Chenab Railway Bridge

Question 1

Who is the current minister of Ministry of Railways?

Answer 1

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Question 2

Who is the current CEO and Chairperson of Indian Railways?

Answer 2

Vinay Kumar Tripathi

approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)

Question 3

Who is the father of Indian Railways?

Answer 3

Lord Dalhousie

Question 4

Where is this bridge located?

Answer 4

Reasi District , J&K

Question 5

This project is between which two places?

Answer 5

Udampur to Baramulla

Question 6

Length of the above mentioned given bridge?

Answer 6

1315km long

Question 7

What is the other name of the project?

Answer 7

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project

Question 8

What is the length of the bridge?

Answer 8

272km

Question 9

What is the height of the bridge?

Answer 9

359 m

Question 10

Which world’s highest bridge?

Answer 10

Chenab Bridge , India

Question 11

When was Indian Railways formed?

Answer 11

6 May 1836

Question 12

When did India’s first passenger train ran?

Answer 12

16 April 1853

between Mumbai and Thane

Question 13

When did India’s first railway bridge formed?

Answer 13

1854

over the Thane creek when the Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan

Question 14

When was Indian railways nationalised?

Answer 14

1951

Question 15

Which is the world’s oldest steam engine running currently?

Answer 15

Fairy Queen

between New Delhi and Alwar in Rajasthan

Question 16

How many sites have been declared by UNESCO in Indian Railways?

Answer 16

4

Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain, Mumbai CST, and Kalka-Shimla Railways

Question 17

Which is the Asia’s largest rail network?

Answer 17

Indian Railways

Question 18

Which is world’s largest rail network under single administration?

Answer 18

United States

Indian railways is second largest

Question 19

Which committe seperated Railway finances from Govt. finances?

Answer 19

Acworth Committee

But they were seperated in 1924

Question 20

Who was the first woman to become Railway Minister?

Answer 20

Mamta Banerjee in 2000

Question 21

Which is the world’s longest platform?

Answer 21

Gorakhpur Railway Station

Question 22

Which train has the longest train route?

Answer 22

The Vivek Express

betwene Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari, covers 4,286 km in around 82 hours and 30 minutes

Question 23

hWhat is the name of the policy which is recently launced by Ministry of Railways?

Answer 23

StartUps for Railways

Question 24

Which is the largest government undertaking in the country?

Answer 24

Indian Railways

Question 25

In how many zones is the IR divided?

Answer 25

16 zones