Indian Railway History

Q1. The first non-passenger train in pre-independent India was made operational in:-

a : 1853
b : 1851
c : 1864
d : 1850

Q2. The GIP Railway Company (GIP) was incorporated in England by an Act of the British Parliament on:-

a : 1st August 1849
b : 1st August 1850
c : 1st January 1851
d : None of these

Q3. The formation of the Railway Board in 1905 was based upon the recommendations of:-

a : Acworth Committee
b : MacDonald Stephenson Committee
c : Thomas Robertson Committee
d : Separation Convention 1924

Q4. Before being brought under public ownership in 1951, at the time of Independence in 1947, there were:-

a : 42 Railway Systems including 32 lines operated by Princely States
b : 37 Railway Systems with 10 lines operated by Princely States
c : 45 Railway Systems with 30 lines operated by Princely States
d : 32 Railway Systems with 25 lines operated by Princely States

Q5. The Oak Grove School set up for the wards of Railway employees in 1888 is located in:-

a : Asansol division
b : Fort St. George, Chennai
c : Railway Higher Secondary School, Ratlam
d : Jharipani, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

Q6. What is the significance of Red Hill Railroad of erstwhile Madras in IR history?

a : This was actually the first rail road service in British India in 1836, proposed by British engineer, Arthur Thomas Cotton
b : It was the first electric train system of India
c : It was built to carry passengers in and around Madras city
d : It was built by East India Company on a trial cum experiment basis for constructing rail roads

Q7. Who was the first Secretary of the Railway Board in 1905:-

a : Rowland Macdonald Stephenson
b : Lord Dalhousie
c : G.W. McGeorge
d : N.G. Priestley

Q8. Which was the first train in India to have a Ladies Only compartment?

a : Frontier Mail
b : Punjab Mail
c : Deccan Queen
d : Toofan Mail

Q9. After independence and nationalization of Railway Zones, which was the only Railway Company which continued its private operations till 2016?

a : Assam Railway Company
b : Central Provinces Railway Company
c : Punjab Northern State Railway
d : Nagpur Chattisgarh Railway

Q10. The East India Railway Company’s first passenger train ran on 15th August 1854 covering a distance of 38 kms between:-

a : Howrah and Hooghly
b : Hooghly and Raneegunje
c : Nagpur and Ajani
d : Jamalpur and Munger

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