Objective type questions170

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4. Who is the head of public complaints at Divisional Level?

Answer: ADRM

5. A public complaint is made in how many copies?

Answer: 3

6. The Local Blank Paper Tickets (BPTs) are what coloured books?

Answer: Pink

7. The Excess Fare Tickets (EFTs) are what coloured books?

Answer: White

8. How many languages are mandatory on IInd class unreserved printed card tickets?

Answer: Three

9. On a computerized reservation ticket PNR stands for what?

Answer: Passenger Name Record Number

10. Ticket checking staff will issue which ticket only?

Answer: Excess Fare

11. Cash Remittance Note has one foil and two what foils?

Answer: Block, Counter

12. As a result of what check of traffic documents and returns rendered by stations, Error Sheets are issued by the Traffic Accounts Office?

Answer: Internal

13. Who are deputed at Cash Office from Commercial Dept. to protect the interest of the station staff?

Answer: Traffic Cash Witnesses

14. Correction slips are issued by whom?

Answer: Zonal railways

15. RDSO stands for what?

Answer: Research Design & Standards Organization

16. CRIS stands for what?

Answer: Centre for Railway Information System

17. IRFC stands for what?

Answer: Indian Railway Finance Corporation

18. IRCON stands for what?

Answer: Indian Railway Construction Corporation

19. RITES stands for what?

Answer: Rail India Technical and Economic Services

20. COIS stands for what?

Answer: Coaching Operated Information System

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21. FOIS stands for what?

Answer: Freight Operated Information System

22. AGM stands for what?

Answer: Additional General Manager

23. MOSR stands for what?

Answer: Minister of State for Railways

24. Soldier ticket is issued in exchange of military warrant No. what?

Answer: IAFT 1707

25. ICCRP stands for what?

Answer: Identity Card cum Rail Pass

26. HOR is presented at stations in how many portions?

Answer: 2

27. Check Soldier Ticket is issued in exchange of military warrant No. what?

Answer: IAFT 1752

28. Sleeping accommodation is provided from what to what hours?

Answer: 21.00 hours, 06.00 hours

29. Accommodation for ladies must be reserved in trains as per section which of Railways Act, 1989?

Answer: 58

30. CONCERT stands for what?

Answer: Countrywide Network of Computerized Enhanced Reservation and Ticketing

31. Reservation can be made how many days in advance for foreign nationals?

Answer: 360

32. Male persons found traveling in ladies compartment shall be prosecuted as per section which of Railway Act, 1989?

Answer: 162

33. TDR is issued upto how many days after the scheduled departure of the train?

Answer: 30

34. Drunkenness or nuisance upon a railway will be dealt as per section which of Railway Act, 1989?

Answer: 145

35. The minimum cancellation charge on I class reserved ticket is Rs. how much?

Answer: *

36. Transfer of accommodation to other person is prohibited as per section which?

Answer: 53

37. A passenger should hold a ticket for a distance more than how many km. to break the journey?

Answer: 500

38. Free Allowance on IInd class season ticket is how much?

Answer: 10 kg

39. When guard certificate is granted, the passenger has to pay only what?

Answer: fare

40. Marginal allowance on IInd express child ticket is how many kg?

Answer: 5 kg

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41. Articles booked on a journey ticket or pass are known as what?

Answer: Luggage

42. Season tickets are issued in which class and which class?

Answer: Ist, IInd

43. Season tickets may be renewed upto how many days in advance of the date of expiry?

Answer: 10

44. Market Vendor Season Tickets are issued upto a maximum distance of how many km?

Answer: 150

45. Validity period of identity card issued along with season ticket is how many years?

Answer: 5

46. Maximum number of break journeys allowed on a circular journey ticket is how many?

Answer: 8

47. IRCA concession is allowed on what fare only?

Answer: Basic

48. The check conducted with an object to fix or refix the target is what?

Answer: Replacement

49. Massive check is also known as what?

Answer: Operational Check

50. Minimum weight for charging luggage is how many kg?

Answer: 10

51. Free allowance on MVST on outward journey is how many kg?

Answer: 60

52. Marginal allowance on AC Ist class ticket is how many kg?

Answer: 15

53. Break journey is not allowed at which stations?

Answer: Suburban stations

54. Guard certificate is prepared in how many parts?

Answer: Three

55. Numerical code for Guard certificate is what?

Answer: COM 164 B

56. A person prosecuted as per section 142 of Railway Act is liable to pay a fine of Rs. how much?

Answer: 500

57. Fine for occupying accommodation reserved for others is Rs. how much?

Answer: 500

58. Free allowance on IInd ordinary child ticket is how many kg?

Answer: 17.5

59. A retiring room ticket is valid for how many hours?

Answer: 24

60. High Official found traveling with unexchanged HOR should be charged how?

Answer: Free EFT

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61. Free allowance on AC-3 tier ticket is how many kg?

Answer: 40

62. Suburban tickets are valid for how many hours from the time of issue?

Answer: 2

63. Exhibition and surrender of passes and tickets is governed by section which of Railway Act?

Answer: 54

64. CR Note will be prepared separately, one for what and the other for what?

Answer: Cash, Cash vouchers

65. Advance statement of gross earnings is a statement submitted by the stations to the whom on the 11th and 21st of the same month and the 1st of the following month?

Answer: Traffic Accounts Office

66. The Excess Fare Tickets are prepared in three foils with the aid of double-sided carbon. The first foil is for whom, the second for whom and the third for whom?

Answer: Accounts, Passenger, Record

67. The Daily Train Cash Book-cum-summary is the complete record of all what earnings maintained at the stations?

Answer: Coaching

68. Traffic Cash Witness should sign the what of the CR note received from the station?

Answer: counter foils

69. The Foreign Blank Paper Tickets are what coloured with a wave band from which right-hand corner to which left-hand corner?

Answer: Pink, Red, Top, Bottom

70. Excess Fare Tickets are issued to passengers found traveling how by the ticket checking staff in the trains or at stations?

Answer: without ticket or with improper ticket

71. Blank Paper Tickets are issued in exchange of what?

Answer: concession orders, Police warrants and when printed card tickets are not available

72. Safety Surcharges are collected for every class of travel on what basis?

Answer: Per Passenger

73. In emergent circumstances when printed tickets and Blank Paper Tickets are out of stock, Passengers should be issued what in lieu of PCTs?

Answer: EFTs

74. Separate class-wise accountal of the number of passengers booked and Safety Surcharge collected are maintained on what basis, what basis, what basis and what basis?

Answer: Daily, 10-day period, monthly, yearly

75. What received duly acknowledged by the Bank, will also be sent to Cash Office entered on CR Note?

Answer: Challan Note

76. Passenger classification Return is prepared monthly from the monthly summary sheet of the what and submitted to whom?

Answer: DTC Book, Traffic Accounts Office

77. Separate passenger classification returns are prepared in respect of what, what, what and what?

Answer: printed tickets (local), printed tickets (through), blank paper tickets (local), blank paper tickets (through)

78. As a result of internal check of traffic documents and returns rendered by stations, what are issued by the whom?

Answer: Error sheets, Accounts office

79. Error Sheets are prepared by carbon process in how many copies? How many copy/copies is/are filed in the Accounts Office and how many copies are sent to Sr.DCM?

Answer: 4, 1, 3

80. IRCA Coaching tariff No.25, part I, Vol.II contains what?

Answer: rules for various concessions

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81. IRCA Goods tariff No.41, part I, Vol.I contains what?

Answer: general rules for acceptance, booking, carriage and delivery of goods

82. Commercial Manuals are in how many volumes and they are issued by the whom?

Answer: 2, IRCA

83. Script of Rajbhasha is what?

Answer: Devnagari

84. One copy of Error Sheets should be returned to the Traffic Accounts Office with all necessary documents by whom within how many days of receipt?

Answer: Station, 7

85. TIAs function under the control of whom?

Answer: FA&CAO/WST

86. In computerized reservation ticket PNR number stands for what?

Answer: Passenger Name Record number

87. The Railway Claims Tribunal was set up in which year under the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, which year?

Answer: 1989, 1987

88. Compensation under the Passenger Insurance Scheme is settled by whom?

Answer: RCT

89. Parcels are charged either by what or by what, whichever is higher?

Answer: Weight, weight by measurement

90. NR cell at Divisional level is set up at where?

Answer: Commercial Control Room

91. The head of the public grievance at Zonal level is who?

Answer: AGM

92. The head of the Vigilance organization at Zonal level is who?

Answer: SDGM

93. On a circular journey ticket reservation charges are collected when?

Answer: for every leg of journey

94. Non-issued tickets are sent to Accounts Office every day through what?

Answer: CR Note

95. In case of stations up to 250 km, PCT can be indented when there is a minimum sale of how many tickets in a year?

Answer: 400

96. In case of stations beyond 250 km, PCT can be indented when there is a minimum sale of how many tickets in a year?

Answer: 200

97. When a passenger holding reserved ticket is not provided with accommodation, the amount of refund allowed is how much?

Answer: 100%

98. The check conducted in a particular station for a period of not less than 8 hours is known as what?

Answer: Spot check

99. The check conducted for 96 hours throughout the Indian Railways is called as what?

Answer: CRB check

100. Unrealized earning of a station is termed as what?

Answer: Station Outstanding

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101. Earnings from parcel traffic come under the head what?

Answer: Other Coaching earnings

102. Earnings from catering units come under the head what?

Answer: Sundry earnings

103. PCEV stands for what?

Answer: Percentage Charge on Excess Value

104. CRS works under the Ministry of what?

Answer: Civil Aviation

105. The minimum commission for the halt contractor is Rs. how much?

Answer: 500

106. Who is the chairman of DRUCC?

Answer: DRM

107. ODR stands for what?

Answer: Oldest Date of Registration

108. ODC stands for what?

Answer: Over Dimensional Consignment

109. Wax seals should not be used for wagons loaded with what?

Answer: Explosives

110. For delaying wagon in loading, Railway levy what charge?

Answer: Demurrage

111. Major portion of the Railway Revenue is derived from what?

Answer: Goods traffic

112. Military traffic comes under priority which?

Answer: A

113. PTVM stands for what?

Answer: Platform Ticket Vending Machine

114. For Administrative Convenience, the Indian Railways are divided into how many Zones?

Answer: 16

115. Minimum distance for charge in sleeper class is how many kms?

Answer: 200

116. Head of Public Relations at Zonal Railway is who?

Answer: CPRO

117. General Managers of Zonal Railways are provided with which metal pass?

Answer: Gold

118. The requisition portion of HOR retained at station is treated as what?

Answer: Cash Voucher

119. Maximum number of break journey permitted on a circular journey ticket is how many?

Answer: 8

120. Break journey is permitted on a single journey ticket issued for a distance more than how many kms?

Answer: 500 kms

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121. Maximum number of concessions allowed at one time is how many?

Answer: only one

122. Coaching tariff No. what contains rules for various concessions allowed on journey tickets?

Answer: Coaching tariff Part I vol II

123. Correct declaration of commodity should be done as per section which of Railway Act, 1989?

Answer: 66

124. If the description of commodity declared is found to be false, penalty is imposed as per section which of Railway Act, 1989?

Answer: 163

125. The minimum chargeable weight for booking of Parcel is how many kg?

Answer: 10

126. Marking can be classified into two categories viz., what and what?

Answer: Railway, Private

127. If the freight charges shown on the invoice/RR are less than the actually due, they are called what?

Answer: Undercharges

128. If the freight charges shown on the invoice/RR are more than the actually due, they are called what?

Answer: Overcharges

129. After comparing MPA with delivery book, the entries copied from delivery book to MPA are called what?

Answer: Inked entries

130. After comparing MPA with delivery book, the entries copied from MPA to delivery book are called what?

Answer: Forced entries

131. As per section which of Railways Act, 1989 Central Government is empowered to issue order, specifying the goods to be carried by the specific route?

Answer: 71

132. Outstanding at the Rebooking station will be cleared on the strength of what?

Answer: Copy of Rebooking RR

133. Delivery short of destination is treated as what?

Answer: Diversion

134. When a Railway official books a consignment to another Railway official in their official capacity, what is given?

Answer: RMC Note

135. The freight charges are not accounted in the cash book in case of booking of what goods?

Answer: RMC

136. The initial document that determines the railway liability for loss, damage, etc. of goods/parcels is what?

Answer: Forwarding Note

137. The objective of sealing is what?

Answer: To locate theft

138. BOX ’N’ standard rake consists of how many wagons?

Answer: 58

139. BCX standard rake consists of how many wagons?

Answer: 40

140. Demurrage is levied for what beyond free time?

Answer: Detention of Rolling stock

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141. Wharfage is levied for what within free time?

Answer: not removing consignments from railway premises

142. The colour of Forwarding Note for booking dangerous goods is what?

Answer: Pink

143. Break journey is allowed for animals after traveling a distance of how many kms?

Answer: 320

144. Authority for booking of explosives is what?

Answer: ‘H’ certificate

145. SM is empowered to grant delivery to the consignments on indemnity bond up to a maximum value of how much?

Answer: one lakh

146. DDM should be issued within how many hours from the time of opening of the wagon?

Answer: 6

147. Forwarding Note should be preserved for a minimum period of how many years?

Answer: 5 years

148. The highest scale in the Parcel is what?

Answer: scale ‘R’

149. In case of diversion, outstanding at the original destination is cleared on the strength of what?

Answer: COC

150. WT wagon stands for what?

Answer: Water Tight

151. Label with arrow marks indicates what?

Answer: QTS

152. When WDRF receipt is lost, refund can be made on the strength of what?

Answer: Indemnity Bond

153. The refund of WDRF should be claimed within how many years?

Answer: 3

154. As per section which of Railway Act, 1989 undue preference should not be given to any individual/community?

Answer: 70

155. Priorities are given under how many series namely what?

Answer: 4, A B C D

156. P.T.O. is governed by section which of Railway Act, 1989?

Answer: 71

157. S.L.O. stands for what?

Answer: Special Loading Orders

158. Free time for removal of animals from station premises is how many hours?

Answer: 5

159. RR is issued at the doorstep of the consigner in which service?

Answer: Container

160. Monetary liability of Railways for small animals when value is not declared is Rs. how much?

Answer: 120

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161. Monetary liability of Railways for horned cattle when value is not declared is Rs. how much?

Answer: 800

162. Monetary liability of Railways for horse when value is not declared is Rs. how much?

Answer: 3000

163. Demurrage charge is prescribed per what per what basis?

Answer: 8-wheeler wagon, hour

164. J.S.R. stands for what?

Answer: Joint Survey Report

165. J.S.R. is prepared in how many copies?

Answer: 3

166. Wharfage for goods is levied per what per what basis?

Answer: Quintal, day

167. Admitted debits above Rs. how much can be cleared by salary recovery?

Answer: 100

168. The purpose of comparing MPA with the delivery book is to ensure all invoices issued in a month are accounted in the same what?

Answer: month

169. To-pay freight total shown in the MPA is taken on the which side of the Balance sheet as inward to-pay freight?

Answer: Debit

170. ATM stands for what?

Answer: Automatic Teller Machine