Conducted a Railway Quiz for Retired Railway Officers at Officer's Railway Club,Ahmedabad on 26th July'15.

1. Railway Quiz
 Date:26/7/2015
 Venue:Officer’s Railway Club,Ahmedbad
 (Retired Railway Officers’ Association)

2.  Q1. When did the 1st passenger train start in Indian
Railways?

3.  Ans: 16th April 1853

4.  Q2. Who was India’s first railway minister?

5.  Ans: John Mathai

6.  Q3.Which is India’s longest train?

7.  Ans: Vivek Express

8.  Q4.How many railway zones do we have?

9.  Ans: 17

10.  Q5.What is the fleet size of Rajdhani Express are run
by Indian Railways?

11.  Ans:22

12.  Q6.What does PNR stand for?

13.  Ans: Passenger Number Record

14.  Q7.Which is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in India?

15.  Ans: Visakhapatnam

16.  Q8.On whose birth centenary did Madhav Rao
Scindhia flag off the Shatabdi Express?

17.  Ans: Jawarhal Nehru

18.  Q9.What does IRCTC stands?

19.  Ans; Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation

20.  Q10.Who once said that “ Trains cannot be run for
charity”?

21.  Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

22.  Q11.Which is India’s fastest train?

23.  Ans: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express

24.  Q12.Identify the non-stop train introduced by Mamta
Banerjee?

25.  Ans: Duronto Express

26.  Q13.What does TTE stands for?

27.  Ans: Travelling Ticket Examiner

28.  Q14.Name the train which get its name from a famous
work of Rabindranath Tagore?

29.  Ans: Gitanjali Express

30.  Q15.Which train in English stands for Poor Man’s
chariot?

31.  Ans: Garib Rath Express

32.  Q16.What is the name of India’s 1st railway magazine?

33.  Ans: Rail Dost

34.  Q17.What is the name of Indian Railway’s mascot?

35.  Ans: Bholu

36.  Q18.Who was the Lead Partner for 2010
Commonwealth games?

37.  Ans: Indian Railway

38.  Q19.What was Mumbai Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus
earlier known as?

39.  Ans: Victoria Terminus

40.  Q20. What is the station code for Ahmedabad Railway
Station?

41.  Ans: ADI