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The longest train route in Indian sub-continent is ______.

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  1. Kanniyakumari to Dibrugarh

  2. Guwahati to Tiruvananthpuram

  3. New Delhi to Chennai

  4. Gorakhpur to Cochin

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Correct Option: A

The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is ______.

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  1. iron and steel

  2. coal

  3. mineral oil

  4. metallic ores (other than iron ore)

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?

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  1. North-Eastern-Gorakhpur

  2. South-Central-Chennai

  3. Eastern-Kolkata

  4. Western-Mumbai

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Correct Option: B

Railways are more in North Indian plains because______.

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  1. the area is more productive

  2. it is densely populated

  3. the region offers least physical resistance

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D

Indian railway network is the ____ largest in the world in size.

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  1. Second

  2. Third

  3. Fourth

  4. Fifth

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Correct Option: C

The width of the broad gauge track in Indian railway is _______.

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    1. 676 m
    1. 114 m
    1. 98 m
    1. 55 m
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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following Railway Zones and the corresponding Headquarter pairs is not correctly matched?

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  1. North Eastern Railway: Gorakhpur

  2. South Eastern Railway: Bhubaneswar

  3. Eastern Railway: Kolkata

  4. South East Central Railway: BIlaspur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The headquarters of South Eastern Railway zone is in Kolkata. The zone comprises of 4 divisions.
  • They are viz. Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur and Ranchi. 

Where is the South-Central Railway Zone headquarter located?

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  1. Bangalore

  2. Mumbai

  3. Secunderabad

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: C

The total route length of railways in India is : ____________.

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  1. 83,589 km

  2. 63,221 km

  3. 60,371 km

  4. 1,08,486 km

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Indian Railway have a network of 7, 031 stations spread over a route length of 63, 221 km. with a fleet of 7817 locomotives, 5321 passenger service vehicles, 4904 other coach vehicles and 228, 170 wagons as on 31 March 2004.

At present what is the track length of Indian Railways?

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  1. 115,000 kms.

  2. 35,625 kms.

  3. 48,925 kms.

  4. 37,925 kms.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As of March 2017, the IR network spans 121,407 km (75,439 mi) of track length, while the route length is 67,368 km (41,861 mi). So option A is the closest.