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Latest Railway Current Affairs 2018 Highlights:
- India, France ink 14 agreements.
- Mission Raftar: Ministry of Railways conducts one day workshop to raise speed of trains.
- IRCTC inks MoU with CSC for delivery of rail tickets
- 09-3x Dynamic Tamping Express
- Government takeoff Rail Madad app to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal
- The Common Service Centres (CSCs) Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- The Union Ministry of Railways has launched Rail MADAD (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During travel)
- The mission intends at doubling average speed of freight trains and increasing average speed of coaching trains by 25kmph over a five year period.
- IRCTC Next Generation e-Ticketing System: Ministry of Railways launches new user interface system.
- It will assists enhanced class-wise, train-wise, destination-wise, departure and arrival time wise
- Parcel Cargo Express Train connecting northeast to West Coast begins operation.
- The PCET will guides farmers from northeast to market their lucrative products like tea, betal nuts, pineapple, jute, horticulture products etc.
- India’s first high-speed electric locomotive of 12000HP capacity launched.
- India’s first high-speed electric locomotive with 12000 horsepower (HP) engine has been flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Indian hands over 18 locomotives to Myanmar.
Current
Affairs 2018 January to December Monthly Updates
Railway General Knowledge Question and Answers
Railway General Knowledge Question and Answers
Question 1: The rail is designated
by its
A.
Length
B.
Weight
C.
Cross-Section
D.
Weight Per Unit Length
Answer: D
Question 2: Largest dimension of
a rail is its
A.
Height
B.
Foot Width
C.
Head Width
D.
Any Of The Above
Answer: A
Question 3: Ordinary rails are made of
A.
Mild Steel
B.
Cast Iron
C.
Wrought Iron
D.
High Carbon Steel
Answer: D
Question 4: Tensile strength of
steel used in rails should not be less
than
A.
450 MPa
B.
500 MPa
C.
700 MPa
D.
850 MPa
Answer: C
Question 5: Which of the
following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
A.
Phosphorous
B.
Bromine
C.
Chlorine
D.
Helium
Answer: B
Question 6: Which telecom
operator unveils the internet telephony service 'Wings'?
A.
BSNL
B.
Vodafone
C.
Airtel
D.
Reliance Jio
Answer: A
Question 7: This plans to add 40
million WiFi users in India by 2019.
A.
Google
B.
Facebook
C.
Twitter
D.
LinkedIn
Answer: A
Question 8: Which financial
services platform launches UPI On Platform, Offers Own VPA Handle recently?
A.
Mobikwik
B.
Paytm
C.
Payzapp
D.
Phonepe
Answer: A
Question 9: Which of the
following has introduced automatic recurring payments to pay for periodic recurring
expenses automatically?
A.
Paytm
B.
Phonepe
C.
Mobiwik
D.
Airtel Payment Bank
Answer: A
Question 10: Which country is
Third Most Vulnerable Country To Cyber Threats?
1.
India
2.
Pakistan
3.
Saudi Arabia
4.
Indonesia
Answer: A
Question11: Gorakhpur which has the longest railway platform in the world is located in which of the following states?
A.
Odisha
B.
West Bengal
C.
Uttar Pradesh
D.
Chhattisgarh
Answer: C
Question12: Which of the following stations
has all the three guages viz. broad, metre and narrow?
A.
Lucknow
B.
Chandigarh
C.
Shimla
D.
Siliguri
Answer: D
Question13: What is the width of broad guage
railway line in India?
A.
5 feet 3 inches
B.
5 feet 6 inches
C.
4 feet 11 inches
D.
5 feet 4 inches
Answer: B
Question14:Arrangement made to divert the
trains from one track to another, is known as
A.
Railway point
B.
Railway crossing
C.
Turnout
D.
Railway junction
E.
None of these
Answer:C
Question15:At a rail joint, the ends of
adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and
A.
2 fish bolts
B.
4 fish bolts
C.
6 fish bolts
D.
8 fish bolts
Answer:B
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Question16:When was the nationalization of Indian
Railways done?
A.
1952
B.
1950
C.
1951
D.
1954
Answer:B
Question17:In which year Research, Design and
Standard organization was established?
A.
1954
B.
1957
C.
1959
D.
1967
Answer:B
Question18:Railway Staff College is situated
at
A.
Bangalore
B.
Secundrabad
C.
Chennai
D.
Vadodara
Answer: D
Question19: Which of the gauges is used in the
hilly areas?
A.
Broad gauge
B.
Meter gauge
C.
Narrow gauge
D.
Special gauge
Answer: C
Question 20: Where is the extreme north of
India a railway station?
A.
Jammutavi
B.
Amritsar
C.
Pathancoat
D.
Guwahat
Answer:A
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