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Indian Railway Question and Answers
| S.No | Questions On Indian Railway | Answer |
| 1 | When was the first train steamed off in India? | 1853 |
| 2 | Which is the headquarter of the newly established railway zone ‘East Coast Railways’? | Bhubaneswar |
| 3 | Which train in India has the longest route length? | Vivek Express |
| 4 | Where is the Railway Staff College located? | Vadodara |
| 5 | Which is the longest railway bridge in India located? | Vallarpadam Bridge (Kerala) |
| 6 | In which city 3 zonal headquarters of Indian Railways is located ? | Kolkata |
| 7 | Who is known for having designed the first railway timetables? | George Bradshaw |
| 8 | Which is the largest railway junction in India? | Mathura |
| 9 | Which is the easternmost division of the Indian Railways? | Rangiya |
| 10 | Over which river is the world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir being constructed? | Chenab |
| 11 | Gorakhpur which has the longest railway platform in the world is located in which of the following states? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | Which station has all the three gauges viz. broad, metre and narrow? | Siliguri |
| 13 | What is the width of broad gauge railway line in India? | 5 feet 6 inches |
| 14 | Which state has the longest route kilometers of railway line in India? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Which station was formerly known as Victoria Terminus? | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| 16 | Fairy Queen, the world’s oldest steam locomotive in regular operation, plies between New Delhi and – | Alwar |
| 17 | Who was the first Railway Minister of independent India? | John Mathai |
| 18 | Shatabdi Express trains were introduced in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of which personality? | Swami Vivekananda |
| 19 | Who was the Governor General of India when Railways were first introduced in India? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 20 | In which city is the Wheel and Axle Plant of the Indian Railways located? | Bangalore |
| 21 | What is the rank of India in the world in terms of length of railroad network? | Fourth |
| 22 | Who ran the first train from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853? | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| 23 | The Maitree Express connects India with which country? | Bangladesh |
| 24 | Which is the largest zone in terms of route kilometers? | Northern Railways |
| 25 | Which is the largest marshalling yard in India (also the longest in Asia)? | Mughalsarai |
| 26 | Through which group of states does the Konkan Railways run | Maharashtra – Karnataka – Goa – Kerala |
| 27 | Which zone administers the Matheran Hill Railway? | Central Railways |
| 28 | In which city is the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) being set up as announced in the Railway Budget 2013? | Secunderabad |
| 29 | In which city is the National Rail Museum located? | New Delhi |
| 30 | The first Indian railway line was opened by the British : | From Bombay to Thane |
| 31 | Into how many zones is the Indian Railways organized? | 17 |
| 32 | Shatabdi Express train introduced in the year | 1988 |
| 33 | Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways | Eastern Zone |
| 34 | Name of the railway station situated in the extreme south | Kanyakumari |
| 35 | A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called | Island Platform |
| 36 | Indian Railways Nationalised in which year | 1950 |
| 37 | Where the First Indian train was started | Mumbai to Thane |
| 38 | Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated | Chanakyapuri (New Delhi) |
| 39 | What is the slogan of Indian Railway | lifeline of the nation |
| 40 | Who is the first lady Railway minister of India | Mamta Benergy |
| 41 | Which is the fastest train in India | Shatabdi Express |
| 42 | What is the width of Narrow gauge rail? | 0.762 |
| 43 | Which are the states have no Railway? | Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines) |
| 44 | Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel? | Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel) |
| 45 | When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started? | In 1991 |
Book of Indian Railways Current Affairs 2017:
| Name of books | Author Name |
| Upkar Railway Recruitment Board Examination | Khanna &V erma |
| Traffic Apprentice Editorial board | Pratiyogita Darpan |
| Arthmatic | R.S. Aggarwal |
| Quicker reasoning test | Upkar publication |
| English Grammar | Wren & martin |
| Railway Recruitment Board Exam | Upkar Publication |
| Special class Railway Apprentice | Upkar publication |
| Verbal & non verbal Book | R.s Aggarwal |
| Railway Recruitment Board Examination Technical cadre Books | Upkar Publication |
