GK questions

Indian Railway Important GK questions 


1. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?
Answer: Baroda


2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?
Answer: 1.676


3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?
Answer: Deccan Queen (Kalyan - Pune)


4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started ?
Answer: In 1991


5. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways ?
Answer: 1995


6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel ?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)



7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World ?
Answer: Gorakhpur station platform (UP)


8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh ?
Answer: Maitree Express


9. Which are the states have no Railway ?
Answer: Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines)


10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train) ?
Answer: Fairy Queen runs in India


11.  What is the width of Narrow gauge rail ?
Answer: 0.762


12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?
Answer: Bilapur


13. Which is the fastest train in India ?
Answer: Shatabdi Express


14. In which year Indian Railway board established ?
Answer: 1905


15. Which is the first Railway station in India ?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria terminal)


* 16. Who is the first Indian to present Railway Budget  ?
Answer: John Mathai


* 17. Who is the first railway minister in India ?
Answer: John Matthai 


* 18. Who is the first lady Railway minister of India ?
Answer: Mamta Benergy


* 19. Which is the highest railway station in India ?
Answer: Ghum railway station


* 20. Which is the longest Railway bridge in India ?
Answer: Vallarpadam Bridge (kerala)


* 21. What is the slogan of Indian Railway ?
Answer: lifeline of the nation


* 22. Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated?
Answer:  Chanakyapuri (New Delhi)