This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Transport > Railways – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Railways Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The First train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on ..... A) 14 April 1853. B) 13 April 1853. C) 16 April 1853. D) 17 April 1853. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16 April 1853. 2. ..... Zone is the largest in Indian Railways A) Central Railway. B) Northern Railway. C) Eastern Railway. D) Western Railway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eastern Railway. 3. Where is the India's Longest Railway bridge and what its name? A) Indira Gandhi Bridge. B) Vembanad Bridge-Kerala. C) Chenab Bridge-Jammu and Kashmir. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vembanad Bridge-Kerala. 4. What city the train ran between? A) Calcutta-New-Delhi. B) Bombay-Agra. C) Bombay-Thane. D) New-Dehli-Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay-Thane. 5. Which Luxury tourist Train voted "The World Leading Luxury" 7 times in a row? A) Rajdhani Express. B) Shatabdi Express. C) The Darjeeling Himalayan Express. D) The Maharajas' Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Maharajas' Express. 6. Who is known as the father of Indian Railways? A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) George Stephenson. D) Zhan Tianyou. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Dalhousie. 7. Which is the Oldest train in India A) Rajdhani Express. B) Tejas Express. C) Kalka Mall. D) Sheshnaag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalka Mall. 8. Railway was founded in which country? A) The United Kingdom. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United Kingdom. 9. When did the country's first train run? A) 1852. B) 1871. C) 1864. D) 1832. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1852. 10. Indian railways serve approximately how many passengers everyday? A) 72 million. B) 54 million. C) 23 million. D) 10 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23 million. 11. Where is the highest railway bridge in the world? A) Mahatma Gandhi Setu. B) Pamban Bridge. C) Chenab Bridge. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chenab Bridge. 12. How old is Indian Railways? A) 158 yrs. B) 168 yrs. C) 178 yrs. D) 180 yrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 168 yrs. 13. Which is the longest rail route in India? A) Mangalore to Jammu. B) Tirunelveli to Jammu. C) Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. 14. What is the other name of Vande Bharat Express A) Train 15. B) Rail 4. C) Train 18. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Train 18. 15. How many years has the Indian Railways been operating? A) 98. B) 100. C) 167. D) 153. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 167. 16. The country's first train was named as A) Mumbai Suburban Railway. B) Red Hill. C) Bori Bunder. D) New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Hill. 17. What city was the first ever Indian train made in? A) Delhi. B) Pune. C) Mumbai. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madras. 18. Who was the first female railway minister of India? A) Mayawati. B) Mamata Banerjee. C) Sonia Gandhi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mamata Banerjee. 19. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called A) Dock platform. B) Passenger platform. C) Goods platform. D) Island platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goods platform. 20. What is the width of broad gauge railway line in India? A) 3 ft 6 in. B) 5 ft 6 in. C) 4 ft 8 1/2 in. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 ft 6 in. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesRailways Quiz 1Railways Quiz 2Railways Quiz 3Railways Quiz 4Railways Quiz 5Railways Quiz 6Railways Quiz 7Railways Quiz 9Ports QuizTransport And Communication In India QuizTransport And Communication Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books