31. Which railway station entered Limca Book of Records 2018 for having all – women staff?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option”B” is correct

The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway (CR) of Mumbai division has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff. The achievement comes six months after Matunga became the first railway station in the country to be run by an all-woman staff.
32.
Which railway station has become the India’s first station to run by all women staff?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option”A” is correct

The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway (CR) of Mumbai division has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff. The achievement comes six months after Matunga became the first railway station in the country to be run by an all-woman staff.
33. In how many zones Indian Railway has been divided?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 17
d. 20

Option”C” is correct

Indian Railways is divided into 17 zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1966 and sixteen in 2003. Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions, each having a divisional headquarters.
34. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
a. 1956
b. 1963
c. 1967
d. 1965

Option”D” is correct

Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway in 1965.
35. Which of the following stations has all the three gauges viz. broad, metre and narrow?
a. Lucknow
b. Chandigarh
c. Shimla
d. Siliguri

Option”D” is correct

Siliguri Junction is one of the three railway stations that serves the city of Siliguri located in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other two stations are: Siliguri Town and New Jalpaiguri. It has 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and Narrow Gauge tracks. It formerly had the distinction of having three gauges but the metre-gauge line from Aluabari Road to Siliguri Junction was converted later into broad gauge. Few years ago train bus used to run between Siliguri Junction to naksalbari by the metre gauge line.
36. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c.
d.

Option”C” is correct

Metro Railway is functioning in West Bengal.
37.
The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on-
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option”A” is correct

On 1 November, 1950, Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad formally dedicated the first steam rail-engine produced by the company (a WG class locomotive bearing the registration number 8401) to the freedom fighter Deshbandhu Chittranjan Das.
38. Introduced ________ in Konkan Railway to help old and disabled passengers-
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option”D” is correct
39. When was the new Harbour rail line inaugurated?
a. 1925
b. 1928
c. 1931
d. 1933

Option”A” is correct

The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city’s natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Andheri/Goregaon and Panvel on the CSMT-Goregaon, CSMT-Panvel and Panvel-Andheri routes. The first section of the line, between Kurla and Reay Road, opened on 12 December 1910. In 1925, the line was connected to the then Victoria Terminus via an elevated rail corridor between Dockyard Road and Sandhurst Road.
40.
In which year palace on wheels train inaugurated?
a. 1988
b. 1978
c. 1982
d. 1965

Option”C” is correct

With a noble motive to promote tourism in Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation along with Indian Railway launched the first Indian luxury train Palace on Wheels on 26th January’ 1982.
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