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Secunderabad - Division 2015

Q1. How many Zones are there are in Indian Railways? Write them Head Quarters? Ans: There are 17 Zones in Indian Railways. There are

S. No	Zones	Head Quarters
1	Northern Railway	New Delhi
2	Southern Railway	Chennai
3	Eastern Railway	Kolkata
4	Western Railway	Mumbai (BGTM)
5	Central Railway	Mumbai (CSTM)
6	North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur
7	South Eastern Railway	Kolkata
8	North western Railway	Jaipur
9	South western Railway	Hubli
10	North Central Railway	Allahabad
11	South Central Railway	Secundrabad
12	East Central Railway	Hazipur
13	West Central Railway	Jabalpur
14	North Frontier Railway	Guwahati
15	South East Central Railway	Bilaspur
16	East Cost Railway	Bhubaneswar
17	Metro Railway	Kolkata
18	Konkan Railway (Private Railway)	Navi Mumbai

 

Q2. What are the zonal interchange points on ‘SC’ Railway, Write them? What are the divisional interchange points of Secunderabad division write them?

Ans. Zonal Interchange points of SC Railway are

1	Wadi Jn	Central Railway
2	Lathur Road Jn	Central Railway
3	Balharshah Jn	Central Railway
4	Manmad Jn	Central Railway
5	Adilabad	Central Railway
6	Khandwah Jn	Central Railway
7	Dharmavaram Jn	South West Railway
8	Ballari Jn	South West Railway
9	Renugunta Jn	Southern Railway
10	Katpadi Jn	Sothern Railway
11	Gudur Jn	Sothern Railway
12	Duvvada	East Cost Railway
Divisional interchange points of Secunderabad division
1	Moula-Ali Gate Cabin	Hyderabad
2	Parli-Vaijanath (PRLI)	Nanded
3	Sulehalli (SUH)	Guntakal
4	Kondapalli (KI)	Vijayawada
5	Pagidipalli/Bibinagar	Guntur

Q4. What are the various gauges on Indian Railways and what is the Inter distance
between rails? Write loading/ unloading stations of Hyderabad division?

Ans: There are three gauges on Indian Railway, they are

1.  Broad gauge

2.  Meter gauge

3.  Narrow gauge The Inter distance between rails are

1. Broad gauge – 1.676 meters - (5’.6”)

2. Meter gauge – 1.000 meters - (3’.3”) (3’.8”)

3. Narrow gauge – 0.762 meters - (2’.6”) 0.610 meters - (2’.0”)

Q5. What are the various departments of Indian Railways? Briefly explain them Ans: The following are various departments of Indian Railways.

1.    Operating

2.    Commercial

3.    Engineering

4.    Signal and Telecommunication

5.    Mechanical (C&W and Loco)

6.    Electrical

7.    Personnel

8.    Accounts

9.    Stores

10.  Security

11.  Medical

Functions of the departments:

Operating department:

Will do long term and short term planning for running of passenger and goods trains. Looks after punctuality of passenger trains, Supply and movement of wagons for loading and unloading. Safety aspects for running goods and passengers trains, etc,

Commercial department:

Looks after Ticket booking, Ticket checking, reservation of passengers trains. Acceptance, Booking, Carriage and delivery of goods and parcel traffic, refunds, claims, etc.,

Engineering department:

Looks after track maintenance, Stations, Railway Quarters, Railway Buildings, Sanitation of Railway Quarters, Stations and Offices etc,

Signal &Telecommunication department;

Looks after Signals, Points and Telecommunications maintenance and failures.

Electrical department:

Looks after OHE maintenance and failures, Train lighting, Station lighting, Railway Quarters lighting etc.

Mechanical department:

C&W wing looks after maintenance of passenger coaches and goods wagons. Maintenance of passenger rakes and goods trains.

Personnel department:

Looks after wages of staff, promotions, job analysis, recruitment,Human resource development, etc.

Accounts department:

Looks after Auditing of expenditure, Internal check of transactions, Settlement of proper claims, Compilation of budget, Purchasing/ Contracts etc.

Stores department:

Looks after purchasing of materials, warehousing and store keeping inventory control, transportation and distributions of materials.

Security department:

Protects Railway property and maintains law and order.

Medical department:

Looks after medical needs of Railway employee and their families both outpatient and inpatient. Conducts medical examination for all categories at Initial recruitment level. Conducts Periodical medical examination for safety categories. Conduct medical camps for prevention of dangerous diseases etc,

Performs major surgeries and maintains railway hospitals and health units.

Q7.What are 1976 Rules of Hindi official language policy and what are the states which comes under A, B and C regions?

Ans: For progressive use and effective implementation of Hindi as official language Government of India framed official language Rules in 1976 known as “Hindi official language Rules 1976”

Under this rules the entire nation is divided into 3 regions known as A, B and C regions and an annual programme will be issued every year for each region separately for effective implementation of Hindi.

The States which come under A, B and C regions are:

A Region States:- Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Utter Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttaranchal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

B Region States:- Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, and Union Territory of Chandigarh Daman & Diu

C Region :- All States and Union Territories which are not referred in region A & B regions comes under ‘C’ Region.

Q8. Write briefly about Hindi official language Policy?

required to keep all the states of India united. Hence a constitution committee was formed to frame a constitution. With Mr. Baba Sahib Ambedkar was its chairman.

The constitution committee of India accepted Hindi as official language of Independent India and included in the constitution on 14^th September 1949 from Article 343 to 351. Hence we celebrate every year 14^th September as “Hindi Divas Day”

Article 343(1) says Hindi Devanagari Script and International Indian Numerals should be used as official language.

Article 343(2) says English along Hindi is to be used for a period of 15 years i.e. up to 25^th January 1965.

Article 343(3) given powers to parliament to amend the Act and can use English even after 26^th January 1965 if required.

As per the power vested by Article 343(3) the parliament has amended the Hindi official language Act in 1963 and brought into force as Amendment Act 1967.

In 1976 for effective implementation of Hindi as official language 1976 Rules are framed and the whole nation is divided into three regions A, B & C. A separate annual programme is issued to each region every year for effective implementation of Hindi.

To encourage people to work in Hindi every year Awards are given, competitions are conducted in different fields and prizes will be given.

In addition to above training awards are also given to those who learn Hindi and appear and pass Hindi learning exams such as Prabodh, Praveen and Pragya.

Q9. Briefly explain Organizational set up of Indian Railways?

Ans: Indian Railway functions directly under the president of India; Controlled by Parliament under the Ministry of Railways headed by Railway Minister and assisted by two or more state ministers.

The working of Railways is controlled by Railway board consists of 07 members.

1.   Chairman Railway Board                              CRB

2.   Finance Commissioner                                 FC

3.   Member Mechanical                                      MM

4.   Member Engineer                                           ME

5.   Member Electrical and S&T                         ME

6.   Member Traffic                                               MT

7.   Member Staff                                             MS
The Head Quarters of Railway board is at New Delhi

For effective functioning, Indian Railways is divided into 17 Zones and 07 productions units. Each will be headed by General Manager.

General Manager of each zone will be assisted by AGM, SDGM and PHODs of respective departments.

The PHODs of the departments will be assisted by the HODs and other officers and supervisors

Again according to the requirement each zone will be divided into divisions. The Head of the Divisions will be DRM.

DRM will be assisted by one or two ADRMs and concerned departmental officers.

The Departments officers will be assisted by Assistant officers and Supervisors.

Q10. What are the basic and additional passenger amenities provided at a major station?

Ans: Now-a-days passenger amenities are provided basing on Annual Income of a station. Categorized into seven A1, A, B, C, D, E & F

A1- Non suburban station with an annual earnings above 60 cores

A - Non suburban station with an annual earnings between 8 to 60 cores

B - Non suburban station with an annual earnings between 4 to 8 cores &

Stations of tourist importance and important junction station (to be decided by GM)

C - All suburban stations

D - Non suburban stations with an annual income between 60 lakhs to 4 cores

E - Non suburban stations with an annual income of less than 60 lakhs

F - All halt stations

Basics Amenities at Major Stations:

1.	Booking Office	15 counters
2.	Drinking water	12 taps on each PF
3.	Waiting hall shed	100 sqmts
4.	Seating arrangement	100 seats
5.	Platform Shelter	400 sqmts
6.	Urinals and latrines	10 each
7.	Platform	High level
8.	Lighting and Fans	Adequate
9.	Foot over Bridges	As pre requirement
10.	Time table Display	At Entrance
11.	Clock	On PF, Waiting hall, etc,
12.	Water Cooler	Adequate number
13.	Clock Room	-
14.	Book & other Stalls	-
15.	Dustbins	Adequate number

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