Practice Professional Knowledge Physics Questions and Answers
- For the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, protective measures are enshrined in the Railway Act of 1989, which replaced the:
- During 2015 - 16, Indian Railways completed the electrification of _____ km.
- The average annual growth rate of capital for Indian Railways was ______ between 1860 and 1939.
- The first steam locomotive, No. F-734, was built in 1895 by the _____ workshop of the Rajputana—Malwa Railway.
- The clear ________ distance between the inner (running) faces of the two rails forming a track is known as gauge.
- Initially, British Railways had adopted a gauge of:
- When was it decided to replace existing rail networks by zones?
- Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been linked by rail in _____ to Siliguri, at the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Which of the following railway institutes is based in Nashik?
- On the recommendation of _____ in 1978, a number of electrification works were taken up in Indian Railways.
- National Academy of Indian Railways is situated at:
- National Rail Museum, the first rail museum in India. was inaugurated in 1977 at _____ New Delhi.
- Indian Railways’ zonal training centres are located in zones for training ______ staff.
- The total of 42 separate railway systems, including ______ owned by the former Indian princely states, existed at the time of independence spanning a total...
- The first electric train ran in India with the inauguration of services between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour on 3 February:
- By the year 2006, how many railway zones were created under Indian Railways?
- As on 31 March 2011, the total route length of the broad gauge of the Indian Railways was:
- The entire length of 256.551 km from Gomoh (Nimiaghat) to Sonnagar (Chiraila Puthu) of the dedicated freight corridor network has been divided into ______ ...
- _____, a member of the 1967 batch, made it to the position of Financial Commissioner of the Indian Railways Board.
- Founded in 1950, one of the industrial units owned by Indian Railways is named after the Indian freedom fighter:
- _______ private companies incorporated in Britain constructed and managed the early trunk lines in India.
- The Golden Quadrilateral links major metropolitan cities of India.
- When did the first railway train run on the Indian subcontinent?
- Which was the first railway line to open in South India?
- How many route kilometres of Indian Railways are electrified as per the data till 2024?
- What is the name of the initiative to improve safety in Indian Railways?
- Which railway station holds the Guinness World Record for the largest route relay interlocking system?
- Which heritage railway line in India is not recognized by UNESCO?
- What is the operational speed target for the Golden Quadrilateral trains?
- Which system manages freight operations in Indian Railways?
- What is the purpose of Rail Green Points (RGP) introduced by Indian Railways?
- "Lines made of ............... is needed in a cylinder block made of aluminum."
- Which railway track in India uses the rack-and-pinion system for steep sections?
- What is the gauge type of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway?
- Which railway network operates the Karbude Tunnel, the longest rail tunnel in India?
- What type of bridges are commonly used in mountain railways?
- Which bridge is the world's highest railway bridge?
- What is the primary purpose of ballastless tracks?
- What technique is used to stabilize slopes in hilly railway regions?
- What method is used for tunnel construction in rocky terrains?
