Indian Transport System - MCQs with Answers - Part IV
1. With the opening of which metro did the Indian Railways enter the Metro Age?a) Kolkata Metro
b) Delhi Metro
c) Mumbai Metro
d) Bengaluru Metro
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Kolkata Metro
In 1984-85, the Indian Railways entered the Metro Age with the opening of Kolkata Metro Railway.
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b) I.K.Gujral
c) H.D.Deve Gowda
d) P.V.Narasimha Rao
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India inaugurated the first line of the Delhi Metro on December 24, 2002.
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1964
d) 1971
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1950
In 1950, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Chittaranjan was set up for the manufacture of steam locomotives. Since December 1971 production of this type of locomotives has been discontinued.
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1964
d) 1971
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1964
In 1964, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi was set up for the manufacture of diesel locomotives from imported components.
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1964
d) 1971
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1955
In 1955, Integral Coach Factory, Perambur (Chennai) went into production. Furnished coaches, both broad gauge and metre gauge, electric multiple units, diesel cars and air-conditioned coaches are turned out by Integral Coach Factory.
a) 1955
b) 1964
c) 1971
d) 1983
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1983
In 1983, Wheel and Axles Plant, Yelahanka (Bengaluru) went into production for the manufacture of wheels and axles. The plant for the manufacture of wheels and axles has been set up by the Indian Railways in order to forbid heavy drain on foreign exchange.
a) Diesel Locomotive Works
b) Integral Coach Factory
c) Diesel Component Works--
d) Rail Coach Factory
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Diesel Component Works
The first railway production unit to be established in Punjab is the Diesel Component Works at Patiala. This unit produces components of diesel locomotives of international specifications and helps to save precious foreign exchange by substituting the domestically produced components for the imported ones.
a) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
b) Diesel Locomotive Works
c) Integral Coach Factory
d) Rail Coach Factory
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Rail Coach Factory
The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala is the sixth production unit of Indian Railways, and the second one to be located in Punjab. It manufactures passenger coaches represented as India's largest railway production unit.
a) Centre for Railway Information System
b) Research Design and Standard Organisation--
c) Central Standard Office
d) Railway Testing and Research Centre
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Research Design and Standard Organisation
The first railways in India were built in 1853 and their consequent continent-wide development saw the occurrence of various private railway companies and state-owned railway systems. In 1957, the CSO and RTRC were integrated as the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) under the Ministry of Railways at Lucknow.
a) January 15, 1958
b) January 26, 1998
c) October 1, 2002
d) April 1, 2003
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) January 26, 1998
The Konkan rail line has become fully operational on Roha to Mangalore section from January 26, 1998.
