Q Paper & Ans - GR -B - ACM in Commercial Department - Exam date 1.11.2020

PRE QUALIFYING WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR FORMATION OF GR & PANEL OF ACM IN COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

Date: 01.11.2020              Time: 3 hours                         Full marks: 100

Answer ALL questions from Section 'A' and Section 'C' and any 30 questions from Section 'B'
All Questions carry equal marks. One third mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

SECTION A-Technical Subject                                      40 marks

1. What is the Compensation Claim paid in Rupees for untoward incident resulting in death?

(A) 2 Lakhs 

(B) 4 Lakhs 

(C) 8 Lakhs 

(D) No Limit

2. The minimum distance for charging of goods traffic is

(A) 100 kms 

(B) 50 Kms 

(C) 25 Kms 

(D) Actual Kms carried

3. What is a CRT in Railway parlance?

(A) Cathode Ray Tube

 (B) Container Rail terminal 

(C) Cargo Rail Transporter 

(D) Container Rail Transport

4. What rate are Parcels booked in Rajdhani Express?
(A) R Scale
(B) R Scale + 10% 

(C) R Scale + 20%
(D) R Scale + 25%

5. What is Rail Madad?
(A) Computerised help desk in RPF Booths 

(B) Help given to passengers in running train
(C) Integrated web based complaint management system for complaints and its redressal
(D) Computerised information about Sr. Citizens and Divyangjan

6. What is LTTC?

(A) Long Term Training Course 

(B) Long Term Traffic Contract 

(C) Leave Term Travel Concession 

(D) Luggage Train Traffic Cargo

7. According to the current instruction of Railway Board, Busy Season Charge for freight has been withdrawn for...
(A) All commodities except Iron Ore and POL 

(B) All commodities except Coal, Coke and Container 

(C) All commodities except Automobile traffic 

(D) All Commodities

8. What is the discount given in Fly Ash in bagged condition when carried in flat wagons?

(A) 25% 

(B) 40% 

(C) Charged at LR1 

(D) Not allowed in flat wagons

9. What is the minimum number of wagons to be loaded to avail train load benefit in BCNHL wagons?

(A) 57 

(8) 52

(C) 42

(D) 29

10. What is e-TRR?

(A) European Transport Reseach Review

(B) Electronic Transmission of Railway Receipt

(C) Electrical Transmission of Railway Receipt 

(D) Electronic Tariff of Railway Rules

11. In case of variation between two weighments of a rake, which will be the chargable weight?

(A) First Weighment

(B) Second weighment 

(C) Higher of the two 

(D) Second weighment not permitted

12. The power to permit installation of a private weighbridge on Railway land lies with

(A) GM

(B) PCCM

(C) DRM

(D) PCOM & PCCM jointly

13. What is the present designation of the Member Railway Board heading the Traffic Department?

(A) Member Traffic 

(B) Member Commercial 

(C) CEO Traffic Commercial 

(D) Member, Operations & Business Development

14. What is TEFD?

(A) Trainload enabled Freight Discount 

(B) Traditional Empty flow direction 

(C) Traditional Electronic Freight distance 

(D) Train Empty flow direction

15. Advance booking of parcel space in SLRs and VPs is permitted upto how many days in advance?

(A) Not permitted 

(B) 90 days 

(C) 60 days

(D) 120 Days

(D) 120 days

16.  A passenger can claim full refund of fare if the train is running late by how many hours ?

(A) 1 

(B) 2 

(C) 3 

(D) 4

17. The amount of ex gratia paid to the next of kin for death in a train accident is......

(A) 10,000
(B) 20,000
(C) 25,000
(D) 50,000

18. Station to Station Rates refers to ......

(A) Normal Tariff Rate 

(B) Special Reduced rates between two stations 

(C) Full Tariff Rate

 (D) Parcel Rates for Freight Traffic 

19. What does Section 143 of The Railways Act deal with ?

(A) Untoward incidents 

(B) Entering and misusing railway property 

(C) Unauthorised business of procuring and selling railway tickets 

(D) Occupying seat belonging to another passenger

20. What is the minimum basic fare of a Monthly Season Ticket (in Rs)?
(A) 100
(B) 150
(C) 200
(D) 250

21. Movement of relief material for victims of natural calamities comes under which priority of Preferential Traffic Schedule ?

(A) A 

(B) B
(C) C 

(D) D

22. Which commodity contributes the maximum in ER's loading?

(A) Coal
(B) Cement
(C) Steel
(D) Stone

23. Draft para is

(A) Draft put up for Monthly report 

(B) Audit observation and objection 

(C) Draft put up by GM to Chairman & CEO Railway Board 

(D) Initial report of Pay Commission

24. How much concession does a cancer patient travelling in 1 AC or 2AC get if he/she is travelling for treatment or check up ?

(A) 25%
(B) 50%
(C) 75%
(D) 100%

25. According to the latest circular, the charges for coaching train for Military traffic is subject to a minimum charge of how many coaches ?

(A) 16

 (B) 18
(C) 10
(D) 20

26. Tatkal reservation scheme was initially introduced in the year

(A) 1997 

(8) 2004 

(C) 2010 

(D) 2014

27. Women Sr. Citizens of 58 years age or more are entitled to how much concession in Rajdhani and Shatabdi group of trains during normal times?

(A) 25%

(B) 50%

(C) 75%

(D) 100%

28. What is the full form of NINFRIS?

(A) New Improvements in Non Fare Revenue India Scheme 

(B) New Innovative Non Fare Revenue in india Scheme 

(C) National Institute of Nutrition for Rural India Scheme 

(D) National Initiative for Non Fare Revenue in States

29. What is the full form of LHB ?

(A) Low Height Bogie 

(B) Linke Hoffman Boesch 

(C) Loco Hauled Bogie 

(D) Loco Hoffman Boesch

30. What is ZBTT?

(A) Zero Based Time Table 

(B) Zone Based Time Table 

(C) Zero based Train Timings

 (D) Zone based Train Trips

31. Supercessional RR's are issued for

(A) Diversion 

(B) To Pay Consignment 

(C) Said to Contain consignment 

(D) All of the above

32. What is the maximum charges of a Tatkal ticket in Sleeper Class (in Rs)?

(A) 100

(B) 200

(C) 300

(D) 400

33. Dog is permitted to be carried with passenger in which Class?

(A) Sleeper

 (B) General Class 

(C) 2 AC

(D) 1 AC

34. Goods Sheds which are permitted to handle containers are notified as 

(A) PFT 

(B) CFS 

(C) CRT 

(D) Public Siding

35. What is RORO in IR?

(A) Iron Ore rake 

(B) Rolling down of train 

(C) Roll on Roll Off system 

(D) Traffic in empty flow direction

36. What is the name of the scheme which provides alternate accommodation to Wait listed passengers in other trains?

(A) Chunao 

(B) Vikalp 

(C) Ichha 

(D) Adhikar

37. TMS and RMS are related to

(A) S&T 

(8) Mobile App 

(C) Booking and Charging of goods 

(D) None of the above

38. What is known as CPLP?

(A) Comprehensive Parcel Leasing Policy 

(B) Comprehensive Packing and Luggage Policy

(C) Comprehensive Parcel & Luggage Policy 

(D) Cargo Packing & Leasing policy

39. MPS Policy in IR is related to

(A) Members of Parliament 

(B) Multi Purpose Stalls

(C) Environment Issues 

(D) None of the above

40. What is ZRTI?

(A) Zonal Railway Train Information 

(B) Zonal Railway Training Institute 

(C) Zonal Rates Tribunal Information 

(D) Zonal Railway Target Information

SECTION B-General Knowledge including Optional Question Official Language

30 Marks

1. Gankar station is in which division of Eastern Railway?

(A) Howrah 

(B) Sealdah

(C) Asansol 

(D) Malda

2. Who is the current captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020?

(A) Dinesh Kartik 

(B) Eoin Morgan 

(C) Andre Russel 

(D) None of the above

3. The first train in Eastern India ran on which date?

(A) 15 Aug 1853

(B) 16 April 1853

(C) 15 Aug 1854

(D) 16 April 1854

4. In which year was Kanchrapara workshop set up?

(A) 1863

(B) 1873 

(C)1883 

(D) 1893

5. Bandhan Express runs between which Stations?

(A) Sealdah to Dhaka 

(B) Kolkata to Khulna 

(C) Kolkata to Dhaka 

(D) Sealdah to Khulna

6. Durgiyana Express runs between which two stations?

(A) Howrah and Raxaul 

(B) Kolkata and Jaynagar

(C) Kolkata and Amritsar

(D) Howrah and Jammu Tawi

7. National Academy of Indian Railways is located in

(A) Secunderabad 

(B) Vadodara 

(C) Lucknow 

(D) Nashik

8. Who has taken over as the MD & CEO of HDFC Bank?

(A) Aditya Puri 

(B) Amitabh Chaudhary 

(C) Sandeep Bakshi 

(D) Sashidhar Jagdishan

9. Which Bank was earlier known as the Imperial Bank of India? 

(A) Bank of India 

(B) State Bank of India 

(C) Punjab National Bank

(D) Indian Bank

10. Who is the creator of Peanuts Cartoon?

(A) Stan Lee 

(B) Greg Evans 

(C) Charles Schulz 

(D) Dean Young

11. Who is known as Deshbandhu ?

(A) C.F.Andrews

(B) Chittaranjan Das

(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya 

(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

12. Geet Govind is a creation of

(A) Kalidas 

(B) Bana Bhatt 

(C) Bharat Muni 

(D) Jaydev

13. When is International Yoga Day celebrated ?

(A) 21 June 

(B) 21 March 

(C) 22 April 

(D) 31 May

14. Hornbill Festival is held in the state of.

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Nagaland 

(C) Manipur 

(D) Meghalaya

15. What is Hepatitis C is a disease of.

 (A) Heart

 (B) Liver 

(C) Kidney 

(D) Skin

16. Who amongst the following is the first lady Loco Pilot in Indian Railways? 

 (A) Rajshree Sachdev 

(B) Bhavani Kumari 

(C) Ritu Chauhan 

(D) Surekha Yadav

17. Which part of the Sun is visible during eclipse?

(A) Photosphere 

(B) Chromosphere 

(C) Corona 

(D) None of the above

18. In which year did the Titanic sink in its maiden voyage ?

(A) 1911 

(8) 1912

(C) 1913

(D) 1914

19. What is the Capital ofPortugal ? 

(A) Lisbon

(B) La Paz

(C) Buenos Aires

(D) Santiago 

20. Peter Durand is credited with which invention?

(A) Durand Cup 

(B) Tinned Food 

(C) Border between India and Afghanistan

(D) Newspaper

21. The high mast national Flags placed in Railway premises and stations are called

(A) Giant Flags 

(B) Monumental Flags 

(C) Tall Flags

(D) Gagan Flags

22. The width of a Broad Gauge track is. 

(A) 1000 mm

(B) 1776 mm

(C) 1876 mm

(D) 1676 mm

23. What was the occupation of William Fairlie after whom the ER HQ is named ?

(A) Soldier 

(B) Railway engineer 

(C) Architect 

(D) Merchant

24. Vigilance Awareness Week is observed in the week in which whose birthday falls ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi 

(B) Sardar Patel 

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru 

(D) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

25. Bhattanagar station is the interchange point of which two divisions? 

(A) Howrah and Asansol 

(B) Howrah and Kharagpur 

(C) Howrah and Sealdah 

(D) Howrah and Malda

26. What is the name given to Train 18?

(A) Tejas 

(B) Vande Bharat

(C) Mahanama

(D) Gatimaan

27. What is the number of Sealdah New Delhi Rajdhani Express?

(A) 12301 

(B) 12343 

(C) 12313

(D) 12331

28. Mohiniattam is a dance form of which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu 

(B) Telangana

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

29. How many assembly constituencies does Bihar have ?

(A) 223

(B) 263

(C) 243

(D) 253

30 . Who is the Democratic Candidate for US Presidential Elections?

(A) Hilary Clinton 

(B) Joe Biden

(C) Kamala Harris

(D) Donald Trump

31. What is the meaning of Hindi according to the Official language Act ?

 (A) Hindi or any other local dialect 

(B) Hindi in Devnagiri script

(C) Hindi in any script 

(D) Any Indian Language

32. When is Hindi Diwas celebrated?

(A) 12 Sept

(B) 14 Sept

(C) 1 April

(D) 14 Nov

33. In which Article of Constitution has Hindi been given the status of Rajbhasha ?

(A) 343 

(B) 353 

(C) 363 

(D) 373

34. West Bengal lies in which region according to Official Language Rules?

(A) A 

(B) B 

(C) C

(D) D

35. The basic Rajbhasha course is called...........

(A) Parangat 

(B) Prabodh 

(C) Pragya 

(D) Praveen

36. The Official Language Rules was passed in the year........

(A) 1976 

(B) 1963 

(C) 1967 

(D) 1977

37. What should be the order of exhibiting the name and designation in signboards in railway premises?

(A) Hindi, English, Regional Lang 

(B) Regional Lang, Hindi, English 

(C) English, Hindi, Regional Lang 

(D) Only Hindi and English

38. The Official language Commission constituted in 1955 was also known as

(A) Mukherjee Commission 

(B) Kothari Commission 

(C) Kher Commission 

(D) Nanavati Commission

39. Which of the following comes under Region B of the Official Language Rules?

(A) Bihar 

(B) Gujarat

(C) Goa 

(D) Jharkhand

40. What is the cash award in Rupees given for passing Pragya Examination?

(A) 2800

(B) 2600

(C) 2400

(D) 2500

SECTION C-Establishment and Financial Rules

30 Marks

1. Maternity Leave can be granted upto how many days?

(A) 60

(8) 90

(C) 120 

(D) 180

2.A Railway employee in GP 4200 and above is entitled to what kind of Privilege Pass?

(A) First Class A 

(B) First Class 

(C) Second Class 

(D) Second Class

3. What is the full form of IPAS? 

(A) Integrated Payment Accounting System 

(B) Integrated Payroll and Accounting System 

(C)  Indian Railway Payment Accounting System

(D) None of the above

4. Who among these is a JAG Officer in Railways?

(A) Dy CSTE 

(B) Sr.AFA 

(C) CPTM 

(D) Sr. PRO

5. What does NBR stand for?

(A) Not behind Railway 

(B) Next below Rule 

(C) Never Booked Receipt 

(D) Night Block Register

6. Who is the competent authority to allow alteration of recorded date of birth for Gr. C Employees?

(A) GM

 (B) Chief Justice of India 

(C) President 

(D) Municipal Commissioner

7. Which of the following expenditure does not fall under Capital Expenditure?

(A) Gauge Conversion

(B) Staff Quarter

(C) Staff Car

(D) Passenger Amenities

8. Who among the following is not considered as NRUCC members?

(A) Member of Parliament 

(B) Chairperson of Nationalised Banks 

(C) Secy of certain Ministries

(D) Representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

9. Draft Para is issued by

(A) Audit Officer

(B) GM 

(C) DRM 

(D) PFA

10. Ex Cadre post is an.

(A) Isolation Post

(B) Tenure Post 

(C) Supernumerary Post 

(D) Permanent Post

11. Duty Pass issued to a GM is called.........

(A) Bronze Pass

(B) Silver Pass 

(C) Platinum Pass

(D) Gold Pass

12. How many Central Pay Commissions have been formed till now ?

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7

13. What is UMID Card?

(A) Universal Medical Indentification Card 

(8) Universal Medical Identity Domian Card

(C) Unique Medical Identity Card

(D) None of the above

14. What is the full form of HRMS?

(A) Human Resource Medical Science 

(B) Human Resource Management in Stations

(C) Human Resource Management System 

(D) None of the above

15. Which of the following Plan Heads pertains to Commercial Department?

(A) 16

(B) 42

(C) 17 

(D) None of the above

16. Which of the following is not a punishment under DAR rules ?

(A) Censure 

(B) Stoppage of PTO

(C) Suspension 

(D) None of the above

17. Who is the head of the Vigilance Organisation in a Zonal Railway?

(A) GM

(B) AGM

(C) SDGM

(D) DGMG

18. What is the full form of RELHS ?

(A) Railway Establishment Housing Scheme 

(B) Railway Employees Liberalised Health Scheme 

(C) Rapid Electric Loco Hauling System 

(D) Roster Equipped Labour Handling Scheme

19. What does APAR mean?

(A)  Abstract Pay Analysis Roll 

(B) All personnel Aptitude Record 

(C) Annual Performance Appraisal Report 

(D) Average Point Against Retirement

20. In which year did RTI Act come into force?

(A) 2002

(B) 2005

(C) 2001

(D) 2003

21. What is the full form of HOER ?

(A) Hours of Employment Regulation 

(B) Honour of Employment Regulation Employees Regulation 

(D) Hour of Eternal Regulation

(C) Hours of

22. What is the name of the National Training Institute for Traffic Officers ?

(A) NAIR 

(B) IRITM

(C) IRISET

(D) IRIMEE

23. What is the maximum amount of continuous leave that can be granted to a Railway servant ?

(A) 3 Yrs

(B) 5 Yrs

(C) 7 Yrs

(D) 1 Yr

24. What is the minimum years of service required to be eligible for Post Retirement Complimentary passes?

(A) 15 Yrs

(B) 33 Yrs

(C) 10 Yrs

(D) 20 Yrs

25. Which of the following is not a Major Penalty?

(A) Removal

 (B) Dismissal 

(C) Stoppage of Increment

 (D) Compulsory Retirement

26. What is the date of introduction of the New Pension Scheme ?

(A) 1.7.2004 

(B) 1.1.2007

(C) 1.1.2004 

(D) 1.4.2004

27. In which year was the Administrative Tribunal Act passed by the Parliament of India ?

(A) 1980

 (B) 1990 

(C) 1985

 (D) 1995

28 . The Personnel Branch in a Zone is headed by

 (A) PFA

 (B) PCE 

(C) PCPO 

(D) AGM

29. Contingency Fund of India is governed by which Article of the Constitution?

(A) 19 

(B) 139

 (C) 257 

(D) 267

30. Receipts from fines are credited to which fund?

(A) Development Fund

 (B) Staff Benefit Fund

 (C) Rashtriya Sangraksha Kosh 

(D) Capital Fund