Railway Specific GK Practice Questions
(MCQs with Answers)
Questions 1-30
1. The first passenger train in India ran between which stations?
A) Delhi-Agra
B) Bombay-Thane
C) Calcutta-Delhi
D) Madras-Bangalore
Answer: B (16 April 1853)
2. Indian Railways was nationalized in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1951
C) 1950
D) 1948 Answer: B
3. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Railways’?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A
4. The width of Broad Gauge (BG) in Indian Railways is:
A) 1.000 metre
B) 1.676 metres
C) 0.762 metre
D) 1.435 metres
Answer: B
5. Where are Diesel Locomotives manufactured in India?
A) Chittaranjan
B) Varanasi (DLW)
C) Perambur
D) Kapurthala
Answer: B
6. Electric Locomotives are manufactured at:
A) Varanasi
B) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)
C) ICF, Chennai
D) RCF, Kapurthala
Answer: B
7. The longest railway platform in India is at:
A) Gorakhpur
B) Kharagpur
C) Howrah
D) Secunderabad
Answer: A (Gorakhpur)
8. Highest railway station in India is:
A) Shimla
B) Ooty
C) Ghum (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway)
D) Kalka
Answer: C
9. Konkan Railway connects which cities?
A) Mumbai – Mangalore
B) Delhi – Mumbai
C) Chennai – Kolkata
D) Guwahati – Delhi
Answer: A
10. Vande Bharat Express is manufactured by:
A) BHEL
B) Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai
C) RCF, Kapurthala
D) DLW, Varanasi
Answer: B
11. Full form of IRCTC:
A) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
B) Indian Rail Traffic Control
C) Indian Railway Technical Corporation
D) Integrated Rail Transport Corporation
Answer: A
12. Indian Railways aims for Net Zero Carbon Emission by:
A) 2025
B) 2030
C) 2040
D) 2070
Answer: B
13. Bio-toilets in Indian Railways were introduced to prevent:
A) Track corrosion
B) Water wastage
C) Air pollution
D) Noise pollution
Answer: A
14. Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) – Eastern Corridor connects:
A) Mumbai – Delhi
B) Ludhiana – Dankuni
C) Delhi – Chennai
D) Howrah – Mumbai
Answer: B
15. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) was established in:
A) 2000
B) 2003
C) 1995
D) 2010
Answer: B
16. The first Shatabdi Express was introduced in:
A) 1985
B) 1988
C) 1990
D) 1995
Answer: B
17. Shortest station name in Indian Railways:
A) B
B) R
C) Ib
D) A
Answer: C (Ib in Odisha)
18. Indian Railways is the ______ largest railway network in the world:
A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Fifth
Answer: C
19. The Railway Budget was merged with the General Budget in:
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2015
D) 2018
Answer: B
20. Headquarters of Indian Railways (Rail Bhawan) is in:
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
Answer: B
21. Which zone of Indian Railways is the largest by route length?
A) Southern
B) Northern
C) Western
D) East Central
Answer: B (Northern Railway)
22. Rajdhani Express was first introduced in:
A) 1969
B) 1970
C) 1965
D) 1975
Answer: A
23. The train that runs between India and Bangladesh is:
A) Maitree Express
B) Samjhauta Express
C) Thar Express
D) All of the above
Answer: A (Maitree)
24. Project for bullet train (Semi-High Speed) in India is between:
A) Delhi–Mumbai
B) Mumbai–Ahmedabad
C) Chennai–Bengaluru
D) Delhi–Kolkata
Answer: B
25. What does CRIS stand for?
A) Centre for Railway Information Systems
B) Central Railway Infrastructure Services
C) Commission for Railway Safety
D) None of the above Answer: A
26. Which state became the first with 100% electrified railway network?
A) Gujarat
B) Haryana
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra
Answer: B
27. Kankaria Coaching Depot (Ahmedabad) achieved ‘Water Neutral’ status using:
A) Phytoremediation
B) RO Technology
C) Solar Desalination
D) Chemical Treatment
Answer: A
28. Minimum Tatkal charges apply for which class?
A) Sleeper
B) AC 3 Tier
C) AC 2 Tier
D) All classes
Answer: A
29. The oldest mountain railway in India is:
A) Nilgiri Mountain Railway
B) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
C) Kalka-Shimla Railway
D) Matheran Hill Railway
Answer: B
30. Indian Railways runs on how many gauges primarily?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: C (Broad, Meter, Narrow)
