CBSE GUIDE: RRB LOCO PILOT MODEL QUESTIONNAIRE

1. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
(a) 1982 (b) 1989 (c) 1984 (d) 1992
Answer: C

2. Shatabdi Express train was started in
(a) 1984 (b) 1988 (c) 1990 (d) 1985
Answer: B

3. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Patiala (c) Perambur (d) Varanasi
Answer: B

4. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?
(a) Central Railway (b) Northern Railway (c) Eastern Railway (d) Western Railway
Answer: C

5. The railway station situated in the extreme south is
(a) Chennai (b) Cochin (c) Kanyakumari (d) Trivandrum
Answer: C

6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
(a) dock platform (b) passenger platform (c) island platform (d) goods platform
Answer: C

7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
(a) 1952 (b) 1950 (c) 1951 (d) 1954
Answer: B

8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?
(a) 1954 (b) 1957 (c) 1959 (d) 1967
Answer: B

9. Railway Staff College is situated at
(a) Bangalore (b) Secundrabad (c) Chennai (d) Vadodara
Answer: D

10. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
(a) Lucknow (b) Bangalore (c) Pune (d) New Delhi
Answer: A

11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
(a) South-Central Railway – Secunderabad
(b) Central railway – Bhopal
(c) South Railway – Chennai
(d) North Railway – New Delhi
Answer: B

12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
(a) From Calcutta to Delhi (b) From Mumbai to Thane
(c) From Mumbai to Surat (d) From Mumbai to Madras
Answer: B

13. When was the first train in Indian started?
(a) 1851 (b) 1852 (c) 1853 (d) 1854
Answer: C

4. In which Governor-Generalâ€™s reign railway lines in India were established?
(a) Lord William Bentick (b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Kenning (d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: D

17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
Answer: D

18. What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
(a) 4300 Km (b) 3700 Km (c) 4290 km (d) 5298 km
Answer: B

19. The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Guwahati (c) Gorakhpur (d) New Delhi
Answer: C

20. When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?
(a) 15th Jan, 1958 (b) 15th Jan, 1955
(c) 2nd Jan, 1956 (d) 14th April, 1952
Answer: A

21. The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is
(a) Calcutta (b) Maligaon (Guwahati)
(c) Chennai (d) Gorakhpur
Answer: B

22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Calcutta (d) Chennai
Answer: C

23. General Manger is responsible for
(a) Railway Board (b) Railway Ministry
(c) Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
(d) None of these
Answer: A

24. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Chennai
(c) Secundrabad (d) Mumbai (Central)
Answer: C

25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at
(a) New Delhi (b) Guwahati (c) Gorakhpur (d) Mumbai (V.T)
Answer: A

26. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at
(a) Calcutta (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
Answer: B

27. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
(a) Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
(b) Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
(c) Railway Staff College
(d) Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering
Answer: B

28. Who invented the railway engine?
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Isaac Newton
(c) James Watt (d) George Stephenson
Answer: D

29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?
(a) Nasik (b) Baroda (c) Jamalpur (d) Pune
Answer: C

30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C

31.The zone with the minimum length is
(a) North-Eastern Railway
(b) North-Eastern Frontier Railway
(c) South-East Railway
(d) South-Central Railway
Answer: B

32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
(a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) Nasik (d) Sikandrabad
Answer: A

33. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Five (d) Six
Answer: C

34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Forth
Answer: B

35. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
(a) Broad gauge (b) Meter gauge
(c) Narrow gauge (d) Special gauge
Answer: C

36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
(a) Jammutavi (b) Amritsar (c) Pathancoat (d) Guwahat
Answer: A

37. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
Answer: B

38. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at
(a) Perambur (b) Varanasi (c) Kapurthala (d) Bangalore
Answer: B

39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in
(a) 1974 (b) 1961 (c) 1971 (d) 1973
Answer: C

42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway Project?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A

43. Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year?
(a) 1988 (b) 1972 (c) 1982 (d) 1965
Answer: C

44. When was the Central Railway established?
(a) 5th Nov 1951 (b) 14th Nov 1951
(c) 14th April 1951 (d) 16th August, 1951
Answer: A

45. Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?
(a) Northern region (b) Western region
(c) North-Western region (d) Central Region
Answer: B

46. The largest national enterprise of India is
(a) Indian Railway (b) Indian Shipyard
(c) Airways (d) None of these
Answer: A

47. The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on
(a) November 1950 (b) October 1950
(c) September 1949 (d) October 1954
Answer: A

48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
(a) Chittranjan (b) Kapurthala (c) Bangalore (d) Perambur
Answer: C

49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
(a) 1965 (b) 1963 (c) 1967 (d) 1965
Answer: D

50. Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Mumbai (Church Gate)
(c) Gwalior (d) Gorakhpur
Answer: A

GK Questions

1. Which of the following ports does not have a natural harbour?

(a) Cochin

(b) Bombay

(d) Vishakhapatnam

Ans. (c)

2. India’s first solar powered railway station is at

(a) Sion

(b) Byculla

(d) None of these

Ans. (d)

3. August Kranti Rajdhani Express train runs between which two terminal stations?

(a) New Delhi – Howrah

(b) New Delhi – Madras

(d) New Delhi – Hyderabad

Ans. (c)

4. Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Howrah passes through

(a) Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, Bengal

(b) Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, Bengal

(d) Delhi, U.R, M.P, Bengal

Ans. (c)

5. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because

(a) it is the shortest route

(b) India is the only country in Asia providing refueling capacity

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

6. The South- Central Railways do not pass through which of the following states?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Karnataka

(e) Orissa

Ans. (b)

7. Indian Railways first introduced computerized reservation in

(a) Bombay

(b) Calcutta

(d) Delhi

Ans. (d)

8. The international airport in Tamil Nadu is

(a) Palam

(b) Dum Dum

(d) Meenambakam

Ans. (d)

9 Which of the following is not exported from India?

(a) Iron ore

(b) Tea

(d) Mica

Ans. (c)

10. The problem of transporting bulk goods on a large scale on account of shortage of railway wagons has been solved by the Indian railways by

(a) repairing and reusing old wagons

(b) increasing the production capacity of wagon

manufacturers

(d) supply of wagons by consumers who had

bought them from identified wagon manufacturers

Ans. (d)

11. Which one is not a port on the east coast?

(a) Calcutta

(b) Cochin

(d) Vishakhapatnam

Ans. (b)

12. ‘One of the most daunting engineering tasks undertaken by the Indian railways, across the wilderness of the Eastern Ghats’. This description fits the

(a) Konkan railway connecting Trivandrum with Bombay.

(b) Koraput – Rayagada rail line

(d) Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur rail line

Ans. (b)

13. A person traveling by the Grand Trunk Express from New Delhi to Bhopal will be passing through

(a) Haryana and Rajasthan

(d) Rajasthan and U.P

(d) Haryana, Rajasthan and U.P

Ans. (c)

14. The port of Kandla is situated

(a) at the head of the Kori Creek of Kutch

(b) near Cape Ramas on western coast of India

(d) at the head of Gulf of Khambat

Ans. (a)

15 The National Highway No. 2 stretches from

(a) Bombay to Delhi

(b) Madras to Delhi

(d) Calcutta to Delhi

Ans. (d)

16. Which of the following two big cities are connected by Grand Trunk Road?

(a) Calcutta-Amritsar

(b) Calcutta-Ferozepur

(d) Calcutta-Madras

Ans. (a)

17. The state which has no railway line is

(a) Tripura

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. (d)

18. Which of the following is the first super fast train on meter gauge?

(a) Chetak Express

(b) Ashram Express

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

19. World’s highest rail bridge is proposed to be built over which river in India?

(a) Godavari

(b) Narmada

(d) Chenab

Ans. (d)

20. Which of the following sea ports is the largest exporter of iron ore from India?

(a) Calcutta

(b) Bombay

(d) Vishakhapatnam

Ans. (d)

21, One of the world’s longest and most modern pipelines, the Hazira-Bijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline has been laid for transporting

(a) drinking water

(b) natural gas

(d) iron ore slurry

Ans. (b)

22. Himsagar Express runs between

(a) Madras and Calcutta

(b) Bombay and Delhi

(d ) Jammu and Kanyakumari

Ans. (d)

23. Which of the following trains runs between Amritsar and Lahore?

(a) Shan-e-Punjab Express

(b) Himalayan Queen

(d) Indo-Pak Express

Ans. (d)

24. The first electric train of India (Deccan Queen) wan run between

(a) Bombay and Surat

(b) Howrah and Delhi

(d) New Delhi and Madras

Ans. (c)

25. Chennal Express runs between

(a) Madras-Mangalore

(b) Madras-Bangalore

(d) Madras-Dadar (Bombay)

Ans. (d)

26. India is divided into how many postal zones?

(a) 6

(b) 7

(d) 9

Ans. (c)

27. In the recent past, which one of the following items has shown a declining trend in exports from India?

(a) Cotton textiles

(b) Jute Goods

(d) Tobacco products

Ans. (b)

28. India’s largest run off river is

(a) Ganga

(b) Narmada

(d) Godavari

Ans. (a)

29. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Port Chief item of export

(a) Tuticorin – Fertilizers

(b) New Mangalore – Iron ore

(d) Kandla – Sugar

Ans. (c)

30. Total rail route in Kerala is approximately

(a) 1000km

(b) 1500km

(d) 2500 km

Ans. (a)

31. Which of the following transported commodities give maximum weight to Indian Railways?

(a) Coal

(b) Cement

(d) Food grains

Ans. (a)

32. The length of the Konkan Railway is:

(a) 560 kms

(b) 660 kms

(d) 860 kms

Ans. (c)

33. A significant feature of India’s export trade in the post- independence period has been the emergence of important items such as

(a) iron ore

(b) woolen carpets

(d spices and handicrafts

Ans. (c)

34. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Sea ports States

(a) Paradeep - West Bengal

(b) Kandla - Karnataka

(d) Tuticorin - Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (c)

35. The highest airfield in India is

(a) Chushul

(b) Bhuntar

(d) Pantnagar

Ans. (a)

36. Where is the Diesel Locomotive Works situated?

(a) Varanasi

(b) Lucknow

(d) Kanpur

Ans. (a)

37. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Kanpur – Paper manufacturing

(b) Coimbatore – Textile industry

(d Murshidabad – Copper smelting

Ans. (b)

38. Aircrafts are built in India at

(a) Kanpur / Bangalore

(b) Calcutta / Cochin

(d) Delhi / Dehradun

Ans. (a)

39. The first shore – based steel plant in India is in (h Kandla

(a) Haldia

(b) Kandla

(d) Vishakhapatnam

Ans. (d)

40. Which of the following are correctly matched?

Establishment of manufacturing industries – Year - Place

1. Setting up of the first cotton mill 1854 Bombay

2. Manufacture of the first machine made paper 1870 Near Calcutta

3. Setting up of the first cement factory 1904 Madras

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) l, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

41. In which city the telephone instruments are manufactured?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Madras

(d) Patna

Ans. (c)

42. The place “Avadi’ which is known for the manufacture of Vijayanta tanks for the Indian army, is located in

(a) Orissa

(b) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans. (d)

43. Which Of the following industries is as widespread as textile industry in India?

(a) Petroleum refining

(b) Cement

(d) Machine making

Ans. (d)

44. In which state Bokaro Steel Plant is situated?

(a) Orissa

(b) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

Ans. (c)

45. The first cotton mill in India was set up at Calcutta in

(a) ISIS

(b) 1854

(d) 1926

Ans. (a)

46. India’s sponge iron plant is located at

(a) Burnpur

(b) Kavaratti

(d) Kurnool

Ans. (c)

47. Which one of the following iron and steel centers is located neither on the basis of proximity to raw materials nor from the market point of view?

(a) Bhilai

(b) Rourkela

(c)Vishakhapatnam

(d) Bhadravati

Ans. (d)

48. Match the following:-

A. Pharmaceuticals 1.Bongaigon

B. Basic Chemicals 2.Rishikesh

C. Antibiotics 3.Sindri

D. Petrochemicals 4.Baroda

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 2 3 1 4

(4) 2 4 3 1

Ans. (a)

49. Which of the following H.M.T factories manufactures watches?

(a) Bangalore

(b) Pinjore

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

50. The first large scale jute mill was established at

(a) Calcutta

(b) Howrah

(d) Rishra

Ans. (d)

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