’s national railway system

b)

Railways & Peasants

c)

Lifeline of the Nation

d)

None of these

33.

Which Indian railway station has the largest number of platforms?

a)

Howrah Junction

b)

Sealdah Railway Station

c)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

d)

None of these

34.

Which is the India’s first double Decker train?

a)

Delhi-Jaipur

b)

Howrah-Dhanbad

c)

Ahmedabad-Mumbai

d)

None of these

35.

Who is a first female locopilot (train driver) of the Indian Railways in India?

a)

Bhumi Khurana

b)

Fathima Beevi

c)

Surekha Shankar Yadav

d)

None of these

36.

India’s first indigenously designed locomotive-less (engine less) train known as-

a)

Train 28

b)

Train 20

c)

Train 18

d)

None of these

37.

Which Railways line runs parallel to the Arabian Sea?

a)

Central Railway

b)

Konkan Railway

c)

Western Railway

d)

None of these

38.

Which state of India has no railway line?

a)

Sikkim

b)

Assam

c)

Meghalaya

d)

None of these

39.

Which Railway station, one of the busiest railway stations in India, has got Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council?

a)

Vijayawada railway station

b)

Tirupati railway station

c)

Howrah Junction railway station

d)

None of these

40.

Which is the oldest railway zone in India?

a)

South East Central Railway

b)

East Central Railway

c)

Southern Railway

d)

None of these