Indian Railways is the world's fourth-largest railway network, with a track length of over 67,000 kilometers. It transports over 23 million passengers and 1.2 million tons of freight every day.

Here you are given Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the Indian Railwaysthe topic of General Knowledge. First of all, you have to read all the GK questions related to Indian Railways and click on one correct answer for each question. If your answer is correct, you will be displayed with a ✅ sign, but if your answer is wrong, a ❌ sign will be displayed, so that you can identify the correct answer you have given.

Q. Which railway station of India has been named in the Limca Book of Records as the longest platform in the world?

 ◉ Old Delhi railway station

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 ◉ Kanpur railway station

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 ◉ Kharagpur railway station

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 ◉ Gorakhpur railway station

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Q. What is the name of the country's first railway station, where women employees have been deployed at each post?

 ◉ Old Delhi Railway Station (Delhi)

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 ◉ Patna railway station (Bihar)

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 ◉ Gandhinagar railway station (Jaipur)

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 ◉ Gorakhpur railway station (Uttar Pradesh)

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Q. The terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is-

 ◉ Vladivostok

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 ◉ Nazivaevskaya

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 ◉ St. Petersberg and Blagdibostock

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 ◉ Moscow

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Q. Trans-Sahebrian Railway (9438 km) connects which of the following in west and east respectively?

 ◉ Vladivostoc-masco

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 ◉ India - Pakistan

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 ◉ Sikkim and West Bengal

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 ◉ St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

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Q. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway?

 ◉ 765 km

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 ◉ 750 km

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 ◉ 770 km

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 ◉ 760 km

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Q. What is the width of the track of broad gauge of Indian Railways?

 ◉ 4 feet 5 inch

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 ◉ 5 feet 6 inches

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 ◉ 2 feet 2 inch

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 ◉ 3 feet

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Q. In a railway route, why is it necessary to leave a gap between two tracks from one end to the other?

 ◉ Because accidents in summer can be prevented

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 ◉ Because their density increases with the seasons

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 ◉ Because their density decreases with the seasons

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which city is connected with maximum number of railway divisions?

 ◉ Delhi

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 ◉ Kolkata

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 ◉ Gorakhpur

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 ◉ mumbai

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Q. A person standing on a railway platform hears the whistle of a train coming and going. How will he hear the sound of the whistle?

 ◉ The high pitch will be heard when the train arrives

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 ◉ The following pitch will be heard when the train arrives

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 ◉ The pitch will not be heard when the train arrives

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 ◉ None of these

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Q. Who laid the first railway line in India?

 ◉ Roger Smith

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 ◉ george clark

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 ◉ Warren hastings

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 ◉ William Dadle

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Q. When was 'The East Indian Railway Company' established?

 ◉ In 1853 AD

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 ◉ In 1843 AD

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 ◉ In 1834 AD

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 ◉ in 1844 AD

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Q. Which is the fastest train of Indian Railways?

 ◉ New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express

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 ◉ New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express

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 ◉ New Delhi-Kanpur Shatabdi Express

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 ◉ New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express

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Q. For what purpose did the British start railways in India?

 ◉ To facilitate British commerce and administrative control

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 ◉ Rail J for the movement of equals in England

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 ◉ To take your business to that country from this country

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 ◉ To deliver goods far and wide in the inner regions of India

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Q. When was the first railway line from Bombay to Thane opened?

 ◉ In 1855 AD

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 ◉ In 1860 AD

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 ◉ In 1852 AD

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 ◉ in 1853 AD

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Q. How is the status of Indian Railway network in the world?

 ◉ second

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 ◉ fifth

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 ◉ the third

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 ◉ the fourth

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