Establishment Rule -Railway Organisation Question & Answer

Introduction of Railway Organisation 

1.Under which Article of Indian Railway Act 1989 is ‘Railway” defined?

Ans  Article 3(4)

2.Under which Para of the Indian Constitution is Trombay separated from Municipal area in Railways?

Ans  Para 366(20)

3.How many divisions are there in the Indian Railways? 

Ans 68 

4. When was the five digit numbering of trains introduced on Indian Railways? 

Ans 20th December, 2010 

5.Who was appointed as the Minister of State for Railways in Jan 2011? 

Ans. Shri Bharatsingh Solanki 

6.When and where was the foundation for the Nursing College laid down? 

Ans On 9th September 2010 at Garden Reach. The HQrs of South Eastern Railway

7.When was the South Western Railway established? 

Ans. 1st April, 2003 

8.When was the first train inaugurated in Kashmir Valley? 

Ans. 11th October, 2008 

9.Who inaugurated the first train service in Kashmir Valley? 

Ans. Honorable Prime Minister Mr ManmohanSingh. 

10. Write the full form of CORE. 

Ans. Central Organization for Rail Electrification.

11.When was the Indian Railway Welfare Organization (IRWO) established? 

Ans . 25th September, 1989 

12 . Who is the present Chairman of Railway Board? 

Ans. Shri Vinay Mittal 

13.Which Railway got the World Heritage status at first? 

Ans . Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 

14.When was RVNL established? 

Ans. 19th December, 2002 

15.Write the full form of DGS&D. 

Ans. Directorate General of Supply & Disposal 

16. When was the monthly season ticket ‘Izzat’ started ? 

Ans. 1st August, 2009 

17. Which Zonal Railway has the largest route kilometre? 

Ans. Northern Railway 

18. Which divisions fall under the jurisdiction of RRB-Ahmedabad? 

ans . Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot,  Bhavnagar divisions 

19. Which is the Headquarters of the North East Frontier Railway? 

Ans. Maligaon, Guwahati. 

 

20. Where is the Integral Coach Factory situated? 

Ans. Perambur, Chennai 

21. Which Railway training institute is situated at Pune? 

Ans. Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering 

22.When was RAILTEL formed? 

Ans. 26th December, 2000 

23. Where is the Indian Railway Insitute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering situated? 

Ans. Jamalpur 

24.Where is the Railway Rates Tribunal situated? 

Ans. Chennai. 

25. Which divisions fall under the jurisdiction of Railway Recruitment Board Siliguri? 

Ans. Katihar & Alipurduar Divisions 

26.How many Railway Recruitment Boards are there in Indian Railways? 

Ans.  21

27. How many Zonal Railways are there in Indian Railways? 

Ans. 17+1 (RDSO)

28. Who is the head of the Accounts department in Zonal Railways? 

Ans. Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer  (FA&CAO) 

29.Which is the fastest (high speed) train in India? 

Ans. Shatabdi Express-maximum speed  150 km/hour 

30.Which was the first Zonal Railway to be formed? 

Ans. Southern Railway (14th April, 1951) 

31. Out of the following, who is not part of the Railway Board? 

(a) Railway Minister (b) Chairman (c) Financial Commissioner (d) Member –Staff 

Ans (a) Railway Minister

32. When was the Indian Railway Finance Corporation established? 

Ans. 1986 

33.When was India’s first electric train started? 

Ans. 3rd February, 1925 

34. Where is the Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy situated? 

Ans. Lucknow 

35.When was the Konkan Railway established? 

Ans. 26th January, 1998 

36.Where is the National Rail Museum situated? 

Ans. New Delhi 

37.When was India’s first railway train started? 

Ans.16th April, 1853 

38.When was India’s first passenger train started? 

Ans. 15-08-1854 

39.Between which stations did the first train run? 

Ans . Between Mumbai (CST) to Thane 

40.Between which stations did the first passenger train run? 

Ans. Howrah to Hooghly 

41.How many kilometres did the first train travel? 

Ans 34kms.

42.How many kilometres did the first passenger train travel? 

Ans. 24 kms. 

43.Which divisions fall under the jurisdiction of Railway Recruitment Board Muzaffarpur in East Central Railway? 

Ans. Samastipur & Sonepur divisions of ECR 

44.Which divisions fall under the jurisdiction of Railway Recruitment Board Trivandrum in Southern Railway? 

Ans. Palghat, Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai  Divisions of southern railway. 

45.Which are the divisions that come under the South East Central Railway Bilaspur? 

Ans. Nagpur, Bilaspur & Raipur divisions. 

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