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1.	What is the length of North – Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
a.	4300 Km
b.	3700 Km
c.	4290 km
d.	5298 km Option”B” is correct The length of North – Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is 3700 Km.

2.	Who invented the railway engine?
a.	Charles Babbage
b.	Isaac Newton
c.	James Watt
d.	George Stephenson Option”D” is correct In 1825 George Stephenson built the Locomotion for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This was the first public steam railway in the world and then in 1829, he built The Rocket which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials.

3.	How many members did the railway board had?
a.	3
b.	5
c.	4
d.	8 Option”C” is correct Railway board had 4 members.

4.	The main objective of British developing Indian Railway system was to facilitate the traffic between?
a.	Source of raw material and export centers
b.	Source of raw material and ports
c.	Source of raw material and production centers
d.	Source of raw material and markets Option”C” is correct The main objective of British developing Indian Railway system was to facilitate the traffic between source of raw material and production centers.

5.	________ percent sub – quota for women under all reserved categories.
a.	30
b.	35
c.	33
d.	40 Option”C” is correct Railways has introduced 33% of sub-quota for women in the allotment of food stalls at rail premises as a special provision in the new catering policy.

6.	Consider the following initiative with Ministries associated to them: 1)Project Swarna – Ministry of Railways 2)Project CHAMAN – Ministry of Agriculture 3)Project DARPAN – Ministry of Communications Which of the above is/are correct?
a.	Only 1 & 2
b.	Only 2 & 3
c.	Only 1 & 3
d.	1, 2 & 3 Option”D” is correct

7.	Consider the following statements about the Bio Toilet Project in Indian Railways: 1)The bio – toilets are joint initiative of Indian Railways and DRDO 2)The human excreta in the bio – toilets is treated through anaerobic digestion process 3)The bio toilet reduces the solid human waste to biogas and pure water Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a.	1 & 3 Only
b.	2 Only
c.	2 & 3 Only
d.	1, 2 & 3 Option”D” is correct

8.	Consider the following statements about the proposed Rail Development Authority: 1)It will act within the parameters of the Railway Act, 1989 2)The authority will consist of four members 3)It will regulate the sector opened to the private sector for investment Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a.	1 & 2 Only
b.	3 Only
c..	2 & 3 Only
d.	1, 2 & 3 Option”D” is correct

9.	When did the first ignition engine develop?
a.	1890
b.	1892
c.	1900
d.	1904 Option”B” is correct In 1879, Karl Benz patented a reliable two-stroke gas engine. In 1892, Rudolf Diesel developed the first compressed charge, compression ignition engine. In 1926, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket.

10.	When was the first train steamed off in India?
a.	1848
b.	1853
c.	1875
d.	1880 Option”B” is correct On April 16,1853, the first passengers train steamed between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane.

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