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Railway General Awareness Questions Set 1

Dear Aspirants,
Railways exams and round the corner and general awareness is an important section to take care off. We are here with out 1st set on Railway General Awareness Questions Set 1. Of total we will be having around 20 sets of 10 questions each. Do find the questions given below and give us feedback on the same.

Set of 10 Questions

1. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on:
(a) Bridge
(b) Curves
(c) Branching
(d) Tangents
(e) Lines

2. The track capacity can be increased by:
(a) Faster movement of trains on the track
(b) By using more powerful engines
(c) All the above
(d) None of the above
(e) Slower movement of trains on the track

3. As per Indian standard, the recommended width of ballast section at foot level of rails for broad gauge tracks should be:
(a) 4.38 m
(b) 3.35 m
(c) 1.83 m
(d) 2.25 m
(e) 2.76 m

4. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as:
(a) Rolling chart
(b) Track chart
(c) Hallade chart
(d) Vibro chart
(e) None of the above

5. The most common system of signaling in India is the …… system.
(a) automatic block
(b) section clear system
(c) absolute block
(d) pilot guard system
(e) None of the above

6. Railway Staff College is situated at
(a) Bangalore
(b) Secundrabad
(c) Chennai
(d) Vadodara

7. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organization situated?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Bangalore
(c) Pune
(d) New Delhi
(e) Vadodara

8. Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Saturn
(d) Neptune
(e) Mars

9. Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?
(a) Pluto
(b) Jupiter
(c) Venus
(d) Mercury
(e) Saturn

10. India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in…?
(a) 1964
(b) 1966
(c) 1970
(d) 1974
(e) 1980

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