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WorksheetsDay 115-Jan 26-worksheet-Btech-History of railways
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The world’s first public railway line for passengers was opened between:
Liverpool – Manchester
Stockton – Darlington
London – Birmingham
Paris – Lyon
The first passenger train in India ran between:
Bombay to Thane
Calcutta to Hooghly
Madras to Arcot
Delhi to Agra
The first railway line in India was opened in the year:
1834
1843
1853
1861
The standard gauge used in Indian Railways is:
1676 mm
1600 mm
1435 mm
1000 mm
The railway system in India was originally introduced primarily for:
Passenger convenience
Military movement
Industrial workforce mobility
Trade and administrative control
The headquarters of Indian Railways is located at:
Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
New Delhi
The policy of gauge standardisation in India mainly aimed at:
Reducing rolling resistance
Increasing axle load only
Eliminating transhipment delays
Reducing railway fares
Assertion (A): Broad Gauge was preferred in India for major trunk routes. Reason (R): Broad Gauge provides higher stability and allows higher speeds and heavier loads.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true, R is false
A is false, R is true
The length of Broad Gauge in India is (a) mm.
The concept of zonal railways in India was introduced to improve (a) .
Meter Gauge track has a gauge width of (a) mm.
The earliest railways used (a) engines for traction.
The expansion of Indian Railways accelerated after the year (a) .
The primary objective of early railways in India was transportation of (a) .
The railway network in India is owned and operated by the (a) .
