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Friday, November 27, 2015

RRB GK

Indian Railways on which 1.5 crore passengers travel every day is crucial for the economy of the country. It is the biggest employer in which over 15 lakh employees work

RRB HISTORY The Beginning to Present

The Beginning

First time in July 1942, as an experimental measure, a Service Commission with a Chairman and two members was established for recruitment of Subordinate Staff on the then North West Railway. The position was reviewed in 1945 and Services Commissions at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Lucknow were set up under Railway Board. These Commissions were introduced with two fold functions of recruiting class III staff and also tender advice to General Managers for dealing with appeals from subordinate staff on disciplinary matters.

Later Developments

In 1948, the Indian Railway Enquiry Committee reviewed working of commissions. While recommending their permanency, suggested that the work related to appeals should be withdrawn so that commission can give undivided attention to recruitments. Chairman Bombay/Service Commission was given the supervisory role to Supervise Commissions at Calcutta, Lucknow and Madras. In 1949, due to financial constraints a ban was imposed on recruitments on Indian Railways thus numbers of commissions was reduced to one centrally located at Bombay. In 1953-54 when Economic conditions of Indian Railway improved, four service commission were again set up at Bombay, Madras, Allahabad and Calcutta. In 1956, the Estimates committee generally approved the method of recruitment by the constitution of the Railway Service Commissions. In 1973 to cater the needs of the Northern Eastern Railway and to facilitate recruitment from the under developed areas of that region an additional commission was set up at Muzaffarpur. In the same year a branch office of Calcutta Service Commission was opened at Ranchi. In 1978 one more additional Service Commission was set up at Secunderabad to cater for the needs of newly formed South Central Railway. Recruitment of staff for the needs of NF Railway was still being done through recruitment committee control by NF Railway . Thus in 1978 this job was entrusted to full fledged service commission with Head Quarters at Guwahati. Yet another service commission was opened in 1980 at Bangalore to cater for the needs of candidates from remote backward areas of Karnataka. In 1981 fulfledge service commission was opened at Danapur. Seven more commissions were set up in 1983 at Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhuvneshwar, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar with sitting at Leh and Trivendrum. In 1984 two more service commissions were set up at Malda and Gorakhpur and a fulfledge commission at Ranchi was set up to cater for exclusive needs of Scheduled tribes of the area.

Renaming of Railway Service Commission as Railway Recruitment Board

In Jan., 1985 Railway Service Commissions have been renamed as Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). Thus at present 19 Railway Recruitment Boards are functioning.

RRB GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Indian Railway Institute for Financial Management to be set up at Secunderabad to train rail officers on a regular basis

Railway Energy Management Company to be set up to harness solar and wind energy

New coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities to be set up in various places including RaeBareli, Bhilwara, Sonepat, Kalahandi, Kolar, Palakkad and Pratapgarh

Railways set to enter 1 billion ton freight club of China, Russia and US

10% reservation for women in RPF
Presence of women in RPF to go up
1.51 lakh vacancies to be filled up
47,000 vacancies for weaker sections and physically challenged to be filled up soon

INDIAN RAILWAY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Important topices for all exam's

Biggest Yard of India - Mugulsarai (U.P.).
Biggest railway crossing of India- ltarasi (M.P.)
First rail auditor-Lt. Col. Chesney.
Beginning of AC. Coach in India-In 1936.
Beginning of Fairy Queen - ln I855. First electrical engine of India Mahalakshmi.
Name of first private train-Deccan Queen.
Second private train-Palace-on-Wheel.
First railway postal service in lndia-I907.
The longest distance train in India « Himaagar Express (from Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari. 3726 Ian.)
Super fast train of narrow gauge.-Pink City Express (Delhi-Jaipur)
Beginning of insurance in railway 1 April. 1994. with the name ‘train passenger insurance scheme.
Name of the insurance company-United. India Insurance Company.
Biggest railway station of India- Kharagpur.
oldest and largest railway station of India- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai)
Biggest railway rivet bridge of India-Abdul- wari bridge. Arrah ( Bihar ).
Railway station on maximum height -Jhum (Darjeeling).
First rail museum in India - New Delhi.
The biggest diamond crossing of India- Dhanbad (Jharkhand).
First computerized railway reservation of India -New Delhi.
First rail-bus service in India -Metratapur. Rajasthan (12th October. 1994: its speed was 80 km/h. Total number of passengers was 71. including driver. among whom-I5 were standing.)
First rail minister of India - Asaf Ali.
First woman rail driver of India -Mumtaz Kathwala.
There is no railway line in Meghalaya. Lakshadweep. Sikkim. Andaman and Nioobar Islands. Dada: and Nagar Haweli.
First rail agent-Sir Roland Mcganal stephen
First person who got the train reserved- Jamashedji G. G. Bhai.
Sub-urban trains- Electrical trains which connect metropolitan cities like Mumbai. Chennai and Kolkata to their neighboring sub-urban cities.
Railway budget was separated from the general budget since 1924-25.
Rail budget is presented by the railway minister. a few days before the general budget.
Mrs. Indira Gandhi had started Metro rail (underground rail or tube rail) scheme in 1972. Now metro nil is well developed in Kolkata. It started on 27 September. 1995. Its total length is 16-45 km. Professional metro rail line continues from Dumdum to Belgachchia
Railway minister. Lalu Prasad Yadav presented the rail budget for the maximum number of times. that is. continuously six times..
Hazarat Nizamuddin was the first railway station of India. the maintenance of which was handed over to a private company-The J.K.tyres
There is no first class compartment in Janta Express
Bandra (Mumbai) was the first railway station of the country. where a Private company was authorized to display the advertisement.
Indian Railway started uni gauge scheme in I992. Under this plan. narrow gauge and meter gange rail lines are to be convened into broad gauge.
The trains running between India and Pakistan are ‘Samajhota Express‘ and “Thar Express.
Maitri Express is running between India and Bangladesh.
Shatabadi Express started in 1988 on the occasion of Pt. Nehru‘s birth centenary. The first Shatabadi Express run between Delhi and Bhopal.
Railway staff college is situated in Varodara.
Before Independence. maximum development of railway in India took place during 1900 - 1914. Viceroy Lord Curzon played significant role in development of railway.
Rail-fare tribunal started functioning in March. I924.
Fairy Queen. running on the main nil road. is the oldest locomotive of the world. ‘Thompson and Hevypson Company of Britain has manufactured this locomotive for East India Company. This train runs between Delhi Cam! and Alwar. There me 60 seats in the train.

Indian Rail at a Glance general knowledge

Beginning of railway-In England. 1825. D At present. diesel engines are manufactured in 3 Two companies were established to develop railways in lndia

(i) East India Railway I3 First locomotive factory was set up in Company.
(ii) Great Indian Peninsula Rail- Chittaranjan of West Bengal.

Afterwattls, an another company was also set up-Madns Railway Company.

Indian Railway started on 16 April, 1853. First train covered a distance of 34 km between Mumbai and Thane. This train was run by Great Indian Peninsula company of Central Railway.
The name of firs! rail engine was Beauty.
There were 400 passengers. in four-wheeler. I4 bogics of the first train
IN 1854. second lrainran between Hoogly and Howrah.
In the first stage. railway was run by private sector. since Indian British Government did not have fund.
Lord Salisbury had issued three instructions regarding construction and expansion of Indian railways in the states.
Guarantee system in railway started in 1882. First electrified train run on 5 February. I925.
Railway was nationalised in I950.
Railway Board was set up in 1905 during the period of Lord Curzon.
At present. there is provision of a chairman. one finance commissioner and five mambers in the Railway Board.
First diesel engine in India run in 1957.
At present. diesel engine: are manufactured in Varanasi.
First locomotive factory was set up in Chittaranjan of West Bengal. This Industrial coach factory was based on the model of Switzerland
The name of first electric train was Deccan Queen. which ran between Pune and Mumbai.
In I929. it ran between Pune and Kalynn.
New name of this train is Royal Oriental Express.
Indian Railway is the biggest in Asia and second in the world.
India is the only country in the world which has rails of different breadths.
Main Railway factory

(A) Integral Coach Factory-Perembur (Chennai).

(B) Rail Coach Factory-Knpurthala.

(D) Diesel Component Works-Patiala.

(E) Diesel Locomotive-Varanasi

(F) Chittarnnjan Locomotive Works- Chittarnnjan

RRB General knowledge questions about Important Regional (folk) Dances

Which place did bharatanatyam originate? Answer: Tamil Nadu

Which dance is associated with the personality Rukmini Devi Arundale ? Answer: Bharatanatyam

Which dance is known as the "Ballet of East" ? Answer: Manipuri

Which dance is based on Geethagovindam wrote by Jayadevan ? Answer: Odissi dance

Which place did Kuchipudi dance originate? Answer: kuchipudi village in Andhra Pradesh

Which dance is associated with the personality Siddhendra Yogi ? Answer: Kuchipudi dance

Where did the dance Kathak originate? Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Bihu - Assam
Ottam Thullal - Kerala
Yakshagana - Karnataka
Bhangra - Punjab
Tamasha - Maharashtra
Koli - Maharashtra
Nautanki - Uttar Pradesh
Garba - Gujarat
Chau dance - Orissa ,Bihar
Cheraw - Mizoram
Kummi - Tamil Nadu
Lahoo Dance - Meghalaya
Kalbelia - Rajasthan ( UNESCO heritage list)
Kuchipudi - Andhra pradesh
Kottam - Andhra pradesh

RRB Important General knowledge questions

1. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?

Answer - Baroda

2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?

Answer - 1.676

3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?

Answer - Deccan Queen (Kalyan - Pune)

4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started ?

Answer - In 1991

5. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways ?

Answer - 1995

6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel ?

Answer - Kharbude in konkan railway

7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World ?

Answer - Kharagpur station platform

8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh ?

Answer - Maitree Express

9. Which are the states have no Railway ?

Answer- Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines)

10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train) ?

Answer - Fairy Queen runs in India

11. What is the width of Narrow gauge rail ?

Answer - 0.672

12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?

Answer - Bilapur

13 . Which is the fastest train in India ?

Answer - Shatabdi Express

14. In which year Indian Railway board established ?

Answer - 1905

15. Which is the first Railway station in India ?

Answer - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

16. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the birth centenary of Mother Teresa ?

Answer - Mother Express

17. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda ? Answer - Vivek Express (Vivek Express is the longest running train in india, Himsagar Express is the second longest)

18. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore ? Answer - Sanskriti Express

19. Which is the train proposed for honouring the Women ?

Answer - Mathrubhumi

20. Which is the train proposed for honouring the Jawans ?

Answer - Janmabhumi Express

RRB General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Lala Lajpat Rai

C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D. Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans. (C)

2. In which of the following fields did Tenzing Norgay distinguish himself?

A. Boxing

B. Mountaineering

C. Archery

D. Hockey

Ans. (B)

3. Who was the first lady Prime Minister of the World?

A. Sirimavo Bhandranaike

B. Margaret Thatcher

C. Indira Gandhi

D. Golda Meir

Ans. (A)

4. Where is Central Potato Research Institute?

A. Shimla

B. Lucknow

C. Kanpur

D. Bhopal

Ans. (A)

5. With which field is ‘Vikram Seth’ associated?

A. Space Research

B. Literature

C. Journalism

D. Music

Ans. (B)

6. India’s anti-tank missile is:

A. Akash

B. Agni

C. Prithvi

D. Nag

Ans. (D)

7. The major difference between the Moderates and the Extremists in the Congress Session of 1907 was regarding —

(a) Education

(b) Boycott

(d) Swaraj

Ans. (b)

8. Devaluation of currency helps in promoting—

(a) imports

(b) exports

(d) national income

Ans. (b)

9. Which Indian State is the largest producer of cashew nuts?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (b)

10. 1930 is associated with—

(a) Presentation of Nehru Report

(b) Dandi March

(d) Lahore Congress

Ans. (b)

11. Indian Railways has recently decided to set up a new Wheel & Axle factory at:

A. Chhapra

B. Harnaut

C. Jamalpur

D. Darbhanga

Ans. (A)

12. Match the following cities of South India with their States:

(a) Coimbatore 1. Kerala

(b) Cochin (Kochi) 2. Karnataka

(d) Vijayanagar 4. Andhra Pradesh

A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

B. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

C. a-1, b3, c-2, d-4

D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

Ans. (B)

13. With which of the following gland/organ is ‘diabetes’ associated?

A. Thyroid

B. Liver

C. Pancreas

D. Kidney

Ans. (C)

14. Cornea is a part of which of the following organs of human body?

A. Heart

C. Eye

B. Kidney

D. Ear

Ans. (C)

15. The blood cholesterol level in 100 ml of blood in a normal person varies between:

A. 250 to 350 mg

B. 150 to 250 mg

C. 100 to 150 mg

D. 50 to 100 mg

Ans. (C)

16. Choose the correct chronological order of dynasties:

A. Lodi, Slave, Tughlaq, Khilji

B. Slave, Tughlaq, Khilji, Lodi

C. Khilji, Lodi, Slave, Tughlaq

D. Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Lodi

Ans. (D)

17. Token currency was introduced in India for the first time by:

A. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

C. Alauddin Khilji

D. Qutubuddin Aibak

Ans. (B)

18. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

A. Bairam Khan — Akbar

B. Jaswant Singh — Aurangzeb

C. Amir Khusrau — Jehangir

D. Ambar Malik — Humayun

Ans. (C)

19. Match the. following ancient books with their authors:

(a) Mahabharata 1. Kalidasa

(b) Kadambari 2. Panini

(d) Asthadhyayi 4. Ved Vyas

A. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3,

B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

D. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

Ans. (C)

20. Which of the following can be used for checking inflation temporari1y?

(a) Decrease in taxes

(b) Increase in wages

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

21. With which aspect of Commerce are ‘bull’ and ‘hear’ associated?

A. Banking

B. Foreign Trade

C. Stock Market

D. Internal Trade

Ans. (C)

22. The Tenth Five-Year Plan pertains to which period?

A. 2000-01 to 2004-05

B. 2001-02 to 2005-06

C. 2002-03 to 2006-07

D. 2003-04 to 2007-08

Ans. (C)

23. Debt service ratio implies ratio between:

A. export and total payout on debt

B. import and total debt

C. domestic saving and• import

D. domestic saving and total debt

Ans. (A)

24 Who said, where wealth accumulates, men decay”?

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Mao-Tse-Thng

C. Karl Marx

D. Goldsmith

Ans. (D)

25. Gresham’s law in economic relates to:

A. distribution of goods and services

B. circulation of currency

C. supply and demand

D. consumption and supply

Ans. (B)

26. Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly is true?

1. It is not based on Adult Franchise

2. It resulted from direct elections

3. it was a multiparty body

4. it worked through several committees

A. l and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 4

D. l, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (C)

27. Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha?

A. Money Bills

B. Bills pertaining, to the powers of the Supreme court of State Judiciary

C. Bills proclaiming the state of emergency arising out of war or external aggression

D. Bills bringing a State under emergency rules

Ans. (A)

28. How long can a person continue to be a Minister without being a member of either Houses of the Parliament?

A. 3 months

B. 6 months

C. l year

D. No time limit

Ans. (B)

29. Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales give the same reading at:

A. —273°

B. —40°

C. —32°

D. 100°

Ans. (B)

30. Match the scientists with their inventions:

(a) C. Marconi 1. Gramophone

(b) J.L. Baird 2. Radio

(d) Thomas Alva Edison 4. Telephone

A. a-l, b-2, c-3, d-4

B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

Ans. (D)

31. In the process of galvanization, an iron sheet is coated with:

A. aluminum

B. zinc

C. tin

D. chromium

Ans. (B)

32. Rate of evaporation does not depend upon:

A. temperature of the liquid

B. surface area of the liquid

C. mass of the liquid

D. air pressure

Ans. (C)

33. Which of the following process produce Hydrogen gas?

A. Electrolysis of water

B. Passing of steam over red hot iron

C. Reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid

D. All of these

Ans. (A)

34. Match the following with their chemical formulae

(a) Common Salt 1. Na2 SiO3

(b) Alum 2. NaCl

(d) Quartz 4. CaSO4. 2H2O

A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

D. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4

Ans. (A)

35. Which of the following is an element?

A. Ruby

B. Sapphire

C. Emerald

D. Diamond

Ans. (D)

36. Which of the following is true regarding a catalyst?

1. It increases the rate of reaction

2. It increases the activation energy

3. It reduces the activation energy

4. It is consumed in the reaction

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and3

C. 2 and 4

D. 3 and 5

Ans. (B)

37. The hydraulic automobiles application of:

A. Archimedes’ Principle

B. Pascal’s law

C. Bernoulli’s theorem

D. Faraday’s law

Ans. (B)

38. Match the following countries with their capitals:

(a) Nigeria 1. Luanda

(b) Qatar 2. Abuja

(d) Angola 4. Doha

A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-l

B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-l

C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-l

Ans. (A)

39. Which of the following planets orbits around the sun in backward direction from east to west?

A. Earth

C. Venus

B. Mercury

D. Jupiter

Ans. (C)

40. More than two third of world’s tin comes from which country?

A. China

B. Malaysia

C. Nigeria

D. Brazil

Ans. (A)

41. The largest temple in the world

A. Meenakshi Temple

B. Angkor Vat

C. Pashupati Nath Temple of Nepal

D. Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Ans. (B)

42. Aryabhatta was India’s renowned:

A. Poet

B. Physicist

C. Mathematician

D. Physician

Ans. (C)

43. Which of the following pair does not match?

A. Sariska Sanctuary – Rajasthan

B. Kaziranga National Park – Assam (Asom)

C. Ghana Bird Sanctuary – Meghalaya

D. Shivpuri National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (C)

44. Match the following hill stations of India with their states:

(a) Gulmarg 1. Rajasthan

(b) Dalhousie 2. Madhya Pradesh

(d) Panchmarhi 4. Himachal Pradesh

5. Uttaranchal

A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

B. á-5, b-3, c-i, d-2

C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-5

D. a-5, b-4, c-2, d-1

Ans. (A)

45. On which river the Pong Dam has been constructed?

A. Ganga

B. Tapti

C. Yamuna

D. Beas

Ans. (D)

46. Which country is the world’s largest supplier of silk?

A.. USA

B. Japan

C. China

D. India

Ans. (C)

47. Which one of the following does not contribute to development in India?

A. Technological research

B. Population growth

C. Diversification of industry

D. Increased saving

Ans. (B)

48. ‘Jog’ the highest water fall in India is located in the state of

A. Uttaranchal.

B. Jammu and Kashmir

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Karnataka

Ans. (D)

49. The President can proclaim emergency on the written advice of the:

A. Chief Justice

B. Vice-President

C. Prime Minister

D. Union Cabinet

Ans. (C)

50. The first state in India carved out on a linguistic basis was:

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Orissa

C. Manipur

D. Kerala

Ans. (A)

Given here is a list providing some interesting and amazing facts about Indian Railways.

The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains on the Indian Railways every day equals three & half times the distance to moon
The first train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on 16th April 1853
IR has about 63,028 route kms of track
IR employs about 1.55 million people
It carries over 13 million passengers & 1.3 million tons of freight everyday
IR has about 7,000 railway stations. It runs about 14,300 trains daily
The longest platform in the world is at Kharagpur and is 2,733 ft in length
Nehru Setu on Sone River is the longest Railway bridge
42 Railway companies operated in the country before independence
Electric Locomotives are manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan
Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala and BEML/Bangaluru
The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977
People employed in Indian Railway are about 1.6 million
Stations across State Lines are Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat) and Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Classes of travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car, 2nd sleeper & 2nd ordinary
Railway Station with all the three gauges is Siliguri Railway Station

RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARDS (RRB) ABOUT US RECRUITMENT JURISDICTION

CATEGORIES OF RECRUITMENT : Group-'C'

ORGANISATION:

Chairman - Senior Administrative Grade

Member Secretary - Junior Administrative Grade (Group - A)

Secretary - Senior Scale (Group - B)

Group-C & Group-D Staff

Indian Railways GK FOR - RPF EXAM ,NTPC- GOODS GAURD, ESM,ASM

When the first train ran on - 16th April 1853,
When the first train ran from - Bombay to Thana, a distance of 21 miles (33.81 km).
IR boasts of more than 7,500 railway stations in its periphery.
It has a fleet of not lessthan 7,800 locomotives, 40,000 coaches & 3,26,000 wagons.
9 pairs of Rajdhani and 13 pairs of Shatabdi Express Trains run on the rail tracks of India.
In 1977, theNational Rail Museum was established at New Delhi.

Indian Railway Undertakings and other Organizations

As many as 16 Public Sector Undertakings and other Organisations are functioning under the Ministry of Railways, as detailed below -

1. RITES ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1974 )

Core competence - To design, establish, provide, operate, maintain and perform engineering, technical and consultancy services for development of projects/systems of all types and descriptions pertaining to Railways and Other Sectors/Industries in India and outside India.

2. IRCON ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1976 )

Core competence - To undertake construction activities in India and abroad on turnkey basis or otherwise in various fields of infrastructure like Railways, Bridges, Roads, Highways, Industrial and Residential Complexes, Airports, etc.

3. CRIS ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1986 )

Core competence - To provide consultancy and IT services to IR as partners to conceptualize and realize technology initiatives, to build new products or services and to implement prudent business and technology strategies.

4. IRFC ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1986 )

Core competence - To raise funds from the market to part finance the Plan Outlay of IR.

5. CONCOR ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1988 )

Core competence - To develop multi-modal logistics support for India’s international and domestic containerized cargo and trade.

6. KRCL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1990 )

Core competence -To construct and operate railway lines, construct Road Over Bridges and rail line projects.

7. RCIL (RailTel) ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2000 )

Core competence -To utilize the surplus telecom capacity and right of way available with the IR to build nationwide optical fibre cable based broadband telecom and multimedia network.

8. IRCTC ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2001 )

Core competence -To undertake catering and tourism activities of the Railways. Also facilitates internet ticketing through its website.

9. PRCL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2001 )

Core competence -To execute the Surendranagar-Rajula-Pipavav Port gauge conversion and new line projects in Gujarat

10. RVNL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2003 )

Core competence -To create and augment the capacity of rail infrastructure. To mobilize resources mainly through multilateral/bilateral funding agencies and also through domestic market for successful implementation of projects.

11. RLDA ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2005 )

Core competence -To develop vacant railway land for commercial use for the purpose of generating revenue by non-tariff measures for IR.

12. DFCCIL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -2006 )

Core competence -To plan and construct Dedicated Rail Freight Corridors (DFCs) for movement of freight trains on the corridors.

13. MRVC ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1999 )

Core competence -To plan & implement rail projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

14. BWEL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1978 In MoR from 2008)

Core competence -To manufacture Wagons and undertake structural fabrication jobs.

15. BSCL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1976 In MoR from 2010)

Core competence -To manufacture Railway rolling stock.

16.BCL ( Year of Incorporation/ Inception -1976 In MoR from 2010)

Core competence -To manufacture wagons, undertake structural fabrication jobs and manufacturing, retrofitting of EOT crane.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(DHR) inscribed in 1999
Mumbai CST building inscribed in2004
Neelgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) inscribed in 2005
Kalka Shimla Railway (KSR) inscribed in 2008.

Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) Provide information given below

Provide information about Gr.”D” recruitment Indian Railway.
Ensure convenient way of downloading copies of employment notifications and related application forms, Annexure etc.
Allow individual applicants to know their Application status.
Access stage-wise recruitment schedule.
Provide relevant instructions about each stage of recruitment to eligible candidates.
Allow individual candidates to know their stage-wise recruitment results.
Announce results on the notice Board.

Indian Railways GK

1. First Passenger Train ran on ?
16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)

2. First Railway Bridge ?
Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route

3.First Rail Tunnel ?
Parsik Tunnel

4. First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines?
Thal and Bhore Ghats

5.First Underground Railway ?
Calcutta METRO

6.First Computerized Reservation System started in?
New Delhi (1986)

7.First Electric Train ran on ?
3rd Feb 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)

8.Toilets on Trains were introduced in?
1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)

9.Shortest Station Name ?
Ib (Orissa)

10.Longest Station Name ?
Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)

11. Busiest Railway Station ?

Lucknow (64 trains everyday)

12. Longest Run (Time) ?

Himsagar Express (3,751 km in 74 hrs and 55 min)

13.Shortest Run Route ?

between Nagpur to Ajni (3 km)

14.Longest Run for Daily Train?

Kerala Express (3,054 km in 42.5 hrs)

15.Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) ?

Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)

16.Longest Railway Platform in the World ?

Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)

17. Longest Railway Bridge ?

Nehru Setu on Sone River (10,044 ft in length)

18. Longest Tunnel ?

Khandala (6.5 km, 2,100 metres)

19.Oldest Preserved Locomotive ?

Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order

20. Indian Railways Fastest Train?

Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 km/hr)

21.Train with Maximum Number of Halts?

Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)

22.Trains without Commercial Halts?

Sampoorna Kranti Express, Howrah Rajdhani,

23. Bhawani Mandi Stations across State Lines: (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)

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