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Indian Railway Budget 2009-10

Questions related to the Indian Railway Budget 2009-2010 presented by Mamata Banerjee, covering key announcements, facilities, schemes, staff benefits, infrastructure projects, and technical terms for competitive exam preparation.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Railway Minister presented the first railway budget in the august House which was presided by the first lady Lok Sabha Speaker of the country (India). Name the railway Minister.

  1. Kumari Mamata Banerjee
  2. Nitish Kumar
  3. Lalu Prasad Yadav
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Railway Budget 2009-10 stressed some the priority areas for a perceptible improvement. Which of the following are those priority areas?

  1. Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness
  2. Quality of Railway catering
  3. Safety, Security and Punctuality
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On which day did the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee present the Budget Estimates for the year 2009-10 for the Indian Railways?

  1. 3rd July 2009
  2. 2nd July 2009
  3. 1st July 2009
  4. 4th July 2009
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

RLDA stands for

  1. Rail Land Development Authority
  2. Rail Land Development Agency
  3. Rail Land Developer Agency
  4. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

MFC stands for:

  1. Many functional Complexes
  2. Multi-functional Complexes
  3. Multi-food complexes
  4. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multi-functional Complexes in station premises are provided in Railway Budget 2009-10 to rail users for providing facilities like shopping, food stalls and restaurants, book stalls, PCO/STD/ISD/Fax booths, medicine & variety stores, budget hotels, underground parking etc. It is proposed to take up development of these Multi-functional Complexes in different parts of the country at ..............railway stations serving places of pilgrimage, industry and tourist interest in this year.

  1. 49
  2. 50
  3. 60
  4. 71
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per Railway Budget 2009-10, Rail Coach Factory/Kapurthala manufactured 1558 coaches including 121 stainless steel coaches of new LHB design. The target for 2009-10 is .........coaches.

  1. 1562
  2. 1500
  3. 1400
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Railway ministry is exploring possibility to depute ............... in long distance trains as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10. Arrangements will be made to provide Ambulance services for passengers at Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar to start with.

  1. at least one doctor
  2. at least one nurse
  3. at least one consultant
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Railway Budget 2009-10, responsibility for development of Multi-functional Complexes will be entrusted to ..............

  1. IRCON
  2. RLDA
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Toilet facilities are not being provided in DEMU and MEMU trains when the travel time is less than 4 hours. This poses difficulties for women, children and aged persons. Railway ministry are now planning to provide toilet facilities where journey is more than .......... as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10.

  1. 2 hours
  2. 3 hours
  3. 1 hour
  4. 1.5 hours
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

PRS stands for

  1. Passenger Reservation System
  2. Pantry Reserve System
  3. Passenger Rest System
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

UTS stands for

  1. Under Ticket Sale
  2. Under Toll System
  3. Unreserved Ticketing System
  4. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10, under the MoU between Railways and ............., passengers can now buy computerized tickets from nearly 5000 post offices in cities and towns.

  1. Department of Post
  2. Ministry of Communication
  3. Reliance Industries
  4. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

WILD stands for

  1. wheel impact load detectors
  2. whole impact load detectors
  3. wheel impact load detonetor
  4. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to set up Scholarships for higher education of girl children of ........... staff for promoting their economic independence.

  1. Group 'D' staff
  2. Group 'C' Staff
  3. Group 'B' staff
  4. Group 'A' staff
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to increase the contribution to Staff Benefit Fund to ............... per employee by one year with the proviso that out of this contribution, the sum of Rs 100 per employee will be exclusively for activities relating to women empowerment and training for developing vocational and occupational skills of physically and mentally challenged wards of railway employees especially girl child and higher education for girls.

  1. Rs 350/-
  2. Rs 1350/-
  3. Rs 2350/-
  4. Rs 450/-
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Kolkata Metro Railway Hospital at Tollygunge is proposed to be upgraded to ......bedded hospital as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10.

  1. 75
  2. 76
  3. 74
  4. 78
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to open ........ Nursing Colleges on Railway land on Public Private Partnership model so as to facilitate the wards of the Railway employees in finding a good vocational avenue.

  1. Seven
  2. Six
  3. Nine
  4. Ten
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce .......... mobile ticketing vans in the country for issuing reserved and unreserved tickets in both urban and rural areas.

  1. 51
  2. 49
  3. 55
  4. 50
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Anti Collision Device to prevent incidents of train collisions has already been made operational on ............. of North Frontier Railway.

  1. 1736 Km
  2. 1011 Km
  3. 1588 Km
  4. None of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed for special medical treatment of railway persons, General Managers has been empowered to sanction cases up to ............

  1. Rs 4 lakhs.
  2. Rs 14 lakhs.
  3. Rs 3 lakhs.
  4. Rs 2 lakhs.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce high capacity ..........., for intercity travel for superior riding quality and comfort.

  1. air conditioned double-decker coaches
  2. non-air conditioned double-decker coaches
  3. air conditioned sleeper coaches
  4. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ACD stands for

  1. Anti Collision Device
  2. All Cable Division
  3. Anti Collection Device
  4. None of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Railway Budget 2009-10, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce mobile ticketing vans ....................for issuing reserved and unreserved tickets in both urban and rural areas. Poor people who are unable to go to the stations can now purchase tickets in market places, mohallas and other busy places.

  1. Mushkil Aasaan
  2. Ma Mati Manush
  3. Suhani Safar
  4. None of these
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

There is a growing demand of wagons in Railways. During the year 2009-10 Railways have planned to acquire ............wagons under rolling stock programme as against 11,000 wagons in 2008-09.

  1. 18,000
  2. 17,000
  3. 19,000
  4. 20,000
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to constitute an expert committee, headed by ..................., the key person behind the telecommunication revolution in our country. The Committee will suggest further innovations, to utilize the optic fiber cables network of the railway and take information technology to the door steps in remote areas.

  1. Shri Sam Pitroda
  2. Shri P Chidambaram
  3. Shri Abdul Kalam
  4. None of these
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