RPF Sub-Inspector Promotion Examination MCQ Practice

1. A. Pune
2. B. Vadodara
3. C. Lucknow
4. D. Secunderabad

1. A. Kolkata
2. B. Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
3. C. Chennai
4. D. Mumbai

1. A. Diesel locomotives
2. B. LHB-design passenger coaches
3. C. Track-laying machinery
4. D. Electric locomotives

1. A. Himachal Pradesh
2. B. Punjab
3. C. Haryana
4. D. Rajasthan

1. A. Varanasi
2. B. Kanpur
3. C. Lucknow
4. D. Patna

1. A. Perambur, Chennai
2. B. Kapurthala, Punjab
3. C. Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
4. D. Bengaluru, Karnataka

1. A. West Bengal
2. B. Uttar Pradesh
3. C. Jharkhand
4. D. Bihar

1. A. East Coast Railway
2. B. Metro Railway, Kolkata
3. C. South Coast Railway
4. D. North Western Railway

1. A. Coonoor only, not further
2. B. Kodaikanal
3. C. Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
4. D. Munnar

1. A. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
2. B. Matheran Hill Railway alone
3. C. Kangra Valley Railway
4. D. Kalka-Shimla Railway toy train alone

1. A. Lucknow
2. B. Varanasi
3. C. Guwahati
4. D. Gorakhpur

1. A. North Eastern Railway – Gorakhpur
2. B. Southern Railway – Chennai
3. C. Northern Railway – New Delhi
4. D. South Eastern Railway – Bhubaneswar

1. A. One of the 18 standard zones
2. B. A separate corporation (KRCL), not one of the standard zones
3. C. A division under Western Railway
4. D. A division under Southern Railway

1. A. Smaller than most European networks
2. B. Top 20 but outside top 10
3. C. Top 5 largest rail networks globally
4. D. Largest only in Asia, not globally significant

1. A. Wedgwood Committee
2. B. Acworth Committee
3. C. Hunter Committee
4. D. Sargent Committee

1. A. 1924
2. B. 1947
3. C. 1951
4. D. 1905

1. A. 2014-15
2. B. 2019-20
3. C. 2016-17
4. D. 2017-18

4898. The Railway Board was first constituted in which year?

1. A. 1925
2. B. 1853
3. C. 1951
4. D. 1905

1. A. 1851
2. B. 1853
3. C. 1855
4. D. 1849

1. A. Great Indian Peninsula Railway
2. B. Bengal Nagpur Railway
3. C. Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
4. D. East Indian Railway Company

1. A. Madras Railway
2. B. Great Indian Peninsula Railway
3. C. Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway
4. D. East Indian Railway Company

1. A. 6
2. B. 12
3. C. 16
4. D. 9

1. A. Tirupati
2. B. Guntur
3. C. Vijayawada
4. D. Visakhapatnam

1. A. Maligaon (Guwahati)
2. B. Dibrugarh
3. C. Katihar
4. D. Agartala

1. A. Patna
2. B. Muzaffarpur
3. C. Hajipur
4. D. Gaya

4906. North Western Railway zone has its headquarters at:

1. A. Jodhpur
2. B. Bikaner
3. C. Ajmer
4. D. Jaipur

1. A. North Central Railway
2. B. Northern Railway
3. C. North Eastern Railway
4. D. North Western Railway

4908. West Central Railway zone's headquarters is located at:

1. A. Bhopal
2. B. Jabalpur
3. C. Kota
4. D. Indore

4909. Which zone has its headquarters at Hubballi (Hubli)?

1. A. South Western Railway
2. B. Southern Railway
3. C. Western Railway
4. D. South Central Railway

1. A. Visakhapatnam
2. B. Cuttack
3. C. Kolkata
4. D. Bhubaneswar

4911. Which railway zone has its headquarters at Bilaspur?

1. A. West Central Railway
2. B. East Coast Railway
3. C. South Central Railway
4. D. South East Central Railway

1. A. RailTel Corporation
2. B. Konkan Railway Corporation
3. C. RITES Limited
4. D. IRCTC

1. A. Section Controller
2. B. Yard Master
3. C. Train Manager
4. D. Assistant Loco Pilot

1. A. Train driver
2. B. Signal maintainer
3. C. Station master
4. D. Guard

1. A. 2010
2. B. 2019
3. C. 2022
4. D. 2005

1. A. Automatic barrier crossing
2. B. Interlocked/manned level crossing
3. C. Flyover crossing
4. D. Unmanned level crossing

1. A. Non-consequential accidents
2. B. Yard shunting incidents
3. C. Consequential train accidents
4. D. Administrative accidents

4918. A 'sleeper' in track structure primarily functions to:

1. A. Store spare rail sections
2. B. Hold the rails at correct gauge and transfer load to the ballast
3. C. Generate electric traction
4. D. Signal an approaching train

4919. The 'gauge' of a railway track refers to:

1. A. The height of the rail above the sleeper
2. B. The clear minimum distance between the inner faces of the two rails
3. C. The total weight the track can bear
4. D. The angle of curvature on a bend

4920. The primary function of ballast in track structure is to:

1. A. Insulate rails from lightning strikes
2. B. Generate electricity for signalling
3. C. Distribute load from sleepers to the formation and provide drainage
4. D. Provide seating for track maintenance staff

4921. 'Permanent way' in railway engineering refers to:

1. A. A dedicated VIP travel route
2. B. A permanent employment contract for gangmen
3. C. The track structure consisting of rails, sleepers, ballast and fastenings
4. D. A fixed timetable that never changes

1. A. Ticketless travel
2. B. Overcrowding in unreserved coaches
3. C. Track vandalism by trespassers
4. D. Train-to-train collisions due to Signal Passed At Danger (SPAD)

4923. Kavach, developed by Indian Railways, is primarily a:

1. A. A ticketing mobile application
2. B. Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system to prevent collisions by automatically applying brakes
3. C. A new type of high-speed diesel locomotive
4. D. A track-laying machine for gauge conversion

1. A. Trains stop at every station regardless of schedule
2. B. Only goods trains can use interlocked routes
3. C. Signal maintenance staff work without supervision
4. D. Conflicting train movements cannot simultaneously receive a proceed signal

1. A. Signals change automatically based on track circuit occupancy, allowing multiple trains in successive block sections maintaining safe distance
2. B. It requires manual token exchange between stations for every train
3. C. It eliminates the need for any signals altogether
4. D. It is used only on narrow gauge lines

1. A. Two trains are permitted with a minimum time gap
2. B. The section is clear only up to the first signal
3. C. A preceding train has already partially cleared the section
4. D. The section is completely clear of any preceding train

4927. RPF's 'Meri Saheli' initiative is primarily focused on:

1. A. Coordinating with GRP for freight theft cases
2. B. Safety and security of women passengers travelling alone on trains
3. C. Promoting girl-child education near stations
4. D. Financial literacy for railway employees

1. A. Operation Nanhe Farishte
2. B. Operation Muskaan
3. C. Operation Sadbhavna
4. D. Operation Milap

1. A. Director General (DG), RPF
2. B. Commissioner of Railway Safety
3. C. Inspector General of Police (state cadre)
4. D. Chairman, Railway Board

1. A. RPF operates only at night while GRP operates only during the day
2. B. RPF handles only freight trains while GRP handles only passenger trains
3. C. RPF has no arrest powers while GRP has full arrest powers
4. D. RPF is a central force focused on railway property/passenger security under the Railways Act; GRP is state police handling general crime (registering FIRs under IPC/BNS) on railway premises

4931. RPF's core statutory mandate primarily covers protection of:

1. A. General law and order across the entire state
2. B. Customs and excise enforcement
3. C. Railway property, passenger area security, and passengers
4. D. Municipal property near railway stations

1. A. 1957
2. B. 1966
3. C. 1985
4. D. 1972

1. A. 1,676 mm
2. B. 610 mm
3. C. 1,435 mm
4. D. 1,000 mm

1. A. 1,000 mm
2. B. 762 mm
3. C. 1,676 mm
4. D. 610 mm

1. A. 1,000 mm
2. B. 1,676 mm
3. C. 1,435 mm
4. D. 762 mm

1. A. District
2. B. Division
3. C. Circle
4. D. Sub-zone

4937. RVNL (Rail Vikas Nigam Limited) was primarily set up to:

1. A. Implement rail infrastructure projects including new lines, doubling and electrification
2. B. Manufacture locomotives
3. C. Handle railway recruitment examinations
4. D. Run railway catering services

4938. DFCCIL stands for and is responsible for:

1. A. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited - building and operating dedicated freight corridors
2. B. Diesel Fuel Conservation Cell of India Limited - fuel efficiency audits
3. C. Divisional Freight Control Committee of India Limited - divisional freight billing
4. D. Delhi Freight Coordination Cell of India Limited - Delhi division freight scheduling

4939. CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) primarily deals with:

1. A. Passenger reservation systems
2. B. Multimodal logistics and containerized cargo movement
3. C. Railway electrification projects
4. D. Recruitment of Group C staff

1. A. Wagon manufacturing
2. B. Online ticketing, catering, and tourism services
3. C. Track maintenance and signalling
4. D. Railway police coordination

1. A. 2010
2. B. 1984
3. C. 2002
4. D. 1995

4942. South East Central Railway zone's headquarters is located at:

1. A. Bilaspur
2. B. Raipur
3. C. Jabalpur
4. D. Nagpur

4943. Which railway zone has its headquarters at Hajipur?

1. A. North Central Railway
2. B. South Eastern Railway
3. C. North Eastern Railway
4. D. East Central Railway

4944. The headquarters of Northern Railway zone is located at:

1. A. Jaipur
2. B. Lucknow
3. C. Ambala
4. D. New Delhi

1. A. Northern Railway
2. B. Central Railway
3. C. Southern Railway
4. D. Eastern Railway

1. A. Central Railway Service (CRS)
2. B. Indian Railway Unified Cadre (IRUC)
3. C. Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)
4. D. Indian Administrative Service (Railways)

1. A. Railway Recruitment Board
2. B. National Rail Museum Trust
3. C. Railway Board
4. D. Central Railway Zone

4948. 'Project Unigauge' primarily refers to which railway initiative?

1. A. Merging all zonal headquarters into one
2. B. Standardizing ticket pricing across zones
3. C. Unifying railway staff uniforms nationally
4. D. Converting metre gauge and narrow gauge lines to broad gauge for uniformity

1. A. 1920s
2. B. 1970s
3. C. 1950s
4. D. 1990s

1. A. Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane
2. B. Madras and Arcot
3. C. Howrah and Hooghly
4. D. Delhi and Meerut

1. A. धारा 3 (Section 3)
2. B. धारा 2 (Section 2)
3. C. धारा 21 (Section 21)
4. D. धारा 11 (Section 11)

1. A. वडोदरा (Vadodara)
2. B. लखनऊ (Lucknow)
3. C. हैदराबाद (Hyderabad)
4. D. नई दिल्ली (New Delhi)

1. A. Whole 100 percent
2. B. About 75%
3. C. About 10 percent
4. D. Approximately 25 percent (75% seniority-based)

1. A. पदोन्नति हेतु सीमित विभागीय प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (Limited Departmental Competitive Examination)
2. B. Only Recruitment Age Limit
3. C. Only Uniform and Equipment Rules
4. D. Only holiday and allowances

1. A. RPF is subject to state, subject to GRP center
2. B. Both have different names of the same organization
3. C. GRP does not have the right to enter any FIR
4. D. GRP is part of state police while RPF is central railway force

1. A. जीरो FIR (Zero FIR)
2. B. Direct judicial intervention
3. C. Interim Orders
4. D. Primary Cancellation

1. A. मामला संबंधित GRP को सौंपना (Hand over the case to jurisdictional GRP)
2. B. Proposing directly to the Court
3. C. Self Sueing
4. D. Case closure

1. A. Only service dispute of railway employees
2. B. Theft of railway property, unscrupulous and illegal capture
3. C. Only railway accident compensation
4. D. Only Ticket Blackjacker

1. A. Ministry of Defence
2. B. रेल मंत्रालय (Ministry of Railways)
3. C. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. D. Ministry of Finance

1. A. 24 hours
2. B. 72 hours
3. C. 48 hours
4. D. 96 hours